AlphaGo depends on using a large amount of data to derive "intelligent" decisions. Globally, AlphaGo's success is being celebrated as the beginning of new data industry and business. The question, then, is where the large amount of data come from? Has it been shared in a fair manner that benefits all the parties involved, including the owners and the users? We would argue that a new generation of data industry and business would not be possible if the fair sharing of a large amount of data is not properly realized. In this talk, we shall address issues related to the legal, economical, and technical aspects of the fair sharing of big data, aimed at creating a next generation of data industry and business that benefits every human being on earth.

An internationally renowned scholar, Professor Wei Zhao has been serving as the eighth Rector of the University of Macau since 2008. Before joining the University of Macau, Professor Zhao served as the Dean of the School of Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the U.S., Director for the Division of Computer and Network Systems in the U.S. National Science Foundation, and Senior Associate Vice President for Research at Texas A&M University. During his academic career, he has also served as a faculty member at Shaanxi Normal University, Amherst College, the University of Adelaide, Texas A&M University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

An IEEE Fellow, Professor Zhao has made significant contributions in distributed computing, real-time systems, computer networks, and cyberspace security. His research group has received numerous awards. In recognition of his outstanding achievements in science and higher education, Professor Zhao was awarded the Lifelong Achievement Award by the Chinese Association of Science and Technology in 2005. In 2007, he was honored with the Overseas Achievement Award by the Chinese Computer Federation.

This Event is Open to all Tsinghua Students, Faculty, and Staff
Sunday, April 16th at 10:00 am Room B104, Schwarzman College