Professor Reynold Cheng, Leader of the HKU STAR Lab, will unveil how data science serves society at the Google Cloud Education Summit Hong Kong 2026. He has been invited as a distinguished speaker to share the Lab’s pioneering work in applying data science to address critical societal challenges.

The summit, a premier gathering for Hong Kong’s education leaders, will take place on January 31, 2026, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Focusing on the theme “The Future of Learning: AI for Every Classroom,” it aims to move beyond theory and deliver actionable strategies for educational transformation.

At 3:50 PM, Professor Cheng will lead a session titled “Data Science for Social Goods: STAR Lab’s Experience.” While Data Science and AI are often associated with commercial efficiency and profit maximization, their potential to solve deep-rooted social challenges is equally profound. In this session, the HKU STAR Lab shares its pioneering journey in “Data Science for Social Good,” demonstrating how advanced technology can be humanized to serve the community’s most vulnerable sectors.

Date: 31 January, 2026 (Saturday)
Registration Time: 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Event Time: 2:00 PM – 5:20 PM
Venue: Meeting Room N201, 2/F, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Phase 2)
Address: 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Register Link:
https://cloudonair.withgoogle.com/events/hk-google-cloud-education-summit-2026#

Empowering Families in the Digital Age

The Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project (“JCSFL Project”) aims at leveraging advanced Information and Communication Technologies in support of more effective and innovative service delivery provided by all NGO-operated Integrated Family Service Centres and Integrated Services Centres to promote family well-being and enhance the sector’s capacity in the use of technology and data for family service innovations that can respond to emerging service needs. We are thrilled to announce that the Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project Finale cum International Conference 2025, with the theme of “Empowering Families in the Digital Age”, will be held from 26 August to 28 August 2025 at Lecture Theatre 2, 1/F, HKUMed Academic Building, 3 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.

The 3-day event will consist of an opening ceremony, thematic forum “Mapping the Way Forward for Greater Impact: Digital Innovation for Next-Generation Family Services”, keynote and plenary presentations to showcase good practices of the JCSFL Project and Hong Kong’s experience, facilitate knowledge transfer and sharing on leveraging technologies and data to enhance delivery of innovative and effective family services among local and international field experts, professionals, NGOs and academia, creating a network and platform for future collaboration and sustainable development. Come join us!

Date: 26 August – 28 August 2025
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, 1/F, HKUMed Academic Building, 3 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

Register Link:
https://conf.jcsmartfamilylink.hk/en/reg

Inno China Forum & Inno New Economy Forum – 3rd Hong Kong Forum A large-scale forum on innovation & economy, the Inno China Forum & Inno New Economy Forum – 3rd Hong Kong Forum, will be held for three consecutive months. Over 40 experts from industries, academia, research, government, business, and finance will share insights on innovative technologies, biotechnology, financial technology, ESG, e-commerce, and the development of the healthcare sector.

Date: September 28, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Venue: Venue: 1/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Chee, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Prof. Reynold Cheng, the coordinator of the HINCare project, has been invited to give a live talk on the topic of “HINCare: Intelligent Timebanking for Volunteering Services” at AI 2000.

In the talk, Prof. Cheng will introduce the HINCare project and discuss the development of a Timebanking platform as well as the use of Heterogeneous Information Network (HIN) technology to help volunteers and beneficiaries with service matching. The HINCare project is an initiative aimed at promoting the development of volunteer services. Through a timebanking platform, participants can exchange their time to provide volunteer services to those in need. During the talk, Prof. Cheng will share the progress and achievements of the HINCare project, and provide an in-depth look at the operational model of the timebanking platform and the application of HIN technology.

The talk is scheduled for May 30th, 2024, at 15:00. Everyone is welcome to attend and learn more about this innovative approach to volunteer services.

Prof. Reynold Cheng will attend the I&T Tech Talk at URBAN TECH WEEK 2024 on April 16, 3:30-7:00 PM, at Tam Wing Fan HKU Innowing. He will introduce HINCare, a software platform that provides volunteering and cultivating mutual-help culture in the community. HINCare uses the HIN (Heterogeneous Information Network) to recommend helpers to elders or other service recipients, and is now supporting 17 NGOs and 9.000 users. Please stay tuned for the talk, we are looking forward to your participation.

The info of the talk is as follows:

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Time: 3:30-7:00 pm HKT
Form: Online or In-person
Venue: Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing HKU Innowing

Register Link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/urban-technology-week-2024-it-tech-talk-panel-discussion-hku-innowing-tickets-873121157887?aff=oddtdtcreator