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Meeting with Cloud Park Shenzhen PolyU - Alibaba Collaboration Strengthens
with PolyU’s Participation in the Alibaba
Annual Research Collaboration Summit
and High-level Meeting

Date Date
16 Apr 2018 12 & 21 Apr 2018

Abstract Abstract

ITDO met with Cloud Park Shenzhen and introduced the To facilitate the research collaboration between PolyU
group with PolyU capabilities in innovation and technology and Alibaba, Professor Alex Wai, Vice President (Research
collaborations. Cloud Park also shared their collaborating Development) of PolyU led the team from the Faculty of
projects within Shenzhen and Hong Kong. A visit tour to Engineering and ITDO to Alibaba’s headquarter at Hanzhou.
House of Innovation and InnoHub was organized. An in-depth discussion with Mr. Zhang Jianfeng, Chief
Technology Officer of Alibaba for an in-depth discussion was
held.
And during the Alibaba Annual Research Collaboration Summit
2018 held on Apr 21, Professor Cao Jiannong, Chair Professor
of Department of Computing and Director of University’s
Research Facility in Big Data Analytics was invited to give a
keynote speech to introduce the applications and different
innovative values of Smart Internet of Things.
Professor Zhang Lei, the Chair Professor & Associate Head
of Department of Computing, who built up solid collaborative
research with Alibaba AI central R&D organization and City
Brain Initiatives, was presented with The Best Partner Award
in Alibaba-Academic Collaboration at the Summit.

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