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Staying F.O.C.U.S.E.D. - The power of peripheral vision in strategic thinking

Staying F.O.C.U.S.E.D!

Learn BETTER. Learn FASTER. Learn MORE than you are used to.

To learn more about the idea of the “ecosystem” that we built around the FOCUSED philosophy and its accompanying 7 colourful dice framework, please visit the FOCUSED homepage.

Most problems, issues, and challenges remain unsolved because we end up resorting to our past habitual attempts without being mindful of new ways of thinking and new ways of doing. This video will showcase an innovative new strategic thinking framework that is designed to make you think more deeply and peripherally about your organization's unsolved problems, and in the process, open up alternatives not contemplated before.

This video illustrates the F.O.C.U.S.E.D. Dice framework, to help open your thinking about complex issues. Each letter represents different key behaviors:

"F" - Bring Fresh Perspective

"O" - Think, feel and act like an Owner/ Manager

"C" - Show Connected-thinking

"U" - Have a Sense of Urgency

"S" - Show Team SPIRIT

"E" - Always Engage

"D" - Exercise Deliberate Practice

Subjects:: Management
Keywords:: Problem solving Dice games
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Open Science and the role of Open Educational Resources

The seminar defines as Open Science practices and processes in all scientific disciplines that foster participation and collaboration, accessibility and reuse, transparency and verifiability in science. This is linked to the use and promotion of an open web and the provision of infrastructures for scholarly research, teaching and learning. Open Science also promotes sustainable impact, both transdisciplinary in the science system as well as in politics, business, culture, and public life. Open Science is rooted in the tradition of established principles of good scientific practice. The goal is to critically reflect traditional scientific culture and to transfer it into the present era of linked-up research. Based upon experiences made in the EduArc project, the talk will place the emphasis on open educational resources and challenges to fully integrate them into teaching practices at universities.

Keywords:: Communication in science Communication of technical information Reproducible research Open educational resources Open access publishing
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GeRDI – A Generic Research Data Infrastructure

The advent of data intensive science has fueled the generation of digital scientific data. Undoubtedly, digital research data plays a pivotal role in transparency and re-producibility of scientific results as well as in steering the innovation in a research process. However, the main challenges for science policy and infrastructure projects are to develop practices and solutions for research data management which in compliance with good scientific standards make the research data discoverable, citable and accessible for society potential reuse. The talk will present GeRDI - the Generic Research Data Infrastructure - which is such a research data management initiative targeting long tail content that stems from research communities belonging to different domains. It provides a generic and open software which connects research data infrastructures of communities to enable the investigation of multidisciplinary research questions.

Keywords:: Science -- Data processing Research -- Data processing Information storage retrieval systems
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Want to test your knowledge on Primary and Secondary Sources?

In this exercise, learners are required to distinguish the information belong to "primary sources" or "secondary sources". Primary information source are anything created at the time when the incident/event happened. They were created with the intention to record the incident/event. It could be a document, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, a diary, an artifact, and so on. Secondary information source is anything (e.g., documents, records, artifacts, objects, and so on) that discuss, relates, or refers another piece of information existing elsewhere.

Keywords:: Information resources Research -- Methodology Information literacy
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12 types of biases

In this slide, there could be as many as 12 types of biases that information user could fall victim when dealing with information.

Keywords:: Fallacies (Logic) Cognition Selectivity (Psychology)
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Check the essentials using AAOCC

In this slide, it introduces AAOCC, a way to identify bad information that helps people carrying out to filter information.

Keywords:: Web sites -- Evaluation Information literacy
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Further personal competencies and skills

Apart from subject domain knowledge, there are some personal competencies and skills that learner may want to develop in university. The personal competencies and skills include, critical thinking, evaluating definitions, evaluating arguments, evaluating news & media, evaluating scientific studies, evaluating disagreement, and evaluating statistics & graphs.

Keywords:: Critical thinking Media literacy Journalism -- Social aspects Information literacy Press criticism
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5 Levels of research output

The way you put ideas together reflect your level of understanding about the issue you have inquired in your research, which, is what your professor looks for when she/he assess your work. In this slide, it introduces 5 level of research output and note the differences between different sentences, and the depth of idea you could get.

Keywords:: Research -- Methodology Report writing Academic writing
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The role information and information literacy play in 4 steps methods for creating refutations

In this slide, it explains the 4-steps-method outlined by the University of Pittsburg and it illustrate the role information and information literacy play in each step to help learners to see the bigger picture.

Keywords:: Information retrieval Study skills Information literacy
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What are the six frame of informed learning

In this slide, it introduces the six frames for informed learning, suggested by Prof. Christine Bruce, would help learners brainstorm about the research topic in all-rounded, comprehensive way. The six aspects of your research topic that you should brainstorm for are: (1) Content frame, (2) Competency frame, (3) Learning to learn frame, (4) Personal relevance frame, (5) Social impact frame, and (6) Relational frame.

Keywords:: Learning Information literacy
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Steps in preparing for research task

When preparing for research tasks (e.g. articles, essay, projects, reports, thesis,...), you have to go through a series of small tasks. In this slide, it elaborates and expands the research topic before carrying out the actual search.

