Programme

Workshop Agenda

The 3-day workshop consists of four keynote speeches, participant presentations around three key themes: data analytics approaches to smart cities, urban analytics and digital health, and will also provide a career development opportunity to promote international collaboration. The detailed workshop schedule and titles and abstracts of presentations can be found here. Below is the overview of the workshop programme:

Day 1

8:30 – 9:00 Opening ceremony

9:00 – 10:00 Keynote speech – Prof. Alex Singleton, University of Liverpool, UK

Illuminating the Structure and Function of Cities through Consumer Data

10:00 – 10:20 tea/coffee break

10:20 – 12:00 Research session -- "Data Analytics Approaches"

12:00 – 13:30 lunch

13:30 – 14:30 Keynote speech – Prof. Hiroshi Motoda, Osaka University, Japan

Which is More Influential, “Who” or “When” for a User to Rate in Online Review Site?

14:30 – 15:30 Overview of the research base and funding opportunities

15:30 – 15:50 tea/coffee break

15:50 – 16:50 Poster session

16:50 – 17:50 Speed-networking session

Day 2

9:00 – 10:00 Keynote speech – Prof. James Ferryman, University of Reading, UK

Smart Cities: How Advanced Data Analytics, Biometrics and Related Technologies will Revolutionise Border Crossing

10:00 – 10:20 tea/coffee break

10:20 – 12:20 Research session -- "Urban Analytics"

12:20 – 13:50 Lunch

14:00 – 15:00 Speed-networking session

15:10 – 17:00 Industrial visit

Day 3

9:00 – 10:00 Keynote speech – Prof. Ho Tu Bao, Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM) and

John von Neumann Institute (JVN), Vietnam

Some issues of cities in Vietnam in the digital transformation time

10:00 – 10:20 tea/coffee break

10:20 – 12:00 Research session -- "Digital Health"

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 15:00 Panel discussion on future cities research (challenges and opportunities)

15:00 – 15:20 tea/coffee break

15:20 – 17:00 How to form international collaboration

17:00 – 17:30 Wrap-up and next step