Raymond Kai-yu TONG
Email: k.y.tong@polyu.edu.hk or
k.y.tong@inet.polyu.edu.hk
Homepage: http://www.acad.polyu.edu.hk/~htong
FES Homepage http://www.polyu.edu.hk/rec/fes/
| ¡@ | 2008 - Present | ¡@ | Associate Professor in Department of Health Technology and Informatics, PolyU |
| 2005 - 2008 | Assistant Professor in Department of Health Technology and Informatics, PolyU | ||
| ¡@ | 2001 - 2005 | ¡@ | Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, PolyU |
| 1999 - 2001 | Post-doctoral research fellow in Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, PolyU | ||
| 1998 - 1999 | Post-doctoral research fellow in Bioengineering Unit of the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK ( Joint project with the Spinal Cord Unit in the Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK) |
| Rehabilitation Engineering on Stroke, Neurorehabiliation, Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES), Rehabilitation Robotic System(e.g. PolyJbot), Neurochemistry on Stroke Rat Model, Computational Neuromusclar Modelling and Simulation and Brain-Computer Control Interface (BCI) |
| Committee Member of ¡§Upper Limb FES Outcome Assessment Standardization" Group, International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) 2008-11 | ||
| Committee Member, Task Force on Technology and Innovation, The Hong Kong Institute of Engineers, 2006-09 | ||
| Committee Member of Biomedical Division - The Hong Kong Institute of Engineers, 2002-05 | ||
| Organising committee member - The 4th World Congress for NeuroRehabilitation (WCNR 2006), 12-16 Feb 2006, Hong Kong, organised by World Federation for Neurorehabilitation | ||
| Member, IEEE- Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE-EMBS), International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) and Hong Kong Institute of Engineers (HKIE) | ||
| Two External Consultancy projects - Eason international Ltd. on Human Body balance analysis in 2004 (PA04-00121 and PA04-00282 | ||
| Clinical Service - established the first Functional Electrical Stimulation(FES) service in Hong Kong in 2001 and successfully developed PolyU FES stimulator through the IGARD for this service and filed US patent. FES service has been provided to more than 450 patients in the REClinic under my supervision to restore walking and hand functions for stroke patients and spinal cord injured persons and cerebral palsy children. |
| External Awards | ||
| Grand Award: Tong KY HKIE innovation awards for young members 2008, "PolyJbot - Intention-driven rehabilitation robotic system" | ||
| Gold Award: Tong KY(Principal Investigator), PolyJbot - to use the human Intention to drive the rehabilitation robot, Brussels Eureka 2007, also known as the 56th World Exhibition of Innovation, Research and Industrial Innovation, 22-25 Nov 2007 | ||
| Special Prize from the Ministry of Education and Research of Romania, Tong KY(Principal Investigator), PolyJbot - to use the human Intention to drive the rehabilitation robot, 22-25 Nov 2007 | ||
| Best Business Plan and Promotion Plan Award (2005): Chan KKJ, Lau KT, Wong YF, (Advisors: Dr. Tong Kai-yu) Dr. Kong Footcare Ltd. 2004/05 | ||
| Gold Medal Award: Tong KY, Leung TYK, MAK AFT (2004) Functional Electrical Stimulator for Stroke Patients - Electronic Ankle Foot Orthosis and HandEase System, The 5th China International Invention Exhibition, China Association of Inventions, Shanghai, 8 -13 Sept. 2004 | ||
| First Runner Up: Tao Man Wai, Tommy, Yao Zhengzhong Chong King Hang, Niki, (Advisors: Dr. Tong Kai-yu) (2004) VR Fitness Exercise System, Innovation competition organized by Easy Finder - Trading Express, No.673, p.17, 15 Dec. 2004 | ||
| ¡@ | Hong Kong Award for Industry: Tong KY (2003) Functional Electrical Stimulation System - Electronic Ankle-foot Orthosis, Certificate of Merit in Consumer Product Design, Federation of Hong Kong Industries, 27th Oct 2003 | |
| ¡@ | Award Winner: Au Kwan Ip and Chong Shing Hei (2002-03) (Advisors: Dr. Tong Kai yu) Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System, HKGCC Innovative Business Contest for University Students (02-03), organized by Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. (a total of 102 proposals from over 200 students) | |
| ¡@ | 3rd Class Award, LEUNG Tak Yiu, Kelvin (Academic Advisors: Dr. Tong Kai-yu and Prof. Arthur Mak) (2003), ¡§Computerized Stroke Rehabilitator , the 8th ¡§Challenge Cup¡¨ Competition, South China University of Technology, 20-24 Nov 2003 | |
| PolyU and PolyU-IDT competitions | ||
| ¡@ | Winner: Best Final Year Project Award, Biomedical Engineering: Cheng Heung, Supervisor (Dr. Raymond Tong ), Department of Health Technology and Informatics, PolyU, 2007 | |
