ISPACE and HKUST Join Hands for Industry-University-Research Cooperation

On the afternoon of July 12th, Professor Philip Cheng, Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, along with his team, and Dr. Leung Chun-wai, Head of the Technology Transfer Office, visited Tianan Digital City T5 in Fenggang, Dongguan for an exchange. Mr. Wang Chengzhi, the Standing Deputy General Manager of Intelligent Space, Mr. Yu Le, the Assistant General Manager, and other leaders accompanied and participated in the exchange discussion.

Professor Philip Cheng has been focusing on research in Building Information Modeling (BIM), digital twins, construction engineering, green buildings, the Internet of Things, and sustainable architecture for many years. He also holds positions such as the Director of the BIM Laboratory at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the Deputy Director of the Smart City Research at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a member of the Council of the Construction Industry Council of Hong Kong, and the Chairman of the BIM Committee of the Construction Industry Council of Hong Kong. He has published more than 150 related academic papers and has corresponding scientific research achievements, technical reserves, solutions, and implementation cases in fields such as smart cities, smart construction sites, and AI security identification.

Professor Philip Cheng and Dr. Leung Chun-wai and their party had a detailed understanding of the Fenggang Tianan Digital City project and the construction of the smart park, and visited the actual implementation scenarios such as the digital twin investment promotion sand table, the park brain IOC, and the unattended lobby.

During the subsequent exchange discussion, Intelligent Space exchanged with Professor Philip Cheng and Dr. Leung Chun-wai on topics such as the R & D and implementation of Intelligent Space's smart park and digital twin businesses, the latest scientific research achievements of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, smart cities (CIM/BIM), IOC, and AIOT technologies.

Both parties agreed that the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has the advantages of talents, platforms, and scientific research capabilities, while Intelligent Space is the main body for the implementation of application scenarios in the park. The two parties can give full play to their respective advantages to apply and practice the excellent scientific research achievements of colleges and universities in scenarios such as smart parks and smart cities, and realize practical value. Preliminary discussions and plans were also made on the subsequent industry-university-research cooperation model, pilot projects for the implementation and application of technology, and business promotion.

Through this exchange, the prospects for future cooperation between the two parties have become clearer. Intelligent Space will maintain close cooperation with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to jointly transform the excellent scientific research achievements of colleges and universities into products and solutions that meet market demands. Let's look forward to it together!