IEEE IES Distinguished Seminar by Professor Ben M. Chen
Abstract:
A smart city utilizes information and communication technologies to enhance quality of life, improve urban operations, and boost competitiveness while addressing economic, social, environmental, and cultural needs for current and future generations. In line with this vision, the Government of the Hong Kong SAR has introduced the Smart City Blueprint, where unmanned systems can play a crucial role. Their flexibility and cost-effectiveness make them ideal for tasks such as traffic management, environmental monitoring, and civil infrastructure inspection. Data from these systems can be integrated with environmental modeling and digital twin technologies for effective management. In this talk, we will discuss some recent developments in innovative unmanned systems and an autonomous infrastructure inspection system that employs advanced AI technologies, showcasing several real-world applications.
About the speaker:
Ben M. Chen is a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Prior to joining CUHK in 2018, he was a Provost's Chair Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore, where he worked for 25 years. He also served as an Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook from 1992 to 1993 and worked as a Software Engineer at South China Computer Corporation from 1983 to 1986. His current research focuses on unmanned systems and their applications.
Dr Chen is an IEEE Fellow and a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering, Singapore. He has authored or co-authored hundreds of research articles and ten research monographs in control theory, unmanned systems, and financial market modeling. He has served on the editorial boards of several international journals, including Automatica and IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. Currently, he is the Editor-in-Chief of Unmanned Systems and an Editor of the International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control.