Dr. Harry Shum appointed adjunct professor by Tsinghua University

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"data-reactid =" 12 "> BEIJING, March 6, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – We believe that having world class experts like Dr Harry Shum teaching at Tsinghua will not only have a positive impact on the Tsinghua University, but will also contribute to the development of artificial intelligence in China and around the world, said Qiu Yong, president of Tsinghua University.

On March 5, the ceremony to appoint Dr Harry Shum as an adjunct professor at Tsinghua University was held at Tsinghua. President Qiu presented the nomination letter to Dr. Harry Shum online. The ceremony was moderated by Vice President and Provost of Tsinghua University, Yang Bin. It is also the first time that Tsinghua University has organized such an online ceremony.

Qiu Yong congratulated Dr. Harry Shum for becoming an assistant professor at Tsinghua University for the second time and expressed his sincere gratitude to Dr. Shum for his great contribution to teaching and research. at Tsinghua, as well as for the creation and development of global innovation. eXchange Institute (GIX), a collaboration between Tsinghua University and the University of Washington with support from Microsoft. On September 23, 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a dawn redwood as a gift to GIX during his state visit to the United States. In the current international situation, GIX is not only the Tsinghua's first physical presence abroad, but also a milestone in China. WE interpersonal and technological exchanges.

Qiu Yong noted that due to the new coronavirus epidemic, Tsinghua University started large-scale online courses as scheduled on February 17. On March 2, Chinese President Xi Jinping came to Tsinghua University School of Medicine to inspect scientific research on the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as well as diagnosis and treatment. of the disease. During the inspection, President Xi stressed that new technologies, including artificial intelligence and big data, should be applied to epidemiological investigations and tracing of sources of viruses to determine where the virus comes from and how it will develop. Artificial intelligence will bring huge changes to human society and its influence on each of us will be beyond our imagination.

In this special time, we would still like to say Fight on, Wuhan! Stay strong, China! We are firmly convinced of China's victory over the epidemic and also believe that the epidemic will be finally overcome thanks to the joint efforts of all countries, said Qiu Yong.

After the speech, Qiu Yong presented the nomination letter to Dr. Shum online.

Dr. Shum thanked Qiu Yong and Tsinghua University for their continued care and support. He recalled the luck he has had throughout his 20 years of association with Tsinghua University, guiding doctoral students and conducting research together. He added that the sudden epidemic of the new coronavirus is a challenge for all of humanity. Just a few days ago, Bill Gates, honorary doctor of Tsinghua University, called on all countries to accelerate innovation and research, save more lives and improve global mechanisms for responds to epidemics. As a scientist and teacher, I am deeply committed to this mission. We need to bring together talents from around the world to solve our common problems with an open mind, a rigorous attitude towards learning and a spirit of perseverance.

After the ceremony, Dr. Shum delivered an online conference called Engineering Responsible AI.

During the conference, Dr. Shum explored the best way to meet societal challenges before the next cycle of AI innovation and development. Until now, the answer has focused on guiding principles to help companies and countries navigate the complexity and implications of AI. But principles alone are no longer enough, industry, academia and government must take action now to move from principles to practices.

Shum also shared his ideas on what Microsoft AI and research have been doing, from explicable and interpretable AI research, to the use of useful tools such as datasheets and lists control systems commonly used in other industries, forming an internal AI ethics committee providing guidelines for the shipment of AI products , sharing and learning best practices with other companies through the AI ​​Partnership.

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