Сегодня, 1 ноября, Samsung Electronics отмечает 50-летний юбилей. Мероприятие прошло в Samsung Digital City — штаб-квартире корпорации в Сувоне. Глава подразделения Device Solutions Ки Нам Ким поделился тремя основными целями дальнейшего роста транснационального гиганта в будущем. «Прошедшие 50 лет стали возможными только благодаря самоотверженности и усердной работе каждого из вас, — сказал вице-председатель Ли. — Заглядывая в следующие 50 лет, давайте освободим наше воображение и помечтаем о необычном будущем». На юбилейном мероприятии присутствовало более 400 сотрудников и глав подразделений: Ки Нам Ким — вице-президент и генеральный директор подразделения Device Solutions; Хён Сок Ким — президент и генеральный директор подразделения бытовой электроники, Донг Джин Ко — президент и главный исполнительный директор отдела информационных технологий и мобильной связи. В ходе торжества Ки Нам Ким поделился тремя основными целями дальнейшего роста Samsung: Первое — чтобы обеспечить наше выживание в новой эре, мы должны продолжать неустанные самоинновации, никогда не переставать учиться, быть смелыми и бесстрашными в наших делах. Второе — всегда ставить клиента в центр своего бизнеса, опережая его потребности и ожидания. И третье — вместе работать, помогая Samsung развиваться и вносить свой вклад в лучший мир, оставаясь уважаемой и любимой компанией для будущих поколений». В официальном пресс-релизе сообщается, что многие руководители и рядовые сотрудники Samsung в преддверии праздника занимались волонтёрской работой по всему миру. Подобные мероприятия были направлены на создание образовательных проектов для молодых студентов, а также на сбор благотворительных пожертвований. Samsung Electronics Commemorates Its 50th Anniversary Executive team shares message for employees, sets sight on becoming a Centennial company Samsung Electronics today marked the 50th anniversary of its founding, with an event at Samsung Digital City, the Company’s headquarters in Suwon. More than 400 employees were present to commemorate the milestone, together with the Company’s executive team including Kinam Kim, Vice Chairman & CEO of Device Solutions (DS) Division, Hyunsuk Kim, President & CEO of Consumer Electronics (CE) Division, Dongjin Koh, President & CEO of IT & Mobile Communications (IM) Division. Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee, through a video message, extended his gratitude to all Samsung employees for their dedication over the past 50 years and emphasized the Company’s commitment to build upon its legacy and become a Centennial company. “The past 50 years were only possible thanks to the dedication and hard work of each and every one of you,” said Vice Chairman Lee. “Looking to the next 50 years, let’s free our imaginations and dream of an extraordinary future.” Underscoring Samsung’s pledge to contribute to the global society through innovative technologies, Vice Chairman Lee said, “Applying our new technologies, let’s build a healthier and happier future. By sharing and growing together we will become the very best in the world.”
Executives and Employees Look Forward to Building a Worthy Legacy At the anniversary event, executives and employees marked the achievements over the past half-century and pledged to embark on a new journey toward a leading Centennial company. Kinam Kim, Vice Chairman & CEO of DS Division, shared three key goals towards Samsung’s continued growth in the next chapter of the Company’s life. “Unpredictable change, driven by material shifts in demographics and consumer behavior, will be a hallmark of the next era of the technology industry,” he noted. “So to ensure our survival in the new era, we must pursue relentless self-innovation. We must never cease to learn, be bold and fearless in our pursuits and execute thoroughly when undertaking all our tasks.” The second goal reflects the Company’s philosophy of always putting the customer at the heart of its business. “By staying ahead of their needs and expectations and by finding ways to thrive in evolving markets, we can continue to ensure that customers are at the center of our business,” stressed Vice Chairman Kim. Finally, “Let us all work together to help Samsung continue to evolve into a company that contributes to a better world and stay a respected and beloved company for future generations,” he said. “I ask that all of us not forget our responsibilities as good corporate citizens in the journey.” Samsung executives and workers around the world have been engaging in volunteer work in recent weeks to give back to their communities, in a more meaningful way to mark the Company’s anniversary and show appreciation. The activities include donation campaigns and education projects for young students.
