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Department of Applied
Biology and Chemical Technology
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| Biochemistry, Cell and Structural Biology of Cellular Signalling |
Cell signaling is a complex system of information processing essential for cell survival, homeostasis and development. The intricate network of signaling pathways integrate and disseminate intracellular and extracellular signals by triggering a cascade of cellular processes to coordinate the cell's response in temporal and spatial-dependent fashion.
A full range of techniques from biochemistry, structural biology, cell biology, physiology and genetics are employed in our department to delineate the signaling pathways as well as their connection to pathological conditions such as cancer and neuronal degeneration. Several systems currently under active research include neuronal signaling, gene transcription
regulation and protein trafficking and degradation.
Contact:
Dr Zhao Yanxiang (tel: 3400 8706; email: bcyxzhao@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Chen Sheng (tel: 3400 8795; email: bcschen@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Cornelia Man (tel: 3400 8799; email: bccwyman@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Chemical Imaging and Biosensing Development |
Development of molecular probes for imaging: gadolinium complexes for cellular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), lanthanide luminescence probes for multi-photon in vivo imaging, and chemosensors based on organic-lanthanide materials; design and construction of optical biosensors for sensing clinically significant ligands and food contaminants; development of
rapid analytical tools and assays for clinical diagnosis.
Contact:
Chemical Imaging
Prof. Wong Wing-tak (tel: 3400 8789; email: bcwtwong@polyu.edu.hk)
Biosensing Development
Prof. Wong Kwok-yin (tel: 3400 3977; email: sckywong@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Chan Pak-ho (tel: 3400 8679; email: bcphchan@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Kwok Wai-ming (tel: 3400 8709; email: bcwmkwok@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Materials and Environmental Science |
Design and development of novel synthetic strategies to prepare nano-scaled functional particles and exploration of their potential applications as nano-carriers in drug and gene deliverers, as novel functional nanomaterials in coatings, bioseparation, imaging and advanced water treatment.
Prof. Pei Li (tel: 3400 8721; email: bcpeili@polyu.edu.hk)
Gas phases reactions computation study for understanding atmospheric processes
Dr Daniel Mok (tel: 3400 8681; email: bcdaniel@polyu.edu.hk)
Fast detection and identification of red-tile algae using proteinomic technology
Prof. Samuel Lo Chun-lap (tel: 3400 8669; email: bcsamlo@polyu.edu.hk)
Developing novel sorbents and biosorbents for industrial wastewater treatment
Dr Thomas Lo Wai-hung (tel: 3400 8724; email: bctlo@polyu.edu.hk)
Application of ozone for water treatment
Dr Gilbert Chan Yuk-sing (tel: 3400 8678; email: bcyschan@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Organometallic Chemistry Towards Asymmetric and Organic Syntheses |
Research and development on chiral catalysts for enanatioselective catalysis, fundamental and mechanistic studies on organometallic related reactions, methodology explorations using organometallic complexes for applications in the preparation of scientifically interesting and industrially attractive intermediates, environmentally benign catalysis, green and sustainable chemistry.
Contact:
Dr Yu Wing-yiu (tel: 3400 8725; email: bcwyyu@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Kwong Fuk-yee (tel: 3400 8682; email: bcfyk@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Wong Man-kin (tel: 3400 8701; email: bcmkwong@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Traditional Chinese Medicine |
Medicinal chemistry; Total synthesis of natural products; Chemical biology; Novel asymmetric catalysis for the production of pharmaceuticals; the application of advanced analytical techniques (mass spectrometry, biosensors, etc.) in pharmacological studies; the standardization and quality control of herbal materials and health food products; the immunomodulating effects of herbal mixtures; the development of Chinese medicine for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer and osteoporosis; as well as the production of bioactive natural compounds in microbial and plant cell culture bioreactors.
Contact:
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Dr Ye Tao (tel: 3400 8722; email: bctaoye@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Larry Chow Ming-cheung (tel: 3400 8662; email: bclchow@polyu.edu.hk)
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Dr Wong Man-sau (tel: 3400 8665; email: bcmswong@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Yao Zhong-ping (tel: 3400 8792; email: bczpyao@polyu.edu.hk)
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Department of Applied
Mathematics
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Department of Applied
Physics
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| Nanomaterials |
ZnO nanowires for optoelectronic devices; AlN nanowires for deep ultraviolet devices; TiO2 nanotubes for supercapacitors; carbon nanotubes; graphene; SnO2 nanowires for laser devices; multifunctional GdF3:Eu3+ nanoparticles; nanomaterials for gas sensing; Mn2O3 nanowires for waste treatment and electrospinning for oxide nanofibres.
Contact: Prof. S.P. Lau (tel: 2766 5679; email: apsplau@polyu.edu.hk |
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| Photonic Materials and Devices |
Phosphors; white light emitting diodes (LEDs); ZnO-based LEDs and laser diodes; organic photovoltaic and thin film transistors; fibre lasers; photonic crystals; and terahertz spectroscopy.
