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Lin Yu

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23rd June 2017 Beijing, China

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by Lin Yu

Beijing Science and Innovation Network

Big Data, Bigger Opportunities

What do you think of when you think about big data technology? A matchbox sized sensor may not look like much, but it can significantly improve the safety of key infrastructure; for example it can collect data on humidity, weather conditions, and traffic volume, analyse the effect of these on the structure of a bridge […]

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29th November 2016 Beijing, China

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by Lin Yu

Beijing Science and Innovation Network

Witnessing the development of Chinese Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)

Connected and autonomous vehicles (or CAV for short) will bring huge changes to the way we travel, the way we transport goods, and to the quality and safety of travel. It is an area that China is making rapid progress in, as I saw when I attended the launch of the I-VISTA Intelligent Vehicle Integrated […]

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31st March 2016 Beijing, China

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by Lin Yu

Beijing Science and Innovation Network

UK and China join hands on smart city development

According to figures released by the Chinese Academy of Social Science, by 2018 sixty percent of China’s population will live in cities. At the end of 2013 the figure was 51 percent (about 694 million people). Smart cities will be a vital driver of its urbanization; according to Chinese media, investment of 2 trillion yuan […]

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About Lin Yu

I’m Lin Yu (Emily), based in Beijing, leading on big data/open data and smart cities for the Beijing Science and Innovation Network. I work on building up UK-China collaboration on…

I’m Lin Yu (Emily), based in Beijing, leading on big data/open data and smart cities for the Beijing Science and Innovation Network. I work on building up UK-China collaboration on policy communication, academic exchange and business benefit in the sectors mentioned above. I’d love to share news and applications on this blog and welcome feedback and queries.

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