Fall 2022 – CMA seminar
Week 1 - Prof. Pan Hui: Life, the Metaverse and Everything: An Overview of Privacy, Ethics, and Governance in Metaverse
Time: 7th Sep 2022 10:30AM HKT
Abstract:
The metaverse is expected to be the next major evolution phase of the internet. The metaverse will have an impact on human society, production, and life. In this seminar, we will talk about the current trends and challenges that building such a virtual environment will face. We focus on three major pillars to guide the development of the metaverse: privacy, governance, and ethical design, to guide the development of the metaverse.
Speaker Bio:
Pan Hui received his PhD from the Computer Laboratory at University of Cambridge. He is a Chair Professor of Computational Media and Arts and Director of the Centre for Metaverse and Computational Creativity at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), and a Chair Professor of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a member of Academia Europaea, an IEEE Fellow, and an ACM Distinguished Scientist. His notable career profile also includes the Nokia Chair in Data Science at the University of Helsinki, Finland, a Distinguished Scientist at the Deutsche Telekom Laboratories (T-labs), Germany, and an adjunct professor of Social Computing at Aalto University, Finland.
Location: W2- Rm201
Zoom Meeting Information:
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