2025 speaker

Dr. Kai Hua received a MediaTek scholarship in 2004 to pursue his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University in the USA. He has authored over a hundred academic papers published in international conferences and journals, and holds over a dozen IT patents. He has also been honored with numerous academic and technical awards, including Top Performance Award from ACM Multimedia Grand Challenges, Research Excellence Award from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Operational Excellence Award from Microsoft Taiwan, and K. T. Li Cornerstone Award from the Institute of Information & Computing Machinery. Currently, Dr. Hua serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft Taiwan, where he is responsible for executing various digital strategic plans, participating in the development and deployment of cutting-edge technologies such as generative AI and cybersecurity, and is dedicated to enhancing the digital resilience of the organization and enabling industry transformation.