Contact: Prof. K.H. Wong (tel: 2766 5677; email: apakhwon@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Smart Materials and Devices |
Processing, characterization and applications of various types of ferroelectric and piezoelectric smart materials; the study of nanocomposites consisting of nanosized ceramic or metallic particles in a polymer matrix, nanotubes and nanowires, and high-k dielectrics; the study of electrical, piezoelectric, pyroelectric, optical, magnetic, mechanical, magnetostrictive, and magnetoelectric properties of materials; and the design and fabrication of smart devices, including ultrasonic motors, piezoelectric transformers, actuators, microfluidic, transducers and sensors.
Contact: Prof. Helen Chan (tel: 2766 5692; email: apahlcha@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Theoretical and Computational Physics |
Finite-difference time-domain modeling of electromagnetic waves; transient analysis of semiconductor lasers; light interaction with metallic media; active and passive plasmonic devices; first-principles calculations on electronic properties of oxide materials; flow of glassy polymer nanofilms; electron transport in solid-state quantum devices; formation of nano-structures in strained thin films.
Contact: Dr C.H. Lam (tel: 2766 5681; email: apachlam@inet.polyu.edu.hk) |
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Department of Applied Social Sciences |
| Children and Youth
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Youth employment and career development, youth developmental tasks and lifestyle assessment; youth, school and drug, student guidance and counselling; youth leadership training and development
Contact:
Prof. Daniel Shek Tan-lei (tel:2766 5652; email: ssdaniel@polyu.edu.hk)
Prof. Howard Cheng Chi-ho (tel: 2766 5751; email: sshoward@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Syrine Lam Yeung Kit-sum (tel: 2766 5729; email: sssyrine@polyu.edu.hk)
Deviant behaviours; youth and family policies
Contact:
Prof. Daniel Shek Tan-lei (tel:2766 5652; email: ssdaniel@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Shae Wan-chaw (tel: 2766 5709; email: sswcshae@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Denny Ho Kwok-leung (tel: 2766 5741; email: ssdenny@polyu.edu.hk)
Special education; children and adolescents with special needs and specific learning difficulties and dyslexia; learning; Chinese psychology and healthy life style
Contact:
Dr Alice Lai Cheng Cheng-gea (tel: 2766 6314; email: ssalai@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Lee Tsor-kui (tel: 2766 5750; email: sstklee@polyu.edu.hk)
Youth and Gambling
Contact:
Dr Irene Wong Lai-kuen (tel: 2766 5787; email: ssilkw@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Helen Ho Kit-wan (tel: 2766 5708; email: sskwho@polyu.edu.hk)
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Department of Building and Real Estate |
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| Construction and Real Estate Law and Policy |
Regulatory reform and policy related to green buildings and sustainable urban development, the real estate market mechanism, economic analysis of law (regulations and policies) related to construction and real estate, innovative contracting and disputes resolution strategies, land-use policy, urban governance, institutions and institutional changes.
Contact: Prof. Edwin Chan (tel: 2766 5800; email: bsedchan@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Construction and Real Estate Management |
The Construction and Real Estate Management Discipline is dedicated to the teaching and research of construction and real estate management and aims to become the hub in the Region and develop close links with the industry in pursuing collaborative research and high-level consultancy projects. Teaching and research areas include but are not limited to the following:
- Delivering construction and real estate projects successfully
- Innovative project delivery approaches
- Partnering, Public-Private Partnerships and other forms of relational contracting
- Benchmarking performance for construction and real estate projects
- Maintenance and repair management
- Construction health and safety
- Quality management and assessment
- Assessment of buildability and constructability
- Value management
- Knowledge management
- Ethics and corporate responsibilities
Contact: Prof. Albert Chan (tel: 2766 5814; email: bsachan@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Information and Construction Technology |
Dedicated to the teaching and research of basic technological principles and skills, including both information technologies and appropriate construction technologies, which are necessary for the supervision of the construction of buildings and other structures.
Contact: Prof. Heng Li (tel: 2766 5879; email: bshengli@polyu.edu.hk) |
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Department of Building
Services Engineering
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| Architectural Science and Advanced Fire Engineering
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Computational fluid dynamics; Indoor aerodynamics; Thermal analysis for buildings; Atrium fires; Fire dynamics; Fire protection systems including detection, suppression and smoke management; Fire spreading; Sprinkler and water mist systems research; Performance-based design; Fire safety of green and sustainable architectural features; Subway station tunnels and public transport terminals.
Contact:
Prof. W.K. Chow (tel: 27665843; email: bewkchow@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr N.K. Fong (tel: 27665843; email: benkfong@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Gigi C.H. Lui (tel: 27667959; email: bechlui@polyu.edu.hk) |
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| Building Environment Science and Engineering
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CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and room space air distributions; Building performance simulation and rating methods; Thermal comfort; Indoor air quality; Indoor air pollutant dynamics; Indoor environment modelling and control; Ventilation for health and infectious disease control; Energy efficient building and advanced system technologies: radiant cooling, thermal energy storage; Building acoustics, noise and vibration control; Human and environment interaction; Environmental economics and behavior.
