Industry leaders from IBM, NVIDIA, Advantech, ARM and NXP Semiconductors present insights

AI and IoT Take Center Stage Today at COMPUTEX CPX Conference
Industry leaders from IBM, NVIDIA, Advantech, ARM and NXP Semiconductors present insights

June 01, 2017 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--COMPUTEX 2017, the leading global ICT show with a complete supply chain, and IoT and startup ecosystems, kicked-off the second day of its three-day CPX Conference, "From Mobility to Intelligence," as artificial intelligence and IoT took center stage today. Top executives from the worlds tech leaders shared insights into what their companies are doing to win the world of machine intelligence technology, deep learning and the internet of things in addition to its opportunities and challenges. In line with information and communications technology (ICT) industry trends, AI & Robotics is a new theme this year at COMPUTEX, and IoT continues to be a strong focus and theme of the show. The SmarTEX exhibit was introduced last year and continues this year to highlight IoT innovations at COMPUTEX.

Artificial intelligence will redefine every aspect of our lives

As ICT industry leaders weighed in on AIs future, perhaps the top take-away was that global innovations in the field of artificial intelligence are going to redefine virtually every aspect of our lives.

Jefferey A. Rhoda, general manager of the Greater China Group at IBM commented when asked if artificial intelligence would replace humans, "Even at this point when Watson can see and read better than humans do…our stance continues to be that it will augment what humans do—make our call centers better, help doctors make diagnoses and more."

Marc Hamilton, vice president of Solution Architecture and Engineering at NVIDIA, talked about the ubiquity of artificial intelligence in the world today, all powered by its GPU computing technology. "Much of the rise of GPU, in the past few years, was thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence," he noted.

Preparing for the IoT era

As the internet of things drives significant lifestyle transformation, most data will be processed in the cloud. Industry leaders shared insights on the opportunities this dynamic presents as well as how they are meeting the challenges of scaling IoT solutions.

Miller Chang, the vice president of Advantechs Embedded-IoT Group, said his team was working on creating what he referred to as a much needed common standard for sensing and communication technology to support IoT applications. He further emphasized the importance of partnerships in the new IoT era and "the need to create a value chain dimension for each industry to work better together… The value chain has to be domain focused," he said.

Dinesh Patel, president of the IoT Services Group at ARM, echoed Changs thoughts on forging and maintaining strong partnerships and stressed how crucial that is to a companys success, saying, "In addition, having an active developer community on your platform is very important."

New risks in security

Not surprising, security was a common concern. Martyn Humphries, NXP Semiconductors vice president and general manager of i.MX Applications Processors for Consumer Markets, noted that as mobile and stationary machines increasingly want full access to cloud-based technology, "faster, more reliable and secure connectivity" would be required.

Patrick Ekdahl, head of Platform Security Research at Ericsson, said developing and scaling 5G technology around the world would not only prompt a new trust model and a new service delivery system, but also call forth new security concerns and an evolving threat landscape. "With the sheer amount of IT devices that will be connected, the threat is going to be much bigger," remarked Ekdahl stressing the importance of thinking more about security.

Following the forum on IoT+ and the keynotes on AI today, the CPX Conference at COMPUTEX continues with a forum on innovations and startups.

Live streaming and video archives of the CPX Conference, "From Mobility to Intelligence," are available at: https://www.youtube.com/user/COMPUTEXtv.

About COMPUTEX TAIPEI (also called COMPUTEX):

Established in 1981, COMPUTEX TAIPEI is the leading global ICT and IoT show with a complete supply chain and ecosystems. Co-organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taipei Computer Association (TCA), COMPUTEX, based upon Taiwans complete ICT clusters, covers the whole spectrum of ICT industry, from established brands to startups and from ICT supply chain to IoT ecosystems. With strong R&D and manufacturing capabilities and IPR protection, Taiwan is a strategic destination for foreign companies and investors looking for partners in global technology ecosystems. Follow COMPUTEX on its website at www.computextaipei.com.tw and on Twitter @computex_taipei using the hashtag #COMPUTEX.

About TAITRA:

Founded in 1970 to help promote foreign trade, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) is the foremost non-profit trade promotion organization in Taiwan. Jointly sponsored by the government, industry associations, and several commercial organizations, TAITRA assists Taiwan businesses and manufacturers with reinforcing their international competitiveness and in coping with the challenges they face in foreign markets.

TAITRA boasts a well-coordinated trade promotion and information network of over 1,200 trained specialists stationed throughout its Taipei headquarters, four local branch offices in Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung, and 60 overseas branch offices worldwide. Together with its sister organizations, Taiwan Trade Center (TTC) and Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC), TAITRA has created a wealth of trade opportunities through effective promotion strategies.

In addition to organizing trade delegations and providing customized procurement services, TAITRA also hosts more than 35 international trade shows annually in Taipei and in Kaohsiung. In 2016, 11,128 exhibitors and 83,807 international visitors took part in these events.