✦✦UPCOMING✦✦ 18 MAY 2026 (MON) 10:00-12:30 | 14:00-16:00

HKU Faculty of Social Sciences’ Strategic Research Theme

AI and Societal Wellbeing: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Health, Behaviour, and Urban Systems

Date: 18 MAY 2026 (Monday)

Time: 10:00-12:30 (Morning Session) | 14:00-16:00 (Afternoon Session) (HKT)

Venue: Cartographica Laboratory and Library, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower / online via Zoom

Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=106621

For further information, please visit the event webpage

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Abstract:

Held under the HKU Faculty of Social Sciences’ Strategic Research Theme: AI, Society, and Social Dynamics, this event brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on the role of AI in shaping societal wellbeing, with a focus on health, human behaviour, and urban systems.  Featuring speakers from the University of Toronto and The University of Hong Kong, it will showcase applied research, examine the broader societal implications of AI, and foster dialogue and collaboration on leveraging AI to address complex social and urban challenges.

Morning Session - AI, Perception, and Social Systems 

• King-wa Fu, Professor, School of Future Media, HKU

• Patrick J. Adler, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, HKU

• Brice B. Kuimi, Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

• Yanjia Cao, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, HKU

Afternoon Session - AI, Environment, and Human Wellbeing 

• Camellia Zakaria, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health & Faculty of Information, University of Toronto

• Nicky Lam, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, HKU

• Alvin Junus, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work & Social Administration, HKU

• Junshi Xu, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, HKU

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