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Mr. Elliott Steer, Liaison Officer Advisor and Mr. Martin Blair, International Liaison Officer of National Crime Agency of British Consulate-General Hong Kong visited ASTRI on 30 May 2016.  Dr. Duncan Wong, Director, Security and Data Sciences briefed them on ASTRI’s technologies on cyber security and showed them around ASTRI Security Lab and Cyber Range Lab.

ASTRI has had the privilege of showcasing a number of ASTRI’s latest technologies to The Honourable Bernard Charnwut Chan, GBS, JP on 20 May 2016 when he paid a visit to ASTRI.  ASTRI’s CEO Dr. Frank Tong, CTO Dr. Ieong Meikei and Director of Security and Data Sciences Dr. Duncan Wong presented an overview of ASTRI to Mr. Chan and showed him the latest technologies including ASTRI Security Lab, Cyber Range Lab, Blockchain, facial recognition, HPE Data Analytics Lab, Naked Eye 3D Display Lab, AI on Chinese character recognition, behavioral authentication and 5G Wireless Lab.

Mr. Wong Ming-yam, BBS, JP, Chairman of ASTRI (3^rd from the right) and ASTRI’s senior management extend a warm welcome to the Honourable Bernard Charnwut Chan, GBS, JP for visiting ASTRI (3^rd from the left).

ASTRI’s CEO Dr. Frank Tong and R&D expertise present ASTRI’s latest technologies (Left photo: Visit to Cyber Range Lab; Right photo: Visit to Naked Eye 3D Display Lab).

Delegates from Bank of China (Hong Kong) including COO Mr. Zhong Xiangqun, Deputy CEO Ms. Ann Kung Yeung Yun Chi, General Manager of IT Mr. Rocky Cheng Chung-ngam, General Manager of Channel Management Mr. Lo Ping-wa, Deputy General Manager of E-Finance Mr. Tan Jiming and Deputy General Manager of Commercial Banking Department Mr. Yau Sheung-yu visited ASTRI on 19 May 2016.  ASTRI’s CEO Dr. Frank Tong, CTO Dr. Ieong Meikei, Director of Security and Data Sciences Dr. Duncan Wong and Director of Office of Chief Technology Officer Mr. Ryan Chung extended a warm welcome to the delegates and introduced to them ASTRI’s latest technologies including ASTRI Security Lab, Cyber Range Lab, Blockchain, facial recognition, HPE Data Analytics Lab, Naked Eye 3D Display Lab, AI on Chinese character recognition, behavioral authentication and 5G Wireless Lab.

Delegates from Bank of China (Hong Kong): COO Mr. Zhong Xiangqun (Centre), Deputy CEO Ms. Kung Yeung Yun Chi, (3^rd ,left), Deputy General Manager of E-Finance Mr. Tan Jiming (2^nd left), General Manager of Channel Management Mr. Lo Ping-wa (2^nd ,right), Deputy General Manager of Commercial Banking Department Mr. Yau Sheung-yu (3^rd right) and General Manager of IT Mr. Rocky Cheng Chung-ngam (4^th, right).

The delegates tour around the Cyber Range Lab.

The delegates are interested in the facial recognition technology.

Over 200 secondary school students from 26 Asian countries and regions who participated in the 17th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) visited Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks today and attended an ASTRI Introduction session hosted by Dr. Vincent Lau, R&D Director (Software and System) of ASTRI. Apart from giving an overview of ASTRI, Dr. Vincent Lau also presented a number of ASTRI’s technology projects to stimulate participants’ interest in science and technology.

Dr. Vincent Lau, R&D Director (Software and System) of ASTRI presents ASTRI’s  projects to the participants of 17th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO).

Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) is pleased to announce the graduation of DecaSense from the ASTRI Innovation Runway Entrepreneurship Fellow Program (AIR Program). Being the first one to graduate from the AIR Program, the team has formed a company named “DecaSense Technology Limited” in Hong Kong.

The team joined AIR Program in November 2015 and targets at making low cost wearable sensing devices with patented motion capture technology for professional sports analysis. With this innovative project, the team has successfully garnered investment from an investor for commercialization in China.

AIR program is an entrepreneurship fellow program, organized by ASTRI and sponsored by the Innovation and Technology Commission of HKSAR Government, to offer pre-incubation supports to young technology entrepreneurs in Hong Kong. The intake for 2016 is now open for application. Successful applicants will receive fellowship award, mentorship support and field trip opportunity. For more details, please visit http://air.astri.org.

Delegates from HiSilicon Technologies Co., Ltd. (HiSilicon) and Prajna IoT Tech Co. Ltd (Prajna IoT) paid a visit to ASTRI on 21 April 2016. ASTRI’s Chief Executive Officer Dr. Frank Tong and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Ieong Mei Kei extended a warm welcome to the visitors. The delegates met with Dr. Tong and Dr. Ieong as well as R&D experts to gain a better understanding of ASTRI and to explore the collaboration opportunities on IoT technologies.

Dr. Frank Tong (left) and Mr. Steve Chu, Vice President of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

Dr. Frank Tong, Chief Executive Officer of ASTRI (7^th from right) and Dr. Meikei Ieong, Chief Technology Officer of ASTRI (5^th from right) as well as ASTRI’s R&D experts meet with the delegates from HiSilicon Technologies and Prajna IoT Tech.

Once again, ASTRI’s website scooped the Sliver Award in the Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme jointly organized by the Office of Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC).

The award winning new website was launched in September 2015, and was designed according to the web accessibility guidelines set out in the Scheme with a view to facilitating easy access to online information and services by all members in the community.

The Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme is open to all local companies, non-government/quasi-government organizations, and academia, with the aim to encourage and recognize local enterprises and organizations’ efforts to adopt accessibility design in their websites and mobile apps.

For details about the scheme, please refer to: http://www.ogcio.gov.hk/en/community/web_accessibility/recognition_scheme/

ASTRI wins silver award in Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme 2016.

Mr. Alan Pun, Senior Manager, Chief Technology Officer Office of ASTRI represents ASTRI to receive the award.

On 12 April, Dr. Andrew Wat, Director of Data Analytics, Security and Data Sciences gave a presentation titled “Big Data Applied Research and Development in HK” at the “Big Data & Analytics Innovation Summit” held at the InterContinental Hotel Grand Stanford Hong Kong. In the presentation, he highlighted ASTRI’s R&D activities and strengths in big data and financial technology. Apart from giving presentation, Dr. Wat also joined the panel discussion to discuss “Top Trends to Look Out For in 2016” with industry experts.

On 14 April, he took part in the Seminar on “Internet Finance and Technology Innovation of China & Hong Kong” held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre whereby he gave a presentation titled “The Opportunity of Hong Kong in FinTech Market”. Dr. Wat also joined the panel discussion of “How do Innovative Technology support the development of SME?”

Dr. Wat speaks at the Big Data & Analytics Innovation Summit on 12 April.

Dr. Wat speaks at the Seminar on “Internet Finance and Technology Innovation of China & Hong Kong” on 14 April.

Dr. Wat joins the panel discussion of “How do Innovative Technology support the development of SME?”