Contact:
Prof. Daniel W.T. Chan (tel: 27665840; email: bedaniel@polyu.edu.hk)
Prof. J.L. Niu (tel: 27667781; email: bejlniu@polyu.edu.hk)
Prof. S.K. Tang (tel: 27667782; email: besktang@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr C.K. Chau (tel: 27667780; email: beckchau@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr C.M. Mak (tel: 27665856; email: becmmak@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr K.W. Mui (tel: 27665835; email: behorace@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr L.T. Wong (tel: 27667783; email: beltw@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Facility Management
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Strategic asset management and maintenance; Strategic facility planning and corporate real estate management; Facilities support service management; Economics for FM; Asset performance and measurement; Business-facility alignment; FM educational development. Energy economics and policy.
Contact:
Prof. Francis W.H. Yik (tel: 27665841; email: bewhyik@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Joseph H.K. Lai (tel: 27664697; email: jlai@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Danny S.S. Then (tel: 27664558; email: bessthen@polyu.edu.hk)
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Department of Chinese
and Bilingual Studies
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| Bilingual Communication and
Bilingual Education
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Comparative discourse studies, cross-cultural studies for business communication and relations, glocalization and multilingual media communication in Cultural China, languages in contact and change.
Contact:
Dr Doreen Wu (email: ctdwu@polyu.edu.hk)
Language policy and language planning, sociolinguistic issues of multilingualism, bilingual education and guided second language learning, role of previously known languages in learning an additional language, external (sociolinguistic) history of modern standard Chinese and corporate communication in Greater China.
Contact:
Prof. Daniel So Wing-cheung (email: ctdaniel@polyu.edu.hk)
Prof. Shui-duen (email: chsdchan@polyu.edu.hk
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| Chinese Language and Education: Acquisition, Assessment and TCSLÂ |
Chinese language curriculum and pedagogy, Chinese language testing, professional Chinese, action research, research methodology.
Contact:
Dr Zhu Xinhua (email: ctxhzhu@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Chan Wing Sat (email: ctwschan@polyu.edu.hk)
Chinese language teaching & assessment, Putonghua in education, Chinese for specific purposes.
Contact:
Prof. Chan Shui-duen (email: chsdchan@polyu.edu.hk)
Teaching Chinese for specific purposes, analyzing Chinese text and talk, contemporary Chinese(s) for business communication and relations.
Contact:
Dr Doreen Wu (email: ctdwu@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Contrastive approaches to foreign language learning Learner tools creation & evaluation, Intercultural mediation.
Contact:
Dr Jozsef Szakos (email: ctszaki@polyu.edu.hk)
Prof. Chan Shui-duen (email: chsdchan@polyu.edu.hk)
Language acquisition and psycholinguistics
Contact:
Dr Angel Chan (email: ctaachan@polyu.edu.hk)
Pedagogical grammar for teaching Chinese as a foreign language.
Contact:
Prof. Shi Dingxu (email: ctdshi@polyu.edu.hk)
Second language acquisition of Chinese, Chinese literacy acquisition, Application of theories to Chinese pedagogy
Contact:
Dr Sun-A Kim (email: ctskim@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Language and Technology |
Chinese interface of computers
Contact: Dr Cheung Kwan-hin (ctkhcheu@polyu.edu.hk)
Chinese language processing, Ontology-Lexicon Interface, Language Resources
Contact: Prof Huang Chu-ren (ctcrh@polyu.edu.hk)
Speech and multimedia corpus design and research
Contact: Dr Jozsef Szakos (email: ctszaki@polyu.edu.hk)
Machine translation and machine-aided translation, computer-assisted language learning, corpus linguistics, Chinese information processing
Contact: Dr Zhang Xiaoheng (ctxzhang@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Linguistics of Chinese and Other East Asian Languages |
Cantonese grammar, phonetics & phonology and history of Chinese language
Contact: Dr Roxana Fung Suk-Yee (email: ctsyfung@polyu.edu.hk)
Cantonese phonetics and phonology, Chinese dialect studies and Chinese script
Contact: Dr Cheung Kwan-hin (email: ctkhcheu@polyu.edu.hk)
Chinese semantics, pragmatics and rhetoric
Contact: Dr Jiang Yan (email: ctyjiang@polyu.edu.hk)
Chinese script and Chinese lexicology
Contact: Prof. Shui-duen (email: chsdchan@polyu.edu.hk
Austronesian Languages Documentation, Lexicography
Contact: Dr Jozsef Szakos (email: ctszaki@polyu.edu.hk)
Lexical semantics, Ontology of Chinese characters
Contact: Prof Huang Chu-ren (email: ctcrh@polyu.edu.hk)
Syntactic and morphological structures of Mandarin and Cantonese, theories of syntax, the syntax-pragmatics interface, varieties of Chinese in Hong Kong and language contact and language change
Contact: Prof Shi Dingxu (email: ctdshi@polyu.edu.hk)
Modern Chinese characters
Contact: Dr Zhang Xiaoheng (email: ctxzhang@polyu.edu.hk)
Systemic functional linguistic theory and description, comparative linguistics, language typology, discourse analysis (of Japanese), profiling of registers, advanced second/foreign language learning (in Japanese), language description (of Japanese)
Contact: Dr Kazuhiro Teruya (email: ctteruya@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Translation and Interpreting Studies |
Applied translation studies: theories, processes, principles, strategies, methods and criteria for translating specific genres in practical writing.
