The City University of Macau and Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) have collaborated to build a joint laboratory for trusted data intelligence. The signing ceremony was held at CityU’s Taipa Campus a few days ago. CityU Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty of Data Science Zhou Wanlei and Chinese Academy of Sciences Academician Fang Binxing signed on behalf of the two universities respectively. This cooperation is closely linked to the integration strategy of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, aiming to deepen the scientific research collaboration between the two universities, build a safe artificial intelligence innovation system, promote the intelligent upgrading of key industries such as electric power, energy, and medical health, and assist in the construction of a regional highland of scientific and technological innovation. Tian Zhihong, Vice President of Guangzhou University, Yin Lihua, Dean of the Faculty of Cyberspace Security of Guangzhou University, and Zhu Tianqing, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Data Science of Guangzhou University, attended the signing ceremony.

The Trusted Data Intelligence Joint Laboratory will use data science as the core driving force and focus on four major cooperation directions: the development of trusted data circulation, innovative applications of AI driven by data science, research and development of vertical intelligent entities, and research and development of trusted artificial intelligence technologies. In terms of transformation of R&D results, we will be guided by the industrial policies of the Greater Bay Area, integrate technological development capabilities, jointly apply for national scientific research projects, and take the lead in formulating industry and national standards for cloud security and data security. In terms of talent training, we will establish a joint training mechanism for graduate students and the introduction of international talents to provide professional and technical talents for the Greater Bay Area. At the same time, the two sides will jointly build an international exchange platform, regularly hold academic conferences, technology summits and industry matching activities, and enhance international influence.

Vice President Zhou Wanlei pointed out that the joint laboratory is an important node for Macau to integrate into the national scientific research system. In the future, it will continue to promote the joint application of national key projects, incubation of technology transformation cases, formulation of data security industry standards, and training of cross-border data intelligence talents. Academician Fang Binxing said that the joint laboratory will combine CityU's advantages in cross-border data research with Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)'s engineering implementation experience to solve the security and privacy problems in the circulation of data elements.

In order to deepen academic exchanges and scientific and technological cooperation between the Mainland and Macao, CityU recently held a symposium on scientific and technological project applications and industry-university-research cooperation, inviting industry insiders such as Li Fenghua from the Institute of Information Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Liu Lianggang, representative of the scientific and technological consultant of the Macao Science and Technology Development Fund, to discuss with the CityU research team the implementation of scientific research and the promotion of regional cooperation. The atmosphere of the on-site academic discussion was lively.

Vice President Zhou Wanlei said that CityU will take interdisciplinary integration and deep connection between industry, academia and research as its core development direction to promote the integration of young teachers with industry. In addition, it is necessary to implement the industry-university-research bridge program to enable young teachers to enter enterprises and participate in technological research. At the same time, build corporate on-campus laboratories on campus, introduce technology companies to establish joint R&D spaces, and allow students to participate in market-oriented projects.

Academician Fang Binxing delivered a speech entitled "Three-dimensional Drives of Academics, Guidelines, and Market" and proposed a path for scientific research innovation. He emphasized that academic drive needs to be based on privacy protection research and insist on deepening core areas; guideline drive should be closely linked to major national strategies such as the development of the digital economy in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area; market drive requires the establishment of an enterprise demand research team, leading students to visit industrial parks, and transforming enterprise technical problems into scientific research topics.

Liu Lianggang, representative of the Macau Science and Technology Development Fund and technology consultant, introduced the scientific research funding policy, emphasizing that the fund will support cross-border cooperation projects and encourage Macau teams to participate in the application of national-level projects.

Tian Zhihong, vice president of Guangzhou University, shared his practical experience of "breaking the wall thinking", including linking the evaluation of teachers' professional titles with the effectiveness of technology transformation, establishing an industry-research pioneer group to hold technology roadshows, and setting up a special talent training class to meet the needs of the Greater Bay Area construction.

Dean Yin Lihua of the Faculty of Cyberspace Security at Guangzhou University emphasized the cultivation of practical talents. Through the 32 joint laboratories built with enterprises, the school achieved "enrollment means project entry" and established the "Eaglet Incubation Fund" to support teachers and students in starting businesses with technology. At the same time, teachers are required to promote the implementation of at least one technology every year.

Li Fenghua, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, proposed the direction of educational reform, pointing out the need to strengthen the basic modules and sandbox exercise teaching for undergraduates, cultivate the cross-disciplinary connection capabilities of graduate students and train their academic acumen.

The CityU research team actively participated in the discussion, proposed the idea of ​​establishing a cross-border data cooperation pilot zone, and had in-depth exchanges with the guests on topics such as technology implementation and intellectual property allocation, reaching a consensus on the need to accelerate the deep integration of industry, academia and research through policy guidance, platform building and market-oriented operations.

In the future, CityU will continue to promote scientific research and regional scientific and technological cooperation, assist the development of Macau’s science and technology industry, and inject new vitality into the Greater Bay Area’s scientific and technological innovation ecosystem.