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. Shing-Chi CHEUNG
                Prof. Mo LI
                Dr. Dan XU
                Dr. Binhang YUAN

Host:           Prof. Yangqiu SONG
                Associate Professor and PG Coordinator
                CSE Department, HKUST

Topic:          "Career Development for Engineering Research Students"

Date:           Monday, 13 November 2023

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)


Shing-Chi CHEUNG
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Chair 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)


Mo LI
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Professor of CSE Dept., HKUST

Research interests:
Networked and distributed sensing; Wireless and mobile computing; Internet
of Things (IoT); Smart city and urban computing
(https://cse.hkust.edu.hk/admin/people/faculty/profile/lim)


Dan Xu
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Computer vision; Multimedia; Machine learning

Research interests:
(https://cse.hkust.edu.hk/admin/people/faculty/profile/danxu)


Binhang Yuan
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Assistant Professor of CSE Dept., HKUST

Research interests:
Data management systems for machine learning; Distributed machine learning
systems
(https://cse.hkust.edu.hk/admin/people/faculty/profile/biyuan)