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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20170718T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20170718T160000
DTSTAMP:20260511T050644
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SUMMARY:New Nonlinear Control Designs and Applications for Better Performance and Easier Implementation
DESCRIPTION:Instructors/Speakers\nProf. Chunjiang QIAN\nMary Lou Clarke Endowed Distinguished Professor\, Department Chair\nDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering\nUniversity of Texas\, San Antonio\, USA \nAbstract\nIn the past\, to design controllers for nonlinear systems\, the intrinsic nonlinear structures are often ignored or destroyed by linearization or feedback linearization methods. However\, these controllers\, including PID controllers and even some nonlinear controllers based on feedback linearization\, are no longer adequate to accommodate the increasing requirement for improved performances and enlarged operating regions of modern nonlinear control systems. This talk will discuss new perspectives in handling nonlinear systems and sketch recent progresses in nonlinear controller design including finite-time control\, nonlinear observer\, domination approach\, and sampled-data control. In addition\, these talk shows that the new controllers can ensure improved performance and easier implementation for several practical systems\, such as marine surface vehicles\, electric vehicles driven by in-wheel motors\, and hydraulic turbine systems. \nBiography\nProf. Chunjiang Qian received his B.S. and M.S degrees in Control Theory from Fudan University in 1992 and 1994 respectively\, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University\, 2001. Since August 2001\, he has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering\, University of Texas at San Antonio\, where he is currently Mary Lou Clarke Endowed Distinguished Professor and serving as the Department Chair. His current research interests include robust and adaptive control\, nonlinear system theory\, optimal control\, network control system\, power plant control\, and biomedical applications. In those areas\, he has published one monograph and more than 180 papers. \nProf. Qian is a recipient of 2003 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award and one of the inaugural recipients of the University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award in 2009. He received the 3rd Best Paper Award in the ISA (International Society of Automation) Power Industry Division Symposium (2011) and the Best Poster Paper Award in the 3rd IFAC International Conference on Intelligent Control and Automation Science (2013). He currently serves as an Associate Editor for Automatica and a Subject Editor for International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control. \n 
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/new-nonlinear-control-designs-and-applications-for-better-performance-and-easier-implementation/
LOCATION:E11-1006
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170719
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170722
DTSTAMP:20260511T050644
CREATED:20170719T063907Z
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SUMMARY:Civil Engineering Summer Camp 2017土木工程夏令營2017
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URL:/academics/summer-camp/summer-camp-2017/civil-engineering-summer-camp-2017/#new_tab
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20170720T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20170720T160000
DTSTAMP:20260511T050644
CREATED:20170720T070023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T044357Z
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SUMMARY:Just-Noticeable Difference (JND) for Multimedia Signals
DESCRIPTION:Instructors/Speakers\nProf. Weisi LIN\nNanyang Technological University\nSingapore \nAbstract\nAs a result of the evolution\, the human has developed unique characteristics in perception of viewing\, hearing\, smelling\, touching and tasting. Just Noticeable Difference (JND) refers to the minimal amount of “X” that must be changed for the difference to be sensed by the human\, where X can be any signal\, derived quantity from signals such as emotion and user-experience\, or even technical specifications such as resolution\, asynchrony\, accuracy\, etc. “Perception is reality”\, so JND plays an important role both explicitly and implicitly throughout our work and life\, from sound to smell and from engineering to marketing (e.g.\, advertisement\, logo management\, personalization\, and recommendation). The scientific measurement and formulation for JND are the prerequisite for user-centric designs and for turning human perceptual sensitivities into many system advantages. In this seminar\, a holistic view will be first presented on JND research and practice\, followed by an in-depth case study in visual signals. JND modeling for visual signals has attracted much research interests so far\, while those for audio\, haptics\, olfaction\, gestation and other forms of signals are expected to intensify. In essence\, factors to influence JND also include utility\, culture and personality\, as will be highlighted. \nBiography\nDr Lin Weisi is a well-recognized researcher in image processing\, perception-based signal modelling and assessment\, video compression\, and multimedia communication systems. In the said areas\, he has published 180+ international journal papers and 230+ international conference papers\, 7 patents\, 9 book chapters\, 2 authored books and 3 edited books\, as well as excellent track record in leading and delivering more than 10 major funded projects (with over S$6.5m research funding). He earned his Ph.D from King’s College\, University of London. He had been the Lab Head\, Visual Processing\, in Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R). Currently\, he is an Associate Professor\, School of Computer Science and Engineering\, Nanyang Technological University\, where he served as the Associate Chair (Graduate Studies) in 2013-2014. \nHe is a Fellow of IEEE and IET\, and an Honorary Fellow of Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists. He has been elected as a Distinguished Lecturer in both IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (2016-17) and Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association (2012-13)\, and given keynote/invited/tutorial/panel talks to 20+ international conferences during the past 10 years. He has been an Associate Editor for IEEE Trans. on Image Processing\, IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology\, IEEE Trans. on Multimedia\, IEEE Signal Processing Letters\, Quality and User Experience\, and Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation. He was also the Guest Editor for 7 special issues in international journals\, and chaired the IEEE MMTC QoE Interest Group (2012-2014); he has been a Technical Program Chair for IEEE Int’l Conf. Multimedia and Expo (ICME 2013)\, International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX 2014)\, International Packet Video Workshop (PV 2015)\, Pacific-Rim Conf. on Multimedia (PCM 2012) and IEEE Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP 2017). He has been awarded Zukunftskolleg Mentorship (2014) by University of Konstanz (Germany)\, Distinguished Overseas Professorship (2014) by Xidian University (China)\, and High Impact Research (HIR) Icon (2016) by University of Malaya. He has served as a voting member of 7 IEEE Technical Committees\, and on the IEEE ICME Steering Committee (2014-2015). He has been also elected to the European Network on QoE in Multimedia Systems and Services (QUALINET) from a Non-COST Country Institution\, based on scientific merits. He believes that good theory is practical\, and has delivered 9 major systems and modules for industrial deployment with the technology developed. \n 
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/just-noticeable-difference-jnd-for-multimedia-signals/
LOCATION:E11-1035 (University of Macau)
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20170721T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20170721T120000
DTSTAMP:20260511T050644
CREATED:20170721T030041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T044357Z
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SUMMARY:Fillers' application in concrete
DESCRIPTION:Instructors/Speakers\nDr. Johnny Ching Ming HO\nSenior Lecturer\nSchool of Civil Engineering\, University of Queensland\nAustralia \nAbstract\nWet packing density defined as the maximum solid-to-container volume ratio is one of the fundamental concrete properties that governs the performance of fresh and hardened concrete. By increasing the wet packing density\, the concrete performance improves in the following ways: (1) The densely packed particles decrease the porosity of concrete such that more loads are carried by the aggregates instead of paste that increases strength; (2) More water trapped in the interstitial void can be free up to increase workability; (3) Less paste is required to fill up the void between aggregates that increases dimensional stability. An effective way to increase the wet packing density of concrete is to broaden the particle size distribution\, e.g. blending with fly ash and silica fume. However\, these cementitious materials will hydrate with water and form paste\, which decrease the dimensional stability of concrete. To this\, inert (non-cementitious) fillers are advocated to improve the packing density and performance of concrete. In this seminar\, the speaker will introduce the use of limestone and foundry sand to improve the performance of concrete by sharing some test results obtained at University of Queensland. Some recommendations on the use of Nano-material in concrete will be provided. Appropriate use of inert filler(s) can improve the performance of concrete\, decrease cement usage and cost\, as well as cutting down the greenhouse gas emission. \nBiography\nDr. Johnny Ho is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Civil Engineering\, The University of Queensland. Before joining the university in 2013\, he worked as an Assistant Professor in The University of Hong Kong from 2007-2013. Practically\, Dr. Ho worked in both Hong Kong and Brisbane offices of Arup on some large scale infrastructure projects such as The Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong and the Ipswich Motorway Upgrade (Wacol to Darra) in Brisbane. Dr. Ho’s research interests are on mix design of high-performance concrete with multi-sized fillers\, rheology of cement paste and mortar\, as well as their application in concrete-filled-steel-tube columns. \n 
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/fillers-application-in-concrete/
LOCATION:E11-1043
CATEGORIES:cee_events,event_list,seminarslectures
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170728
DTSTAMP:20260511T050644
