The 2023 3rd Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Artificial Intelligence And Big Data Forum  (AIBDF 2023) was successfully held in Guangzhou. TheForum was hosted by Computer Academy of Guangdong and Guang Dong Social Sciences Association; organized by Department of Electronic Business, South China University of Technology and Institute of Digital Business & Intelligent Logistics , SCUT and co-organized by AEIC-Academic Exchange Information Center and Guangdong AiScholar Institute of Academic Exchange. The Forum is also sponsored by Phytium Technology Co., Ltd., Lifeng Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.,Guangdong Xuanyuan Networks & Technology Co., Ltd.,iFLYTEK, KITOP, and Bó Lè Associates; technically supported by Zhuhai Association of Science and Technology, Guangdong Federation of Industry and Commerce, Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences, and Guangdong Foundation of Promoting Science and Technology; and guided by Guangdong Provincial Association for Science and Technology as well as the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province.

According to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, relevant parties and departments should work faster to build China into a manufacturer of quality and develop advanced manufacturing; promote further integration of the internet, big data, and artificial intelligence with the real economy; and foster new growth areas and drivers of growth in medium-high end consumption, innovation-driven development, the green and low-carbon economy, the sharing economy, modern supply chains, and human capital services.

Under this guide, Guangdong Computer Academy (GDCA)  invited scholars from around the world to give speeches of next-generation information technology in regard to three special fields: AI, big data, and  AI in healthcare. The Forum aimed to create a scholarly platform for cooperation and exchange, to foster technological development, as well as to promote technology integrations for socio-economic development in Zhuhai and Guangdong. Entrepreneurs from all over the world, together with university teachers and students, were also invited, which provides a strong impetus for academic exchanges and talent cultivation in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.

AIBDF 2023 has one main forum and three parallel parts.The main forum (AIBDF 2023) was held on September 23, and the parallel forums, including the AI+Health: Application and Future of Intelligent Healthcare, Academic Conference for Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence Technology in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Symposium on Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Electronic Information were held on September 23. The Forum invited Xuan Huang, Senior Engineer, GDCA Vice Chair and Secretary General, and Prof.  Wenming Zuo, Dean of  Department of Electronic Business, South China University of Technology, Xueling Zeng, Vice Chair  of Guangzhou Association For Science & Technology to deliver speeches in the opening ceremony.

Welcome Speech by Xuan Huang, Senior Engineer, GDCA Vice Chair and Secretary General

Welcome Speech by Prof.  Wenming Zuo, Dean of  Department of Electronic Business, South China University of Technology

Welcome Speech by Xueling Zeng, Vice Chair  of Guangzhou Association For Science & Technology

The conference invited many top experts and scholars, includeing Academician of European Academy of Sciences, IEEE Fellow, AAAS Fellow, IAPR Fellow, Dean of School of Computer Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Prof. Junlong Chen; IEEE Fellow, Associate Vice President of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Prof. Kaishun Wu; Chair Professor of City University of Hong Kong, Prof. Youhua Chen; National Distinguished Young Scholar, Associate Dean of School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology, Prof. Wenhui Zhou;  and General Manager of SF Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Co., Ltd., Weimin Liu as keynote speakers, to deliver wonderful academic presentations on cutting-edge topics such as artificial intelligence and big data and share their research achievements, novel ideas, and technological innovations.

Speech by Academician Junlong Chen

Presentation title: Construction Concept of the Health Intelligent Perception and Digital Parallel Human Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education

Speech by  Prof. Kaishun Wu

Presentation title:The Path of Science and Technology Innovation in New Research Universities

Speech by Prof. Youhua Chen

Presentation title:Machine Learning in Inventory Modeling Research: New Product and Multi-Product Decisions and Implications

Speech by Prof. Wenhui Zhou

Presentation title: Research on China's Regional Medical Resources Input Under the Policy of Direct Settlement for Medical Treatment in Different Places

Speech by Prof. Wenming Zuo

Presentation title: Theoretical Research and Practical Exploration of Industry Internet

Speech by Weimin Liu

Presentation title:Digital Transformation to Build a "Healthy Bay Area" and Accelerate Healthcare Digital Intelligence Supply Chain

In the afternoon, two sub-forums, namely, the Integration of Production and Education Sub-Forum and the Academic Forum, were held. Professor Chen Qingliang from Jinan University, Professor Zhao Junxiong from Sun Yat-sen University, Professor Zhu Quanxin from Hunan Normal University, and Professor Yang Lei from South China University of Technology were invited.

Speech by Prof. Qingliang Chen

Presentation title: A Fine-Grained Sentiment Classification Model Based on Semantic Interaction

Speech by Prof. Junxiong Zhao

Presentation title:Impact of Retailers' Omni-Channel Services on Supply Chain under Supplier Invasion

Speech by Prof. Quanxin Zhu

Presentation title:Event-Triggered Control of Stochastic Nonlinear Time-Lag Systems

Speech by Prof. Lei Yang

Presentation title:Optimal Trade-in Programs for Quality Differentiated Recycled Products

After the report, the on-site experts evaluated the papers submitted to this forum and finally selected the outstanding papers of the forum.

the Best Paper award

This forum brought a knowledge feast of academic and industrial integration, along withacollision of new ideas and viewpoints, and promoted the exchange of academic achievements in the field of artificial intelligence and big data. It was of great significance for the development and progress of related research and application, enhancing the innovative development of disciplines, and fostering scientific and technological talents. Meanwhile, it played a positive role in promoting the collaborative innovation of the integration of production and education.