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SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #20: Towards Multimodal and Interactive Visual Generation as World Models
DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\n\nProfessor Xihui LIU\nAssistant Professor\, HKU IDS & Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering \nRegister Here
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-guest-seminar-multi-scale-sparse-conv-learning-for-point-cloud-super-resolving-and-compression-2/
LOCATION:Tam Wing Fan Inno Wing II\, Main Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series,IDS Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250502T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250502T153000
DTSTAMP:20250702T021341Z
CREATED:20250618T041445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T021341Z
UID:34233-1746196200-1746199800@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #17: From Minds to Machines: Computational Discovery of Functional Specialization in Human Visual Cortex
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf Andrew LUO Assistant Professor\, HKU IDS & Department of Psychology
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-scholar-seminar-series-17-from-minds-to-machines-computational-discovery-of-functional-specialization-in-human-visual-cortex/
LOCATION:IDS Seminar Room\, P603\, Graduate House
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250331T163000
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DTSTAMP:20250702T021257Z
CREATED:20250613T072542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T021257Z
UID:34105-1743438600-1743442200@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #16:  From Words to Action: AI Agents Powered by LLMs
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProf Chao HUANG\nAssistant Professor @ HKU IDS & CDS
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-scholar-seminar-series-16-from-words-to-action-ai-agents-powered-by-llms/
LOCATION:IDS Seminar Room\, P603\, Graduate House
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250324T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250324T113000
DTSTAMP:20250702T021224Z
CREATED:20250613T074230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T021224Z
UID:34111-1742812200-1742815800@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #15:  Efficiency versus Accuracy: the Optimal Level of Decentralization in Humanitarian Operations for Sudden-Onset Disasters
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Wenjie HUANG\nResearch Assistant Professor @ HKU IDS & DASE
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-scholar-seminar-series-15-efficiency-versus-accuracy-the-optimal-level-of-decentralization-in-humanitarian-operations-for-sudden-onset-disasters/
LOCATION:IDS Seminar Room\, P603\, Graduate House
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://datascience.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/seminar20250324_website-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250217T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250217T113000
DTSTAMP:20250702T021150Z
CREATED:20250613T084712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T021150Z
UID:34129-1739788200-1739791800@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #14: Learning Latent Structure In Sparse\, Noisy Network Data With Information Theory
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProf. Alec KIRKLEY\nAssistant Professor @ HKU IDS
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-scholar-seminar-series-14-learning-latent-structure-in-sparse-noisy-network-data-with-information-theory/
LOCATION:IDS Seminar Room\, P603\, Graduate House
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20241216T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20241216T120000
DTSTAMP:20250702T021018Z
CREATED:20250613T091631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T021018Z
UID:34135-1734346800-1734350400@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #13: The Path to AGI? A Detailed Introduction of Scaling Laws
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProf. Bo DAI\nAssistant Professor @ HKU IDS
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-scholar-seminar-series-13-the-path-to-agi-a-detailed-introduction-of-scaling-laws/
LOCATION:IDS Seminar Room\, P603\, Graduate House
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://datascience.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1920x1080-2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20241128T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20241128T113000
DTSTAMP:20250702T020959Z
CREATED:20250613T095248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T020959Z
UID:34143-1732789800-1732793400@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #12: Achilles' Heel in Manipulation: Key Recipe and Missing Pieces towards Intelligent Embodied AI
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProf. Hongyang LI\nAssistant Professor @ HKU IDS
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-scholar-seminar-series-12-achilles-heel-in-manipulation-key-recipe-and-missing-pieces-towards-intelligent-embodied-ai/
LOCATION:IDS Seminar Room\, P603\, Graduate House
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20241028T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20241028T113000
DTSTAMP:20250702T020906Z
CREATED:20250618T091149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T020906Z
UID:34240-1730111400-1730115000@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #11: Personalizing Cancer Therapy by Modeling the Evolutionary Dynamics of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment
DESCRIPTION:Professor Qingpeng Zhang \nAssociate Professor \nHKU IDS & Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy \nHKU
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-scholar-seminar-series-11-personalizing-cancer-therapy-by-modeling-the-evolutionary-dynamics-of-the-tumor-immune-microenvironment/
LOCATION:IDS Seminar Room\, P603\, Graduate House
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240919T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240919T113000
DTSTAMP:20250702T020837Z
CREATED:20250618T092010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T020837Z
UID:34242-1726741800-1726745400@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Interdisciplinary Seminar: Analyzing time-dependent or sequential data by blending statistical and machine learning techniques
DESCRIPTION:Professor Guodong Li \nAssociate Director (Recruitment and Research) \nHKU IDS; Professor \nDept of Statistics & Actuarial Science \nSchool of Computing and Data Science\, HKU
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/ids-interdisciplinary-seminar-analyzing-time-dependent-or-sequential-data-by-blending-statistical-and-machine-learning-techniques/
LOCATION:IDS Seminar Room\, P603\, Graduate House
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://datascience.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/seminar20240919-1920-3-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240711T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240711T113000
DTSTAMP:20250702T020640Z
CREATED:20250619T015211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T020640Z
UID:34252-1720693800-1720697400@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #10: Why Larger Language Models Do In-context Learning Differently?
