William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor Toshio Fukuda
Sep 5, 2024
AI Robots and Moon Shot Program
Date: September 5, 2024 (Thursday)
Time: 5 pm
Venue: Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing Two, HKU
Speaker: Professor Toshio Fukuda
Professor Emeritus of Nagoya University
Abstract:
We have been working on the large project on AI and Robot in the Moonshot program since 2020. Focusing on the coevolution and self organization capabilities, based on the Society 5.0 concept, it is a new and challenging program aiming at the AI robotic system in 2050, which will contribute on solving some of Mega-trend problem in our society. I will introduce some of the projects in this program for realization of the Society 5.0 by back-casting technologies from the 2050 to the current ones. Then I will show the progress and current status of several projects of the Program since there are new projects on Science of Awareness and infrastructure construction on the moon by AI and robotic technology.
About the speaker:
Dr. Toshio Fukuda is Professor Emeritus of Nagoya University and the University professor of Waseda University. He is mainly engaging in the research fields of intelligent robotic system, micro and nano robotics, bio-robotic system, and technical diagnosis and error recovery system.
He received the IEEE Robotics and Automation Pioneer Award (2004), IEEE George Saridis Leadership Award (2009), IEEE Robotics and Automation Technical Field Award (2010), Friendship Award from Chinese Government (2014), Medal of Honor on Purple Ribbon (2015), Foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2017), The Order of the Scared Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (2022) from Japanese Government. He was President of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (1998-1999), 2020 IEEE President first elected from Asia and Europe. IEEE Fellow (1995). SICE Fellow (1995). JSME Fellow (2002), RSJ Fellow (2004) VRSJ Fellow (2011), member of the Japan Academy of Engineering (2013).
All members of the HKU community and the general public are welcome to join. Seats for on-site participants are limited. Interested parties please register through the link below by September 4, 2024 noon: (https://rb.gy/hb6biw).
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We look forward to seeing you in the lecture. Thank you.