Thursday March 24, 2016
Towards Smart Production
Dr.-Ing. Juergen Jasperneite, Professor
Director of Fraunhofer IOSB-INA and Institute Industrial IT Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Yang & Yamazaki Environment & Energy Building (Y2E2)
Room 300

Future production systems must be characterized by high adaptability, resource-efficiency and user friendliness. Such a smart factory considers all components of a production system: the product, the resources, the people in the factory as well as customers and suppliers. For a smart factory the usage of Information and Communication technologies and intelligent automation is of high importance. This talk shows how the needed intelligence comes into the technical systems at the factory floor. Some examples of the leading edge technology cluster "intelligent technical systems OstWestfalen-Lippe it’s OWL" are introduced. In this cluster, which is an integral part of German’s high-tech strategy, 178 partners from research and industry are working on solutions for the smart factory and smart products. Based on real-world industrial applications methods and technologies for the self-configuration and self-optimization of machines and systems are presented. Last but not least still open issues are identified where further research and development effort is needed.

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Yang & Yamazaki Environment & Energy Building (Y2E2)
Room 101

Sweden is unique in the world of innovation. From IKEA, ERICSSON, VOLVO to MAX MARTIN and AVICII, Sweden has more large international companies with global success per head of population than any other country in the world. Swedish management and leadership are deeply rooted in Swedish culture and tradition, which continues to evolve in the age of globalization. In this seminar Professor Tony Fang touches on the sociocultural roots of Swedish innovation to explain the Sweden phenomenon from a cross-cultural management perspective. Implications for cross-cultural innovation theory and practice are discussed.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The Latest Development of Chinese Entrepreneurship in IT and Green Energy Industry
Zhiyan Feng, Director of Division II, Department of Management Sciences
National Nature Science Foundation of China
CSDGC Visiting Scholar

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Yang & Yamazaki Environment & Energy Building (Y2E2)
Room 180

Silicon Valley (SV) is the most successful high-tech industry cluster in the world, and it has created an “SV-way” characterized principally by innovation and entrepreneurship. Since more Chinese are accessing higher education overseas, it is very meaningful to study the newest Chinese entrepreneurs in SV, and the relationship between returnees to China and the development of local industry there.

This seminar will introduce our study of the newest Chinese entrepreneurs, and their backgrounds and accomplishments in SV, Taiwan Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) and Beijing Shangdi Sci. & Tech. Park (SSTP). This research is based on (a) micro-level factors such as entrepreneurial, (b) industry-level factors such as the mechanisms of industry radiation, especially IT industry and green energy industry, and (c) macro-level factors such as policy research. The research group interviewed more than 20 people related to the subject and 13 Chinese entrepreneurs in SV. Their start-up experience will be presented. This seminar will also emphasize our findings in regards to motivation of and opportunities for Chinese entrepreneurs, technology, leadership and financial support.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
A Decision Support Model for Patent Licensor Selection
Ling Wang, Associate Professor
China University of Political Science and Law
CSDGC Visiting Scholar

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Yang & Yamazaki Environment & Energy Building (Y2E2)
Room 180

Due to a rising flow of patents being filed, the patent marketplace has expanded greatly, and the demand for patent intermediaries in the era of innovation should grow. One channel of patent flow to realize revenue for patentees is through patent out-licensing, which involves high risk and uncertainty, and a consuming need for coordination.

Most studies on patent licensing have focused on licensing modes, patented technology valuation, and price negotiation. In addition, many patent licensing issues suffer from a lack of a systematic and objective assessment method because of a reliance on experience referrals. This study proposes to establish a licensor selection model based on a hybrid model approach combining fuzzy logic and quality function deployment (QFD). A patent intermediary collects licensor selection criteria and licensee selection criteria, then experts from industry as well as professional organizations will establish weighting measures based on the input criteria and published patent specifications.

We found that patented technology level and the dealer identification level are the main factors in deriving a decision. With this model, licensees can select an optimal licensor according to their requirements. In a case study, results reveal that the proposed hybrid Fuzzy-QFD approach can be expected to be successful and has the potential for handling multiple criteria decision-making problems in the patent marketplace.

