Career Development for Engineering Research Students

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This seminar is cross-listed under the course series ENGG 6780: Career
Development for Engineering Research Students).
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Speaker:        Prof. Xiaofang ZHOU

Panelists:      Prof. Dit-Yan YEUNG
                Prof. Gary Shueng-Han CHAN
                Prof. Shing-Chi CHEUNG
                Dr. Wei WANG
                Dr. Lionel PARREAUX

Host:           Prof. Nevin L. ZHANG
                Professor and Seminar Coordinator
                CSE Department, HKUST

Topic:          "Career Development for Engineering Research Students"

Date:           Monday, 10 October 2022

Time:           4:00pm - 5:00pm

Venue:          Lecture Theater F (near lift 25/26), HKUST


Abstract:

Postgraduate students often face multiple challenges when they start to do
research. To help them better prepare for their research career, CSE
organizes this one-hour seminar (part of ENGG 6780) for our PG students and
invites faculties from different research fields to share their experience
in conducting research and working with students

Prof. Xiaofang ZHOU will first give a 20 minutes talk, followed by a panel
discussion and Q&A.


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Biography: (details can be found at their home pages)
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Xiaofang ZHOU
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Otto Poon Professor of Engineering and Chair Professor
Head of CSE Department, HKUST

Research interests:
Spatiotemporal and multimedia databases; Data mining; Data quality
management; Big data analytics; Machine learning
(https://cse.hkust.edu.hk/admin/people/faculty/profile/zxf)


Dit-Yan YEUNG
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Chair Professor of CSE Department, HKUST

Research interests:
Artificial intelligence; Computer vision; Machine learning; Pattern
recognition
(https://cse.hkust.edu.hk/admin/people/faculty/profile/dyyeung)


Gary Shueng-Han CHAN
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Professor of CSE Dept., HKUST

Research interests:
Smart sensing and IoT; Cloud and fog/edge AI; Indoor positioning and
mobile computing; Video/user/data analytics and mining; IT
entrepreneurship and technology transfer
(https://cse.hkust.edu.hk/admin/people/faculty/profile/gchan)


Shing-Chi CHEUNG
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Professor of CSE Dept., HKUST

Research Interests:
Software testing and analysis; AI and mobile software development;
Generative and spreadsheet programming; Software analytics; Cybersecurity
(https://cse.hkust.edu.hk/admin/people/faculty/profile/scc)


Wei WANG
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Associate Professor of CSE Dept., HKUST

Research interests:
Big data; Parallel and distributed systems; Cloud computing; Computer
networking
(https://cse.hkust.edu.hk/admin/people/faculty/profile/weiwa)


Lionel PARREAUX
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Assistant Professor of CSE Dept., HKUST

Research interests:
Type systems; Compiler optimization; Metaprogramming; Functional
programming; Domain-specific languages
(https://cse.hkust.edu.hk/admin/people/faculty/profile/parreaux)