Keywords:: Research -- Methodology
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My info buddies

In this slide, it introduces different type of resource was created with a particular kind of purpose: to transmit facts, to interpret the findings, to put forward a viewpoint, to let fellow workers know some important idea, and so on.

Keywords:: Information resources Research -- Methodology
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Why is information from authoritative sources not trustworthy?

In this slide, it explains the reason why the information came from authoritative sources but still not trustworthy. The possible reason could be (1) the way information is produced, (2)carelessness or loaded with secret intentions, (3) in favour of their hidden goal, (4)not spending enough time, (5) limited topic vocabulary, (6) limited by technical barriers, (7)information that fits with your knowledge & beliefs, and (8) from a source that you think is trustworthy.

Keywords:: Research -- Methodology Information resources -- Evaluation
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What do you usually do when you receive the assignment topic?

In this exercise, learners are require to order the tasks in a way that reflect the research usual practice.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Humanities -- Research -- Methodology Humanities -- Research
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Where is the best place to find primary sources for cultural project?

In the exercise, learner need to determine where is the best place to find these primary information.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Information resources Humanities -- Research Information literacy
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Search the business databases

In this slide, it explains 3 questions: (1) How do I gather the forecast of key economic indicators in Hong Kong, (2) How can I find the market data and analytics for mobile phones in China, and (3) How can I create a customized table to compare P/F ratios of all constituent stocks in Hang Seng Index.

Keywords:: China -- Hong Kong Economic conditions -- Statistics Business -- Databases
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Search the journal databases

In this slide, it explains 3 questions: (1) What are the top 20 journals in the subject discipline of business and international management, (2) How can I find the most highly cited articles on a specific strategy, and (3) How can I find the articles from practitioner magazines and newspapers.

Keywords:: Business -- Periodicals Information retrieval Information resources -- Evaluation Bibliometrics Scholarly periodicals -- Ratings rankings
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Matching various engineering content types

In this exercise, you will learn various engineering content types. For example, journal articles & conference papers, e-books, patents, standards, thesis & dissertations.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Information resources Engineering -- Research Information literacy
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How to find high impact articles?

In this slide, you will learn more about citation counts, h-index, eigenfactor score, and impact factor.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Engineering -- Periodicals Bibliometrics Scholarly periodicals -- Ratings rankings
Resource Type:: Others

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What do you usually do when you receive the research topic (Medicine)

In this exercise, please rank the task in the order that reflect your usual research practices.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Public health -- Research Medical care -- Research Medicine -- Research
Resource Type:: Others

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Recognizing various types of information in health sciences

In this exercise, students are required to match various types of information in health sciences.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Information resources Public health -- Research Medical care -- Research Medicine -- Research Medical sciences -- Research Information literacy
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Sort these into scholarly journals and popular magazines

In this exercise, learners are required to sort the given information into scholarly journals or popular magazine.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Information resources Public health -- Research Medical care -- Research Medical sciences -- Research Information literacy
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Matching various scientific content types with their intended purpose

In this matching game, learners are required to match various scientific content types, for example, books, literature review articles, encyclopedia entry, conference proceedings, scholarly journal articles, government documents, reference books, technical reports, with their intended purpose.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Research Information literacy Information resources
Resource Type:: Others

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Brainstorming the project workflow

In this matching game, learners are required to match the different phases of a research project.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Research -- Methodology Research
Resource Type:: Others

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What kinds of information resources can help you at different stages

In this game, learners are required to put the information that can support the work in different research stages.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Research -- Methodology Information literacy Information resources
Resource Type:: Others

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What do you usually do when you receive the social sciences assignment topic

In this exercise, learners are required to rank the task in the order that reflects the usual practices.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Social sciences -- Research
Resource Type:: Others

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What type of information sources is needed to fulfill a specific information need

In this game, you need to match the types of information sources with the corresponding information needs.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Information resources Social sciences -- Research Information literacy
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Try to cite the reference

In this exercise, learners are required to tell which one is a citation entry for a book/book chapter/article/map/news article.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Social sciences -- Authorship Bibliographical citations Psychology -- Authorship
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What is your usual practices to kick-start the lesson plan?

In this exercise, a team of students listed out a number of tasks that they have to complete when preparing the lesson plan. Which of the following task will be listed as the top priority on your to-do list? Will you start searching at this moment?

Keywords:: Lesson planning Teaching Information literacy
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Education encyclopedia

A subject encyclopedia contains articles (some short, some long) on the theories, events and thinkers that sum up the available literature about a discipline. Articles are arranged in alphabetical order.Indexes in the back of the encyclopedia can help you to determine if the encyclopedia contains an article on your topic, or if your topic is covered within an essay on a related topic. In this slide, here are some examples of subject encyclopedias that may available in your university library.

Keywords:: Encyclopedias Education Encyclopedias dictionaries
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Using secondary legal materials

In this exercise, learners are required to match legal resources with the contents.

Keywords:: Information resources Legal research
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Locating primary sources of law -Legislation

In this exercise, learners are required to match the legal publication with its contents.

