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The lecture commenced with a welcome speech by Prof. CHEN Qingyan, Director of PAIR, followed by a brief speaker introduction by Prof. Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and Innovation).
In his presentation, Prof. Brilakis first gave a brief introduction to digital twins (DT), pointing out that DT plays a central role in digital transformation. Next, he elaborated on the application of DT in the construction industry and explained how DT is involved in the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation processes. He introduced research conducted at the University of Cambridge on inexpensive methods for generating object-oriented infrastructure geometry, detecting, and mapping visible defects on the resulting DT, automatically extracting defect spatial measurements, and sensor and sensor data modelling. Prof. Brilakis also provided examples of how these resulting DT are further exploited in design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA), mixed-reality-enabled mobile inspection, and proactive asset protection from accidental damage. To conclude, Prof. Brilakis stated that DT, smart materials, data science, and automation & bobotics, constitute important digital assets for driving sustainability, and pointed out the future development directions in these areas.
A question-and-answer session moderated by Prof. DING Xiaoli, Director of the Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS), and Prof. WANG Yuhong, Member of RILS, followed. This session provided both the online and on-site audience with an opportunity to engage in a fruitful discussion with Prof. Brilakis.
Even date: 08/03/2024
Speaker: Prof. Ioannis BRILAKIS (University of Cambridge)
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Technology
- Keywords:
- Buildings -- Computer-aided design Digital twins (Computer simulation) Construction industry
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- Video
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Neuroemergentism, (NM) is a novel framework which has sought to consider language development as involving the organization and reorganization of cognition and its underlying neural substrate. Work to support this framework comes from studies of language and cognitive development. In this talk, I will focus on two separate levels, the sensorimotor plasticity needed to adjust to new input and the cognitive flexibility needed to select between these competing sources of information. This talk will discuss both these levels with regard to the neurocognitive adaptations seen in bilinguals. This will include structural brain differences in monolinguals and bilinguals that vary in the age of second language acquisition. In the second part, of the talk work that has focused on the cognitive flexibility will be presented. This will focus on the adaptations of the basal ganglia and frontostriatal tracts as a gating mechanism crucial for selecting the correct motor response. This includes newer work which links genes associated with dopamine to cognitive and language flexibility in bilinguals. The ways in which sensorimotor plasticity and cognitive flexibility represent accurate but incomplete conceptualizations of the competitive processes involved in language and cognitive processing will be discussed. The talk will conclude with potential future directions using an NM framework.
Even date: 15/03/2024
Speaker: Prof. Arturo E. HERNANDEZ (University of Houston)
Hosted by: Faculty of Humanities
- Subjects:
- Language and Languages
- Keywords:
- Language acquisition Code switching (Linguistics) Bilingualism Psycholinguistics
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- Video
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In the lecture, Prof. Batty gave an overview of the development of the science of cities in the last 50 years. Drawing on the system approach and complex theory, he explained that urban science involves top-down and bottom-up thinking; it is a systematic, complex and evolving discipline built on knowledge in social physics, economics, transportation and numerous scientific methods that yield theories. He illustrated this with city morphology examples from the UK and the Greater Bay Areas (GBA) generated by large-scale computer models. At the end of the lecture, Prof. Batty described some challenges with fractal geometry, size and scaling, networks, and building models currently faced by the field, and he suggested the way forward for the discipline.
Even date: 01/09/2023
Speaker: Prof. Michael Batty
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Building and Real Estate
- Keywords:
- City planning City planning -- Data processing
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In the lecture, Prof. Lao will introduce his 30 years of experience in acupuncture research and share his witness in the United States from exploration in early years to the accessibility in the current healthcare system. Prof. Lao will also share his opinion on the challenges and difficulties in acupuncture clinical research.
