Designing Smart and Resilient Transport Systems (The lecture slides can be downloaded here) Speaker : Dr. Beatriz Martinez-Pastor School of Civil Engineering University College Dublin Date :     Dec 17, 2025 (Wednesday) Time :   5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Venue : Room 612B, 6/F Haking Wong Building, The University of Hong Kong Abstract This presentation introduces the core principles of designing smart and resilient transport systems, emphasising how data-driven methods, user-centred approaches, and...

Dynamic Ice Field Perception and Panoramic Map Generation for Polar Navigation Speaker : Prof. Dongfang Ma Ocean college, Zhejiang University Date :     Dec 19, 2025 (Friday) Time :   2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Venue : Room 612B, 6/F Haking Wong Building, The University of Hong Kong Abstract Safe and efficient polar navigation requires high-precision, real-time panoramic ice maps across long voyages. Yet conventional visual mapping techniques struggle in this environment due to sparse surface...

Optimizing integrated passenger and freight transportation – what, why, and how? Speaker : Prof. Patrick Stokkink Department of Engineering Systems and Services, TU Delft Date :     Dec 19, 2025 (Friday) Time :   11:00 am – 12:00 nn Venue : Room 612B, 6/F Haking Wong Building, The University of Hong Kong Abstract Passenger and freight transportation are typically operated in isolation. Both systems face challenges, among which are understaffing, underutilized capacity, and entry restrictions...