Charles Cheung is currently Deputy Director in NVIDIA AI Technology Center for North Asia. He works on different projects with universities including computer vision, natural language processing, applied mathematics, foundation of machine learning, etc. Prior joining NVIDIA, he led a research team to develop AI solutions for advanced manufacturing companies. He received BSc and PhD degree in applied and computational mathematics from HKBU mathematics department in 2011 and 2016, respectively. His research focuses on computational science, partial differential equation, computer vision and artificial intelligence. His work exemplifies how rigorous mathematical foundations can lead to innovations in AI architectures and algorithms, improving their performance, interpretability, and applicability to real-world problems.

Presentation Topic: Visualizing the world: an Scientific perspective

Cliff Ho is a solution architect at NVIDIA AI Technology Center, specializing in AI-augmented digital twin. With a focus on Omniverse-AI integration, he is dedicated to promoting AI adoption in academic research and commercial applications. He is experienced in working in multidisciplinary teams to solve complex problems. Currently, he plays roles in projects ranging from content generation to digital human to digital twin of biomedical robotics.

Presentation Topic: Large-Scale Scientific Visualization using Universal Scene Description

Takayuki Itoh is a full professor of the department of humanity data engineering and the department of information sciences, and the director of the center for artificial intelligence and data science of Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan. He is the general chair of Graph Drawing 2022, the general chair of IEEE Pacific Visualization 2018, a short paper co-chair of IEEE VIS 2023/2024, and a conference track co-chair of  IEEE Pacific Visualization 2024/2025. He has received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Waseda University in 1990, 1992, and 1997, respectively. He has been a researcher at Tokyo Research Laboratory of IBM  Japan during 1992 to 2005. He has been an associate professor in Ochanomizu University since 2005, and a full professor since 2011.

Presentation Topic: Visualization for optimization of scientific simulations

Kenneth Sung is a seasoned professional specializing in Computer Graphics (CG), Information Technology (IT), and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). With a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Hong Kong (1992), Kenneth has led groundbreaking 3D visualization projects for city-scale deployments in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. As the founder and managing director of Metason Ltd, an NVIDIA Inception company, Kenneth spearheaded the creation of a Dynamic Digital Twin of Hong Kong using NVIDIA Omniverse, enhancing accuracy and efficiency in urban development.

Presentation Topic: From CFD to Smart Visualization: Digital Twin Solutions for Urban Air Ventilation Analysis

Kensuke Yasufuku is an Associate Professor at Osaka University, Japan. His research lies at the intersection of architectural engineering, digital twin technologies, and urban crowd dynamics. He leads several interdisciplinary projects that integrate agent-based simulation and visualization techniques to enhance evacuation planning and improve public safety in dense urban environments.

Presentation Topic: Visualization of Large-Scale Urban Crowd Movement for Evacuation and Safety Planning