Zhao Yiran is a third-year software engineering student at Sichuan University, China. He is also the developer of SafetyZone, a virtual reality (VR) app that educates people about disasters which was launched on AppGallery on September 3. Zhao is just one of the many participants in the HUAWEI Student Developers program who are turning brilliant ideas into reality through lines of code. These students will join developers from around the world in sharing the fun of programming at HUAWEI DEVELOPER CONFERENCE 2020 (Together) from September 10 to 12.
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The story of SafetyZone has its roots in field research. In 2019, Zhao and his classmates visited Xide County, Sichuan Province, where frequent mudslides pose serious threats to safety and property. After this visit, he decided to develop an app to help protect local residents from such natural disasters.
Inspired by Huawei's AR/VR App Innovation Contest, Zhao came up with the idea of creating a VR app to provide disaster simulations that bring to life the anxiety and stress we would feel in a real-life disaster. He also planned to design some games in the app that would allow users to learn life-saving skills in a fun and interactive way.
Zhao's confidence in turning his idea into a real app was boosted by the powerful VR Engine provided by HMS Core, which allowed him to put his ideas into practice. He set up a team of 12 and divided members into three groups, responsible for game scripts, 3D modeling, and programming, respectively.
Thanks to the team's joint efforts, the app was born. Zhao named it "SafetyZone", hoping it can help people stay safe when natural disasters strike.
The app provides real-world simulations for three typical disaster scenarios in mountain regions: mudslides, mountain floods, and landslides. Users can choose to participate as a principal, teacher, or student.
When playing the VR games, users will perceive the surrounding environment with the help of visual and audio indicators and use a controller to complete missions and sidequests, such as selecting an escape route, or responding to a person or item they encounter in the game. After the game ends, the app automatically generates a performance evaluation to help players review their escape skills and improve risk awareness.
"After connecting to Huawei VR Engine, latency is reduced and VR effects are clearer and smoother. It also offers a more comfortable gaming experience for users." said Zhao.
During the app's development, Huawei technology experts worked with Zhao's team to overcome difficulties in creating special effects for mudslides. Huawei also provided VR Glass and mobile phones to help them make the quick shift from 3D to the VR version of the game.
SafetyZone has been shortlisted for the Huawei Shining-Star Program and awarded with the Shining-Star Student Innovation Incentive.
Given that there are many other disaster-stricken mountain areas like Xide County, Zhao and his team are working on a way to improve user experience and include a wider range of disaster scenarios, so that the app can play an important role in raising awareness about disasters.
Zhao outlined his ambitions for the app: "We hope that with the global distribution capability of Huawei's HMS ecosystem, SafetyZone will bring the benefits of technology and knowledge of preparing for disasters to more people around the world, and reduce the damage caused by mountain disasters."
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Augmented Creativity
Art, architecture, academia, science, music, and more…the enriching beauty of creativity takes many forms. Today, the confluence of AI and other emerging technologies is forging a new paradigm of creativity, one in which scientific discovery will accelerate, innovation will be within the grasp of the many, and artistic creation will be possible for all.
Related Industries :
Education, Leisure & Recreation, Media, Pharmaceuticals
Trial & Error Innovation
The process of innovation is full of experimentation and false starts. As there are no predetermined paths to success, it’s crucial to understand how to manage risk and improve success rates. Countless forks tend to punctuate the research pathway and it’s not uncommon for a team to spend decades on a single project. This partly explains why Nobel Prize winners are often well advanced in their careers.
Today’s explorers may find the keys for unlocking the future in the shape of algorithms trained with massive datasets and smart devices applied in every area of life. Using these keys, the time we spend on experimentation can be greatly reduced and success rates dramatically increased. As more people have access to the tools for creativity, we will go reach past innovation and empower mass innovation.
Protecting IPR & Encouraging Creativity
The protection of intellectual property (IP) is the foundation of the innovation economy. However, the mechanisms for IP protection still need to be improved. As the Internet becomes more advanced, the volume of content is growing explosively. Duplicated content from unknown sources may represent violations of IP but such violations are hard to identify. Much stronger protections are needed for the rights of content creators.
It is also possible that fake news reports may be created using AI, and we will need to rely on AI to identify and eliminate them. AI generates text using probability-based algorithms to choose words and phrases. Therefore, systems can use these same rules to detect articles written by AI, and to weed out fake news reports or stories that are not properly sourced. Supporting original content will encourage the healthy development of media outlets, more in-depth articles and insights, and more investigative reporting by professional journalists. AI technologies can protect journalists who advocate for integrity, independence, and quality.