Even date: 8/12/2023
Speaker: Prof. LAO Lixing
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences
- Keywords:
- United States Acupuncture
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Smaller, faster-charging batteries are the answer for affordable and sustainable electric vehicles (EVs) for everyone, everywhere. The ability to quickly refill energy is profoundly important in order to reduce EV cost and demand for critical minerals. In this talk I will present asymmetric temperature modulation (ATM) approach to enabling 10-minute fast charging of energy-dense Li-ion batteries in any temperatures (even at -60°C) while still delivering remarkable cycle life. Recent disastrous events at EV charging stations caused by an arctic blast in Chicago will be given as an example of the dire need for quick energy refill in the extreme cold. Battery fast charging must also work in hot summers along with high-temperature stability of cycling and storage. We shall present novel thermal management concepts for extreme fast charging in both extreme cold and hot conditions. Overall, our development points to a new paradigm of battery design and thermal management without having to trade-off among fast charge, safety, lifetime, and cost.
Even date: 27/02/2024
Speaker: Prof. WANG Chao-Yang
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Electrical Engineering
- Keywords:
- Lithium ion batteries Electric vehicles -- Batteries
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- Video
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I will discuss how co-speech (i.e., speech-accompanying) gestures relate to language and conceptualisation underlying language. I will focus on “representational gestures”, which can depict motion, action, and shape or can indicate locations. I will provide evidence for the following two points. Various aspects of language shape co-speech gestures. Conversely, the way we produce co-speech gestures can shape language. I will discuss these issues in relation to manner and path in motion event descriptions, clause-linkage types in complex event descriptions, and metaphor. I will conclude that gesture and language are parts of a "conceptualisation engine”, which takes advantage of unique strengths of spatio-motoric representation and linguistic representation.
Even date: 26/02/2024
Speaker: Prof. Sotaro Kita (University of Warwick)
Hosted by: Faculty of Humanities
- Subjects:
- Language and Languages
- Keywords:
- Nonverbal communication Language languages Gesture
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The relationship between language experience and cognitive control (e.g., working memory, inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility) could be very well illustrated by the cognitively demanding language experience of interpreting training. A series of our empirical studies with interpreting students (see DONG 2023 for a review), together with studies with professional interpreters in the literature, suggest that interpreting training may first enhance students’ working memory (WM) updating ability and then WM spans, with probable some decline of WM updating ability between the shift from the two WM abilities. Similar patterns may appear in other cognitive control functions, such as cognitive flexibility (first with switching cost reduced and then with mixing cost reduced) and multi-tasking coordination. These results could be explained by the task features of interpreting (including task schemas and their cognitive loads) (see DONG & LI 2020), suggesting a close and dynamic relationship between language experience and cognitive control.
Even date: 4/12/2023
Speaker: Prof. Yanping Dong (Zhejiang University)
Hosted by: Faculty of Humanities
- Subjects:
- Language and Languages and Translating and Interpreting
- Keywords:
- Translating interpreting Language languages Cognition
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The lecture commenced with a warm welcome address by Prof. CHEN Qingyan, Director of PAIR, followed by a brief speaker introduction by Prof. WANG Zuankai, Associate Vice President (Research and Innovation) of PolyU. In his presentation, Prof. Yang highlighted that urgent need for tissue/organ biomanufacturing owing to the shortage of donation for organ transplantation. He pointed out some challenges in the in vitro manufacturing of tissues/organs, particularly in relation to accurate design, precise fabrication, and functional induction, which underscore the imperative need for new methods for tissue/organ manufacturing. Next, Prof. Yang outlined the development roadmap of biomanufacturing and shared specific examples demonstrating the research progress in 3D bioprinting. In concluding his presentation, Prof. Yang shared his insights on the future direction for biomanufacturing, as well as some significant accomplishments by him and his team at Zhejiang University in the field.
A question-and-answer session moderated by Prof. Wang was followed. Both the online and on-site audience had a fruitful discussion with Prof. Yang.
