Programme

Frontiers in Data-Driven Environmental Solutions and Technology Programme

Programme

Hong Kong Time (GMT +8)

This seminar series consists of 3 half-day seminars and 1 international symposium held throughout the year 2026. The table below stated the tentative dates and rundown of the seminars.

Seminar 2
Solutions and Approaches to Tackle and Monitor Environmental Degradation, and Identification of Habitats and Population at Risk

Time
20 June 2026
09:00 – 09:30
Registration
Opening Remarks
09:30 – 10:00
Prof. Abid HALEEM
Jamia Millia Islamia, India
10:00 – 10:30
Prof. Jinshao YE
Jinan University, China
10:30 – 10:40
Break
10:40 – 11:10
Prof. Paulina Pui Yun WONG
Lingnan University, China
11:10 – 11:40
Dr. Sang Hyun MOH
Bio-FD&C Plant Cell Research Institute, Korea
11:40 – 12:10
Dr. Sissi Si CHEN
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
12:10 – 12:30
Panel Discussion
– End of Seminar 2 –

Seminar 3
Challenges for AI and Big Data for Sustainability: Data Quality, Scalability, Governance, and Compliance

Time
8 August 2026
09:00 – 09:30
Registration
Opening Remarks
09:30 – 10:00
Prof. John Kwok Tai CHUI
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
10:00 – 10:30
Prof. Jin HAN
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
10:30 – 11:00
Prof. Robert M. HUGHES
Oregon State University
11:00 – 11:10
Break
11:10 – 11:40
TBC
11:40 – 12:10
TBC
12:10 – 12:30
Panel Discussion
– End of Seminar 3 –

International Symposium
Future Research Directions for Environmental Sustainability

Time
26 November 2026
15:00 – 18:00
Registration
18:00 – 21:00
Round Table Discussion Forum on
“Future Research Directions for Environmental Sustainability”
&
Welcome Dinner
– End of Symposium Day 1-
Time
27 November 2026
10:00 – 17:00
Field Trip
(For invited guests only)
– End of Symposium Day 2 –
Time
28 November 2026
09:15 – 09:30
Opening Ceremony
09:30 – 10:00
Prof. Bin LUO
Lanzhou University
10:00 – 10:30
Prof. Scott BAO
Shenzhen Customs Information Center
10:30 – 11:00
Prof. Xue XUE
Shenzhen Langhe Tech Limited
11:00 – 11:30
Panel Discussion 1
Speakers: Prof. Bin Luo, Prof. Scott Bao and Prof. Xue Xue
Topic: AI and Big Data for Environmental Sustainability
11:30 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:30
TBC
14:30 – 15:00
TBC
15:00 – 15:30
TBC
15:30 – 16:00
Panel Discussion 2
Speakers: TBC
Topic: Environmental Omics
16:00 – 16:15
Tea Break
16:15 – 16:45
TBC
16:45 – 17:15
TBC
17:15 – 17:45
TBC
17:45 – 18:15
Panel Discussion 3
Speakers: TBC
Topic: Environmental Health
18:15
Closing
– End of Symposium Day 3 –

Past Event

Seminar 1
AI and Big Data for Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability: Current Status and Breakthrough

Time
21 March 2026
09:00 – 09:30
Registration
Opening Remarks
09:30 – 10:00
Prof. Jiarui ZHOU
University of Birmingham, U.K.
10:00 – 10:30
Prof. Gilda AIELLO
San Raffaele University of Rome, Italy
10:30 – 10:40
Break
10:40 – 11:10
Prof. Bolanle Adefowoke OJOKOH
Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Nigeria
11:10 – 11:40
Prof. Davide TOSI
University of Insubria, Italy
11:40 – 12:10
Prof. Rajeev CHIB
University of Toronto, Canada
12:10 – 12:30
Panel Discussion
– End of Seminar 1 –