On December 16, SenseTime Technology’s WeChat public account published an obituary stating that Tang Xiaoou, founder of SenseTime Technology, artificial intelligence scientist, director of Pujiang Laboratory, director of Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, died in 2023 due to ineffective treatment for illness. Passed away at 23:45 on December 15th.
Professor Tang Xiaoou. The obituary of SenseTime Technology’s WeChat public account picture
states that Professor Tang Xiaoou is an outstanding representative in the field of artificial intelligence in my country. He is knowledgeable, rigorous in scholarship, truth-seeking and pragmatic, pioneering and innovative, full of family and country sentiments and strategic vision. He is willing to serve as a ladder for others, to encourage young students, to innovate, and to shoulder important responsibilities. He devotes all his energy to computer science research, actively promotes the development of original technologies, and has made outstanding contributions to the development of science and technology in the field of artificial intelligence in my country. He has carefully cultivated students for more than 20 years, and their students are famous all over the world. They will inherit the spirit and ideas of Professor Tang Xiaoou and move forward courageously on the road to developing artificial intelligence.
On the afternoon of 16th, the Chinese University of Hong Kong stated that it was very sad to learn of the death of Professor Tang Xiaoou. Earlier in September, Professor Duan Chongzhi, President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, commented in an interview with the media that Professor Tang Xiaoou is a home-grown master of artificial intelligence. The development of CUHK in the field of AI is inseparable from Tang Xiaoou’s contribution, and the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory has also devoted its efforts. Tang Xiaoou’s hard work. Tang Xiaoou usually spends most of his time in Shanghai, trying his best to promote the development of artificial intelligence in the mainland. At the same time, he also takes into account the teaching of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, leading students to continue to expand cooperation in the subdivision of AI.
The origin of SenseTime is the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 1998, Tang Xiaoou, who was about 30 years old, had just returned to China after more than seven years of studying in the United States and taught at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This is where the founding team of SenseTime came from. In 2014, SenseTime Technology was officially established; in 2019, SenseTime Group's China headquarters and global R&D headquarters settled in Shanghai; in 2021, SenseTime Technology was successfully listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
"Shang Tang is a unique Hong Kong story with the university as the core." In Duan Chongzhi's view, universities and scientific researchers should achieve mutual success. Universities can build and provide technology incubation platforms for scientific researchers. "Universities can seek perfection, what? Everything can be done.” Scientific researchers are good at delving into a certain field and taking research and development results out of the laboratory and into the broader market. He hopes that CUHK can come up with more "Tang Xiaoou" talents and drive technological progress in Hong Kong and the mainland.
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