Even date: 2/1/2024
Speaker: Prof. Huayong Yang (Zhejiang University)
Moderator: Prof. Zuankai Wang (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Biology and Biomedical Engineering
- Keywords:
- Tissue engineering Biomedical engineering Three-dimensional printing Regenerative medicine
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- Video
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PAIR distinguished lecture series: an overview of high performance computing and future requirements
In this talk, we examine how high performance computing has changed over the last ten years and look toward the future in terms of trends. These changes have had and will continue to impact our numerical scientific software significantly. A new generation of software libraries and algorithms are needed for the effective and reliable use of (wide area) dynamic, distributed, and parallel environments. Some of the software and algorithm challenges have already been encountered, such as the management of communication and memory hierarchies through a combination of compile-time and run-time techniques, but the increased scale of computation, depth of memory hierarchies, range of latencies, and increased run-time environment variability will make these problems much harder.
Even date: 6/12/2023
Speaker: Prof. Jack Dongarra
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Computing
- Keywords:
- High performance computing
- Resource Type:
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We have witnessed a rapid expansion of the global Chinese medicines market in recent years. Herb-based products are becoming an integral part of health management not only in the East, but also in the Western world. Notwithstanding the booming of herbal markets, there are challenging issues and concerns from the medical/healthcare professionals, the nutritional/pharmaceutical communities, regulatory agencies, as well as the general public. In this presentation, a closer look will be taken at the scientific challenges of the quality, safety, and effectiveness of herbal products. While some of these difficulties are unlikely to be overcome within a short period of time, there are wide-open opportunities for international collaborative research to help meet the demands for high-quality Chinese medicine products.
Even date: 1/12/2023
Speaker: Prof. CHE Chun-Tao
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Medicine
- Keywords:
- China Herbs -- Therapeutic use Materia medica Medicine Chinese Drugs -- Quality control
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- Video
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Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, public interests for healthcare innovations significantly increase. In order to prepare the next pandemic, POSTECH is initiating a new engineering-based medical school. This new program aims to solve practical medical problems via innovative technology and put significant efforts for commercialisation. As a Program Chair for the new Medical Science and Engineering Program, I will share my experience and future plans. Further, we spin-off a start-up company, “Opticho”, from the research outcomes in my lab. I will share my experience how translate the lab toys to commercial products: not only excitement but also difficulty.
Even date: 27/10/2023
Speaker: Prof. KIM Chulhong
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Biomedical Engineering, Medicine, and Health Technology and Informatics
- Keywords:
- Medical education Medical technology Biomedical engineering
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- Video
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Water shortage is one of the biggest challenges that humanity faces. Novel technologies to tackle the challenge of water scarcity are urgently needed. However, all the existing studies are based on bare fibers with diameter in the order of mm. This talk introduces a novel fog collection technology using microfibers fabricated by near-field electrospinning. The collection efficiency reaches a record high level. Systematic investigation reveals that the waterdrops are “visible” to fog droplets in the incoming air flow because of the relatively small size of the microfibers. Thus, the large waterdrops deflect the fog-carrying airflow to the satellite small waterdrops, which effectively intercept the fog droplets.
Event Date: 12/10/2023
Speaker: Prof. TAN Zhongchao (Founding Chair Professor, Vice Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs of the Eastern Institute of Technology in Ningbo, China)
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Environmental Sciences and Mechanical Engineering
- Keywords:
- Fog Hydrology Water harvesting Water-supply
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- Video
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This CEO Report is about tapping into the psychological thought-processes of how great problem-solvers see, interpret and makes sense of being stuck with complexity and what they do (or fail to do) to progress. To uncover these underlying thinking patterns we administered a rigorous and systematic interview approach from clinical psychology called, Repertory Grid Technique (RGT). Our sample consists of fifty (50) seasoned CEOs /Executives spanning a wide range of industry sectors. Seven (7) inherent latent themes emerged from our analysis as to what are the core drivers (habits of mind) that help executives open up the alternatives whenever they find themselves stuck with complexity.