AI-inspired Creativity
As intelligent applications expand in the creative sector and intelligent devices become ubiquitous, everyone will be able to capture the inspiration they find in the world around them and incorporate it into their own creations with the help of AI. In February 2019, Huawei unveiled a unique version of the Symphony No. 8 in London, complete at last. Lucas Cantor, a US film composer, analyzed 90 Schubert songs and some other works that influenced the young composer, then fed this input into an AI system on his smartphone. With the help of the Dual-Neural Processing Unit (NPU) AI accelerator embedded in his smartphone, Cantor produced a new ending. Every note in the new parts of the last two movements was generated by the AI, but the unique style of Schubert could be clearly identified in the melodies and harmonies of the new piece. AI technology offers these opportunities to anyone who wants to create something new, while retaining the spirit of past great works. Once again, classical music can become a vital, innovative artform.
In the future, everyone will nurture and grow their ideas through platforms that support their creativity, then transform their ideas into concrete works. Before long, machines will be helping all of us make our dreams come true.
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But in crisis, there is opportunity.
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Since its discovery in late 2019, COVID-19 has wreaked havoc across the world, upending the lives and work of hundreds of millions of people. In order for universities to continue their curriculum into the spring semester, the Chinese government and universities across the country have turned to online education.
On February 4, 2020, the Ministry of Education announced online education guidelines as a pandemic countermeasure, requiring Chinese universities to continue offering courses through online channels. In the past seven weeks alone, more than 952,000 staff from over 1400 universities have offered 7.13 million online courses, with a total of 1.18 billion student interactions. This transition, from physical to digital, has not only transformed the way staff teach, but also the way students learn, creating a whole new paradigm and a fresh range of learning activities and styles in the process.
More than 41,000 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and 110 online education platforms — created jointly, by industry and universities — have played an instrumental role in making the transition to online education a reality. Indeed, most staff members and students have been satisfied with the quality of online courses offered over the past several weeks. The reason for such success can be attributed largely to the close coordination of all sectors of society, I think. The University-Government-Business (UGB) model has emerged, harnessing the leadership of government and combining it with the traditional strengths of universities and the powerful resources of private enterprise, to build a vibrant MOOC community with high levels of engagement from teachers and students alike.
Creating an online education ecosystem is no easy task. It involves the adaptation of courses for online teaching, development of MOOC applications, teacher training in new technologies, educational reforms, and a shift to a more adaptive teaching style. In order to carry out education reform as the demand for online learning surges, universities also have to manage staff motivation, student engagement, incentive policies, and effective management of online operations. In addition, MOOCs and online education services need to be standardized and evaluated to ensure a consistent, high level of quality. Here, specialized online education and IT companies can play a critical role, by offering technical support and educational services.
COVID-19 is an unprecedented challenge for all of us. But in crisis, there is opportunity. After we have overcome the hurdles that we currently face, we will find that we have a valuable opportunity to drive the rapid development of online education in China. Online education — such as MOOCs — represents a revolution of IT/Internet + education. But teachers and students are the ones who will ultimately decide whether or not online education will be widely adopted or simply falter. If the merits of such as system are made clear to both parties, online education may not simply be a current trend of circumstance, but become a key pillar in the education system overall. Through learning, exploring, and putting online education and MOOCs into practice, China has developed a solution for both that works. This solution and the lessons learned can be applied elsewhere in the world, to help build a supportive global online education community.
By Xu Xiaofei,Vice President, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) & President of HIT, Weihai
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Artificial Intelligence is changing society, and it’s already starting to come to our phones by offering predictive capabilities, computational photography, computer vision, and other usage-based learning to improve battery life, performance, and security. Huawei is one such company on the forefront of AI by offering developers advanced AI and Machine Learning capabilities through their ML Kit SDK. For example, Huawei’s ML Kit allows people without expert degrees in computer science or understanding of algorithms to be able to utilize both on-device and in-cloud APIs to bring the promise of AI to developers everywhere, especially when paired with Huawei’s hardware NPU, present on tens of millions of devices. You can learn more about the full capabilities of Huawei’s AI suite on the Huawei Developer website or you can dive into ML Kit information also on Huawei’s Developer Website. Lastly, if you have any questions or ideas, you can ask or discuss with developers on HUAWEI Developer Forum.
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Ai will play a huge role in photography, and I'm excited to see what the P40 Pro will offer
Text, image and body recognition are really awesome for me. Of course, there are also other amzing functions.
Ability of T-800 to travel to past is the AI feature that excited me most. Gee, I hope to win!
AI machine learning
Machine learning through AI excites and fascinates me the most. This could help grow the business and that's what is a need of an hour for me. Also the AI in photography is the next best thing.
Dla osoby nie znającej angielskiego trudno napisać komentarz, ale Al Huawei pozwoli osobie fotografującej zrobić profesjonalne zdjęcie.
Photography and Battery optimization.
AI Photo enhancements and optimizations are features that I like. If AI can improve Battery life or Signal quality as well that would be great.
