They first signed an agreement in 2022.
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Developing AI imaging technology
OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. (OPPO) and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) held a signing ceremony to further deepen their collaboration. Under the renewed agreement, OPPO will collaborate with PolyU to increase funding and technology investment, upgrading the "PolyU-OPPO Joint Innovation Research Centre."
Under the framework of the agreement, the "PolyU-OPPO Joint Innovation Lab" will be upgraded to the "Joint Innovation Research Centre." Additionally, OPPO will provide around RMB 30 million (around PHP 244 million) over the next five years to expand the scale of co-trained PhD and postdoctoral researchers, promoting technical development and exploration in imaging algorithms while further deepening the collaborative efforts between OPPO and PolyU in AI imaging technology.
To address the opportunities and challenges of the AI era, PolyU will officially establish the Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences in January 2025. This is an important move to implement the University’s innovation development strategy, aiming to meet growing technological needs and support talent nurturing, said Prof. Jin-Guang TENG, president of PolyU.
The Department of Computing, which houses the Joint Innovation Research Centre will also join the new faculty. The new structure will effectively promote in-depth exchanges and collaboration among research teams, and create more impactful outcomes, he added.
In 2022, to promote in-depth cooperation in the Greater Bay Area, OPPO and PolyU signed an agreement to establish the "PolyU-OPPO Joint Innovation Lab." So far, it has developed and implemented various leading imaging algorithms: the AI super-resolution technology has been applied to multiple OPPO products, enhancing the image quality of telephoto photography; the deployment of HDR imaging algorithms enables users to capture high-quality photos under different lighting conditions.
Furthermore, the Joint Lab has explored cutting-edge technologies, including image restoration and detail enhancement based on generative models, as well as interactive image and video editing technologies. It has also made significant strides in talent cultivation, nurturing several PhD and postdoctoral researchers who are actively contributing to OPPO's AI imaging technology.
Looking ahead, both parties aim to continue to strengthen the academia-industry cooperation, fully exploring and promoting innovative applications of AI imaging technology.
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