- Subjects:
- Management
- Keywords:
- Chief executive officers -- Psychology Problem solving
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- Others
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Psychology, Computer Science and Neuroscience have a history of shared questions and inter-related advances. Recently, new technology has enabled those fields to move from “toy” small-scale approaches to the study of language learning from raw sensory input and to do so at a large scale that constitutes daily life. The three primary goals of my research are 1) to quantify the statistical regularities in the real world, 2) to examine the underlying computational mechanisms operated on the statistical data, and 3) to apply the findings from basic science to real-world applications. In this talk, I will present several projects in my research lab to show that the advances in human learning and machine learning fields place us at the tipping point for powerful and consequential new insights into mechanisms of (and algorithms for) learning.
Event Date: 28/06/2023
Speaker: Prof. Chen YU (University of Texas at Austin)
Hosted by: Faculty of Humanities
- Subjects:
- Language and Languages
- Keywords:
- Machine learning Language acquisition Computational linguistics
- Resource Type:
- Video
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In the presentation, Prof. Chan shared Singapore’s long-term energy plan and research focus, as well as a few major initiatives on hydrogen application. He then introduced turquoise hydrogen and the catalytic decomposition of methane for hydrogen production, followed by an overview of the research activities on hydrogen and fuel cells at NTU over the last 30 years.
Event Date: 13/6/2023
Speaker: Prof. CHAN Siew Hwa (Nanyang Technological University)
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Electrical Engineering
- Keywords:
- Clean energy Hydrogen as fuel
- Resource Type:
- Video
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This case study analyzes how Hotel Maurice France succeeded in the competitive luxury hotel market by partnering with the high-end skincare brand Valmont to provide personalized services. At the same time, the case also highlights the trend of expansion strategies and strong alliances in the luxury hotel industry.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Hospitality industry -- Marketing Hotels -- Marketing Strategic alliances (Business)
- Resource Type:
- Others
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Others
This case study discusses how the hotel practice internal marketing strategies, which collaborated with Greentown Group to customize exclusive mooncake gift boxes and promote them to related high-end customers of Greentown. It successfully achieved the mooncake sales target and increased the hotel's revenue.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Hospitality industry -- Marketing Mid-autumn Festival Festivals -- Marketing
- Resource Type:
- Others
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Others
This case study analyzes how Disney Cruise leveraged its advantages and innovative marketing strategies to release creative videos that attracted widespread attention. As a result, Disney Cruise Line achieved a good performance with $1.6 billion in revenue and $400 million in net profit in the 2019.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Cruise lines -- Marketing Disney Cruise Line
- Resource Type:
- Others
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Others
This case study discusses how Atour Light Hotel practiced brand concepts, YOL, new retail thinking frameworks, and social hotspots for marketing, successfully increasing the overall revenue of the hotel bar, opening up sales for mojito drinks, and also driving sales of other alcoholic beverages.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Bring (Marketing) Hospitality industry -- Marketing Hotels -- Marketing
- Resource Type:
- Others
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Others
This case study discusses how Xi Bei Oat Noodle Village attracted many consumers by innovating their specialty products and turning Valentine's Day into their exclusive holiday, successfully creating a connection between the brand and consumers.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Valentine's Day Restaurants -- Marketing
- Resource Type:
- Others
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This case study discusses how Airbnb showcased local recommendations from its community and hosts through a 48-hour challenge to create the most suitable accommodation and experience routes for young travelers. The campaign leveraged the personalized travel needs of Generation Z and laid the foundation for Airbnb's market leadership.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Bed breakfast accommodations -- Marketing Airbnb (Firm)
- Resource Type:
- Others
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Others
This case study discusses how Fantawild Theme Park utilized the short videos and fan effects of Tik Tok and successfully created a phenomenon-level event by implementing customized marketing, multi-channel entry, and influencer interaction strategies, thereby increasing its market share in the industry.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Bring (Marketing) Social media Internet marketing Amusement parks -- Marketing
