The NUS Department of Mathematics and the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science (AMSS), China have set up a joint seminar video-conferencing facility to connect researchers and budding graduate students from both institutions. Initiated by Professor Chong Chi Tat and Associate Professor Yang Yue, this collaboration is a proactive approach to enhance research through the use of technology.
Since 17 August 2004, a series of weekly seminars have been conducted using this facility. From NUS, Dr Frank Stephan, Senior Visiting Fellow of the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Mathematics, delivered lectures on the Introduction to Kolmogorov Complexity. His counterparts in AMSS elucidated on Core Models.
Apart from these weekly seminars, selected lectures have also been broadcast live to audiences at both ends. To date, faculty from both institutions have heard the colloquium given by NUS Distinguished Visitor, Professor David Donoho of Stanford University, Professor Wan Daqing from University of California, Irvine and Professor E Weinan from Princeton University. More than 60 participants from both institutions attended Professor Donoho's colloquium.
With support and assistance from CIT, these weekly virtual exchanges have been carried out smoothly with minimal disruption. CIT used Polycom's V512 video-conferencing solution, an effective and adaptable tool that supports other office equipment such as visualizers, personal computers and whiteboards.
The Department of Mathematics has also ensured their technical officers are trained to be proficient with the equipment. This enables the Department to be increasingly self-reliant in providing support for its own video-conferencing needs.
A regular three-way video conference broadcast between NUS, AMSS and the University of California, Berkeley is being planned.
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