Keywords:: Information resources Legal research
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How to evaluate legal information

You have learned that it is necessary to evaluate legal information. And you have also learned some evaluation criteria. In this exercise, learners are required to match the legal information together.

Keywords:: Information resources -- Evaluation Legal research
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Law journal list and ranking of law journals

One may try to publish in the best law review or journal as much as possible for various reasons, such as getting a teaching job. Journals are normally ranked by rates of citation, prominence of authors,reputation, etc. In this presentation, there are various law review and journal lists, some provide ranking information. The ranking is based on the mechanism adopted by the respective system.

Keywords:: Law -- Periodicals Scholarly periodicals -- Ratings rankings
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Finding an appropriate law review or journal for your paper

In this exercise, learners are required to find the statement that best describes the publications or the type of law review and journal and match them up.

Keywords:: Information resources Legal research
Resource Type:: Others

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Law submission guides

In this presentation, it explain three areas: (1) Law journals submission and ranking, (2) Information for submitting articles to law review & journal, and (3) Submission of law student articles for publication.

Keywords:: Law -- Periodicals Scholarly publishing Authorship Scholarly periodicals -- Ratings rankings
Resource Type:: Others

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Staying F.O.C.U.S.E.D. in a complicated world (Business Discipline)

Whether you are a university student trying to make sense of a difficult major course project or struggling to add value during your internship placement; or you are practicing manager struggling to find a resolution to a complex problem, issue or challenge, this course will guide you through a framework designed to help you open up the alternatives. Through this structured framework designed to help you better deal with your unstructured problems, you will learn BETTER, learn FASTER and learn MORE than you are used to. In essence, this short course will help you “HOW” to learn to (un)learn during knowledge transfer.

Subjects:: Management
Keywords:: Problem solving Dice games
Resource Type:: MOOC

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香港理工大學言語治療所 - 讀寫障礙 Dyslexia [in Cantonese]

A short video on dyslexia for the general public.
許多小朋友可能喺學習中文字時會遇上困難，花上很多時間溫習默書和考試但成績仍然強差人意，對文字和功課產生恐懼或厭惡，他們有可能正受讀寫障礙的困擾。究竟什麼是讀寫障礙？我們如何地識別讀寫障礙既兒童呢？坊間流傳不同治療方法，是否有效？

Subjects:: Health Sciences and Communication
Keywords:: Reading disability Dyslexia Language disorders
Resource Type:: Video

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香港理工大學言語治療所 - 發音障礙 Speech disorder [in Cantonese]

A short video on speech disorder for the general public.
[發音障礙］你的孩子說話時會否發音不準導致口齒不清，令你難以理解他的意思？甚至嚴重到被朋友取笑而不敢多說？究竟什麼時候需要言語治療的介入呢？想了解多一點，不妨看看我們的短片。

Subjects:: Health Sciences and Communication
Keywords:: Speech therapy Speech disorders
Resource Type:: Video

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香港理工大學言語治療所--遊戲及語言發展 Game and language development [in Cantonese]

A short video on game and language development for the general public.
[遊戲及語言發展] 為了贏在起跑線上，很多家長會帶幼童參加playgroup或興趣班，但其實是否必要呢，而且是否能取代幼童和家長之間的遊玩？遊戲究竟對幼童有多重要？(1:22) 市面上玩具五花八門，家長如何選擇？幼童在不同階段適合玩什麼玩具？(2:07) 隨著科技發達，一些家長會讓幼童使用平板電腦等電子產品學習語言和玩遊戲，是否妥當呢？(4:00) 大家一起聽聽專家的說法！如大家想詳細知道如何透過不同遊戲引導小孩和提供適當語言輸入，請留意下一集！

Subjects:: Health Sciences and Communication
Keywords:: Children -- Language Games
Resource Type:: Video

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香港理工大學言語治療所--牙牙學語 Language Development [in Cantonese]

A short video on language development for the general public.
[牙牙學語] 普遍來說，幼童6個月時，就會開始有牙牙學語的聲音，到了一歲，就會開始說有意思的單字或詞語。有家長會問：「如果我孩子到了一歲只會發出『咿咿呀呀』的聲音，甚至於還沒開口發聲，到底是什麼問題呢？是否代表他們完全還沒發展語言？其他幼童說的單字又是什麼呢？」我聽一聽言語治療臨床導師，楊浩怡姑娘的解說。

Subjects:: Health Sciences and Communication
Keywords:: Children -- Language
Resource Type:: Video

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香港理工大學言語治療所--自閉症 Autism [in Cantonese]

A short video on autism for the general public.
近期，我們經常會聽到有關自閉症的案例，知道自閉症對於患者及家人都會帶來很大的影響和困擾，究竟什麼是自閉症？(0:45) 有什麼病癥會與自閉症會同時出現？(1:21) 自閉症對於語言有影響嗎？(3:06) 如何可以及早發現自閉症傾向？(4:10) 有沒有藥物可以治療自閉症？(5:20) 對於高功能自閉症，大家也有不同的迷思 (2:24)，一起聽聽專家的解說吧！

