Department of Computer Science, HKU

HKU-SCF High School Student Workshop Series 2024 – The Future of Finance – Using Machine Learning for Smarter Investment

Calling for high school students in Hong Kong and Mainland China - grab the chance and engage in the future of smart finance!

Time: 02:30pm
Venue: CPD-3.41, The Jockey Club Tower, Central Podium Level 3, Centennial Campus, HKU
Speaker(s): Workshop by Mr King C.H. Chan; Talk by Dr H.F. Ting, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, HKU

Register via HKU FinTech Academy: https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0MqLFXBDQnbScaG

HKU-SCF FinTech Academy Distinguished Lecture - Design of Fractional Domain Fully Homomorphic Encryption Algorithm Based on Chinese Remainder Theorem

Speaker:
Professor Li Zichen
Director of the Digital Copyright Protection Research Center Head of the Cyberspace Security Discipline at Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication Executive Director of the Chinese Association for Cryptologic Research

Biography:
Professor Li Zichen, Postdoctoral fellow in Computer Science and Technology at Tsinghua University. Graduated Ph.D. from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. Professor Li has been engaged in cryptography teaching and interdisciplinary research for many years, and has successively head and completed multiple scientific research projects, including the National 973 Project, the NSFC, the National Postdoctoral Fund Project, and the Provincial Natural Science Fund, has published over 300 academic papers, and has been selected for the Admission of Talents Scheme in 2001.

Professor Li also served as the Dean of the School of Computer Science, the Dean of the School of Information Security, and the Director of the Academic Affairs Office in domestic universities. He is the main initiators and organizers of the China Cryptography Technology Competition and the China Cryptography Popularization Competition, as well as the leader of development national professional standards and training materials for cryptographic engineering technicians.

Professor Li is currently the Director of the Digital Copyright Protection Research Center and the Head of the Cyberspace Security Discipline at Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, the Executive Director of the Chinese Association for Cryptologic Research, and the Director of the Education and Popularization Committee of the CACR.

Date: 23 July 2024 (Tuesday)
Time: 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Venue: Innovation Wing Two, HKU
Target participants: Academic and research related members
Mode: Face-to-face (English)
Fee: Free of charge

*50 Seats available (First come, first served)

Registration: Required*
🔗 https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9mD7VXpLzcldcmW

Enquiry: [email protected]
**Successful registrants will receive an acknowledgement email.**

Cyberport's flagship event - the Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum (DELF)

Date: 16 - 18 August 2024 (Fri - Sun)

Theme: Imaginary Fairground: AI-Powered Entertainment experiences in the Web 3.0 Era

Format: Hybrid (local attendees and speakers will participate physically in person, whereas overseas attendees can participate online via our metaverse platform)

Physical location: Arcade @ Cyberport

*More details: https://delf.cyberport.hk/en/index

100 complimentary full passes for teaching staff/office colleagues/ all CS students, on a first come, first served basis.

For interested parties, please register NOW at https://fintechacademy.cs.hku.hk/events/cyberports-flagship-event-the-digital-entertainment-leadership-forum-delf/ with the promo code “suppincomp24”.

HKU-SCF FinTech Academy is the supporting institutes of DELF 2024

HKU Team Honors with Certificate in 47th International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals

Congratulations to HKU team for their impressive performance in the 47th International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals, hosted by The Arab Academy for Science, Technology, & Maritime Transport (AASTMT) on April 14-19, 2024 in Egypt.

ICPC is one of the most prestigious international university programming competitions in which students from all over the world compete to showcase their problem-solving, programming, and teamwork skills. The HKU team, named "I am not in danger. I am the danger.", ranked 5th among 296 universities in Asia East and was one of the 16 teams that secured a ticket for the World Finals. Competing against 129 universities worldwide, they solved challenging algorithmic problems by designing and implementing algorithms using a single computer within a 5-hour time frame. This also marks the second time in the past decade that a HKU team has advanced to the ICPC World Finals.

The team comprises of

Che LIU, BEng(CE) Year 2
Anzhe WANG, BEng(CE) Year 4
Jiahe JIANG, BEng(CompSc) Year 4
Hao XIE, PhD Candidate [Coach]

Keep up the great work!

HKU Engineering - Alumni Contact Update and Reconnect - Updating your contact information is just fingertip away!

Web link : https://engg.hku.hk/Alumni-Friends/Contact-Update-Form

Facebook post : https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=857063613105969&set=a.459605869518414

The HKU-SCF FinTech Academy is excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Summer FinTech Internship for HKU’s Computer Science (Year 2 – 3) and FinTech undergraduate students (Year 2 – 3). This project is to connect our students with the FinTech and IT industries such as Standard Chartered Bank, Mox Bank etc. to gain practical and hands-on experience from FinTech-related and IT-related vacancies, build up networks and connections with industry professionals, and develop employer-valued skills such as teamwork, communications and attention to detail.