Contact: Dr Li Kexing (email: ctkli@polyu.edu.hk)
Empirical studies of translation, interpreting studies
Contact: Dr Li Dechao (email: ctdechao@polyu.edu.hk)
Cultural studies of translation, functional linguistic perspectives on translation
Contact: Dr Lee Tong King (email: ctleetk@polyu.edu.hk)
Translation studies and history of translation
Contact: Prof. Chu Chi-yu (email: ctcychu@polyu.edu.hk)
Translation, Chinese literature, and comparative literature
Contact: Dr Nick Williams (email: ctnick@polyu.edu.hk)
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Department of Chinese Culture |
| Chinese Intellectual History (AD
900-1800)
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Institutions and courses of learning, ways of intellectual inquiry and philosophical conceptualization, articulations for moral perfection and ethical harmony, the scholar’s aspiration and worldly pursuits, the scholar in civil examinations and government service, the scholar-official’s reconciliation of public service and personal interest, intellectual attitudes toward Buddhism and Daoism, building of an orthodoxy, canonization of Confucians, doctrinal debates of the Confucians, contact with learning from abroad, ideological constraints of men of letters.
Contact: Prof. Chu Hung-lam, c/o Ms Sharon Au (tel: 3400 8928; email: cnsharon@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Government and Society in Ming China
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Government ideals and statecraft of the Ming founder, government organizational principles and administrative systems, institutions and policies to re-establish political and social order and foster stability, expansion and consolidation of territories, ethnic conflicts and acculturation, performance of the emperors and their high ministers, bureaucratic malpractices and partisan conflicts, means of social control and ideological indoctrination, presence of the state in local society, book printing and literacy and social mobility, social welfare and social discord, test of the Confucian claim and ideal.
Contact: Prof. Chu Hung-lam, c/o Ms Sharon Au (tel: 3400 8928; email: cnsharon@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Neo-Confucian Philosophy and
Learning
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Man’s place in the universe, universal principles and their particularistic manifestations, knowledge and action in learning, perfection of the self, moral uplifting of the populace, articulations for social and cultural integration, articulations for a strong government, major Neo-Confucian schools and their doctrines, major works of Neo-Confucianism, the philosophies of Zhu Xi and Wang Yangming, the ideological rebels of late Ming, Confucian reflections in early Qing.
Contact: Prof. Chu Hung-lam, c/o Ms Sharon Au (tel: 3400 8928; email: cnsharon@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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Department of Civil
and Structural Engineering
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| Coastal and Hydraulic Engineering
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Coastal Hydraulics, Water Quality Modelling, Circulation Modelling
Contact: Prof. K.W. Chau (tel: 2766 6014; email: cekwchau@polyu.edu.hk)
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Coastal and Environmental Hydraulics
Contact: Prof. C.W. Li (tel: 2766 6043; email: cecwli@polyu.edu.hk)
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Coastal Engineering
Contact: Prof. Y.S. Li (tel: 2766 6069; email: ceysli@polyu.edu.hk)
Sediment Transport Phenomena and Modelling, Environmental Sediment Dynamics, Ecohydraulics, Greenroof Technology
Contact: Prof. Onyx W.H. Wai (tel: 2766 6025; email: ceonyx@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Construction and Transportation
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Transport and Traffic Modelling, Vehicle Energy and Exhaust Emissions, Road Safety, Pavement Engineering, Tyre/road Noise, Railway Planning
Contact: Dr W.T. Hung (tel: 2766 6044; email: cewthung@polyu.edu.hk)
Transportation Engineering, Travel Demand Forecasting, Network Analysis, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Public Transport and Pedestrian Studies
Contact: Prof. H.K. Lam (tel: 2766 6045; email: cehklam@polyu.edu.hk)
Transportation Analysis, Network Optimization, Travel Demand Management, Transportation Network Reliability, Sustainable Transport Policy, Analysis Logistics
Contact: Dr A. Sumalee (tel: 3400 3963; email: ceasumal@polyu.edu.hk)
Construction Project /Program Management, Sustainable Construction, Infrastructure Systems, Sustainable Infrastructure, Pavement Engineering
