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SEEM FYP was awarded HK$20,000 by the FYP+ Support Scheme organized by the Hong Kong X Foundation

March 14, 2018July 9, 2019News

March 14, 2018

SEEM FYP was awarded HK$20,000 by the FYP+ Support Scheme organized by the Hong Kong X Foundation

Mr. Bowen Chin, an SEEM undergraduate student whose final year project supervised by Professor Helen Meng on developing an interactive mobile application to assess and detect cognitive impairment in elderly individuals, was selected as one out of fifty projects (across hong kong) to enter the FYP+ Support Scheme, which was organised by the Hong Kong X Foundation and supported by Sequoia Capital China. Through this scheme, the project was awarded HK$20,000 grant, after pitching before leading academics and industry leaders.

Dr. Gabriel Fung and Dr. Keith Wong, both from SEEM, won the championship (FinTech Group, HKD$300,000) of the BOCHK FinTech Hackathon

March 12, 2018July 9, 2019News

March 12, 2018
Dr. Gabriel Fung and Dr. Keith Wong, both from SEEM, won the championship (FinTech Group, HKD$300,000) of the BOCHK FinTech Hackathon. BOCHK FinTech Hackathon is organized by Bank of China (Hong Kong) and supported by the Haccelerator Platform organized by Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Cyberport. The competition aims at promoting new and innovative services for banks. The winning proposal is “BOC A.I. Stock Analyzer”. The proposal uses Big Data, Machine Learning and NLP to instantly analysis broker reports and market behaviour so as to provide a customized investment solution to the bank customers.

Judges:
Nelson Chow (Chief FinTech Officer, HKMA)
Toa Charm (Chief Public Mission Officer, Cyberport)
Terry Lo (Chief Executive, BOC Group Life Assurance)
Rocky Cheng (GM of IT Department, BOCHK)
Liu Saili (GM of PB & WM, BOCHK)
Wang Lan (GM or E-Finance Centre, BOCHK)
Samson Tai (CTO, IBM HK)

Local News: 中大研分析股票AI　增投資盈利

CUHK team won first runner up in FinTech hackathon

December 29, 2017July 9, 2019News

December, 2017

As part of the FinTech Education Week, HKUST organized a 24-hour FinTech hackathon opening to all university students in Hong Kong and alumni. The hackathon centers around FinTech solutions with no particular restrictions on the area, so themes from blockchain, insurTech to regTech are all welcome.

The event was held on November 4-5, 2017 at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, inviting over 150 participants. CUHK team won first runner up against the 27 student teams with their solutions on cryptocurrency analytics. The team compromises of Stanley YING (SEEM), Kenny Chan (CSE), Lau Yu Hei (CSE) and Wong Kam Shing (CSE)

Presentation of 15-year Long Service Award Souvenirs

December 11, 2017July 9, 2019News

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Professor Anthony Man-Cho So received the CUHK Research Excellence Award 2016-17

December 1, 2017July 10, 2019News

CUHK FinTech Seminar Series on November 1, 2017

November 1, 2017July 9, 2019News

SEEM and InvestHK organized the CUHK FinTech Seminar Series on November 1, 2017, as part of the FinTech Education Week

As part of the Hong Kong FinTech Education Week and supported by InvestHK, the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management organized the FinTech seminar series at 4:00pm on November 1, 2017 Wednesday in YIA LT3, CUHK. The seminar series presents leading FinTech practitioners lecturing on recent advances and developments in the area.

Guest speakers include :

Mr. Charles d’Haussy, Head of FinTech, Invest Hong Kong, speaking about “Fintech Entrepreneurship in Hong Kong”

Mr. Louis Mak, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, I-Access Group and Director, Board of Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute, speaking about “The Rise of P2P Financial Services”

Professor Helen Meng, Chairman, Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management. speaking about “Big Data Decision Analytics @CUHK”

and Mr. Chung Chi Wai, Manager, Fintech Facilitation Office, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, speaking about “Opportunities and Challenges of the FinTech Ecosystem in Hong Kong”

The inspiring talks were well attended by an active audience.

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Professor Helen Meng Received HKWPEA Outstanding Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Award 2017

September 28, 2017July 9, 2019News

Sep 28, 2017

Professor Helen Meng, Chairman of the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, received 2017 Outstanding Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Award (OWA) by the Hong Kong Women Professionals & Entrepreneurs Association (HKWPEA) in recognition of her professional accomplishment and service to the society. HKWPEA first organized the Outstanding Women Professor and Entrepreneurs Award in 1999 and it is a tri-annual event. The Award honors and celebrates the achievements of women in Hong Kong. It recognizes women who have made significant contributions to their professionals, Hong Kong’s business environment, and society. They are women of integrity and high moral standards, providing outstanding role models to business leaders, peer and youth alike.

Biography of Professor Helen Meng

Department of Systems Engineering & Engineering Management will be launching a new FinTech undergraduate programme for 2017-2018 admissions

January 4, 2017July 10, 2019News

Jan 04, 2017

Department of Systems Engineering & Engineering Management will be launching a new FinTech undergraduate programme for 2017-2018 admissions, for details, please refer to:

http://fintech.se.cuhk.edu.hk

Professor Helen Meng wins the IBM Faculty Award 2016 in recognition of her contributions in research and fruitful partnership with IBM

November 22, 2016July 10, 2019News

Professor Helen Meng wins the IBM Faculty Award 2016 in recognition of her contributions in research and fruitful partnership with IBM. A video made by IBM of one of the protects is at https://youtu.be/9M-WmBHbx-g

Professor Helen Meng has been elected Fellow of the International Speech Communication Association in 2016, “for contributions to multilingual, multimodal human-computer interaction and language-learning technologies.”

November 22, 2016July 10, 2019News

Nov 22, 2016

Professor Helen Meng has been elected Fellow of the International Speech Communication Association in 2016, “for contributions to multilingual, multimodal human-computer interaction and language-learning technologies.” In 2007, ISCA began its Fellows Program to recognize and honor outstanding members who have made significant contributions to the science and technology of speech communication. The total number of Fellows selected in any one year will not exceed one-third percent of the total ISCA membership in that year. (http://www.isca-speech.org/iscaweb/index.php/honors/fellows)