- Resource Type:
- Others
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This case study discusses how Tonglu City successfully converted the popularity of a TV program into actual economic benefits while promoting the development of the local homestay industry and rural tourism.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Tourism -- Marketing China -- Hangzhou
- Resource Type:
- Others
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This case study discusses how Huang Bao Che seized the critical opportunity of outbound tourism by creating innovative videos that established emotional connections with potential customers and ultimately led to order conversions. It highlights the importance of personalized services, creative videos, and emotional links in marketing strategies.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Tourism -- Marketing Automobile leasing renting
- Resource Type:
- Others
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This case study discusses the "Marriott Bonvoy" loyalty program, which offers members unique travel experiences. It has become the world's most famous hotel loyalty program, with over 133 million members, and has transitioned from a loyalty program focused on enhancing member loyalty to a travel platform.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Hospitality industry -- Marketing Customer relations -- Management Hotels -- Marketing Customer loyalty
- Resource Type:
- Others
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This case discusses the Westin Pazhou Hotel's launch of a diamond card promotion for unlimited buffet dining throughout the year at the Canton Fair, along with Alibaba KOLs promoting it on multiple online platforms. They also developed a facial recognition system, which generated over 2 million in revenue and vital market feedback, opening up new ideas for promoting hotel industry catering products.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Hospitality industry -- Marketing Hotels -- Marketing Food service -- Marketing
- Resource Type:
- Others
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This case study discusses how Hyatt on Bund successfully marketed traditional Austrian culture by hosting "The BALL," attracting high-end consumers and participation from various consulates and improving the hotel's brand image and banquet sales. At the same time, the hotel also faces the challenge of maintaining the event's innovation and increasing profits.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Hospitality industry -- Marketing Hotels -- Marketing Special events -- Management
- Resource Type:
- Others
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This case study discusses how Wanda Realm Jinhua successfully increased the restaurant's popularity and revenue by upgrading the original Chinese restaurant to a Western-style buffet restaurant, transforming the dishes and optimizing the production process, and becoming a long-term promotion project for Wanda Group's F & B department.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Hospitality industry -- Marketing Food service -- Marketing Restaurants -- Marketing
- Resource Type:
- Others
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This case study discusses how Li Ziqi's brand successfully built a personal brand and transformed from short video content production to e-commerce marketing by choosing the direction of ancient-style food production and Chinese traditional craftsmanship for personalized products, precisely targeted marketing, and signing with MCN agencies. Li Ziqi has become an Eastern food and lifestyle expert and a promoter of traditional culture.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Bring (Marketing) Noodles -- China
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- Others
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This case discusses the Overseas Chinese Town Holdings Company (OCT) Cultural Tourism Festival, which aims to integrate culture and tourism. Through marketing strategies such as resource integration across regions and industries and employee participation in the promotion, the festival launches discounted products and moves and have achieved good results. At the same time, it also needs to explore local culture and continuously promote cultural inheritance through tourism.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Social media Internet marketing Amusement parks -- Marketing
- Resource Type:
- Others
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This case study discusses how Hilton Hotels Group partnered with Xiamen Marathon by organizing the Hilton Running Team and providing runner packages to offer participants a comprehensive race-related experience, which increased Hilton's guest loyalty and the visibility of its Honors points auction platform.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Hospitality industry -- Marketing Hotels -- Marketing
- Resource Type:
- Others
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This case study discusses how Xiang Ming Hotel Huangshan successfully reduced sales pressure and increased brand influence by attracting major clients through a nostalgic-themed event launched during Christmas.