Contact: Dr Y.H. Wang (tel: 2766 4489)
Highway/Pavement Engineering, Transportation Planning
Contact: Dr W.G. Wong (tel: 2766 6067; email: cewgwong@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Environmental Engineering
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Water/Wastewater Treatment, Industrial Effluent Treatment and Design, Environmental Chemistry, Soil Remediation
Contact: Prof. W. Chu (tel: 2766 6075; email: cewchu@polyu.edu.hk)
Environmental Biotechnology, Industrial Wastewater Treatment, IAQ/Odour Treatment
Contact: Prof. H. Chua (tel: 2766 6072; email: cehchua@polyu.edu.hk)
Physical and Chemical Treatment of Industrial Wastewater, Waste Minimization and Recycling, Wastewater Treatment Operation and Odour Control
Contact: Mr James P.C. Fung (tel: 2766 6028; email: cepcfung@polyu.edu.hk)
Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution, Photochemistry, Source Apportionment, Ultrafine Particles, Bioaerosols, Vehicle Emissions
Contact: Dr H. Guo (tel: 3400 3962; email: ceguohai@polyu.edu.hk)
Education in Health and Safety, Promotion of Occupational Health and Safety
Contact: Dr K.Y. Kwok (tel: 2766 6060; email: cekykwok@polyu.edu.hk)
Air Quality Monitoring, Total Ozone Column, Solar Ultraviolet Radiation, Boundary Layer Dynamics and Chemistry
Contact: Dr K.S. Lam (tel: 2766 6071; email: cekslam@polyu.edu.hk)
Indoor Air Pollution, Toxic Air Pollutants, Emission Source Characterization, Carbonaceous Aerosol Characterization
Contact: Prof. Frank S.C. Lee (tel: 2766 6011; email: ceslee@polyu.edu.hk)
Sediment Quality Assessment, Urban Environmental Geochemistry, Phytoremediaition of Contaminated Land, Air Pollution Monitoring and Assessment, Hazardous Waste Treatment
Contact: Prof. X.D. Li (tel: 2766 6041; email: cexdli@polyu.edu.hk)
Water and Wastewater Treatment, Odour Pollution Control
Contact: Prof. X.Z. Li (tel: 2766 6016; email: cexzli@polyu.edu.hk)
Sound Insulation and Absorption Materials, Ventilation Noise Control, Nonlinear Vibration
Contact: Dr C.F Ng (tel: 2766 6013; email: cecfng@polyu.edu.hk)
Eco-friendly Construction Materials, Concrete Technology, Waste Recycling and Management
Contact: Prof. C.S. Poon (tel: 2766 6024; email: cecspoon@polyu.edu.hk)
Atmospheric Chemistry, Air Pollution Meteorology, Instrument Development, Field Measurements and Data Analysis
Contact: Prof. T. Wang (tel: 2766 6059; email: cetwang@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Geotechnical Engineering
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Geomechanics, Damage and Fracture Mechanics, Continuum Mechanics, Rock Mechanics, Earthquake Engineering, Landslides, Rockfall, Debris Flow, Dynamic Impacts, Tsunami
Contact: Prof. Kam Tim Chau (tel: 2766 6015; email: cektchau@polyu.edu.hk)
Numerical Methods, Discrete Element Analysis, Slope and Pile, Deep Excavation
Contact: Dr Y.M. Cheng (tel: 2766 6042, email: ceymchen@polyu.edu.hk)
Computational Geomechanics, Civil Engineering Education
Contact: Mr S.T. Luk (tel: 2766 6064; email: cestluk@polyu.edu.hk)
Fracture Propagation, Seismic Study on Rock Failure, Slopes, Foundations and Tunnels in Jointed or Fractured Rock Mass, Rock Fall and Toppling Studies
Contact: Dr Robina H.C. Wong (tel: 2766 6057; email: cerwong@polyu.edu.hk)
Testing Studies of the Properties and Behaviour of Soils, Constitutive Modelling, Soft Soil Improvement, Geosynthetics-Reinforcement and Modelling, Slope Analysis and Stabilization, Monitoring of Geotechnical Structures Using Optical Fiber Sensors and Advanced Instrument, Soil/Structure Interactions, Geotechnical Numerical Analyses, Development of Advanced Soil Lab Testing Apparatus
Contact: Prof. Jian-hua Yin (tel: 2766 6065; email: cejhyin@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Structural Engineering
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Steel Structures, Non-linear Solution Methods, Buckling, Stability, Advanced Nonlinear Design, Glass Structures, Non-linear Finite Element Analysis, Second Order Analysis, Steel and Bamboo Scaffolding and Structures
Contact: Prof. S.L. Chan (tel: 2766 6047; email: ceslchan@polyu.edu.hk)
Steel Structures, Steel-concrete Composite Structures and Cold-formed Steel Construction, Code Development, Fire Engineering and Fire Protection, Fire Resistant Design, Development of Steel Building Products, Bamboo Structures
Contact: Prof. K.F. Chung (tel: 2766 6063; email: cekchung@polyu.edu.hk)
Strengthening of Concrete Structures using Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites,
Durability and Life Cycle Management of RC Structures in Marine Environments,
Structural Applications of Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites.