The Academy is now sharing exclusive summer internship opportunities with our students. FinTech and Computer Science students can access HKU CS Job Portal (https://career.cs.hku.hk/) with your HKU Portal account for details.

CS PhD candidate Shijie LIN Awarded with Silver Medal in 2024 International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
Congratulation to Mr. Shijie LIN for his remarkable achievement!

Shijie is a PhD candidate of the Department of Computer Science under the supervision of Professor Jia PAN.

His project, “Neuromorphic Enhanced Vision System”, stood out from 1,035 inventions and received a Silver Medal at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva, the world’s largest annual event devoted exclusively to invention.

He presents a groundbreaking sensing technology that enhances safety and reliability in mass transit systems and addresses challenges faced by conventional vision sensors. This innovative system opens up the doors for many other unprecedented possibilities in robotics, autonomous vehicles, automation, and beyond.

Professor Ruibang LUO Received Department's Best Teacher Award for 2022/23

Congratulations to Professor Ruibang LUO for receiving the Department's Best Teacher Award for 2022/23.

Professor LUO joined the Department of Computer Science at HKU as a faculty member in 2018 teaching bioinformatics as his research interest, and a niche area with cross-sections in biology, medicine, computing and statistics. Over the years, he designed two new courses in the areas of bioinformatics and real-life data science, and re-designed an introductory course in data science and engineering.

Professor LUO upholds the teaching philosophy of “When one teaches, two learn”. He has been highly rated by his students in the Student Feedback on Teaching and Learning (SFTL) survey and achieved top SFTL scores for several years.

An Inspiring Lecture by 2022 Nobel Prize Winner - Professor John Francis CLAUSER

2022 Nobel Prize winner – Professor John Francis CLAUSER spoke to a full house at the Computer Science Distinguished Lecture organized by the Department of Computer Science and HKU-SCF FinTech Academy on April 12, 2024.

Professor John Francis CLAUSER is an American experimental and theoretical physicist. He is renowned for his contributions to the foundations of quantum mechanics. His lecture has left the audience captivated and inspired. Attendees were actively involved, eagerly participating in Q&A sessions and engaging in stimulating discussions. The talk ended in cheers, and many couldn’t wait to get an autograph and take selfies with the Nobel Prize winner.

As a small token for that gratitude, Prof. David SROLOVITZ, Dean of Engineering, Prof. Yi MA, Head of Computer Science, presented Prof. CLAUSER a limited edition HKU Centennial Tie made by the "HKU Tartan" for his contagious sharing.

HINCare Received HKD 15 Million Donation from Little Bluebridge Foundation

Congratulations to Professor Reynold CHENG and his team for receiving a donation of HKD$15 million from the Little Bluebridge Foundation for further development of HINCare.

“HINCare” (Heterogeneous Information Network for Elderly-Care Helper Recommendation) helps to manage the workload and logistics of volunteering and time-banking management for NGOs and charity organisations. What’s more, it can store useful statistics and help NGOs formulate long-term strategy and identify needs of elderly people through data analytics. By matching service requests with volunteers in the community intelligently, the system stretches elderly people’s potential in serving the community and helps them develop mutual help and support networks. It also facilitates the development and expansion of Time Bank community projects.

With the generous donation, Professor Reynold CHENG’s team will continue to enhance HINCare in the next five years. Collaboration or data sharing between different organizations will be explored to expand volunteer services. Besides NGOs, other companies can also participate in volunteering through HINCare, creating more impact and cultivating mutual-help culture in our community.

Two BEng(CS) Students won the 1st runner-up in CITADEL Asia Datathon 2024

Two BEng(CS) Students won the 1st runner-up in the CITADEL Asia Datathon 2024, a 6-days data science and statistics competition. Other competitors included undergraduates, postgraduates and PhD students from universities all over Asia. The team has performed comprehensive data analysis exploring the national and regional dynamics of obesity rates in the context of commodity production rates and socioeconomic factors with the aim to increase the general understanding of the costs of increasing consumption of processed and unhealthy foods in the United States.

The team comprises of

Shah Jahan ISHAQ (BEng(CompSc), Year 2)
Dorjderem NAMSRAIJAV (BEng(CompSc), Year 2)

Congratulations to the team for their impressive achievement!

HKU Team Won Best Return Champion and 1st Runner-up of Best Strategy Design Award at Algo Trading Challenge 2023-24

HKU Team "AlphaOmega Capital" won the Best Return Champion and the First Runner-up of the Best Strategy Design Award at the Algo Trading Challenge 2023-24. The team developed a statistical arbitrage strategy for Korean equity and achieved an impressive return of 26.11% over a period of 2 months during live paper trading.

The team comprises of

Karina NATHALIE (BEng(CompSc), Year 2)
Eliza LESMANA (BEng(CompSc), Year 2)
Damario Tanael DJOENAIDI (BBA(BA), Year 2)
Ari Delon David WINAYU (BFin(AMPB), Year 1)

Congratulations to their great achievement!