Subjects:: Health Sciences and Communication
Keywords:: Autism
Resource Type:: Video

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香港理工大學言語治療所 - 平行描述 Parallel Description [in Cantonese]

A short video on parallel description for the general public.
我們經常聽說小孩可以一面玩耍一面學習，除了學習遊玩技巧外，原來家長作爲小孩的主要溝通對象，是可以爲他們營造一個良好的語言學習環境, 從而促進語言發展。今集，我們會為大家講解和示範其中一種「促進語言發展技巧」 - 自行描述。大家一起看看到底如何能夠做到自行描述吧！

Subjects:: Health Sciences and Communication
Keywords:: Children -- Language Games
Resource Type:: Video

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香港理工大學言語治療所 - 自行描述 Self Description [in Cantonese]

A short video on self description for the general public.
上一集，我們為大家介紹了「平行描述」的促進語言發展技巧，讓小孩一面玩耍，一面吸收家長的語言輸入。今集我們會介紹另一個技巧 - 「自行描述」，家長們可以一起試一試運用這些技巧，讓孩子邊玩邊學習！

Subjects:: Health Sciences and Communication
Keywords:: Children -- Language Games
Resource Type:: Video

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香港理工大學言語治療所 - 書寫困難 Dysgraphia 1 [in Cantonese]

A short video on dysgraphia for the general public.
[讀寫障礙 - 書寫困難] 有沒有家長發現學童無論重複抄寫多少次，還是難以記住如何寫字，默書成績更是強差人意？有時候他們會寫字出格、混淆筆劃等，有時候他們可能寫了一半又寫不下去，到底為什麼會這樣的呢？言語治療師如何可以幫助他們呢？我們聽一聽讀寫專家 - 劉博士的解說。

Subjects:: Health Sciences and Communication
Keywords:: Agraphia Writing Language disorders
Resource Type:: Video

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香港理工大學言語治療所 - 口吃 Stutter

Have you ever come across times when you get particularly nervous, say during a presentation, you find it extra hard to speak smoothly? Most of us may stop at times when we talk, so how do we differentiate between Normal Dysfluency and Stuttering? Are kids struggling with words due to language ability or are they stuttering? Will they naturally outgrow stuttering? How do speech therapists help adults and children who stutter?
大家有否試過在某些時間特別緊張，例如在發佈會中，你覺得難以流暢地說話? 其實每一個人說話時也會有停頓的時候，到底我們如何分辨「口吃」和正常的不流暢呢？孩子到底是口吃還是因語言能力較弱而在找字呢？是否長大後自然會沒有口吃的問題？言語治療師可以如何幫助受口吃困擾的小孩和成人呢？

Subjects:: Health Sciences and Communication
Keywords:: Stuttering Speech disorders
Resource Type:: Video

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Be a Fashionable Pop word User!

Dr Angela Tse's lecture on the topic "Be a Fashionable Pop-word User! (潮爆英文你要識)" received over 800 registrations and was attended by around 500 participants.Her lively presentation plus interactions with the participants made the talk very interesting. Many participants also expressed they liked the talk very much. Can LongTimeNoSee and AddOil be used in formal occasions? Find out more interesting and practical knowledge about #PopWords from the video!

Subjects:: English Language
Keywords:: English language -- China -- Hong Kong Language culture Pop culture
Resource Type:: Video

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A Crash Course into Coffee Basics

Brewing your own coffee at home these days? Perfect your skill by joining Mr Jonathan Sutton’s “A Crash Course into Coffee Basics” of the PolyU & You Online Lecture Series.

Subjects:: Food and Beverage
Keywords:: Coffee brewing Coffee
Resource Type:: Video

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Can a Product be Designed to Heal Relationship?

An online lecture on the topic of "Can a Product be Designed to Heal Relationship?".This lecture is suitable for secondary school and university students as well as the general public.

Subjects:: Product Design and Social Design
Keywords:: Product design Design -- Social aspects
Resource Type:: Video

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Fundamentals of Modern Marketing

An online lecture on the topic of "Fundamentals of Modern Marketing".It introduce the basic understanding about what is marketing the importance of marketing and also how would the marketers develop the marketing plan and strategies. This lecture is suitable for secondary school and university students as well as the general public.

Subjects:: Marketing
Keywords:: Marketing
Resource Type:: Video

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Olympics and Sports Clothing Innovation

An online lecture on the topic of "Olympics and Sports Clothing Innovation".It introduce the concept of olympic sports clothing, and the latest sports clothing design. This lecture is suitable for secondary school and university students as well as the general public.

Subjects:: Design
Keywords:: Textiles design Sport clothes
Resource Type:: Video

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Physics 101 for Physiotherapist

An online lecture on the topic of "Physics 101 for Physiotherapist".This lecture is suitable for secondary school and university students as well as the general public.

Subjects:: Rehabilitation Sciences
Keywords:: Physics Physical therapy
Resource Type:: Video

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The Magic of Light

An online lecture on the topic of "The Magic of Light".This lecture is suitable for secondary school and university students as well as the general public.