| ¡@ | First Runner Up: Best Final Year Project Award, Biomedical Engineering: Leung Cristina, Supervisor (Dr. Raymond Tong ), Department of Health Technology and Informatics, PolyU 2007 | |
| ¡@ | First Runner Up: Tao Man Wai, Tommy, Yao Zhengzhong Chong King Hang, Niki, (Advisors: Dr. Tong Kai-yu) (2004) VR Fitness Exercise System, Innovation competition organized by Easy Finder - Trading Express, No.673, p.17, 15 Dec. 2004 | |
| ¡@ | Diamond Award of Innovation Winner (the highest honour). (PolyU-IDT Innovative Entrepreneur Contest) & Category Award Winner (Health Care & Personal Devices): Fan Man Chun, Li Ho Wa, Lau Sze Man and Chan Shing San, Academic Advisor (Dr. Raymond Tong) (2006) Dr. Stimulus ¡Vmultisensory system PolyU-IDT Innovative Entrepreneur contest 2005-2006; | |
| ¡@ | Diamond Award of Innovation Winner (the highest honour). (PolyU-IDT Innovative Entrepreneur Contest) & Category Award Winner (Health Care & Personal Devices): Tao Man Wai, Tommy, Yao Zhengzhong, Chong King Hang, Niki, and Hui Fung Fung, Academic Advisor (Dr. Raymond Tong) (2005) Tele-Virtual Reality System for Elderly Exercises(TREE) PolyU-IDT Innovative Entrepreneur contest 2004-2005; | |
| ¡@ | Category Award - First Runner Up (IT & Health Care Products): Au Kwan Ip and Chong Shing Hei, Academic Advisor (Dr. Raymond Tong) (2003) Virtual Reality-Based Exercise, PolyU-IDT Innovative Entrepreneur contest 2002-2003; | |
| ¡@ | Award Winner: Leung KTY Academic Advisor (Dr. Raymond Tong) (2002) Computerised Stroke Rehabilitator (CSR),PolyU-IDT Innovative Entrepreneur contest 2001-2002, Category: Electrical Appliances and Health Care Products | |
| PATENTS FILED AND PENDING | ||
| ¡@ | Tong KY, Mak AFT, Leung KTY, Functional electrical stimulation system, US patent filed: 7,162,305, (Jan 9, 2007) | |
| ¡@ | Tong KY, Song R, Lam CH, Tam WM, Ng ST, Lee TC, Pang MKP, Kwok KL, Tsui YBP, Leung WFW, Robotic Training System with Multi-orientation Module, US patent pending, application No. : 11/802,267 (filing date: 22 May 2007) | |
| ¡@ | Tong KY, Song R, Lam CH, Tam WM, Kwong KK, Lee TC, Pang MKP, Kwok KL, Chan MW, Leung WFW Multiple Joint Linkage Device, US patent pending, application No. : 11/802,273 (filing date: 22 May 2007) | |
| ¡@ | Tong KY, Fan MC, Li HW, Lau SM, Chan SS, Portable Integrated Multi-Sensory Stimulation Apparatus, China patent pending, application number: 200610105841.4, (filing date:13 Jul 2006) | |
| ¡@ | Tong KY and Song R, Rehabilitation Robotic System and Training Method Using EMG Signal to Provide Mechanical Help, PCT International Application, application number: PCT070864E, (filing date:28 Apr, 2007), China patent pending, application number: 200610079973.4, (filing date:29 Apr, 2006) | |
| ¡@ | Tong KY, Functional Electrical Stimulation System and methods, China patent pending, application number: 200510065043.9, (filing date:11 Apr 2005) | |
| ¡@ | Tong KY, Functional Electrical Stimulation System, US patent pending, application number: 2005/0049652, (filing date: 25 Aug 2003) | |
| EXTERNAL RESEARCH GRANTS (2003-2008) as Principle Investigator (total >HKD 6 millions, ~ US$ 776K) | ||
| ¡@ | A New Design of the Interactive Control Strategy in a Robotic System for Early Stroke Rehabilitation (2008) (GRF project PolyU 5292/08E(formally CERG), University Grants Committee(UGC), HKD 589,597) | |
| ¡@ | Interactive Intention-Driven Upper-Limb Training Robotic System (2008) (Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF). Guangdong-Hong Kong Technology Cooperation Funding Scheme, GHP/003/07, HK$3,584,200) | |
| ¡@ | The Mechanism of Post-Stroke Recovery with Intervention of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) - A Study of the Neurochemical Effects (2007) (Competitive Earmarked Research Grant (CERG) project PolyU 5633/07M, University Grants Committee(UGC), HKD 895,980) | |
| ¡@ | Optimized Post-stroke Rehabilitation Training with Adaptive Fatigue Control by Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) (2006), (CERG project PolyU 5284/06E, University Grants Committee(UGC), HKD 487,500) | |
| ¡@ | A New Design of the Control in Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for Stroke Rehabilitation based on Neuromuscular Modeling(2005), (CERG project PolyU 5271/05E, University Grants Committee(UGC), HKD 175,284) | |
| ¡@ | A New Design of Rehabilitation Robot using Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for People after Stroke (2003) (CERG project PolyU 5320/03E, University Grants Committee(UGC), HKD 324,000) | |
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On-going supervision: 1 Post-doctoral fellow, 1 Ph.D., 1
M.Phil.
Graduated students: 2 Ph.D., 2 M.Phil., 5 M.Sc. |
| Representative Publications |