On May 21, 2023 (15:00 Beijing time), Metaverse (Met, eISSN: 2810-9791) successfully held the first Editorial Board Meeting of 2023 Metaverse in China via both online and offline in the Goldfish Mouth Foundation Building, Jianye District, Nanjing, China.

Geometric shape representation algorithms are key technologies in the fields of computer graphics and geometric modeling. The Medial Axis Transform (MAT) is an important geometric model description tool that provides a simplified representation of complex geometric shapes while ensuring accurate descriptions of geometric shape and topology. Therefore, it can meet the requirements of many modern research fields, including geometric modeling, pattern recognition, model segmentation, model deformation, physical simulation, path planning, and more. This paper first introduces the basic concept of the medial axis transform, including the definition of the medial axis transform and the concept of medial axis primitives. It then describes the extraction algorithms for the medial axis transform, specific research on the medial axis transform in computer vision and computer graphics, potential applications of the medial axis transform, and medial axis transform datasets. Finally, the disadvantages and advantages of the medial axis transform are discussed, and some suggestions on possible future research directions are presented.

More details, please read: https://aber.apacsci.com/index.php/met/article/view/2159 

The advancement of hardware and computing power has enabled deep learning to be used in a variety of fields, particularly in AI medical applications in intelligent medicine and medical metaverse. Prof. Meie Fang has published an overview of adversarial attack strategies that have been proposed against medical image models and the defense methods used to protect them. Meanwhile, several suggestions were given on how to enhance the robustness of medical image deep learning models in intelligent medicine and medical metaverse.

More details, please read: https://aber.apacsci.com/index.php/met/article/view/2156.

The finalists of 2022 Oxford Vocabulary of the Year were officially announced on 5^th December.

Finally, the word “Goblin Mode” wins the first place, Metaverse comes the second place.

On 15^th November, Clarivate^TM has announced the list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2022” in the world. Prof. Zhihan Lv, one of the outstanding editors of Metaverse, is on the list!

On September 23^rd, an announcement sparked a lot of debate on the Internet. The School of Artificial Intelligence (School of Future Technology) of Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST) renamed the Department of Information Engineering to the Department of Metaverse Engineering. Some netizens support the school's innovation, while others worry that the move is just chasing hotspots. “I’m still not clear what the Metaverse means.”, “What can I do after learning this?”, “It’s excellent that a Chinese university is willing to chase this trend, after all, technology is the key to transforming the concept into wealth.”, “I hope students can really learn something, but not a gimmick”

What is the Metaverse? What is the reason for establishing the Department of Metaverse Engineering? How will the training of students be carried out? Will the admission criteria be adjusted? What are the ways out for this major? On October 26, Prof. Zhigeng Pan (shorted for P in the following dialogue), Dean of School of Artificial Intelligence (School of Future Technology) of NUIST, was interviewed by the Beijing News (shorted for B in the following dialogue), exclusively responding to the hot issues of public concern.

On August 7th-8th, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST) and other institutes co-hosted the "Metaverse and Intelligent Technology Innovation Forum" and Modern Industrial College Construction Seminar in Nanjing. On the spot, the Dean of School of Artificial Intelligence (School of Future Technology) at NUIST, Prof. Zhigeng Pan accepted the invitation of Qing Li, the vice president of the Asia Pacific Academy of Science, to be the editor-in-chief of our journal Metaverse.

The "Metauniverse and Intelligent Technology Innovation Forum" sponsored by Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology will be held in Nanjing on August 20th -22nd, 2022.

Time: August 20th-22nd

Address: No.219, Ningliu Road, Jiangbei New District, Nanjing, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, North Gate 2, and get off at "Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology Station" on the S8 subway line, and walk for 300 meters.

Based on raw images of a patient's heart, a new artificial intelligence algorithm developed at Johns Hopkins University can predict more accurately than doctors if and when a patient will die of cardiac arrest, revolutionizing clinical decision-making and improving survival rates for sudden and fatal arrhythmias.

The publication frequency of Metaverse is Semi-annual. All articles that have been accepted will be online in time without delay. We welcome the high-quality original articles significant in all disciplines of virtual reality,artificial intelligence,smart home technology,digital society, and virtual reality economy, etc.

Editorial Office of Metaverse 

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