Contact: Dr J.G. Dai (tel: 2766 6026; email: cejgdai@polyu.edu.hk)
Seismic Design and Analysis, Concrete Structures, Retrofitting and Strengthening, Construction Law
Contact: Dr Eddie S.S. Lam (tel: 2766 6058; email: cesslam@polyu.edu.hk)
Structural Dynamics, Bridge Engineering, Signal Processing, Structural Damage Detection, Damage Model, Model Updating, Non-linearity, Moving Loads Problems, Inverse Problems
Contact: Prof. S.S. Law (tel: 2766 6062; email: cesslaw@polyu.edu.hk)
Structural Dynamics, Smart Materials and Structures, Structural Health Monitoring, Vibration Control, Nonlinear Oscillation and Identification
Contact: Prof. Y.Q. Ni (tel: 2766 6004; email: ceyqni@polyu.edu.hk)
Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Construction, Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of Structures, Intelligent High-Performance Structures, Steel Structures, Thin-Walled Structures
Contact: Prof. J.G. Teng (tel: 2766 6012; email: cejgteng@polyu.edu.hk)
Concrete Materials/Structures, Composite Structures, Earthquake Engineering
Contact: Dr Y.L. Wong (tel: 2766 6009; email: ceylwong@polyu.edu.hk)
Structural Dynamics, Structural Condition Assessment and Damage Detection, FE Model Updating, Nonlinear Vibration of Cables, Thermal Effects on Structures.
Contact: Dr Y. Xia (tel: 2766 6066; email: ceyxia@polyu.edu.hk)
Wind Engineering, Bridge Aerodynamics, Field Measurement, Structural Health Monitoring, Structural Vibration Control, Smart Structures, Earthquake Engineering
Contact: Prof. Y.L. Xu (tel: 2766 6050; email: ceylxu@polyu.edu.hk)
Smart Materials and Structures, Structural Health Monitoring, Hazard Mitigation, Performance-based Design Methodology
Contact: Dr S.Y. Zhu (tel: 3400 3964; email: ceszhu@polyu.edu.hk)
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Department of
Computing
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| Database and Data MiningÂ
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Query processing and optimization; Knowledge discovery; Data privacy and security; Benchmarking and performance; Distributed and parallel databases; Spatial databases; Databases for semi-structured and textual data; Web databases; Graph databases; Data stream processing; Ontology and semantics; Data management on the cloud; Energy-efficiency and power management issues in large-scale data processing environment.
Contact:
Ms Katie Cheung (email: cskatie@comp.polyu.edu.hk) or Dr Hong-va Leong (tel: 2766 7243; email: cshleong@comp.polyu.edu.hk )
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| Graphics, Multimedia and Virtual
Reality
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Computer Graphics; Multimedia; Visualization, Rendering, Image Processing; ;Texture Segmentation and Classification; Micro-surface Modeling for Textiles; Motion Synthesis; User Interfaces; Virtual and Augmented Reality.
Contact:
Prof. George Baciu (tel: 2766 7272; email: csgeorge@comp.polyu.edu.hk) |
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| Mobile and Network Computing
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Computer networking; Wireless and mobile communications; Distributed systems; Internet computing and applications; Mobile and pervasive computing; Performance evaluation; TCP/IP protocols; Web mining; Network Security; Wireless Sensor Networks; Cyber-physical Systems
Contact:
Ms Katie Cheung (email: cskatie@comp.polyu.edu.hk) or Prof. Jiannong Cao (tel: 2766 7275; email: csjcao@comp.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Pattern Analysis and Machine
Intelligence
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Biometrics; Pattern recognition; Computer vision; Image understanding; Machine learning; Computerized Traditional Chinese Medicine; Artifical intelligence; Case-based reasoning systems; Document analysis and recognition; Fuzzy systems; Intelligent systems; Neural networks; and Telerobotics operation.
Contact:
Dr Yinghui Chen (email: csychen@comp.polyu.edu.hk) or Ms Katie Cheung (email: cskatie@comp.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Software Engineering and Systems |
Software testing; Software quality assurance; Software project management; Agile software development; Software processes; Middleware; Software engineering applications; Usability; Software metrics; Software repository mining; Open source software; Trustworthy software; Human computer interaction; Enterprise Information Systems; Semantic Computing; Web 2.0; Information Retrieval; Knowledge Management; MIS; eLearning; eCommerce; Business Intelligence; Logistics and SCM; Embedded software, Real-time software, Information Forensies and Security
Contact:
Ms Katie Cheung (email: cskatie@comp.polyu.edu.hk) or Prof. Keith Chan (tel: 2766 7282; email: cskcchan@comp.polyu.edu.hk)
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Department of Electrical Engineering |
| Electricity Utilization, Condition Monitoring and Asset Management |
Electricity utilization, condition monitoring and asset management are the key concerns of electrical engineering in society nowadays. Utilities, railways, airports, bridges, tunnels, etc. are typical examples of massive infrastructures in need of various advanced technologies and methodologies to maximize utilization, optimize performance, monitor condition or health, improve stability, increase reliability and extend life cycle. These require interdisciplinary researches on multifunctional (smart) materials; smart sensors, actuators, transducers and robotic mechanisms; signal analysis, processing and transmission; drives, control and automation; energy harvesting, conversion and storages; electromagnetics, optics, ultrasonics and vibrations; prognosis and diagnosis; nondestructive evaluation; system design, analysis, optimization and management; etc. The Department has outstanding record of research performance and excellent professional service experience in the captioned area, both locally and internationally.