Subjects:: Physics
Keywords:: Light Reflection (Optics)
Resource Type:: Video

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Jet Engines for Commercial Aircraft

An online lecture on the topic of "Jet Engines for Commercial Aircraft".This lecture is suitable for secondary school and university students as well as the general public.

Subjects:: Industrial and Systems Engineering and Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
Keywords:: Jet engines
Resource Type:: Video

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Why do Housing Prices Go Sky high?

An online lecture on the topic of "Why do Housing Prices Go Sky high?".This lecture is suitable for secondary school and university students as well as the general public.

Subjects:: Building and Real Estate
Keywords:: Real property Real estate business Housing -- Prices
Resource Type:: Video

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New Indoor Air-ventilation Energy Monitoring System under COVID-19

An online lecture on the topic of "New Indoor Air-ventilation Energy Monitoring System under COVID-19".This lecture is suitable for secondary school and university students as well as the general public.

Subjects:: Building Services Engineering
Keywords:: Indoor air quality COVID-19 (Disease) -- Transmission -- Prevention Air conditioning
Resource Type:: Video

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Fun with Language

An online lecture on the topic of "Fun with Language".This lecture is suitable for secondary school and university students as well as the general public.

Subjects:: Language and Languages
Keywords:: Linguistics
Resource Type:: Video

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A First Look into AI+ Investment

An online lecture on the topic of "A First Look into AI+ Investment".This lecture is suitable for secondary school and university students as well as the general public.

Subjects:: Finance
Keywords:: Artificial intelligence -- Forecasting Investments
Resource Type:: Video

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Robot Alice: The Science behind an Application that Stole the Hearts Worldwide

An online lecture on the topic of "Robot Alice: The Science behind an Application that Stole the Hearts Worldwide".This lecture is suitable for secondary school and university students as well as the general public.

Subjects:: Social Design
Keywords:: Robotics Robots -- Design construction
Resource Type:: Video

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Food as a Universal Language in World Tourism

An online lecture on the topic of "Food as a Universal Language in World Tourism".This lecture is suitable for secondary school and university students as well as the general public.

Subjects:: Food and Beverage and Hotel, Travel and Tourism
Keywords:: Food tourism Travel Tourism
Resource Type:: Video

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Evidence-based Myopia Control

An online lecture on the topic of "Evidence-based Myopia Control".This lecture is suitable for secondary school and university students as well as the general public.

Subjects:: Optometry
Keywords:: Myopia -- Treatment Myopia
Resource Type:: Video

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Challenges in Developing the Chang’e 5 “Surface Sampling and Packing System

An online lecture on the topic of "Challenges in Developing the Chang’e 5 “Surface Sampling and Packing System".This lecture is suitable for secondary school and university students as well as the general public.

Subjects:: Industrial and Systems Engineering and Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
Keywords:: Lunar surface Lunar exploration Space flight to the moon
Resource Type:: Video

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Space Station’s Contribution to Space Resources and Human Developments

An online lecture on the topic of "Space Station’s Contribution to Space Resources and Human Developments".This lecture of “Science World: Exploring Space to Benefit Mankind” Education Programme in the 2021/22 school year for secondary students, which aims to cultivate the interest of local youth in space science and elevate their enthusiasm for participating in the development of space technology.

Subjects:: Industrial and Systems Engineering and Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
Keywords:: Space stations Exploration of outer space
Resource Type:: Video

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Aerothermodynamics in the Entry, Deceleration, and Landing Phase (EDL) of the Mars Mission

An online lecture on the topic of "Aerothermodynamics in the Entry, Deceleration, and Landing Phase (EDL) of the Mars Mission".This lecture of “Science World: Exploring Space to Benefit Mankind” Education Programme in the 2021/22 school year for secondary students, which aims to cultivate the interest of local youth in space science and elevate their enthusiasm for participating in the development of space technology.

Subjects:: Industrial and Systems Engineering and Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
Keywords:: Aerothermodynamics Space flight to Mars
Resource Type:: Video

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Beidou Navigation Satellite System and Our Daily Lives

An online lecture on the topic of "Beidou Navigation Satellite System and Our Daily Lives".This lecture of “Science World: Exploring Space to Benefit Mankind” Education Programme in the 2021/22 school year for secondary students, which aims to cultivate the interest of local youth in space science and elevate their enthusiasm for participating in the development of space technology.

Subjects:: Industrial and Systems Engineering and Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
Keywords:: Global Positioning System
Resource Type:: Video

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What is Microgravity? Discovering Interesting Phenomena in Microgravity

An online lecture on the topic of "What is Microgravity? Discovering Interesting Phenomena in Microgravity".This lecture of “Science World: Exploring Space to Benefit Mankind” Education Programme in the 2021/22 school year for secondary students, which aims to cultivate the interest of local youth in space science and elevate their enthusiasm for participating in the development of space technology.

Subjects:: Physics and Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
Keywords:: Gravity Reduced gravity environments
Resource Type:: Video

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Computer Software Challenges for Aerospace Missions

An online lecture on the topic of "Computer Software Challenges for Aerospace Missions".This lecture of “Science World: Exploring Space to Benefit Mankind” Education Programme in the 2021/22 school year for secondary students, which aims to cultivate the interest of local youth in space science and elevate their enthusiasm for participating in the development of space technology.

