EVENTS
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SIGHT Week 2021
SIGHT Week is coming up! We have 2 virtual events this year, bringing you a taste of Design Thinking in the realm of health technologies!
Human-Centered Health Innovations
We are delighted to have invite Prof. Jim Agutter, to share his experiences in developing human-centered health innovations, such as low-cost ventilators in the midst of COVID19, a smart home healthcare system and an app for patients recuperating from ankle injury.
Date: 5th May, 2021
Time: 11:00 – 12:00
Speaker: Prof. Jim Agutter
Date: 5th May, 2021
Time: 11:00 – 12:00
Speaker: Prof. Jim Agutter
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Speaker info: University of Utah Founder and Director of the Multi-Disciplinary Design Program in the College of Architecture + Planning Director of the Spark Design Initiative CEO of Applied Medical Visualizations |
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ENGG4930D Roadshow
A year of virtual-learning was no obstacle to our students’ innovation in health technologies. This year’s crop of projects include tackling mental wellness amongst our students in the times of the pandemic, improving the health education in rural plantations in Sri Lanka, as well as helping children sanitize their hands properly.
Date: 6th May, 2021
Time: 12:00 – 14:00
Date: 6th May, 2021
Time: 12:00 – 14:00
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PAST EVENTS
Hack Viral !
Our COVID themed hackathon, Hack Viral !, has come to a close. Thanks for the wild ride everyone, and congratulations to all our winners!
Hack Viral ! is co-hosted by Entrepreneurship Center (EC) of HKUST and SIGHT at HKUST.
Hack Viral ! is co-hosted by Entrepreneurship Center (EC) of HKUST and SIGHT at HKUST.
Track 1: Education
EduCator
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Track 2: TravelTravoria
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Track 3: Well-beingHealthQo
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Roadshow 2019
Our Roadshow is finally here! Students are showcasing their hard work over the 2 semesters outside LT-J!
Date: 8-9/5/2019
Location: Outside Lecture Theater J
Date: 8-9/5/2019
Location: Outside Lecture Theater J
Design Thinking Workshop
Adam will be going through the basics of Design Thinking and how we could apply it to create more thoughtful and fitting solutions.
Date: 7/3/2019
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Location: InnoLab, Rm 4219 (Lift 19)
Date: 7/3/2019
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Location: InnoLab, Rm 4219 (Lift 19)
Changing Behaviors & Managing Uncertainty
Uncertainties can overwhelm you when you first start out, while there are no silver bullets, there are ways to confront and work with them. And while the human mind can be stubborn, there are ways to coax it to change.
Date: 7/3/2019
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Location: InnoLab, Rm 4219 (Lift 19)
Date: 7/3/2019
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Location: InnoLab, Rm 4219 (Lift 19)
ENGG4930A Roadshow
After 2 semester of hardwork, our students are ready to showcase their work to the rest of the HKSUT community! Join us outside LT-A!
Date: 2-4/5/2018
Location: Outside Citi Lecture Theater (A)
Date: 2-4/5/2018
Location: Outside Citi Lecture Theater (A)
[Seminar Series] Aiding Special-needs Students with Technology
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講座主題 ：用科技以助特殊需要學生【粵語】
日期 ：四月十八日 （星期三）
時間 ：18：00 - 19：00 （17：50 開始登記入場）
地點 ：4219 室 （近19號升降機）
主講嘉賓 ：鐘淑嫻校長 （明愛樂勤學校校長）
Title : Aiding special-needs students with technology [In Cantonese]
Date : 18/4/2018
Time : 18:00 – 19:00 (Registration starts at 17:50)
Location : InnoLab, Rm 4219 (Lift 19)
Speaker : Ms Celina Chung (Principal, Caritas Lok Kan School)
日期 ：四月十八日 （星期三）
時間 ：18：00 - 19：00 （17：50 開始登記入場）
地點 ：4219 室 （近19號升降機）
主講嘉賓 ：鐘淑嫻校長 （明愛樂勤學校校長）
Title : Aiding special-needs students with technology [In Cantonese]
Date : 18/4/2018
Time : 18:00 – 19:00 (Registration starts at 17:50)
Location : InnoLab, Rm 4219 (Lift 19)
Speaker : Ms Celina Chung (Principal, Caritas Lok Kan School)
[Seminar Series] Aid and Technology with Médecins Sans Frontières
Date : 8/2/2018
Time : 17:00 – 18:00 (Registration starts at 16:50)
Location : InnoLab, Rm 4219 (Lift 19)
Speaker : Prof. Vincent Li
Prof. Vincent Li (MAE) has been a long-time supporter of the Student Innovation for Global Health Technology (SIGHT) at HKUST program and has been advising on multiple SIGHT projects. He has both depth and breadth of experience in working with Médecins Sans Frontières in multiple resource-scarce regions, especially in using technology to support their operations. Learn how Prof. Li applies technology to better healthcare in such challenging environments and the resilience and ingenuity found there.
