We were lucky enough to have a chance to present a gift to Dr. Jensen Huang while he was in Hong Kong. The gift is a piece of calligraphy hand-written with Expresii by our Dr. Nelson Chu. The text written is a poem made with the help of ChatGPT AI. The following is a video documenting its making.
On 23 November 2024, Jensen Huang received an honorary doctorate in engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Dr. Chu was honored to present the gift to Dr. Huang on the same day. Both Dr. Huang and Dr. Chu are now fellow HKUST alumni. ^_^
The first characters of each verse are from the Chinese names of Jensen Huang (仁勲) and Nvidia (輝達). Here is a short English explanation of the text:
仁芯拓算力: Jensen’s chips (pun ‘kind heart’) expands computing power.
勲業領風流: Nvidia (‘distinguished work’) leading the way.
輝影繪千變: Computer imagery transforms.
達智創新猷: Reaching intelligence, creating new strategies.
The stamp ‘墨戲’ (MoXi) on the upper right of the piece was from a physical seal and is the name of the software prototype Dr. Chu made at HKUST. The sundial on the lower left was painted by Dr. Chu digitally while he was at HKUST around 2006 using the MoXi prototype.
The first characters of each verse are from the Chinese names of Jensen Huang (仁勲) and Nvidia (輝達). Here is a short English explanation of the text:
仁芯拓算力: Jensen’s chips (pun ‘kind heart’) expands computing power.
勲業領風流: Nvidia (‘distinguished work’) leading the way.
輝影繪千變: Computer imagery transforms.
達智創新猷: Reaching intelligence, creating new strategies.
The stamp ‘墨戲’ (MoXi) on the upper right of the piece was from a physical seal and is the name of the software prototype Dr. Chu made at HKUST. The sundial on the lower left was painted by Dr. Chu digitally while he was at HKUST around 2006 using the MoXi prototype.
Pioneer using GPU for digital painting
Calligraphy is a highly regarded art form in East-Asian cultures. In late 90's, Dr. Chu set off to create a virtual brush system for digital calligraphy & painting. That was also the dawn of modern GPU computing - in early 2000's, Nvidia made the first GPU with programmable shading, together with software components like the Cg language, that can be used for general purposes including fluid simulation. With the help of the latest GPU technology, Dr. Chu was able to unveil a software prototype featuring a virtual brush in 2002 and present the MoXi prototype featuring both virtual brush and virtual ink at SIGGRAPH 2005. You can say it was Dr. Huang's company that made Dr. Chu's dream come true! Dr. Chu's MoXi research paper was also the first all-local-effort SIGGRAPH paper attributed to HKUST and Hong Kong.
We thank the HKUST management for allowing such a gift presentation to happen. The smile on Jensen's face was priceless! We also thank Helen, Vv, Wilson Yuen and Tiffany Tang for their support!
We thank the HKUST management for allowing such a gift presentation to happen. The smile on Jensen's face was priceless! We also thank Helen, Vv, Wilson Yuen and Tiffany Tang for their support!
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