Samsung Electronics объявляет о новом назначении в руководстве корпорации. Директором Центра искусственного интеллекта Samsung в Москве (SAIC-M) стал Виктор Лемпицкий. Виктор присоединился к команде Samsung Electronics в 2018 году, заняв пост руководителя лаборатории в московском AI-Центре. Он стал самым высокоцитируемым автором статей в своей предметной категории в России в 2018 году и обладает наградой Scopus Awards Russia 2018. На счету Виктора Лемпицкого более 120 научных публикаций. Виктор обладает богатым и разносторонним опытом работы в сфере AI (искусственного интеллекта) и компьютерного зрения. В 2006-2009 годах он работал в исследовательском подразделении Microsoft Cambridge. В 2007 защитил кандидатскую диссертацию в МГУ им М.В. Ломоносова, а в 2009 получил награду за лучшую работу на международном симпозиуме по функциональной визуализации и моделированию сердца (FIMH). В 2009-2011 годах Виктор Лемпицкий работал исследователем в Visual Geometry Group на факультете инженерных наук Оксфордского университета в Великобритании и, одновременно, консультантом в Microsoft Research Russia, а в 2011-2012 годах он занимал позицию эксперта по компьютерному зрению в компании «Яндекс». С 2012 года Виктор работает в Сколковском Институте Науки и Технологий (Сколтехе). «За прошедшие полтора года в центре сложилась молодая, талантливая и амбициозная команда специалистов, уже достигшая нескольких интересных результатов. Значительная часть этих результатов относится к области генеративных нейросетей и создания визуального контента при помощи искусственного интеллекта. Для меня большая честь возглавить эту команду и продолжить строительство исследовательского центра мирового уровня в важной и высококонкурентной области AI», – прокомментировал своё назначение на пост директора московского Центра искусственного интеллекта учёный. Московский Центр искусственного интеллекта Samsung был открыт 29 мая 2018 года. Он пополнил большую команду Samsung Research – научно-исследовательского подразделения по направлению потребительских продуктов Samsung Electronics. Деятельность московского AI-Центра Samsung направлена на укрепление лидерства техногиганта в области машинного обучения и анализа данных, а также исследование широких возможностей, ориентированных на пользователя AI. Главные сферы изучения – компьютерное зрение и базовые алгоритмы для платформы искусственного интеллекта. На сегодняшний день под руководством транснациональной корпорации работают 7 Центров искусственного интеллекта Samsung: в Сеуле, Кремниевой долине, Нью-Йорке, Кембридже, Москве, Торонто и Монреале. Сегодня официальный англоязычный ресурс Samsung Electronics опубликовал материал о деятельности профессора Лемпицкого и его команды, оригинал которого мы приводим ниже. [Hearing from an AI Expert – 7] From Russia, With Vision: The Future is Telepresent They say the world is getting smaller. But with more and more family and friends living far apart and business being done across long distances, it can still feel very big. What a personal and professional boost then for people to have the ability to project their realistic presences into a place thousands of miles away. This lesser-known application of AI, known as ‘telepresence’1, is one of the focuses of the Samsung AI Center in Moscow. Samsung Newsroom spoke to Dr. Victor Lempitsky, who leads Samsung’s Moscow AI Center, to find out more about what his center is working on and what he sees for the future of AI.
AI and Telepresence The overarching research area that Samsung’s Moscow AI Center works on is that of ‘machine learning’, which is a core AI capability that encompasses the areas of language understanding, computer vision and data analysis. Specifically, the center works on next-generation core technology for machine learning, as well as the solutions that will allow them to apply this technology to image and video creation. “We work on vision learning and telepresence,” Lempitsky relates, “which means developing new experiences that make users who are far apart feel as much like they’re physically together as possible.” It may not initially be clear how exactly AI is pertinent to the area of ‘telepresence’, but Lempitsky explains. “We use computer vision and machine learning to recognize and learn human motions. Then, we use those learned motions to complete a realistic simulation of a person.” “The ‘Neural Network Rendering’ project has been one of the Moscow AI Center’s major achievements,” Lempitsky continues, “It involved using neural networks to render humans as so-called ‘neural avatars’.” Asked about other applications for this technology, Lempitsky explains that, “It has made it possible for us to create a 3D digital version of a person’s head from just a single image,” and that “It can also be utilized for a wide range of telepresence applications.”
Awards Success Russia is globally prominent when it comes to foundational subject areas such as mathematics, physics and source technology. As such, the Moscow AI Center is expected to be a driving force when it comes to leading the AI developments of the future. Due to the groundbreaking work done by its expert personnel, the Moscow AI Center has accrued an impressive list of awards and nominations. In 2018, the Moscow AI Center won a competition initiated by NeurIPS (Neural Information Processing Systems), the world’s biggest AI conference. The center also achieved meaningful results at the ECCV (European Conference on Computer Vision) and ICCV (International Conference on Computer Vision). Lempitsky himself was also awarded a Scopus Award in 2018 for his contributions to the industry. Scopus is the world’s largest global base of peer-reviewed scientific literature, and the award is given to highly cited Russian researchers.
Samsung Devices to Optimize Computer Vision Samsung has announced that it plans to connect the more than 500 million devices it sells each year and make them intelligent. Asked how the Moscow AI Center is contributing to this vision, Lempitsky remarks that Samsung has broad expertise when it comes to hardware. He points out that an increasing number of devices now incorporate in-device cameras and visual sensors, illustrating that computer vision technology is only set to become more and more instrumental to the industry going forward. “Our center’s mission is to provide state-of-the-art computer vision software to underpin Samsung’s top-of-the-line hardware and service. I think that’s how we fit in to the wider vision and provide convenience to consumers.” The Future of AI Asked what he expects to see over the next 50 years of AI development, Lempitsky notes that 50 years ago people wouldn’t have come close to accurately guessing where we’d be now, but issues some predictions regardless. He says, “I think AI technology will most likely plateau and become the kind of very commonplace technology that people just take for granted. Computers will be able to scan and process visual information just like humans do, and that too will no longer be something that people marvel at.” Speaking about short-term goals, Lempitsky explains that the Moscow AI Center wants to develop outstanding telepresence capabilities that can create value for people and provide them with new experiences. He outlines how he expects these capabilities will change people’s lives, saying that, “People won’t have to fly, say, from Seoul to Moscow, because they will instead put on devices equipped with AR or VR and be transported to a common environment where the feeling of being present is as strong as being physically together.” Lempitsky is confident that ‘telepresence as real as physical presence’ won’t exist only in sci-fi scenarios for much longer either, saying, “I’m optimistic that this can become a reality.” Speaking about the business applications of the technology, Lempitsky says, “We anticipate that telepresence developments will transform our behaviors quite significantly.” He also comments that the introduction of telepresence technology will likely lead to an increased uptake in, and different perception of, people working remotely. Finally, Lempitsky speaks to how developments in this area will help friends and families separated by some distance feel closer to one another, saying that, “Soon, we hope that people will come to see video chats as being as obsolete as sending a message by telegraph seems to us right now.”
1 Telepresence refers to technologies that allow a person to feel as if they were present, to give the appearance of being present, or to otherwise have an effect at a place other than their actual location.
