​You are warmly invited to join the SHTM × Pseudo Lab Joint Forum and Workshop on “AI for Smart Hospitality, Tourism & Culture,” to be held on Friday, 18 September 2026, at the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

​Jointly organized by the Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism (RCdTT) in SHTM and Pseudo Lab*, we aim to facilitate a two-way exchange on how AI is currently researched and deployed, the needs and challenges faced by academia and industry, and opportunities for future research and technology collaboration. The forum thus brings together academics, students, AI researchers, developers, and industry practitioners from Hong Kong and Korea.

​*Pseudo Lab is one of the most active, largest Korea-based non-profit AI and data-science research communities. Pseudo Lab participants represent a diverse ecosystem of leading global and regional organizations, including NVIDIA Korea, KRAFTON, HDC Labs, Shinhan DS, NC AI.

​Event Details

• ​Date: Friday, 18 September 2026

• ​Time: 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

• ​Venue: 4/F, Che-woo Lui Hotel and Tourism Resource Centre, SHTM, PolyU (3/F, TH301 for Hands-on Workshop)

• ​Registration: Free

• ​Registration deadline: 11:59 pm (HKT), 7 September 2026 (Monday)

​Programme Highlights

​Opening/Joint Panel Session | 09:30 - 11:00

​*Advance registration is required to attend this session.

​AI × Hospitality, Tourism & Culture: Hong Kong–Korea Perspectives

• ​Light snacks/food and drinks will be provided during/after the session

​Hands-on Multi-Agent Workshop | 13:00 - 14:30

​*Advance registration is required to attend this session.

​Building Multi-Agent Systems: follow a prepared example to build an AI agent team, then customize its goal, roles, and prompts to create a new agent team.

• ​Max. 50 people - first come, first served.

​Plenary Seminar I | 14:30 - 16:00

​Industry-Focused Talks (AI Translations, Visual Content Generation, Tourism Trends

• ​Coffee/tea will be provided during the session

​Plenary Seminar II | 16:30 - 18:00

​Research & Causal-Inference Focus (Causal Inference, GenAI in Online Review, Restaurant Survival Prediction

• ​Coffee/tea will be provided during the session

​Full-day Schedule

​Please register by 11:59 pm (HKT), 11 September 2026 (Friday).

​Advance registration is required to attend the Opening Remark/Joint Panel and AI Experiment Workshop.

​The detailed programme and participation information will be provided to registered participants. If you have inquiries regarding this event, please contact to co-organizers, Wangoo Lee (wangoo.lee@polyu.edu.hk) or Chanran Kim (chanrankim@pseudo-lab.com)

​We look forward to welcoming you!

​Best regards,

​Wangoo Lee
Assistant Professor
School of Hotel and Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

​Chanran Kim
Founder, Pseudo Lab
Senior Developer Relations Manager
NVIDIA Korea