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Augmented Creativity
Art, architecture, academia, science, music, and more…the enriching beauty of creativity takes many forms. Today, the confluence of AI and other emerging technologies is forging a new paradigm of creativity, one in which scientific discovery will accelerate, innovation will be within the grasp of the many, and artistic creation will be possible for all.
Related Industries :
Education, Leisure & Recreation, Media, Pharmaceuticals
Trial & Error Innovation
The process of innovation is full of experimentation and false starts. As there are no predetermined paths to success, it’s crucial to understand how to manage risk and improve success rates. Countless forks tend to punctuate the research pathway and it’s not uncommon for a team to spend decades on a single project. This partly explains why Nobel Prize winners are often well advanced in their careers.
Today’s explorers may find the keys for unlocking the future in the shape of algorithms trained with massive datasets and smart devices applied in every area of life. Using these keys, the time we spend on experimentation can be greatly reduced and success rates dramatically increased. As more people have access to the tools for creativity, we will go reach past innovation and empower mass innovation.
Protecting IPR & Encouraging Creativity
The protection of intellectual property (IP) is the foundation of the innovation economy. However, the mechanisms for IP protection still need to be improved. As the Internet becomes more advanced, the volume of content is growing explosively. Duplicated content from unknown sources may represent violations of IP but such violations are hard to identify. Much stronger protections are needed for the rights of content creators.
It is also possible that fake news reports may be created using AI, and we will need to rely on AI to identify and eliminate them. AI generates text using probability-based algorithms to choose words and phrases. Therefore, systems can use these same rules to detect articles written by AI, and to weed out fake news reports or stories that are not properly sourced. Supporting original content will encourage the healthy development of media outlets, more in-depth articles and insights, and more investigative reporting by professional journalists. AI technologies can protect journalists who advocate for integrity, independence, and quality.
AI-inspired Creativity
As intelligent applications expand in the creative sector and intelligent devices become ubiquitous, everyone will be able to capture the inspiration they find in the world around them and incorporate it into their own creations with the help of AI. In February 2019, Huawei unveiled a unique version of the Symphony No. 8 in London, complete at last. Lucas Cantor, a US film composer, analyzed 90 Schubert songs and some other works that influenced the young composer, then fed this input into an AI system on his smartphone. With the help of the Dual-Neural Processing Unit (NPU) AI accelerator embedded in his smartphone, Cantor produced a new ending. Every note in the new parts of the last two movements was generated by the AI, but the unique style of Schubert could be clearly identified in the melodies and harmonies of the new piece. AI technology offers these opportunities to anyone who wants to create something new, while retaining the spirit of past great works. Once again, classical music can become a vital, innovative artform.
In the future, everyone will nurture and grow their ideas through platforms that support their creativity, then transform their ideas into concrete works. Before long, machines will be helping all of us make our dreams come true.
For details about Huawei developers and HMS, visit the website.
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On June 30, UK Huawei Student Developers (HSD) hosted the lasted of their events ‘Experience the Future of Tech, Today!’ a Tech Talk exploring some of the most exciting topics and emerging trends in mobile tech with industry experts.
Designed by HSD UK Ambassadors to be dynamic and student focused, the event was open to a small group of students and select experts from across different areas of innovative tech were invited to introduce and discuss their topics with the group before opening the room to a hands-on products engagement session, inviting students to engage and discuss their ideas and insights together.
The hands-on session gave students the platform to host, share their ideas and engage in discussions with our speakers and like-minded peers in a dynamic and focused learning environment.
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Dr. Elena Dieckmann, part of the teaching team at the Dyson School of Design Engineering, Ph. D from Imperial College and specializing in transdisciplinary disruptive innovation, gave an unique perspective in her talk, ‘Prototopia - Prototyping for disruptive Innovation’ where she discussed the importance of prototyping at different project stages.
During the session of ‘Hand Gesture Recognition with Huawei Machine Learning Kit’, student developers were given an engaging live demo where they learned how they could use their skills to leverage the powerful yet easy-to-use Huawei’s Machine Learning Kit to redefine human-machine interaction, lead by HUAWEI experienced Developer Technical Support Engineer – Chia Leung Ho.
Leon Yu, HUAWEI Global Director of Developer Technology and Engineering shared his top insights and need-to-know learnings about some of the most innovative developments in mobile app technology across his career. Under the topic ‘Lives and Breathes Innovation in Tech Career’, Leon challenged students with real life scenarios and questions, inviting them to share and discuss their ideas, putting their training and learned skills into practice.
The product engagement session gave students a chance to discover and test various HUAWEI products to understand how different stages and disciplines of innovative tech fit together to create intuitive final products.
Hosted and lead by HSD UK Ambassadors Xuan Guo from University College London and Brandon Malaure from the University of Surrey, the event is part of an overall mission to work with students to provide support, drive innovation and help them grow to create a better digital future of everyone.