DESCRIPTION:Prof. YingyuProf. Yingyu LIANG\, Associate Professor\, IDS and Department of Computer Science\, HKU LIANG\, Associate Professor\, IDS and Department of Computer Science\, HKU
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-scholar-seminar-series-10-why-larger-language-models-do-in-context-learning-differently/
LOCATION:IDS Seminar Room\, P603\, Graduate House
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://datascience.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/seminar20240711-1920.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240326T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240326T110000
DTSTAMP:20250702T020405Z
CREATED:20250619T032225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T020405Z
UID:34270-1711447200-1711450800@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #9: InfoBodied AI: Learning Mutual Information for Embodied AI
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Yanchao Yang\, Assistant Professor\, IDS & Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, HKU
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/infobodied-ai-learning-mutual-information-for-embodied-ai/
LOCATION:Tam Wing Fan Inno Wing II\, Main Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://datascience.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/seminar20240326-1920.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231128T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231128T140000
DTSTAMP:20250624T023744Z
CREATED:20250620T021759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T023744Z
UID:34286-1701176400-1701180000@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Seminar: Biology-inspired network medicine approach to drug discovery
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Qingpeng Zhang\, Associate Professor\, HKU IDS / Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/ids-seminar-biology-inspired-network-medicine-approach-to-drug-discovery/
LOCATION:3SR-SR3\, Room 402\, 4/F Academic Building\, 3 Sassoon Road\, Pokfulam (Capacity: 50 – No Registration Required)\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://datascience.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/seminar20231128-1920.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230905T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230905T160000
DTSTAMP:20250702T015756Z
CREATED:20250624T030656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T015756Z
UID:34553-1693926000-1693929600@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #8: Robust and Explainable Spatio-Temporal Graph Learning for Smart Cities
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Chao Huang\, Assistant Professor\, IDS & Department of Computer Science\, HKU
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-scholar-seminar-series-8-robust-and-explainable-spatio-temporal-graph-learning-for-smart-cities/
LOCATION:Tam Wing Fan Inno Wing II\, Main Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://datascience.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/seminar20230905-1920.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230607T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230607T113000
DTSTAMP:20250702T015741Z
CREATED:20250624T033234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T015741Z
UID:34569-1686133800-1686137400@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #6: Constrained optimization: application\, algorithm and complexity
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Yue Xie\, Research Assistant Professor\, IDS & Department of Mathematics\, HKU
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-scholar-seminar-series-6-constrained-optimization-application-algorithm-and-complexity/
LOCATION:Tam Wing Fan Inno Wing II\, Main Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://datascience.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/seminar20230607-1920.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230505T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230505T113000
DTSTAMP:20250702T015626Z
CREATED:20250624T042253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T015626Z
UID:34662-1683282600-1683286200@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #5: Denoising Diffusion-based Generative Modes for Visual Content Generation
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Xihui Liu\, Assistant Professor\, IDS & Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, HKU
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-scholar-seminar-series-5-denoising-diffusion-based-generative-modes-for-visual-content-generation/
LOCATION:Tam Wing Fan Inno Wing II\, Main Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://datascience.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/seminar20230505-1920-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230412T153000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230412T163000
DTSTAMP:20250702T015523Z
CREATED:20250624T045555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T015523Z
UID:34698-1681313400-1681317000@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #4: Over-parameterization in Deep Learning: Kernel Regime and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Difan Zou\, Assistant Professor\, IDS & Department of Computer Science\, HKU
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-scholar-seminar-series-4-over-parameterization-in-deep-learning-kernel-regime-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Tam Wing Fan Inno Wing II\, Main Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://datascience.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/seminar20230412-1920-3.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230306T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230306T120000
DTSTAMP:20250702T015431Z
CREATED:20250624T061918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T015431Z
UID:34751-1678100400-1678104000@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #3: Model-free and Risk-aware Sequential Decision Making
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Wenjie Huang\, Research Assistant Professor\, IDS & Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering\, HKU
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-scholar-seminar-series-3-model-free-and-risk-aware-sequential-decision-making/
LOCATION:Tam Wing Fan Inno Wing II\, Main Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://datascience.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Model-free-and-risk-aware-sequential-decision-making-1080-sq-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221117T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221117T170000
DTSTAMP:20250702T015119Z
CREATED:20250624T065606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T015119Z
UID:34767-1668700800-1668704400@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #2 - Huge Language Models: Why They Matter\, How They Work\, And When They Fail
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Tao Yu\, the HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science and Department of Computer Science\, HKU
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-scholar-seminar-series-2-huge-language-models-why-they-matter-how-they-work-and-when-they-fail/
LOCATION:Theatre C (CBC)\, Chow Yei Ching Building\, HKU\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://datascience.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Huge-Language-Models-1920-2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220819T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220819T230000
DTSTAMP:20250702T015301Z
CREATED:20250624T065945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T015301Z
UID:34771-1660903200-1660950000@datascience.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU IDS Scholar Seminar Series #1 - Complex network inference: Efficient algorithms and insights for urban spatial segregation
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Alec Kirkley\, the Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science and Department of Urban Planning and Design\, HKU
URL:https://datascience.hku.hk/event/hku-ids-scholar-seminar-series-1-complex-network-inference-efficient-algorithms-and-insights-for-urban-spatial-segregation/
LOCATION:P307 IDS Office\, Graduate House\, HKU\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IDS Scholar Seminar Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://datascience.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Complex-network-inference-1920-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="HKU IDS":MAILTO:datascience@hku.hk
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