- Subjects:
- Marketing and Hotel, Travel and Tourism
- Keywords:
- Festivals -- Marketing Hospitality industry -- Marketing Hotels -- Marketing
- Resource Type:
- Others
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This case study discusses how the Palace Museum successfully integrated traditional culture into contemporary craft production through creative cultural product design, public relations, and cross-border marketing strategies, thereby enhancing its products' artistic value and influence and forming a good reputation.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Museums -- Marketing Gu gong bo wu yuan (China)
- Resource Type:
- Others
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This case study discusses how JW Marriott Hotel Shenzhen attracted more high-quality customers to purchase gym memberships through integrated marketing communication, resulting in a total revenue of approximately 120,000 RMB, accounting for 32% of the total income of the fitness center that year.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Hospitality industry -- Marketing Hotels -- Marketing Physical fitness centers
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- Others
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This case discusses how the InterContinental One Thousand Island Lake Resort transformed unused office space into a children's playground using the popular IP character "Ali," attracting attention from families and self-driving tourists within the province and generating over 5 million in revenue, surpassing the same period last year by 30%. This successful promotion has effectively enhanced the hotel's brand image and income.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism and Marketing
- Keywords:
- Hospitality industry -- Marketing Target marketing Family vacations Hotels -- Marketing
- Resource Type:
- Others
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In this lecture I consider the fundamental, challenging and largely unsolved problem of deriving rigorously the most popular kinetic equations, starting from the laws governing the dynamics of microscopic systems. I plan to present classical and recent results, discussing also some present perspectives.
Event date: 30/3/2023
Speaker: Prof. Mario Pulvirenti (University of Roma La Sapienza)
Hosted by: Department of Applied Mathematics
- Subjects:
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Keywords:
- Mathematical models Kinetic theory of gases -- Mathematical models
- Resource Type:
- Video
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We investigate reversal and recirculation for the stationary Prandtl equations. Reversal describes the solution after the Goldstein singularity, and is characterized by regions in which u > O and u < 0. The classical point of view of regarding the Prandtl equations as an evolution equation in x completely breaks down since u changes sign. Instead, we view the problem as a quasilinear, mixed-type, free-boundary problem. This is a joint work with Sameer Iyer.
Event date: 14/3/2023
Speaker: Prof. Nader Masmoudi (New York University)
Hosted by: Department of Applied Mathematics
- Subjects:
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Keywords:
- Fluid dynamics -- Mathematical models
- Resource Type:
- Video
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In the context of hyperbolic systems of balance laws with dissipative source manifesting relaxation, recent pr"Ogress will be reported in the program of passing to the limit, in 1he BV setting, as the relaxation lime tends to zero.
Event date: 16/2/2023
Speaker: Prof. Constantine Dafermos (Brown University)
Hosted by: Department of Applied Mathematics
- Subjects:
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Keywords:
- Equilibrium -- Mathematical models Relaxation Differential equations Hyperbolic
- Resource Type:
- Video
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Models arising in biology are often written in terms of Ordinary Differential Equations. The celebrated paper of Kermack-McKendrick (19271, founding mathematical epidemiology, showed the necessity to include parameters in order to describe the state of the individuals, as time elapsed after infection. During the 70s, many mathematical studies were developed when equations are structured by age, size, more generally a physiological trait. The renewal, growth-fragmentation are the more standard equations. The talk will present structured equations, show that a universal generalized relative entropy structure is available in the linear case, which imposes relaxation to a steady state under non-degeneracy conditions. In the nonlinear cases, it might be that periodic solutions occur, which can be interpreted in biological terms, e.g., as network activity in the neuroscience. When the equations are conservation laws, a variant of the Monge-Kantorovich distance (called Fortet-Mourier distance) also gives a general non-expansion property of solutions.
