The future of technology in the spotlight at international conference hosted by RMIT

The future of technology in the spotlight at international conference hosted by RMIT

Academic researchers and experts from around the world gathered at this year’s Research, Innovation and Vision for the Future (RIVF) conference, to exchange visions and discuss ideas from more than 100 research papers.

thumbnail-the-future-of-technology-in-the-spotlight-at-international-rmit-conference Participants attended the 2020 Research, Innovation and Vision for the Future (RIVF) conference organised by RMIT University on 14 October.

Hosted by RMIT University in Vietnam, the topics covered all things technology, ranging from smart computing and computational modelling, to Artificial Intelligence (AI), cyber security, language and speech processing, and the Internet of Things.

The event attracted researchers and experts from the US, Australia, France, Singapore, Philippines, Korea, Italy and Vietnam.

The primary conference organiser and RMIT School of Science & Technology lecturer Dr Dinh Ngoc Minh said that each of the 132 research submissions received an average of 2.9 reviews provided by over 100 research fellows and IT experts.

“The extensive peer-review process accepted 61 full papers and eight short papers which were published by the world’s largest technical professional organisation - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE,” Dr Minh said.

International keynote speakers also presented on a range of topics that included translational computer science, robotics systems, and behaviour modelling framework.

One of the two keynote speakers from RMIT University, Director of the ISE Enabling Capability Platform and Professor of Information Retrieval Mark Sanderson, presented a roadmap for establishing a new interdisciplinary research community around ‘Conversational Search’ to “exploit the Conversational Search Paradigm for effectively satisfying the existing diversity of information needs”.

“This kind of ‘information-providing dialogs’ will increasingly happen en-passant and spontaneously, and probably will be triggered by smart objects with which we are surrounded such as intelligent assistants like Alexa, domestic appliances, environmental control devices, toys, or autonomous robots and vehicles,” he said.

news-the-future-of-technology-in-the-spotlight-at-international-rmit-conference RMIT Dean of the School of Science & Technology Professor Julia Gaimster said that the conference was a great opportunity for the University to showcase its capacity and commitment to the research community.

RMIT Dean of the School of Science & Technology Professor Julia Gaimster said that RIVF conference was a great opportunity for the University to showcase its capacity and commitment to the research community.

“At RMIT, we value the contribution of research to society,” Professor Gaimster said.

“We are working hard to bring more Vietnamese research fellows, who have been training and working overseas back to Vietnam and provide them with world-class research opportunities so that they can contribute directly to Vietnam and the Vietnamese people.

“We are delighted to support and host research conferences and workshops to create an environment that nurtures our academic networks and encourages collaborations with local and international research fellows and educational institutes.”

Professor Gaimster believes that the success of the RIVF 2020 international conference will bring forward opportunities for cooperation on important topics across interdisciplinary areas in the future.

The RIVF conference was sponsored by VinBDI, KMS Technology, and De Heus.

Story: Ha Hoang

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