Dr. GIno Yu received his BS and PhD at the University of California at Berkeley in 1987 and 1993 respectively. After receiving his PhD, he taught at the University of Southern Calfornia and worked to establish multimedia initiatives including the In...More
Dr. GIno Yu received his BS and PhD at the University of California at Berkeley in 1987 and 1993 respectively. After receiving his PhD, he taught at the University of Southern Calfornia and worked to establish multimedia initiatives including the Integrated Media Systems Center. From 1995 to 1997 he taught at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology where he helped to establish the Center for Enhanced Learning Technologies. In 1999 he established the Multimedia Innovation Centre at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), a leading educge think tank and research centre on digital entertainment. He is currently an Assoicate Professor and Director of Digital Entertainment and Game Development in the School of Deisgn at PolyU where he founded M-Lab, a commercial digital entertainment entity that provides consulting, research, instruction, and new ideas for the industry. His main research interests involve the application of media technologies to cultivate creativity and promote enlightened consciousness. Dr. Yu founded the Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association, the annual Consicousness, Science, Technology, and Society Conference, and the Asia Consciousness Festival. He hosted many events including TEDxHongKong, Wikimania, Toward a Science of Consciousenss, and Meaningful Media. Additionally, Gino is a sought after speaker on Blockchain and other emergent technologies and serves as an advisor to several leading-edge endeavors including SingularityNET, the Global Blockchain Foundation, Big Datablock, and Hanson Robotics. He is also a venture partner with Plutus.vc.
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