Event date: 19/1/2023
Speaker: Prof. Benoît Perthame (Sorbonne University)
Hosted by: Department of Applied Mathematics
- Subjects:
- Biology and Mathematics and Statistics
- Keywords:
- Biomathematics Equations
- Resource Type:
- Video
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Universities conduct research for three reasons: to educate students, to contribute to society, and to understand the world. While society often holds a view of the scholar as a solitary and singular genius, in reality scholars today participate in a highly collaborative, worldwide search for shared understandings that stand the test of time and the scrutiny of others. The problems in the 21st century often demand effort by teams of researchers with resources at scale: laboratories and equipment, compute resources, and expert staffing. Working with faculty, students, and other stakeholders to identify the greatest opportunities and the resources needed to address them is both a privilege and a challenge for modern academic administrators. In this talk, I will share three examples: fostering collaborative proposal-writing; planning for shared capabilities in experimental facilities, data, and computation; and transforming academic structures.
Even date: 12/4/2023
Speaker: Prof. Kathryn Ann Moler
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Statistics and Research Methods
- Keywords:
- Research Science
- Resource Type:
- Video
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In this CIHK webinar, we will discuss the material conditions of and historical background to the use of Classical Chinese or Literary Sinitic in writing-mediated brush conversation between literati of Sinitic engaged in cross-border communication within Sinographic East Asia or the Sinographic cosmopolis, which corresponds with today’s China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan (including Okinawa, formerly the Ryukyu Kingdom) and Vietnam. Compared with speech as a modality of communication, real-time writing-mediated interaction between talking humans, synchronously face-to-face, seems uncommon. In any society, speaking is premised on one condition: the interlocutors must have at least one shared spoken language at their disposal, but even then, there are circumstances under which speaking is either physically not feasible or socially inappropriate. Could writing function as an alternative modality of communication when speaking is not an option due to the absence of a shared spoken language, as in cross-border communication settings? Whereas real-time writing-mediated face-to-face interaction is rare where a regional lingua franca was known to exist (e.g., Latin and Arabic), there is ample historical evidence of literati of Classical Chinese or Literary Sinitic from different parts of Sinographic East Asia conducting ‘silent conversation’, synchronously and interactively in writing mode using brush, ink, and paper. Such a pattern of writing-assisted interaction is still practiced and observable in pen-assisted conversation – pen-talk – between Chinese and Japanese speakers today, thanks to the pragma-linguistic affordance of morphographic, non-phonographic sinograms (i.e., Chinese characters and Japanese kanji). We will outline the historical spread of Classical Chinese or Sinitic texts from the ‘center’ to the ‘peripheries’, and the historical background to the acquisition of literacy in Sinitic by the people there. Their shared knowledge of Sinitic helps explain why, for well over a thousand years until the 1900s, literati from these places were able to speak their mind by engaging in ‘Sinitic brush-talk’ 漢文筆談 in cross-border communication.
Even date: 13/5/2022
Speaker: Prof. David C. S. Li
Hosted by: Confucius Institute of Hong Kong, Department of Chinese Culture
- Subjects:
- Chinese Language and Language and Languages
- Keywords:
- Chinese characters History Chinese language -- Written Chinese Written communication China East Asia
- Resource Type:
- Video
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Focusing on tensions and links between national formation and international outlooks, this talk shows how classical world visions persist as China’s modernizers and revolutionaries adopted and revised the Western nation-state and cosmopolitanism. The concepts of tianxia (all under heaven) and datong (great harmony) have been updated into outlooks of global harmony that value unity, equality, and reciprocity as strategies of overcoming interstate conflict, national divides, and social fragmentation. The talk will delve into two debates: the embrace of the West vs. aspirations for a common world, and the difference between liberal cosmopolitanism and socialist internationalism.
