
APSTA Senior Honorary Advisor Prof. Perry Ping Shum, President of IEEE Photonics Society, attended the IEEE International Conference on Recent Advances in Systems Science and Engineering (IEEE RASSE 2025) in Singapore!
APSTA 高级荣誉顾问、IEEE 光子学学会主席 Perry Ping Shum 教授出席了在新加坡举行的 IEEE 系统科学与工程最新进展国际会议 (IEEE RASSE 2025)!
IEEE RASSE 2025 marks the fifth conference in this exciting series, and it creates an interactive forum where researchers, engineers, practitioners, and educators can:
IEEE RASSE 2025 是这一精彩系列会议的第五届,它打造了一个互动论坛,让研究人员、工程师、从业人员和教育工作者能够:

- Exchange cutting-edge research results and innovations
- Discuss real-world industrial applications
- Shape future research directions in systems science and engineering
- 交流前沿研究成果和创新
- 探讨实际工业应用
- 塑造系统科学与工程的未来研究方向


Andy Chen (IEEE System Council President) and Perry Shum (President of IEEE Photonics Society) attended the MOU Signing between the IEEE System Council and the IEEE Photonics Society on the morning of November 6.
11月6日上午,IEEE系统理事会主席 Andy Chen 和IEEE光子学学会主席 Perry Shum 出席了IEEE系统理事会与IEEE光子学学会的合作备忘录签署仪式。

Prof. Shum also attended Expert Panel 2 – ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM in the afternoon of November 6.
11月6日下午,Prof. Shum教授还出席了第二场专家小组讨论——“创业生态系统”。
Sharing from Prof. Shum | Prof. Shum的分享

From Lab to Startup Product: Concepts, Challenges, and Key Elements
The lab is the cradle of innovation, nurturing countless cutting-edge technologies and concepts. However, the gap between a solid lab result and a truly marketable startup product is far wider than imagined. My understanding of this transformation path can be summarized as follows:
- The shift from “feasibility” to “market value”
- The “dual-engine” approach of technology and business
从实验室到创业产品:理念、挑战与关键要素
实验室是创新的摇篮,孕育着无数前沿技术和概念。然而,将一项扎实的实验室成果转化为一款真正能够服务社会、赢得市场的创业产品,其间的鸿沟远比想象的要深。我对这条转化路径的理解,可以概括为以下几点:
- 从“可行性”到“市场价值”的转变
- 技术与商业的“双轮驱动”

Embracing the ecosystem and collaboration: No single company can accomplish everything independently. Establishing close partnerships with universities, research institutions, industry chain partners, and investment institutions, and building an open ecosystem, is an accelerator for product maturation and market promotion.
拥抱生态与合作: 任何一家公司都难以独立完成所有事情。与高校、科研机构、产业链伙伴、投资机构建立紧密的合作关系,构建开放的生态系统,是加速产品成熟和市场推广的加速器。
From a lab idea to a market-leading product, it’s a challenging but hopeful path. It requires unwavering courage, strong technical capabilities, a keen market sense, and most importantly, a spirit of collaboration.
从实验室里的一个想法,到市场上炙手可热的产品,这是一条充满艰辛但也充满希望的道路。它需要不懈的勇气、强大的技术实力、敏锐的市场嗅觉,以及最重要的协同的精神。

“The establishment of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Optoelectronic Alliance aims to better pool talent, technology, and resources, bridging the final mile from “lab” to “startup product.”
We firmly believe that through collaboration, we can not only continuously foster disruptive optoelectronic technologies, but also nurture a new generation of outstanding entrepreneurs and groundbreaking products, jointly contributing to a brighter future for the optoelectronic industry in the Greater Bay Area!”
“粤港澳高校光电联盟的建立,正是为了更好地汇聚人才、技术与资源,打通从“实验室”到“创业产品”的最后一公里。
我们坚信,通过协同合作,我们不仅能不断催生出颠覆性的光电技术,更能孕育出一批又一批优秀的创业者和伟大的创业产品,共同助力大湾区打造一个更加辉煌的光电产业未来!”






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