Contact: Dr Derek S.W. Or (tel: 34003345; email: eeswor@polyu.edu.hk) |
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| Photonics
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Photonics is the science of generating, controlling, and detecting photons. The photonics research activities at the Department of Electrical Engineering covers a wide range of science and technology applications, including: speciality fibre desgin and manufacturing, fibre grating fabrication in silica and polymer fibres, biological and chemical sensing, structural sensing, electrical sensing, fibre lasers, and optical fibre communications. The Faculty of Engineering’s Photonics Research Centre hosted by the Department houses many state of the arts facility which include:
- a photonic crystal fibre drawing tower and a polymer fibre drawing tower,
- several fibre grating fabrication platforms for making fibre lasers and fibre gratings with length up to 1.2-m long, and
- high-speed equipment (up to 500 GHz) for research in high-performance optical fibre communication systems.
The Department is also involved in many large-scale industrial R&D projects:Â
- the design and installation of a 24-km photonics sensor networks for rail track monitoring with MTR,
- development of gas sensors for condition monitoring of transformers,
- design and installation of a 200-fibre Bragg grating sensor network on the 610-m tall Canton Tower for strain, temperature and inclination monitoring.
- developed a 100 Gb/s transmission system over 1,520 km of optical fibre with Huawei Co. Ltd
Contact: Prof. H.Y. Tam (tel: 27666175; email: eehytam@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Power Electronics
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Power electronics is to use effective method of electronics to control the power processing. The major research areas include the static power conversion and motion control. Resonant power soft-switching DC-DC converters have the potential of high efficiency and high power density. This together with new control method, new machine and magnetic design will form the elements for power electronics innovation. Areas of study include converter topology analysis, switched-capacitor converters, integrated magnetics, low profile magnetics, inductive power conversion, high power converters, voltage-dip restorer, power quality control converter, LED lighting, energy storage processing using battery and ultra capacitor and multi-level converter topology. For the motion control areas, switched-reluctance machine design and driver analysis, resonant inverter drives, robotic control, generator design and control, and wind power processing are promising areas of future development. The Department is also developing new areas in electric vehicle, alternative energy, medical power electronics.
The Department is also actively involved in commerical development in automotive engineering. The pioneering works are solar vehicle, in-wheel motor vehicle integrated charger and motor drive, high power charger, active suspension and steer-by-wire.
Contact: Prof. Eric Cheng (tel: 27666162; email: eeecheng@polyu.edu.hk) |
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| Power System Stability, Control, and Operation |
The complexity of power transmission systems has increased drastically over the past few decades due to continuing growth of power grid interconnections, advancement of new technologies and meeting various controls, economic and environmental constraint as well as widespread deregulation of the Electricity Supply Industry. Development of sophisticated simulation and design tools and application of advanced techniques for improving the power system stability, operation and control of large-scale power systems are crucially in need for securing an economic and reliable supply of electricity.
The Department has excellent research achievement in areas including development of powerful and efficient algorithms for different planning and operation problems; and stability analysis and control in large-scale power systems. It has developed a series of new tools including economic dispatch, fuel scheduling, unit commitment, optimal reactive power flow, optimal power flow, stability-constrained optimal power flow, generation expansion planning, damping control design, system stability and power market analysis. The Department is also involved in developing commercial grade software packages for applications in the industry.
Besides, more and more electronic based loads have introduced serious power quality and harmonics in power systems. The Department is actively involved in industrial and research projects on power quality and harmonics analysis, and filter design.
Contact: Dr C. Y. Chung (tel: 27666165; email: eecychun@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Renewable Energy, Environment and Energy Market |
Renewable energy, environmental issues and energy market are among the emerging research areas for power and energy systems engineering, and are essential for a smart grid. Sustainable development relies on sustainable energy supply which has introduced challenges to the traditional power supply industry. In order to maintain sustainable development in a secure and reliable way, renewable energy resources such as wind, solar and geothermal have been increasingly explored to meet the increasing demand for electricity while minimising the environmental impact. In addition to the research in power systems planning and operations, energy market is another important approach aiming at enhancing the economies of the electricity supply industry and facilitating emission reductions from the power generation sector. The focus of this research area is concentrated on new/alternative/ renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency/saving/ conservation techniques, energy/power market and related issues such as emissions trading as well as their impact on the environment.