Even date: 16/9/2022
Speaker: Prof. Ban Wang
Hosted by: Confucius Institute of Hong Kong, Department of Chinese Culture
- Subjects:
- Chinese Studies
- Keywords:
- Civilization Diplomatic relations World politics China
- Resource Type:
- Video
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During the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, the relaxation of the Ming sea ban, along with the arrival of the Europeans, generated a multipolar environment in East Asia. It revolved around the intra-Asian exchange centered upon Chinese silk and Japanese silver, and a nascent global flow of New World bullion to China and spices for Western Europe. The situation changed during the mid-seventeenth century amid mounting restrictions on overseas contacts from the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan and the consolidation and militarization of Chinese merchants under the Zheng family. By 1683, when the Qing forced the Zheng to surrender and occupied their bastion of Taiwan, China had achieved naval preeminence in the East Asian sea lanes. Other than a few outposts, the Europeans had largely withdrawn from the area north of island Southeast Asia, which remained under the hegemony of the Dutch East India Company. In 1684, the Qing court legalized private trade and travel abroad, prompting another wave of overseas migration. Authorities in China and across eastern maritime Asia enacted policies that kept the Qing merchants and immigrants separate from the earlier Ming loyalists. Additionally, both groups of Chinese were accorded significant political, economic, and legal privileges. This infrastructure, backed by Qing naval power, paved the way for the “Chinese century” in maritime Asia.
Even date: 9/11/2022
Speaker: Dr. Xing Hang
Hosted by: Confucius Institute of Hong Kong
- Subjects:
- Area Studies and Chinese Studies
- Keywords:
- Qing Dynasty (China) Chinese diaspora Southeast Asia Chinese
- Resource Type:
- Video
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Video
In this lecture, Prof. Sifakis will discuss the relevance of existing criteria for comparing human and machine intelligence and show some notable analogies and differences between scientific knowledge and that produced by neural networks. Emphasising that autonomy is an important step towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), he will present a characterisation of autonomous systems, and showing key differences with mental systems equipped with common sense knowledge and reasoning, and advocate challenging work directions, including the development of a new foundation for systems engineering and scientific knowledge, and the joint exploration of physical and mental phenomena that embody human intelligence.
Even date: 3/3/2023
Speaker: Prof. Joseph Sifakis
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Keywords:
- Artificial intelligence
- Resource Type:
- Video
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Others
This study explained how it combined RV travel and camping, popular overseas, to create a brand that focuses on RVs' unique and personalized experience. It also analyzes how to create a new concept of RV travel and its financial benefits.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism
- Keywords:
- Hospitality industry -- Marketing Hotels -- Marketing Recreational vehicle camping Target marketing
- Resource Type:
- Others
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Others
This study discusses a new concept of co-branding between a hotel and a tea brand, which has given both parties a unique understanding of IP cooperation, providing differentiated and personalized services to customers.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism
- Keywords:
- Strategic alliances (Business) Hospitality industry -- Marketing Hotels -- Marketing
- Resource Type:
- Others
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Others
This study discusses a new concept of afternoon tea takeaway with a stylish box design - a calendar box and a Christmas bear developed by Conrad Hotels and its revenue outcomes.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism
- Keywords:
- COVID-19 (Disease) -- Economic aspects Hospitality industry -- Marketing Hotels -- Marketing Restaurant management
- Resource Type:
- Others
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Others
This study analyzes how Shangri-La Hotel worked on the live-streaming room through platform promotion, increased live-streaming popularity, and order conversion rate.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism
- Keywords:
- Hospitality industry -- Marketing Hotels -- Marketing Internet marketing Live streaming
- Resource Type:
- Others
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Others
This study discussed a new hotel package, "Study+vocation," a marketing program of Shanghai Pudong Mandarin Oriental Hotel during the CO-VID 19 epidemic. It takes the stress out of families with working parents and provides a comfortable and reliable learning environment.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism
- Keywords:
- Hospitality industry -- Marketing Hotels -- Marketing Hotels -- Pet accommodations Family vacations Target marketing
- Resource Type:
- Others
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Others
This study discussed a new hotel package, "Study+vocation," a marketing program of Shanghai Pudong Mandarin Oriental Hotel during the CO-VID 19 epidemic. It takes the stress out of families with working parents and provides a comfortable and reliable learning environment.
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism
- Keywords:
- COVID-19 (Disease) -- Economic aspects Hospitality industry -- Marketing Hotels -- Marketing Target marketing
- Resource Type:
- Others
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