The First Bauhinia Forum on Development of Computer Science

Event Details

Date: 16-17/06/2023

Time: 09:00-16:45 (16/6); 09:00-11:30 (17/6)

Venue: Room 6602, HKUST

Language: Mandarin, English

Program Rundown

1st Day Agenda (16/6)

8:00-8:30

Open for registration

09:00 - 09:15

Welcome and opening remarks

Speakers:

Prof. Yike GUO, Chief Vice-President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Prof. Jianping WU, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)

09:15 - 10:15

Theme 1: How to run a world-class CS school/department?

Moderator:

Prof. Xiaofang ZHOU, Head and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, HKUST

Speakers:

Prof. Bin CUI, Vice Dean of School of Computer Science, Peking University

Prof. Zhongjie WANG, Director of the School of Computing, Harbin Institute of Technology

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee break

10:45 - 12:00

Theme 2: What CS curriculum changes do we need to educate the next-generation IT talents?

Moderator:

Prof. Xia YIN, Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University

Speakers:

Prof. Cheng-Zhong XU, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau

Prof. Du ZHANG, Chair Professor of the School of Computer Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology

Prof. Byron CHOI, Associate Head (Teaching and Learning) of the Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University

Prof. Xiaoxing MA, Deputy Director of the Department of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University

12:00 - 14:00

Lunch break

14:00 - 15:00

Theme 3: How can the Computer Science departments in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan collaborate to lead the world in CS education and research?

Moderator:

Prof. Ping ZHANG, CAE Academician and Professor at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

Speakers:

Prof. Qing LI, Chair Professor of Data Science and Head of the Department of Computing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Prof. Yuan LUO, Deputy Director of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

15:00 - 15:30

Coffee break

15:30 - 16:30

Theme 4: How can CS departments compete with the IT industry in AI research with very limited resources?

Moderator:

Prof. Yike GUO, Chief Vice-President of HKUST

Invited Talk:

Prof. Wenhua DING, CAE Academician and Dean of the College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Shenzhen University

Speakers:

Prof. Jiheng ZHANG, Department Head of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics (IEDA), HKUST

Prof. Yingcai WU, Deputy Dean of the College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University

16:30 - 16:45

Conclusion remarks

Prof. Xiaofang ZHOU, Head and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, HKUST

18:00 - 21:00

Dinner

2nd Day Agenda (17/6)

08:30

Open for registration

09:00 - 10:00

Panel: ChatGPT and CS Education

Moderator:

Prof. Xiaofang ZHOU, Head and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, HKUST

Speakers:

Prof. Xia YIN, Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University

Prof. Zhiyuan LIU, Deputy Party Secretary of the Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University

Prof. Yike GUO, Chief Vice-President of HKUST

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 - 11:15

Conclusion and planning

Moderator:

Prof. Xiaofang ZHOU, Head and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, HKUST

11:15 - 11:30

Forum closing remark

Speaker:

Prof. Yike GUO, Chief Vice-President of HKUST

11:30 - 14:00

Lunch break

14:00 - 18:00

Free time and exchange

18:00 - 22:00

Boat cruise