HKSTP SPARK Seminar on Cyber Security Threat Update

The HKSTP SPARK seminar named “Cyber Security Threat Update” was organized by SPARK on 31 Aug 2018.  SPARK is a dynamic community in the heart of Science Park.  Today’s seminar invited experts from MARSH to discuss the cyber risks, trends and impact, as well as, ways to protect organization.  Ms. Naureen Rasul (Cyber Leader, Asia, MARSH) was the first speaker.  She briefed the cyber risks based on MMC Cyber Handbook (2018) that hackers were 80% more likely to attack organization in Asia but 78% of internet users in Asia had not received any education on cybersecurity.

Then Ms. Naureen Rasul introduced top 5 risks most likely increase in Asia.  

Based on Marsh/Microsoft Global Cyber Risk Perception Survey in 2017, Financial (31%) was the top targeted industry.

In Fintech, top six security threats were Ransonware, Malicious emails, Phishing emails, IoT, Password hygiene and Software vulnerabilities.

The 16th Annual Meeting of the Extenics (全國第16屆可拓學年會) – Day 2

The 16^th Annual Meeting of the Extenics (全國第15屆可拓學年會) was organized by Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI) (中國人工智能學會), undertook by CAAI Extenics Professional Committee (中國人工智能學會可拓學專業委員會), and Zhuhai Promotion Association of Science and Technology Innovation (珠海市校企創業創新促進會), Guangzhou Extenics Information Technology Co., Ltd. (廣州可拓學信息科技有限公司) and 珠海嘉博教育文化有限公司 from 18 to 19 Aug 2018.  Minda and I represented HKSQ to join the meeting.

In Day 2 (19 Aug 2018) Morning, it was parallel session.  I joined the second session that I had also shared my study here.

Prof. Jiang Fan (江帆) (School of Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Guangzhou University) was the parallel session chair.  

The first speaker was Mr. Zhu Hongyang (朱弘揚) and his presentation entitled “Analysis and Improvement of Decision Trees with Extension Logic and Extension Thinking Mode” (可拓邏輯和可拓思維模式對決策樹算法的分析與優化).

Committee Meeting of Extenics Society, CAAI and Work Meeting of Research Institute of Extenics and Innovation Methods

Committee Meeting of Extenics Society, CAAI and Work Meeting of Research Institute of Extenics and Innovation Methods (中國人工智能學會可拓學專業委員會會議及廣東工業大學可拓學與創新方法研究所工作會議) were held together after day 1 dinner of the 16^th Annual Meeting of the Extenics (全國第15屆可拓學年會) on 18 Aug 2018.  We had took a group photo for memory.

Extenics Master (大師兄) chaired the committee meeting and introduced the agenda.

Then Prof. Xingsen Li (李興森) presented the working report of Extenics Society from 2016 to 2018.

Many committee members attended the meeting.

My activities were also recorded.

After that we discussed to nominate the Outstanding Contribution on Promoting Extension Innovation Method Award (可拓創新方法應用推廣優秀工作者) and Outstanding Contribution on Promoting Extension Innovation Method Organization (可拓創新方法應用推廣先進單位).

Lastly, Prof. Yang Chunyan (楊春燕) gave conclusion and thanked all members’ contribution in past two years.

At the end, I took a photo with Prof. Yang Chunyan (楊春燕) and Prof. Xingsen Li (李興森) for memory.

Moreover, I help them to take a group photo with their research student in Research Institute of Extenics and Innovation Methods, GDUT.

Reference:

HKSQ - http://www.hksq.org/index.asp

Extenics (可拓學) - http://extenics.gdut.edu.cn/

Research Institute of Extenics and Innovation Methods, GDUT (廣東工業大學可拓學與創新方法研究所) - http://extenics.gdut.edu.cn/info/1041/1302.htm

Guangdong University of Technology (廣東工業大學) - http://www.gdut.edu.cn/

全国第16届可拓学年会在珠海成功召开 - http://extenics.gdut.edu.cn/info/1049/2474.htm

Previous Extenics Annual Meeting activities:

20160810: Pre-Extenics Annual Meeting (全國第15屆可拓學年會) – Extenics Level 1 Exam - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2016/08/pre-extenics-annual-meeting-15-extenics.html

20160811: The 15th Annual Meeting of the Extenics (全國第15屆可拓學年會) – Day 1 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-15th-annual-meeting-of-extenics-15.html

20160812: The 15th Annual Meeting of the Extenics (全國第15屆可拓學年會) – Day 2 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-15th-annual-meeting-of-extenics-15_12.html

The 16th Annual Meeting of the Extenics (全國第16屆可拓學年會) – Day 1

The 16^th Annual Meeting of the Extenics (全國第15屆可拓學年會) was organized by Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI) (中國人工智能學會), undertook by CAAI Extenics Professional Committee (中國人工智能學會可拓學專業委員會), and Zhuhai Promotion Association of Science and Technology Innovation (珠海市校企創業創新促進會), Guangzhou Extenics Information Technology Co., Ltd. (廣州可拓學信息科技有限公司) and 珠海嘉博教育文化有限公司 from 18 to 19 Aug 2018.  Minda and I arrived on 17 Aug at 8:00pm for registration.  I took a photo in front of Extenics poster.

