R.O.C. Air Force Academy Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft Taiwan, Xwin Prognostic Technology Co., Ltd., and Axiomtek on the Establishment of an Artificial Intelligence Education Center
DATE:2018-06-05Dr. Chih-Chung Wang, General Manager of Xwin Prognostic Technology Co., Ltd., introduced Microsoft Taiwan and Axiomtek to the Academy. Both enterprises work with the teaching units of the Academy to establish an Artificial Intelligence Education Center via donating software and hardware and providing training to the Academy, in order to help the Academy cultivate talents in artificial intelligence. The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the enterprises and the Academy was held on June 4th, 2018.
After establishing the Artificial Intelligence Education Center, the Academy will center on student learning and faculty research while developing a system for monitoring and diagnosing the state of aircraft engines, as well as applications in other related fields. It is expected that such development will be highly beneficial to the Academy. First, collaborating with Microsoft Taiwan on artificial intelligence education can significantly improve the Academy’s image, thereby helping it recruit excellent talents. Second, the Air Force is highly technical; if it can incorporate artificial intelligence into its development in monitoring and diagnosing the state of aircraft engines, and take school education as a point of departure for cultivating excellent talents in relevant specialties as early as possible, it can comply with the Ministry of National Defense’s policy on “cultivating talents to cater to the needs of the military.”
The President of the Academy thanked Microsoft Taiwan, Axiomtek, and Xwin Prognostic Technology Co., Ltd. for their support on behalf of the faculty and cadets of the Academy while showing great reverence for them in his speech. He hopes that the faculty of the Academy will be able to improve their research abilities and standards under the guidance of, and with help from, these tech elites in the future, whereby excellent talents in artificial intelligence will be cultivated and give strong backing to the establishment of the armed forces to prepare for possible war.