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CB students unleash innovation and discovery

(from left) Alan Ngan and Gigi Chau with project supervisor Dr Terence Cheung

The CityU Discovery Festival 2017 took place in March, celebrating our students' achievements in innovation and creativity. At the opening ceremony, Professor Way Kuo, the University President, said "It would be most beneficial when knowledge transfer can take place in society. A good combination of teaching and research distinguishes CityU from other institutions, and we always make sure that the research we conduct is useful to society."

Two CB projects were showcased. Gigi Chau Yin-chi, BBA Accountancy'16 alumna and the project leader of Transfriendly: Horizon Guide, said that the project was designed to develop an intelligent transportation and navigation assistance system for visually impaired users. This interdisciplinary project was developed with the help of project supervisors Dr Terence Cheung, Assistant Professor of the Department of Information Systems, and Dr Ray Cheung, Associate Professor of the Department of Electronic Engineering.

Patrick Hu Fengge, BBA Quantitative Finance and Risk Management student, explained that his team's project Interactive Algorithmic Trading Simulation aims to simulate the actual operation of algorithmic trading. "We are proud that we were able to apply the classroom knowledge to develop such a sophisticated trading system. It was a memorable experience." The team was advised by Dr Zhong Zhang, Assistant Professor of the Department of Economics and Finance.