Time : 17:00 – 18:00 (Registration starts at 16:50)
Location : InnoLab, Rm 4219 (Lift 19)
Speaker : Prof. Vincent Li
Prof. Vincent Li (MAE) has been a long-time supporter of the Student Innovation for Global Health Technology (SIGHT) at HKUST program and has been advising on multiple SIGHT projects. He has both depth and breadth of experience in working with Médecins Sans Frontières in multiple resource-scarce regions, especially in using technology to support their operations. Learn how Prof. Li applies technology to better healthcare in such challenging environments and the resilience and ingenuity found there.
[Seminar Series] Saving the eyesight of diabetic patients in Indonesia
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Date : 8/2/2018
Time : 17:30 – 18:30 (Registration starts at 17:20) Location : InnoLab, Rm 4219 (Lift 19) Speaker : Muhammad Bayu Sasongko, MD MEpi PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Gadjah Mada University/ Prof. Dr. Sardjito, General Hospital Yogyakarta, Indonesia Registration: Click here |
[Seminar Series] A professor’s experience as volunteer engineer in Nigeria
Are you passionate about helping people? Do you want to know how your major can put helpful in solving real-life healthcare problem? Don't miss this great chance to attend this seminar!
Prof. Vincent Li will share his experiences as a volunteer engineer and humanitarian worker in Maiduguri, Nigeria. You will be able to know more about the condition in Nigeria and the current trend in healthcare technology applied in these areas.
Date & time: 16/2/2016 (Thursday), 18:00-18:45
Location: Room 4219, lift 19
Registration link: https://goo.gl/forms/fXuE8zi2TIZyEnxC2
Prof. Vincent Li will share his experiences as a volunteer engineer and humanitarian worker in Maiduguri, Nigeria. You will be able to know more about the condition in Nigeria and the current trend in healthcare technology applied in these areas.
Date & time: 16/2/2016 (Thursday), 18:00-18:45
Location: Room 4219, lift 19
Registration link: https://goo.gl/forms/fXuE8zi2TIZyEnxC2
About the Speaker
Professor Vincent Li joined HKUST as the Project Manager of the Design and Manufacturing Services Facilities in 2000 providing engineering support to the teaching and research activities. He left the Department in January 2015 to join MSF as a volunteering engineer for humanitarian projects. He has been appointed as the adjunct faculty of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at HKUST and is now the Log Specialist (Energy) in MSF. One of his tasks is to design and build electrical systems for the hospitals and clinics.
Press Conference - Presentation of 1st SIGHT Scholar
With the donation from Equal Opportunities Foundation, SIGHT established SIGHT Scholar Scheme for the first time to 6 students in two teams to let them work on their self-proposed healthcare projects in full time internship in Indonesia and Cambodia.
The first team initiates a diabetic retinopathy screening program for Indonesia. A cloud-based software program aims to detect diabetic eye diseases from retinal images collected by a portable device will be developed. Another awarding team has planned to further deploy a mobile application building on the foundation of the laptop-based electronic medical record system which an earlier SIGHT team built in 2015. The app, that is easier to be carried around the slums in Cambodia, enables medical staffs to input and access information using their mobile phones, and keep medical records in a systematic, paperless, and retrievable database. The continuous health record of patients hope to help doctors serving the most underprivileged community to make informed decisions and therefore improve the health care quality.
The first team initiates a diabetic retinopathy screening program for Indonesia. A cloud-based software program aims to detect diabetic eye diseases from retinal images collected by a portable device will be developed. Another awarding team has planned to further deploy a mobile application building on the foundation of the laptop-based electronic medical record system which an earlier SIGHT team built in 2015. The app, that is easier to be carried around the slums in Cambodia, enables medical staffs to input and access information using their mobile phones, and keep medical records in a systematic, paperless, and retrievable database. The continuous health record of patients hope to help doctors serving the most underprivileged community to make informed decisions and therefore improve the health care quality.
We are looking for first years to join us (for the first time) in SIGHT CAMP, where you get to tackle real global health issues!
Stop by our counter when you finish your HLTH1010 talks this Thursday (25/8) and Friday (26/8) to know more.
To apply, just fill in the application form before Monday, 29/8, 18:00.
If you are going into year 2 or above, you can still send us your CV and statement, we'll be in touch.
Stop by our counter when you finish your HLTH1010 talks this Thursday (25/8) and Friday (26/8) to know more.
To apply, just fill in the application form before Monday, 29/8, 18:00.
If you are going into year 2 or above, you can still send us your CV and statement, we'll be in touch.
After working and toiling away for the whole year, our project teams presented their projects!
Date / Time: 5th May, 2016 / 18:00 – 20:00
Location: Innolab, Room 4219 (Lift 19)
Projects include:
Date / Time: 5th May, 2016 / 18:00 – 20:00
Location: Innolab, Room 4219 (Lift 19)
Projects include:
- Team EasyMed: A mobile electronic health record system for mobile clinics in Cambodia
- Team HKMPS: A joystick keyboard for patients with myopathy
- Team Moringa Magic: A sustainable way to bring clean water to the rural areas of Guizhou
- Team Starbugs: A mobile app to screen for diabetic retinopathy in Indonesia
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SIGHT Week came to a great close with students, staff and faculty joining in on the fun. Check out our highlights!