Subjects:: Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering and Computing
Keywords:: Aeronautics -- Data processing Computer programming
Resource Type:: Video

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Introduction to Space Astronomy

An online lecture on the topic of "Introduction to Space Astronomy".This lecture of “Science World: Exploring Space to Benefit Mankind” Education Programme in the 2021/22 school year for secondary students, which aims to cultivate the interest of local youth in space science and elevate their enthusiasm for participating in the development of space technology.

Subjects:: Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
Keywords:: Space astronomy
Resource Type:: Video

Video

Enabling Technologies for Experiments in Space

An online lecture on the topic of "Enabling Technologies for Experiments in Space".This lecture of “Science World: Exploring Space to Benefit Mankind” Education Programme in the 2021/22 school year for secondary students, which aims to cultivate the interest of local youth in space science and elevate their enthusiasm for participating in the development of space technology.

Subjects:: Industrial and Systems Engineering and Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
Keywords:: Lunar exploration Exploration of outer space
Resource Type:: Video

Video

Introduction to Hong Kong Radio Astronomy

An online lecture on the topic of "Introduction to Hong Kong Radio Astronomy".This lecture of “Science World: Exploring Space to Benefit Mankind” Education Programme in the 2021/22 school year for secondary students, which aims to cultivate the interest of local youth in space science and elevate their enthusiasm for participating in the development of space technology.

Subjects:: Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering and Industrial and Systems Engineering
Keywords:: Radio astronomy
Resource Type:: Video

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Bone and Joint Health on Earth and in Space

An online lecture on the topic of "Bone and Joint Health on Earth and in Space".This lecture of “Science World: Exploring Space to Benefit Mankind” Education Programme in the 2021/22 school year for secondary students, which aims to cultivate the interest of local youth in space science and elevate their enthusiasm for participating in the development of space technology.

Subjects:: Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:: Joints -- Physiology Space flight -- Physiological effect Bones -- Physiology
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Video

Solar Vehicles for Space

An online lecture on the topic of "Solar Vehicles for Space".This lecture of “Science World: Exploring Space to Benefit Mankind” Education Programme in the 2021/22 school year for secondary students, which aims to cultivate the interest of local youth in space science and elevate their enthusiasm for participating in the development of space technology.

Subjects:: Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: Solar energy Space vehicles -- Solar engines
Resource Type:: Video

Video

China Manned Space

An online lecture on the topic of "China Manned Space".This lecture of “Science World: Exploring Space to Benefit Mankind” Education Programme in the 2021/22 school year for secondary students, which aims to cultivate the interest of local youth in space science and elevate their enthusiasm for participating in the development of space technology.

Subjects:: Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
Keywords:: Manned space flight Exploration of outer space
Resource Type:: Video

Video

Two-Dimensional Quantum Materials: From Pure Inorganic To Organic-inorganic Hybrid

In this video, it covers the topic of (1).2D layered transition metal dichalcogenides; (2) Theoretical study on opto-electronic properties of 2D materials; and (3) Molecularly thin 2D quantum ruddlesden-popper perovskites.FAST is organizing the Research at FAST Seminar Series 2021/22 in the coming months to explore collaboration opportunities within PolyU community. The series also serve as a platform for colleagues to get to know FAST researchers.

Subjects:: Electronic Engineering and Materials Science
Keywords:: Two-dimensional materials Quantum chemistry
Resource Type:: Video

Video

DNA Technology

This mini-lecture gives an overview on how scientists have applied biotechnology techniques to develop medical treatment and food production through the manipulation of DNA. The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Subjects:: Biology
Keywords:: Biotechnology Genetic engineering DNA
Resource Type:: Video

Video

Chemistry in Crime Scene Investigations

This mini-lecture focuses on basic analytical chemistry and the science behind Crime Scene Investigation (CSI). The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Subjects:: Chemistry
Keywords:: Forensic sciences Analytical chemistry Crime laboratories
Resource Type:: Video

Video

Microbes: Biohazards in Our Food

This mini-lecture introduces different types of microorganisms that are commonly found in food. The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Subjects:: Food Science
Keywords:: Bacteria Foodborne diseases -- Microbiology
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Video

Tailoring The Smallest Machinery into Future Robotic Systems

This mini-lecture on the topic of "Tailoring The Smallest Machinery into Future Robotic Systems". The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Subjects:: Nanotechnology
Keywords:: Robotics Robots -- Design construction Nanotechnology
Resource Type:: Video

Video

A Look into future Battery

This mini-lecture introduces the future battery. The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Subjects:: Physics and Chemistry
Keywords:: Storage batteries
Resource Type:: Video

Video

Global Warming and Life

This mini-lecture discusses the science of global warming, impact of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission to life on earth, and the mitigation strategies for climate change. The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Subjects:: Chemistry and Environmental Sciences
Keywords:: Greenhouse gases Global warming
Resource Type:: Video

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Chemical Reaction in Atmosphere

An online lecture on the topic of "Chemical Reaction in Atmosphere".The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Subjects:: Environmental Sciences
Keywords:: Environmental chemistry Atmospheric chemistry
Resource Type:: Video

Video

Ultrasound: Application in Food Science and Technology 超聲波於食品科技中的應用

An online lecture on the topic of "Ultrasound: Application in Food Science and Technology". The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Subjects:: Food Science
Keywords:: Ultrasonic imaging Food science
Resource Type:: Video

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Food Processing

This mini lecture gives an overview on the principles underlying food spoilage and introduces different unit operations of food processing.

