MIT Professor, distinguished scholars and panel speakers shared their inspirational works and thoughts with industry experts and academia on September 29-30, 2022.
Officiating guest and guest of honour of Art-Tech Paradigms of Practice and Pedagogy: from MIT to Hong Kong (from left to right) Ms. Helen So (Lead, Arts & Culture, Our Hong Kong Foundation), Mr. Mathias Woo (Co-Artistic Director cum Executive Director, Zuni Icosahedron; Chief Curator, Z Innovation Lab), Mr. Kevin YEUNG Yun-hung (GBS, JP, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism), Dr. Charleston Sin (Executive Director, MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node), Dr. Stephen Wong (Senior Vice President & Executive Director of Public Policy Institute, Our Hong Kong Foundation), Ms. Sunnie Lau (Director, Head of Smart City Research and Industry Collaboration, MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node), Professor Charles Sodini (MIT LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering; Faculty Director, MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node)
Curated by MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node (MIT Node), co-organised with Z Innovation Lab (Zuni) and Our Hong Kong Foundation, a two-day symposium Art-Tech Paradigms of Practice and Pedagogy: from MIT to Hong Kong was held on September 29 & 30, 2022 and successfully concluded. MIT Node highly appreciated MIT Professors, distinguished panel speakers in sharing their inspirational works and thoughts, and over 180 attendees from industry and academia who joined the event in-person or through zoom.
Day 1
Opening
- Mr. Kevin YEUNG Yun-hung, GBS, JP, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism gave an opening speech as the Guest of Honour
- Professor Charles Sodini, MIT LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering; Faculty Director, MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node
- Dr. Stephen Wong, Senior Vice President & Executive Director of Public Policy Institute, Our Hong Kong Foundation
- Dr. Charleston Sin, Executive Director, MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node
- Mr. Mathias Woo, Co-Artistic Director cum Executive Director, Zuni Icosahedron; Chief Curator, Z Innovation Lab
Panel 1: Embodiment
Speakers in the image below (from top to bottom)
- Dr. Evan Ziporyn, PhD, Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Music; Faculty Director, Center for Art, Science & Technology, MIT
- Ian Hattwick, Lecturer, Music Technology, Music & Theater Arts, MIT
- Christine Southworth, Composer and Video Artist, MIT BS Mathematics’02
- Isabelle Su, Applications Developer
Spider/webs
Lead by Dr. Evan Ziporyn, his team of artist and technology experts dissected the interdisciplinary, interspecies art developed with visiting artist Tomàs Saraceno.
Panel 2: Empowerment
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- Dr. Brian W. Anthony, PhD, Associate Director, MIT.nano.; Faculty Lead, Industry Collaborations, MechE Alliance.; Director, Device Realization Lab, MIT
- Dr. Praneeth Namburi, PhD, Research Scientist, MIT.nano.
- Mr. Talis Reks, Technologist, MIT.nano.
The MIT.nano Immersion Lab
Dr. Brian Anthony and his team to share the best practices from MIT.nano Lab, from conceptualization to implementation and on connecting the physical to the digital.
Panel 3: Enactment
- Ms. Sunnie S.Y. Lau, Director, Head of Smart City Research and Industry Collaboration at MIT Innovation Node
MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node
Sunnie Lau revealed the process and works of MIT Node in Smart City area, from corporate to government, from industry to academia engagement.
Panel 4: Envision
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- Mr. Gediminas Urbonas, Associate Professor, Art, Culture, and Technology Program, MIT School of Architecture and Planning, MIT
- Ms. Nomeda Urbonas, Research Affiliate, Art, Culture, and Technology Program, MIT School of Architecture and Planning, MIT
Swamp Observatory Project
Gediminas Urbonas and Nomeda Urbonas shed light on their latest project to demonstrate how artworks investigate urban environments, cultural and technological spheres.
Panel 5: Endeavor
Moderator and Panelists in the image below (from left to right)
- Ms. Helen So, Lead of Arts & Culture at Our Hong Kong Foundation
- Rebecca YU, Chief Manager of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, HKSAR Government
- Dr Joshua Abrams, Deputy Director (Academic), The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
- Professor Johnny Poon, Associate Vice-President (Interdisciplinary Research), Hong Kong Baptist University
- Yangbin Wang, Chairman of Vobile Group
- Ms. Sunnie S.Y. Lau, Director, Head of Smart City Research and Industry Collaboration at MIT Innovation Node
Future Development on Artech
Moderated by Helen So, Rebecca Yu, Dr. Joshua Abrams, Prof. Johnny Poon, Yangbin Wang and Sunnie Lau presented their works on Artech and offer strategic insights on HK’s Artech research and development.
Day 2
AM Session: d&b’s Audio Technology in Education
Speakers in the image below (from left to right)
- Mr. Kelvin Yuen, Senior Engineer & Service Manager (EAS), d&b audiotechnik Greater China
- Mr. Allen Tin, Business Development Manager, d&b audiotechnik Greater China
d&b audiotechnik
Kelvin Yuen and Allen Tin introduced their education programs and Soundscape Production engineer Certification, as well as insights on education for sound future.
PM Session: Experience Sharing of MIT Alumni from Hong Kong
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- Ms. Sunnie S.Y. Lau, MArch’13; Director, Head of Smart City Research and Industry Collaboration at MIT Innovation Node
- Alan Kwan, SMACT’16
- Kwan Q Li, SMACT’22
MIT Alumni Experience Sharing
Sunnie Lau, Alan Kwan and Queenie Li drawn their experience in art, architecture, computation, technology and education to offer insights towards developing Artech projects and career.
Industry, technologist, academia and students were deeply engaged in the entire panel presentation and discussion sessions, on-line and off-line inquiries were raised by attendees and constructive feedback from speakers were received. The closing remarks given by Charleston Sin and Mathias Woo concluded the symposium.
Organizers
MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node, Zuni Icosahedron, and Our Hong Kong Foundation
Supporting organizers
Hong Kong Baptist University, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Hong Kong Association of Theatre Technicians & Scenographers, MIT Club of Hong Kong, Vobile Group, and Department of Information Technology, IVE (Tuen Mun)
Technical partners