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About the Speaker
Jim Agutter is the founder and director of the Multi-Disciplinary Design Program in the College of Architecture + Planning at the University of Utah, director of the Spark Design Initiative and CEO of Applied Medical Visualizations. He has worked on innovation and information design challenges for more than 15 years.
Jim's research has focused on the application of 2D and 3D design concepts to large scale, real-time data environments. He has published extensively in the area of information visualization and design challenges in healthcare and cyber-security. In addition, he has seven technology solution patents, many of which have transferred to industry and are currently being used in the field.
Jim has received the 2004-2005 Creative Achievement Award by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 2009 University of Utah Honors Professorship, 2013 Early Career Teaching Award and 2014 University of Utah Beacon of Excellence award for his work on transforming undergraduate education.
Jim's research has focused on the application of 2D and 3D design concepts to large scale, real-time data environments. He has published extensively in the area of information visualization and design challenges in healthcare and cyber-security. In addition, he has seven technology solution patents, many of which have transferred to industry and are currently being used in the field.
Jim has received the 2004-2005 Creative Achievement Award by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 2009 University of Utah Honors Professorship, 2013 Early Career Teaching Award and 2014 University of Utah Beacon of Excellence award for his work on transforming undergraduate education.
[Workshop] Deliver Impact with Design Thinking
Design Thinking is a methodological approach to solution finding that places the human user at the center of things. With this approach we tackle real world problems by navigating across the boundaries between art, business, engineering, science, human and social values.
This workshop will demonstrate the methods and success stories of Design Thinking. With real life examples, you will learn to navigate your path of Design Thinking to bring ideas into fruition and also the impact such methods can bring to the real world.
Date & time: 18/2/2016 (Thursday), 18:00-19:30
Location: Room 4219, lift 19
Registration deadline: 14/2/2016 (Sunday)
Registration link: http://goo.gl/forms/o1FopnJ884
-You will receive a confirmation email by the following Monday (15/2/2016) if successfully registered.
This workshop will demonstrate the methods and success stories of Design Thinking. With real life examples, you will learn to navigate your path of Design Thinking to bring ideas into fruition and also the impact such methods can bring to the real world.
Date & time: 18/2/2016 (Thursday), 18:00-19:30
Location: Room 4219, lift 19
Registration deadline: 14/2/2016 (Sunday)
Registration link: http://goo.gl/forms/o1FopnJ884
-You will receive a confirmation email by the following Monday (15/2/2016) if successfully registered.
SIGHT Camp 2015 Final Presentation
Time flies and SIGHT Camp 2015 is at its end! The Final Presentation of our student teams is done, check out our blog post.
Date: 19/11/2015 (Thursday)
Date: 19/11/2015 (Thursday)
When Idea Meets Frugal Technology Workshop Series
[Workshop 1] Make an Android App
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Date: 22/10/2015 (Thursday)
After the workshop, you will
We had a blast with our App workshop, find out more by reading our blog entry for the workshop! |
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[Workshop 2] Quick Prototyping
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Date: 29/10/2015 (Thursday)
After the workshop, you will
It was a great workshop by our very own Dr. Thilina, check out what happened at our blog post of the workshop! |
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Design Thinking Series by Rich Cox
About the Speaker
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Rich Cox is a lecturer at the Graduate School of Business and instructor at the d.school of Stanford. His classes focus on acting with power, improvisation, creativity and innovation. He is also a guest instructor at London Business School and Aalto University in Helsinki teaching leadership and innovation.
Rich’s Management Consulting Firm, People Rocket, combines Art+Science+Design to bring disruptive elegance to Business, Organizations and Ventures and create better people, teams, and cultures. |
- [SEMINAR] Everyone is Creative! Yes, but what does that really mean?
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Are you creative? This is a terrible question. You are creative. This is the truthful answer. The problem is that most people are using the wrong definition of creativity.
In this program, Rich will explore what creativity is and show how everyone is creative. He’ll share how creativity can be understood, developed, and used to solve problems and express your ideas.
The seminar was a resounding success, with more than 200 participants, check out the photos on the right! |
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- [WORKSHOP] Design Thinking Workshop - Ethnographic Interviewing + Prototyping
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In the design thinking process, the beginning and the end are the least familiar to most people and the most challenging to do well. To become an effective design thinker, empathy-building exercises and tools are a must. After you have a “great” idea, you need to make it real for the user and let them experience it - only then do you know if the idea is great.
In this program, Rich will give you the principles of user interviews, a tool to process your interview data, and a simple guide to doing a good field interview for a project. Then we will make some real ideas concrete by building them as prototypes. You will learn by doing in this workshop.
Our SIGHT Campers and other students had a great time during the workshop, see photos on the right! |
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