Subjects:: Food Science
Keywords:: Food industry trade Processed foods Food science
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Art Therapy

An online lecture on the topic of "Art Therapy". The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Keywords:: Art therapy
Resource Type:: Video

Video

Function and Fashion: Eco-friendly Reusable Mask Developed by PolyU

An online lecture on the topic of "Function and Fashion: Eco-friendly Reusable Mask Developed by PolyU". The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Keywords:: Design -- Environmental aspects Masks -- Design
Resource Type:: Video

Video

10 Easy Styling Tips of All Time

An online lecture on the topic of "10 easy styling tips of all time". The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Subjects:: Fashion
Keywords:: Clothing dress Fashion
Resource Type:: Video

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Wardrobe of Marie Antoinette - the last queen of France before French Revolution

An online lecture on the topic of "Wardrobe of Marie Antoinette - the last queen of France before French Revolution". The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Subjects:: Fashion
Keywords:: Marie Antoinette Queen consort of Louis XVI King of France 1755-1793 -- Clothing Fashion
Resource Type:: Video

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Olympic and Sportswear Innovation

An online lecture on the topic of "Olympic and Sportswear Innovation". The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Subjects:: Technology, Design, and Textiles
Keywords:: Textile fabrics -- Technological innovations Bathing suits Sport clothes
Resource Type:: Video

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Fashion & Chemistry

An online lecture on the topic of "Fashion & Chemistry". The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Subjects:: Technology and Textiles
Keywords:: Textile fabrics -- Technological innovations
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Fashion Retailing - Online or Offine?

An online lecture on the topic of "Fashion Retailing - Online or Offine?".The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Subjects:: Fashion retailing and merchandising
Keywords:: Electronic commerce Fashion merchising Retail trade
Resource Type:: Video

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Fast Fashion, Slow Fashion, Green Fashion

An online lecture on the topic of "Fast Fashion, Slow Fashion, Green Fashion".The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Subjects:: Fashion retailing and merchandising
Keywords:: Clothing trade -- Environmental aspects Fashion merchising
Resource Type:: Video

Video

10 Things about Fashion Branding

An online lecture on the topic of "10 Things about Fashion Branding".The Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) and the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (ITC) organized the mini-lecture series for more than three years. The lectures aim to enrich students' knowledge in creative perspectives and arouse their interest in Sciences, Fashion and Textiles. In view of the unpredictable development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming mini-lecture Series will be switched from face-to-face mode to online mode.

Subjects:: Fashion retailing and merchandising
Keywords:: Bring (Marketing) Br name products
Resource Type:: Video

Video

A320 Flight Simulator (Flight procedures)

PolyU AAE students guide you through the flight procedures of an A320 Flight Stimulator.

Subjects:: Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
Keywords:: Flight training -- Simulation methods Flight simulators
Resource Type:: Video

Others

From Inspiration to Creation of Woven Fashion Fabrics ( A Compilation of different student's work)

A portfolio for ITC3089E showing how to present the theme and fabric

Course related:: ITC3089E Woven Fabric Design Project
Subjects:: Textiles
Keywords:: Weaving Textile fabrics
Resource Type:: Others

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PolyU 85th and AMA 50th anniversary distinguished lecture : DRSOM : a dimension-reduced second-order method for convex and nonconvex optimization

We introduce a Dimension-Reduced Second-Order Method (DRSOM) for convex and nonconvex (unconstrained) optimization. Under a trust-region-like framework, our method preserves the convergence of the second-order method while using only Hessian-vector products in two directions. Moreover; the computational overhead remains comparable to the first-order such as the gradient descent method. We show that the method has a local super-linear convergence and a global convergence rate of 0(∈-3/2) to satisfy the first-order and second-order conditions under a commonly used approximated Hessian assumption. We further show that this assumption can be removed if we perform one step of the Krylov subspace method at the end of the algorithm, which makes DRSOM the first first-order-type algorithm to achieve this complexity bound. The applicability and performance of DRSOM are exhibited by various computational experiments in logistic regression, L2-Lp minimization, sensor network localization, neural network training, and policy optimization in reinforcement learning. For neural networks, our preliminary implementation seems to gain computational advantages in terms of training accuracy and iteration complexity over state-of-the-art first-order methods including SGD and ADAM. For policy optimization, our experiments show that DRSOM compares favorably with popular policy gradient methods in terms of the effectiveness and robustness.
Event date: 19/09/2022
Speaker: Prof. Yinyu Ye (Stanford University)
Hosted by: Department of Applied Mathematics

Subjects:: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords:: Convex programming Nonconvex programming Mathematical optimization
Resource Type:: Video