Thursday, December 3, 2009
Decision Support System for Sustainable Built Environment
and Smart City
Dr. Rik Juan Yi-Kai, Assistant Professor
Department of Architecture
College of Design
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
CSDGC Visiting Scholar

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Yang & Yamazaki Environment & Energy Building (Y2E2)
Room 300

Energy consumption of buildings usually accounts for around 20-40% of total energy consumption in advanced countries. During a long life cycle of buildings, operational energy services contribute to approximately 80% of the total building energy consumption. Many global organizations have thus invested plentiful resources in creating sustainable built environments in the last decade and emphasized
on reducing energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission through sustainable building renovation processes. This seminar will introduce the concept to develop an integrated decision support system (SBRA)
for assessing existing office building conditions and providing sustainable renovation action solutions considering the trade-off between renovation cost, improved quality, and environmental impacts. A hybrid approach combining A* and Genetic Algorithms (GA) is developed to search optimal trade-off solutions. A real-world renovation project finished in 2005 in Taiwan is introduced to validate differences in energy performance of renovation solutions suggested by the system.

Urbanization and globalization have profoundly impacted city development during the last decade. Rapid technological advancements and the emphasis on sustainability provide cities with more opportunities and challenges than ever before in city planning and management. A city, which is composed of various
operational systems, networks, infrastructure and environments, can be improved and optimized through the application of smart solutions in a similar way to what an autonomic and bionic process learns from nature. The vision of developing smarter cities therefore has been regarded as one of the most promising city development policies world-wide.

This seminar will also discuss the compatibility of adopting the core algorithms of SBRA to smart city planning
and management issues, providing a systematic approach to assess multi-dimensional smart levels on current
environmental issues of cities and to recommend an optimal set of improved strategies that can guide cities
to be smarter.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009
China's Remote Sensing Technology
and the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake
Zikuan Zhou, Vice General Manager
Beijing Earth Observation Inc.
CSDGC Visiting Scholar

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Yang & Yamazaki Environment & Energy Building (Y2E2)
Room 300

Since the 1970s, civilian satellite remote sensing technology in China have been widely used, especially in areas such as agriculture, forestry, land, mining, water conservancy, oceanography, and disaster monitoring. With the development of high-resolution satellite, remote sensing data services have seen fast growth in Chinese market.

This seminar will be given by Zikuan Zhou, a visiting scholar from China’s largest remote sensing data provider - Beijing Eastdawn Information Technology Co. Ltd.

Mr. Zhou will talk about the company's remote sensing business and service. He will also use 2008 Wenchuan earthquake as an example and give a brief introduction of China's remote sensing technology integrated application.

Monday July 20, 2009
From Ideas to Product: Design Thinking of Sustainable Interior Product Applications
Dr. Rik Juan Yi-Kai, Assistant Professor
Department of Architecture
College of Design
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
CSDGC Visiting Scholar

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Yang & Yamazaki Environment & Energy Building (Y2E2)
Room 299

Have you ever thought that a divider is not just a product to divide the space? Have you ever thought that a house layout can make flexible changes according to different requirements? Have you ever thought that indoor environment can speak with you as smart as human beings? Have you ever thought a breathable and movable partition?

Compared with hi-tech and manufacturing industries, the building interior industry has been falling behind in product development. This seminar will introduce a series of examples and their design thinking processes from ideas to products focusing on sustainable building interior applications. Three major drivers: Human-centered design, Sustainability, and Information technology for sustainable interior products development and their innovation features will be also discussed.

Friday May 29, 2009
Sustainable Development of Government and University-supported High-tech University Spin-offs in China
Dr. Jessie Chen Xiaorong, Associate Professor
Department of Management Science and Engineering
Antai College of Economics & Management
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
CSDGC Visiting Scholar

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Yang & Yamazaki Environment & Energy Building (Y2E2)
Room 300

Chinese research universities are encouraged by the government to engage in industry-university collaborations through contracted research, joint research institute and etc. Meanwhile, in some cases research universities also establish high tech University Spin-offs to implement technology industrialization.

Through a case study of Shanghai High Definition Digital Technology Industrial Corporation (HDIC), this research enriched the research of high-tech USOs in developing countries, which argued that under the current institutional set-ups in China, in order to industrialize the key S&T research results with strategic importance to the nation, government and university-supported USO model indeed provides an appropriate solution. This research also analyzed the mechanism through which universities and governments help high-tech USOs overcome critical junctures through the early stage and cultivate dynamic competitiveness.