STEAM Student Competition 2023 is proudly presented by Ocean Park, Fortinet, Hong Kong Wetland Park and China Mobile Hong Kong. Students from local primary and secondary schools are invited to submit their innovative solutions for animal conservation.
Cyber security and animal conservation are closely related. Cyber security highly enhances the efficiency in animal conservation by providing a secured monitoring system and predicting the path of animal migrations, especially birds. All the data collected from these systems will be uploaded to the cloud storage system. In this case, scientists could easily reach the data they need for their research and studies from afar. However, if there are loopholes in the network system, criminals may use the data recorded to track and hunt the animal in the wild for illegal poaching. Therefore, cyber security is essential in animal conservation.
Participants of this year's competition, with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), cyber security elements and design thinking, have to create an 5G intelligent artificial bird nest for monitoring and protecting wild birds in Hong Kong. During the design process, participants will conduct in-depth discussions and research on wetland conservation, AIoT and network security. The completed projects may be installed inside Ocean Park or within the school campus, hoping to attract wild birds to inhabit and breed.
Institutions and organizations from different areas are invited to cooperate in this competition, creating multi-angle experiences and attempts for the academic field. Hong Kong Wetland Park will provide experience sharing and guided tours on wetland conservation and artificial bird nests; China Mobile Hong Kong will provide technical instructions and hardware support to guide students on the application of AIoT systems, such as identifying bird species and characteristics, controlling the humidity and temperature in the artificial bird nests, to ensure smooth operation of the system.
It is an honour to have cyber security expert, Fortinet, with us once again this year to share a series of network security solutions with students. Through interactive games, sharing sessions and workshops, participants can better understand the importance of network security and choose the suitable solutions to apply on their works.
