On 1st November 2024, the seminar series ‘New Challenges of Information Security in the Age of Artificial Intelligence’ was successfully held at the Conference Hall of the Macao Science Center, sponsored by the Macao Foundation, hosted by the Association for Promotion of Science and Technology of Macau, and supported by the City University of Macao (CityU). Academician Zheng Weimin of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Professor Ma Zhuo, Huashan Scholar of Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology were invited as the guest speakers of the seminar, which aimed to explore the new challenges and strategies of information security in the era of artificial intelligence, to enhance the understanding of Macao society on the new challenges of information security in the era of artificial intelligence, to promote the development of the local information security field, and to facilitate the progress of science popularization and research. 

Ms. Cen JiaYi, Deputy-Director of the Department of Education and Youth Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region, Mr. Tang Wai Keung, Director of the Education Resources Department of the Macao Education and Youth Development Bureau, Mr. Au Weng Chi, member of the Administrative Committee of the Macao Foundation, Academician Zheng Weimin of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor Ma Zhuo of Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology, and Supervisor of the Macao Association for Science and Technology , Mr. Xu AoAo, Vice President of the Macao Association for Science and Technology ), Professor Zhou WanLei Vice President of the Macau City University and Dean of the Faculty of Data Science, Mr. Cheong Hung Fat, Deputy Director of the Macao Science Center, and Mr. Chan Keng Lim, Secretary General of the Macau Association of Science and Technology and Vice Principal of Pui Ching Middle School, as well as about 200 people from science and technology fields, teachers and students, attended the seminar.

On behalf of the Macau Science and Technology Association (MSTA), Supervisor Xu AoAo expressed his warm welcome to all the guests and emphasized the importance of AI and information security in the development of science and technology as well as in the stability of the society. He said that this series of lectures is not only a platform for academic exchanges, but also an opportunity to promote the convergence of wisdom and co-operation, and looked forward to strengthening the ties between Macao and the global scientific and technological community, in order to promote the healthy development of science and technology. 

Professor Zhou Wanlei pointed out that with the rapid development of AI technology, City University of Macau is committed to nurturing data science talents with international vision, and hopes to meet the challenges brought by the technology through knowledge sharing and cross-boundary co-operation, so as to ensure that the AI technology can safely and reliably benefit the society. 

Academician Zheng Weimin discussed the life cycle of AI models, analyzed the demand for computing power and storage in data acquisition, pre-processing and model training, emphasized the importance of building the computing power of national intelligence, and explored the security issues of AI technology.