CREATED:20170726T031104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T043751Z
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SUMMARY:Computer Vision and Human-Machine Interaction Summer Camp 20172017計算機視覺與人機交互夏令營
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170729
DTSTAMP:20260511T050644
CREATED:20170726T031239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T043751Z
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SUMMARY:Green Vehicle Summer Camp 2017環保交通工具夏令營 2017
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URL:/academics/summer-camp/summer-camp-2017/green-vehicle-summer-camp-2017/#new_tab
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170729
DTSTAMP:20260511T050644
CREATED:20170726T040657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T043750Z
UID:5967-1501027200-1501286399@www.fst.um.edu.mo
SUMMARY:Wireless Technology Study Summer Camp 2017無線技術研習夏令營 2017
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/academics/summer-camp/summer-camp-2017/wireless-technology-study-summer-camp-2017/#new_tab
CATEGORIES:activities,event_list
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20170726T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20170726T160000
DTSTAMP:20260511T050644
CREATED:20170726T070025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T043750Z
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SUMMARY:Contract-Based Model of Evolving Architecture for Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems
DESCRIPTION:Instructors/Speakers\nProf. Zhiming LIU\nCentre for Research and Innovation in Software Engineering (RISE)\nSouthwest University\, Chongqing\nChina \nAbstract\nThe sustainable development of most economies and the quality of life of their citizens largely depend on the development and application of evolutionary digital ecosystems. The characteristic features of these systems are reflected in the so called Internet of Things (IoT)\, Smart Cities\, Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)\, Systems of Human-Machine-Things\, and Data Centers. Compared to the challenges in traditional ICT applications that engineers used to face\, system and software development is to develop and integrate new components or subsystems\, new applications and front end services that depends on the infrastructures of existing systems. This has to deal with the complexity of ever evolving architectures digital components\, physical components\, together with sensors and smart devices controlled and coordinated by software. The architectural components are designed with different technologies\, run on different platforms and interact through different communication technologies. Software runs in these systems for data processing and analytics\, computation\, and intelligent control. However\, the critical requirements of applications of these systems should not be compromised\, and thus critical components need to be “provably correct”. In this talk we discuss\, for development software in these emerging systems\, the need of a foundation for the combination of traditional software engineering\, AI (or knowledge-based engineering) and the emerging Big Data technologies. We show how an interface theory could play a core role in this foundation for seamless combination of different models\, methods and tools for software development\, AI and Big Data\, as well as for system integration. \nBiography\nZhiming Liu is known for his work on real-time and fault-tolerant program design\, verification\, and schedulability analysis by transformations that established a theory of real-time and fault-tolerant refinement; probabilistic duration calculus for system dependability specification and analysis\, and his work on the rCOS formal method of model-driven design. The key bibliographic database lists over 130 of his peer reviewed publications in recognized outlets. These include papers published in the top journals on formal methods\, ACM Transactions on Programming Languages\, Formal Aspects of Computing\, Science of Computer Programming and Theoretical Computer Science\, as well as mainstream conferences. He received a 2nd prize in natural science of Science and Technology Award from Macao SAR in 2012 for his work on the rCOS method. He joined Southwest University in Chongqing (China) as a full-time professor in January 2016\, and he is now leading to build the Centre for Research and Innovation in Software Engineering. Zhiming Liu received his PhD in 1991 from the University of Warwick (UK)\, and then worked there for three more years as a postdoc research fellow till 1994. After that\, he worked during 1994-2005 at the University of Leicester as lecturer. Between 2002 and 2013\, he worked for the United National University – International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST\, Macau) as a research fellow and then senior research fellow. Then he worked from 2013 to 2015 at Birmingham City University as Professor of Software Engineering before he returned back China to take his current position. Zhiming Liu is a member of CCF\, a Fellow of British Computer Society\, and a senior member of ACM. He also a founder of the international conferences ICTAC\, SEFM\, FACS and SETTA. \n 
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/contract-based-model-of-evolving-architecture-for-intelligent-cyber-physical-systems/
LOCATION:E11-4045 (University of Macau)
CATEGORIES:event_list,seminarslectures
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170727
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170729
