
傳2019年將用於腦瘤手術
Taiwanese tech giant HTC is expanding into the health care industry.
台灣科技業巨頭宏達電準備將觸角延伸至健康照護產業。
expand(v.)拓展、擴張
Edward Chang, a former professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara and one-time head of the Google China Research Institute, will lead HTC’s healthcare division.
曾任加州大學聖塔芭芭拉分校教授、Google中國研究院院長的張智威,將帶領宏達電的健康醫療事業部。
division(n.)(公司)部門
Chang is an electrical engineering specialist with extensive experience in machine-learning technology.
張智威是電機工程的專家,在機器學習技術方面有廣泛的經驗。
electrical engineering電機工程specialist(n.)專家=expertextensive(adj.)廣闊的、覆蓋廣的=broadmachine-learning機器學習
He first joined HTC six years ago and is now leading a team of over 30 experts who have published over thirty papers and patents.
他在六年前加入HTC,現在帶領超過30位專家的團隊,團隊發表論文和專利達30多項。
patents(n.)專利;專利權
Their primary focus will be designing DeepQ, a platform designed to assist hospitals and manufacturers in developing AI applications.
他們最主要的任務是設計DeepQ,為協助醫院和製造商研發AI應用程式的平台。
primary(adj.)主要的=major=principalassist sb. in sth.在某方面協助某人application(n.)應用、應用程式
Developing AI is like the mechanics of a sophisticated racing car that requires specialized expertise, but DeepQ will allow users to easily master driving it, said Chang, explaining that the software will be an easy and cost-effective way for companies to acquire the technology.
張智威說,人工智慧就像是一台複雜的賽車,需要精通機械運作且技巧純熟的駕駛才能夠順利地操作,而DeepQ讓一般使用者只須稍作學習便能輕易地操控,他解釋道,DeepQ不僅能讓企業用戶輕易使用,也符合成本效益。
mechanics(n.)力學;機器學the mechanics of~運作方式sophisticated(adj.)精密的;複雜的expertise(n.)專業(技能)知識master(v.)精通;駕馭cost-effective(adj.)符合成本效益的、划算的
Chang said that there are abundant opportunities for the platform in both traditional and high-tech markets, adding that Taiwan and Hong Kong would be the division’s initial focus.
張智威說,DeepQ在傳統市場和高科技市場都有大量的機會,他也補充,台灣和香港將是宏達電健康醫療事業部的首要市場。
abundant(adj.)大量地;豐富的=plentiful=ampleinitial(adj.)開始的;最初的
There have even been indications that the technology could be used in brain tumor surgery as early as 2019.
甚至有消息指出,DeepQ最早將在2019年被運用於腦瘤手術。
indication(n.)跡象;顯示=signtumor(n.)腫瘤as early as~最早…