Video

PolyU 85th and AMA 50th anniversary distinguished lecture : Algorithms for semidefinite programming

Convex Matrix Optimization (MOP) arises in a wide variety of applications. The last three decades have seen dramatic advances in the theory and practice of matrix optimization because of its extremely powerful modeling capability. In particular, semidefinite programming (SP) and its generalizations have been widely used to model problems in applications such as combinatorial and polynomial optimization, covariance matrix estimation, matrix completion and sensor network localization. The first part of the talk will describe the primal-dual interior-point methods (IPMs) implemented in SDPT3 for solving medium scale SP, followed by inexact IPMs (with linear systems solved by iterative solvers) for large scale SDP and discussions on their inherent limitations. The second part will present algorithmic advances for solving large scale SDP based on the proximal-point or augmented Lagrangian framework In particular, we describe the design and implementation of an augmented Lagrangian based method (called SDPNAL+) for solving SDP problems with large number of linear constraints. The last part of the talk will focus on recent advances on using a combination of local search methods and convex lifting to solve low-rank factorization models of SP problems.
Event date: 11/10/2022
Speaker: Prof. Kim-Chuan Toh (National University of Singapore)
Hosted by: Department of Applied Mathematics

Subjects:: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords:: Convex programming Semidefinite programming
Resource Type:: Video

MOOC

Introduction to University Social Responsibility

The course describes the theoretical underpinnings of USR. It showcases some effective practices and activities carried out in institutions around the world. The course also promotes understanding of the USR concept, its implications, impacts, evaluation, possible implementation methods, and replicability. In doing so, it contributes to the expansion and consolidation of the USR movement. It provides a knowledge base for designing, planning, implementing, and evaluating programs from the fundamentals of USR and some existing good practices.
No prior knowledge is required to join the course. This course is for you especially if you are an administrator, a professor, or a professional staff member interested in learning new creative ways from the experts' at the universities to address the needs of society including SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). If you are a government official or a foundation representative seeking ways to strengthen higher education, this course will help you explore future opportunities and directions.

Keywords:: Business ethics Social responsibility of business Universities colleges -- Administration -- Moral ethical aspects
Resource Type:: MOOC

Video

PolyU 85th and AMA 50th anniversary distinguished lecture : Deep adaptive sampling for numerical PDEs

Adaptive computation is of great importance in numerical simulations. The ideas for adaptive computations can be dated back to adaptive finite element methods in 1970s. In this talk, we shall first review some recent development for adaptive methods with some application. Then, we will propose a deep adaptive sampling method for solving PDEs where deep neural networks are utilized to approximate the solutions. In particular, we propose the failure informed PINNs (FI-PINNs), which can adaptively refine the training set with the goal of reducing the failure probability. Compared with the neural network approximation obtained with uniformly distributed collocation points, the proposed algorithms can significantly improve the accuracy, especially for low regularity and high-dimensional problems.
Event date: 18/10/2022
Speaker: Prof. Tao Tang (Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College)
Hosted by: Department of Applied Mathematics

Subjects:: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords:: Sampling (Statistics) Differential equations Partial -- Numerical solutions Mathematical models Adaptive computing systems
Resource Type:: Video

Video

PAIR distinguished lecture series 3 : on geospatial information science in the era of IoT

Geospatial information science is a discipline that focuses on using geospatial information technology to understand people, places, nature and processes of the earth. IoT refers to Internet of things, the combination of sensors, software and other technologies to connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet. The era of IoT brings us opportunities and challenges for geospatial information science. In the keynote, five characteristics and three scientific issues of geo-spatial information science in the era of IoT are summarised.
Even date: 6/9/2022
Speaker: Prof. Daren Li
Moderator: Prof. Christopher Chao (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Panel members: Prof. Qingyan Chen, Prof. Qinhao Chen (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research

Subjects:: Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Keywords:: Internet of things Geospatial data Spatial data mining
Resource Type:: Video

Video

PolyU 85th and AMA 50th anniversary distinguished lecture : Origins and motivations of modern variational analysis

Before the advent of computers around 1950, optimization centered either on small-dimensional problems solved by looking at zeroes of first derivatives and signs of second derivatives, or on infinite-dimensional problems about curves and surfaces. In both cases, "variations" were employed to understand how a local solution might be characterized. Computers changed the picture by opening the possibility of solving large-scale problems involving inequalities, instead of only equations. Inequalities had to be recognized as important because the decisions to be optimized were constrained by the need to respect many upper or lower bounds on their feasibility. A new kind of mathematical analysis, beyond traditional calculus, had to be developed to address these needs. It built first on appealing to the convexity of sets and functions, but went on to amazingly broad and successful concepts of variational geometry, subgradients, subderivatives, and variational convergence beyond just that. This talk will explain these revolutionary developments and why there were essential.
Event date: 1/11/2022
Speaker: Prof. Terry Rockafellar (University of Washington)
Hosted by: Department of Applied Mathematics

Subjects:: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords:: Convex functions Convex sets Mathematical optimization Computer science -- Mathematics
Resource Type:: Video

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