DTSTAMP:20260511T050644
CREATED:20170727T030523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T043750Z
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SUMMARY:3D reconstruction with Quadcopters Summer Camp 20172017四軸飛行器三維重建夏令營
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/academics/summer-camp/summer-camp-2017/3d-reconstruction-with-quadcopters-summer-camp-2017/#new_tab
CATEGORIES:activities,event_list
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170727
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170729
DTSTAMP:20260511T050644
CREATED:20170727T030839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T043749Z
UID:5915-1501113600-1501286399@www.fst.um.edu.mo
SUMMARY:Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Summer Camp 20172017 機器人與人工智能夏令營
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/academics/summer-camp/summer-camp-2017/robotics-and-artificial-intelligence-summer-camp-2017/#new_tab
CATEGORIES:activities,event_list
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20170731T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20170731T110000
DTSTAMP:20260511T050644
CREATED:20170731T020031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T043749Z
UID:6146-1501495200-1501498800@www.fst.um.edu.mo
SUMMARY:Research of key technology of primary mirror hydraulic supporting system
DESCRIPTION:Instructors/Speakers\nProf. Xiongbin PENG\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Mechatronics Engineering\nShantou University\nChina \nAbstract\nLarge scale reflecting telescope is a technology-intensive equipment in many fields such as national security\, space detection\, universe exploration. They are usually equipped with large diameter primary mirrors\, which guarantee them with stronger light gathering power and high resolution\, to explore instant galaxies from hunderds of millions of light year away. In this context\, this talk will firstly introduce the difficulties when designing a hydraulic support system for large scale primary mirrors. Secondly\, the supporting stiffness of a hydraulic support system is analyzed. Thirdly\, the methodology for the precise position control of a support system shall be discussed. Finally\, the future directions with critical research areas in field of hydraulic support system for a primary mirror shall be highlighted. \nBiography\nDr. Xiongbin Peng is currently working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Mechatronics Engineering at Shantou University. He received his PhD degree in Mechatronic Engineering from Zhejiang University\, Hangzhou\, China in 2016. His main research interests include Thermal Management Design for Energy Storage Systems\, Position Control of Primary Mirror Hydraulic Support System. He has worked jointly with Changchun Institute of optics\, fine mechanics and physics\, Chinese Academy of Sciences for 2 years on high stiffness design and precise position control of primary mirror hydraulic support system. He is the co-founder of Product Design Research Groups (PDRG\, www.pdrg-group.org) involving collaborators from 12 countries. Through his research group\, he has experience of supervising 3 undergraduate and 2 post graduate students. \n 
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/research-of-key-technology-of-primary-mirror-hydraulic-supporting-system/
LOCATION:E11-1009
CATEGORIES:cee_events,event_list,seminarslectures
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20170731T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20170731T120000
DTSTAMP:20260511T050644
CREATED:20170731T030019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T043749Z
UID:6149-1501498800-1501502400@www.fst.um.edu.mo
SUMMARY:Recent Trends and Challenges in Energy Storage Systems
DESCRIPTION:Instructors/Speakers\nProf. Akhil GARG\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Mechatronics Engineering\nShantou University\nChina \nAbstract\nIn the recent years\, Energy storage systems such as battery packs/fuel cells used in Electric vehicles (EVs) has been extensively promoted in developing economies where the environmental burden due to extensive production exists. In this context\, this talk will firstly introduce the four main research problems undertaken. The development of evolutionary algorithms with applications in fuel cells is illustrated. Secondly\, the experimental methodology of using mechanical parameter such as the stack stress to estimate the state of health of battery shall be discussed. The methodology for solving the design optimization problem of battery pack enclosure shall be discussed. \nBiography\nDr. Akhil Garg is currently working as an Associate Professor in Department of Mechatronics Engineering at Shantou University. He received his PhD degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU)\, Singapore in 2015. His main research interests include Design for Energy Storage Systems\, Applications of AI in Sustainable manufacturing\, Robust Optimization\, Evolutionary algorithms. He has worked jointly with Aerospace Industry Rolls-Royce Singapore for 2 years on Design optimization of finishing process. He has published over 25 SCI Journals in field of sustainable manufacturing\, cleaner energy systems and artificial intelligence. \n 
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/recent-trends-and-challenges-in-energy-storage-systems/
LOCATION:E11-1009
CATEGORIES:cee_events,event_list,seminarslectures
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