Minda and I met Prof. Cai Wen (蔡文) and Prof. Sun; and then we took a photo for memory.

On 17 Aug 2018 morning, we took a photo before Extenics annual meeting start.

We met many extenics friends and took some photos too.

Mr. Yin Hanfan (鄞漢藩) and I

Ms. Luk (陸碧虹) and Minda

Prof. Xingsen Li (李興森) and I

The opening of the meeting was held on 17 Aug 2018 (Day 1). 

In the beginning, Prof. Yang Chunyan (楊春燕) gave welcome speech and introduced guests. 

Prof. Cai Wen (蔡文) gave an opening speech entitled “Let's Chinese Original Discipine - Extenics Shining” (讓可拓學進發出原創學科的光芒). Prof. Cai stated Extenics technology development in AI, Socialization and Internationalization.  

HKAS Meeting for AEC Q100 HOKLAS Accreditation

HKSTP Reliability Laboratory was seeking the accreditation for automotive electronic reliability testing.  We held a meeting with HKAS for discussing the possibility to get the accreditation under the standards requirements by Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) on 16^th Aug 2018.  We selected AEC Q100 Test Group A and B as starting point.  We had compared with UKAS, A2LA and IAS scope statement and discussed how to achieve HOKLAS requirement.  

In order to support TS 16949 and automotive qualification, TSC needs to be accredited on specific scopes.  So the scope statement was expected like UKAS that “AEC-Q100-Rev H Standard to the extent covered in the JEDEC tests …”

After the meeting, we took a photo for memory.

(Left: I, Mr. KW Chen (HKAS), Mr. YC Lee and Dr. H. Zhao)

Reference:

HKAS – http://www.hkas.gov.hk

HKSTP Lab & Service - https://www.hkstp.org/en/how-we-serve/labs-and-services/

AEC - http://www.aecouncil.com

HKIE Seminar - AI Technologies for Precision Forestry and Fire Detection

The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) organized the technical seminar named “AI Technologies for Precision Forestry and Fire Detection” on 13 Aug 2018. AI and Robotics are hot topics and this seminar showed how AI and Robotics technologies helping our world in green economy.  My colleague - Mr. Curie Lee, guest speaker - Mr. Rex Sham and I took a photo for memory.

In the beginning, organizers took a group photo.

Mr. Rex Sham (Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Insight Robotics) was the guest speaker and his topic was “Insight Robotics – AI Technology Solutions for a Better World”.  Firstly, he introduced his company which founded in 2011 and their services included Wildfire Detection, Forestry Pest & Disease Detection and Forestry Resources Survey.  Their team had 40+ staff in which 40% were R&D.  They are the first company to export Wildfire Detection Robots from China and received 15M+ USD Private Investment.

The following diagram briefed their services by using Robots, Drones and AI to help their client by making sense of data and reduced risks and prevented losses. 

HKSQ AGM Quality Innovation Seminar on “Extenics and AI Application”

Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ) and SEEM Department, CityU organized a Quality Innovation seminar named “Extenics and AI Application” on 4^th Aug 2018.  It is our Annual General Meeting (AGM) flagship annual event.  American Society for Quality HK (ASQHK), HKQFDA, ISIHK, CityU EngD Society, IISE, ISSC, IEEE-EPS, SSI and IET were supporting organizations.  The seminar aimed to share Dr. Aaron Tong’s experience on awarded China Outstanding Quality Professional (中國傑出質量人), Extenics Internationalization activities and AI Application, as well as, Extenics on AI future research directions .

In the beginning, I (Chairman, HKSQ) introduced the aims of Quality Innovation Seminar and thanks for all supporting organizations. 

Then Dr. KS Chin (Former Chairman, HKSQ) gave opening speech.  He briefed his view on AI form rule-based expert system to data mining and analytics. Recently, CityU has established School of Data Science. 

Dr. Aaron Tong (Former Chairman, HKSQ and China Outstanding Quality Professional, CAQ) was the first speaker and his presentation named “Quality Innovation shared by China Outstanding Quality Professional (中國傑出質量人分享品質創新)”.  Firstly, Dr. Tong shared this experience and requirements on China Outstanding Quality Professional, CAQ.  He said it was not only considered your past achievement but also your recently 3 year’s achievement.  The max number of awardee is under ten every year. In 2017, only 8 awardees elected and 6 awardees were CEO of corporation.  He added Quality Management System should be Quality of Management System. So that General Manager should be the quality representative.