What we’re about
Chinese people are working as IT in Wellington, or IT relevant fields.
We will talk about new IT skills, give overview session of coding languages, from BA, Design, Coding, Testing in Infrastructure, Network, Desktop, Support all related area.
欢迎惠灵顿的IT人士参与到这个meetup，技术分享，职位信息，让我们华人共同努力打造一个团结的IT集体。
Upcoming events (2)
See all- From Logic to Vision-Language: Building Reliable AI for Document UnderstandingAUT WG Building, Auckland
Speaker:
Qiming (Bill) Bao
https://www.linkedin.com/in/qiming-bill-bao-773757166/Qiming (Bill) Bao holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Auckland’s Strong AI Lab. He is currently an AI Researcher and Engineer at Xtracta in Auckland, New Zealand, where he focuses on advancing large language models (LLMs) and vision-language models (VLMs) for intelligent document understanding. His work emphasizes making these models more efficient, scalable to long contexts, and robust for real-world deployment.
During his PhD, Qiming specialized in logical reasoning over natural language, developing new methods and datasets to evaluate deductive and abductive reasoning, and investigating how LLMs generalize to out-of-distribution tasks. His research bridges symbolic logic with modern neural approaches to improve interpretability and reliability in AI systems.Summary:
In this talk, Qiming will share how to bring together two powerful directions in AI research:
Logical reasoning – using methods that strengthen LLMs’ ability to reason, generalize, and explain decisions.
Vision-language modeling – enabling AI systems to process and understand complex, structured documents that mix text and visual layouts.
He will highlight strategies to extend context length, integrate adapters and optimization techniques, and ensure robustness when moving from research benchmarks to production.
Attendees will gain practical insights into how logical reasoning can improve reliability, and how vision-language modeling can expand AI’s reach in real-world document automation.🗓 Date: Wednesday, 8th October, 2025
⏰ Time: 17:30 – 20:30 NZST
📍 Location: AUT WG Building 801
https://maps.app.goo.gl/PMCmfBFhqNbV5rYw7?g_st=ipcAgenda:
17:30 – 18:00 | Arrival & Networking (Light refreshments provided) 🍕
18:00 – 19:00 | Presentation Session and Q&A
19:00 – 20:00 | NetworkingThis meetup will be delivered in English.
Admission Fee:
Free for CITA members
$5 donation for non-members
Bank account number: 06-0513-0847960-00
Bank account name: CHINESE IT ASSOCIATION NZHow to Join CITA:
Visit www.cita.org.nz
Step1: Register an account and log in
Step2: Click Membership
Step3: Apply student discount if you are a student
Step4: Pay your membership fee
Step5: Follow the instructions sent to you via email to join CITA WeChat Group - IT专业求学和求职分享会Trust Waikato Community Centre, Hamilton
本次活动是由 Chinese IT Association 联合怀卡托大学中国学生会（CSAW） 举办。
旨在为当前就读在怀卡托大学
Computer Science、
Information Technology、
Cyber Security、
Artificial Intelligence等专业的学生，提供
1）学习路径、2）行业前景、3）实习经验、4）求职建议等多方面的指导与分享。
同时活动面向所有人（不仅限于学生），只要你对这个主题感兴趣。地点:
Trust Waikato Community Centre
4 Little London Lane, Hamilton Central, Hamilton
人数限制：40人
语言：中文
只限现场参与Speakers:
1. Jasper Li, Senior Product Manager @ClutterBot
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasper-li-316a95342. Claudia Wu, Senior Manager Risk Systems @ANZ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-wu-35945b183. Sharon Ma, Senior Software Engineer @LIC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-ma-793958554. Harry Zhang, Data Developer @Enlighten Design
https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-zhang-889a251185. Sheldon Yan, AI QA Engineer @Datacom
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yan-xiaodong/Agenda:
1:40 pm | Door opens & Networking (Light refreshments provided)
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Presentations (每个嘉宾10分钟）
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Roundtable Q&A (每个嘉宾带领一个小组，在组内充分与大家交流，共2个时段，每个时段25分钟，中间可以换一次组）费用：
CITA会员和怀卡托大学在校学生免费
其他参与者$5 Donation
Bank account number: 06-0513-0847960-00
Bank account name: CHINESE IT ASSOCIATION NZ