The Department regards the captioned area as an area of great potential, and has been actively involved in many research projects with strategic partners worldwide. These include research institutions and industrial partners from Hong Kong, Mainland China, USA, Australia and North Europe through joint research projects and research publications. The department has developed methodologies and tools for renewable energy (wind and solar power) analysis, climate issues and emissions trading and electricity market analysis.
Contact: Dr C. Y. Chung (tel: 27666165; email: eecychun@polyu.edu.hk)
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Department of
Electronic and Information Engineering
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| Multimedia Signal Processing
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Digital signal processing, speech, image and video technologies, coding and processing; transforms, fast computational algorithms, and intelligent systems; image and video coding standards, AVC and HVC (advanced and high-performance video coding), video transcoding, HDTV, 3D, multi-view, and super-resolution videos; pattern recognition, object tracking, information storage, transmission and retrieval; software algorithms, signal processor architecture, EPLD design and ASIC; biomedical imaging and DNA in signal processing.
Contact: Ir Prof. Wan-Chi Siu (tel: 2766 6229; email: enwcsiu@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Optical Communications and
Networks
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Optical fibre communication systems; next generation access networks; all-optical packet switching; optical networks; optical signal processing; fiber lasers; and optical fiber sensors.
Contact: Prof. Alex P.K. Wai (tel: 2766 6231; email: enwai@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Power Electronics and Nonlinear Systems
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Design of switching power supplies; LEDs; renewable energy systems; analysis and modelling of power converter systems; bifurcation analysis and nonlinear system analysis; time-series analysis methods; biomedical applications of time-series analysis; circuit design for sliding-mode control applications; complex network applications.
Contact: Prof. Michael Tse (tel: 2766 6246; email: encktse@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Thin Film Optoelectronics
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Growth and characterization of GaN-based materials and optoelectronic devices (such as LEDs and UV detectors) using metalorganic chemical vapour deposition; growth and characterization of copper-based chalcogenide photovoltaic materials and devices.
Contact: Prof. Charles Surya (tel: 2766 6220; email: ensurya@polyu.edu.hk
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| Wireless Communications
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Ultra-wideband communications; chaos-based communications; low-density-parity-check codes; turbo codes; multiple-input-multiple-output systems; space-time signal processing, smart antennas; computational techniques for electromagnetics; multilayered SAW devices antenna design; millimetre wave circuitry, equalization & synchronization, fading-channel modeling, geolocation, interference suppression, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), polarization-diverse wireless communication.
Contact: Prof. Francis Lau (tel: 2766 6206; email: encmlau@polyu.edu.hk)
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Department of English
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| Applied Linguistics
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All areas of Applied Linguistics, including English language learning and teaching, second language acquisition, needs analysis, language competencies, programme evaluation, performance assessment, alternative assessment, outcome-based assessment, language test development and use, test evaluation, test impact and washback, test fairness, assessment policy, language policy, language in education, curriculum renewal, learner language corpora, corpus-driven studies of pedagogical grammar and classroom discourse.
Contact: Prof. David Qian (tel: 2766 4382; email: egdavid@polyu.edu.hk)
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| English Language Studies
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All areas of English Language studies, including (critical) discourse analysis, conversation analysis, corpus-based translation, corpus linguistics, grammar, lexicology, lexicography, pragmatics, semantics, systemic functional grammar, phonetics, phonology, and discourse intonation.
Contact: Prof. Martin Warren (tel: 2766 7559; email: egwarren@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Language Studies in Professional Contexts |
All areas relating to Language Studies in Professional Contexts, including language in the workplace and other professional contexts, organizational communication, intercultural and professional communicative competences, cultural identities in the multilingual workplaces, English for specific purposes, and critical genre analysis.
Contact: Prof. Winnie Cheng (tel: 2766 7558; email: egwcheng@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Sociolinguistics |
All areas of Sociolinguistics, including language policy and planning, medium-of-instruction policy and practice, bilingual education, colonial language policy, language planning for specific purposes, English as a global lingua franca, World Englishes, language endangerment and revitalisation, status and corpus planning, language attitudes, and language variation and change.
Contact: Dr Stephen Evans (tel: 2766 7564; email: egsevans@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Systemic Functional Linguistics
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All areas relating to Systemic Functional Linguistics, including analysis of individual texts in context and of corpora, description of languages and other semiotic systems (including translation, comparison and typology), theory of language and other semiotic systems, and applications to a wide range of contexts (including those of education, healthcare, the media, work places); and covering contextual, semantic, lexicogrammatical, phonological and multimodal studies.
Contact: Prof. Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen (tel: 2766 7537; email: egcmim@polyu.edu.hk)
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Department of Health
Technology and Informatics
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| Biomedical Assessment for Health Protection and Enablement |
Theme Co-ordinator: Prof. Shea-ping YIP (tel: 3400 8571; email: htspyip@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
The work of this thematic area aims to further knowledge and understanding of the underlying mechanisms of disease, help in the design, evaluation and application of novel preventive and therapeutic strategies for health protection and enhancement, inform and guide the development of innovative diagnostic tools and devices for health assessment, and inform and guide healthcare policy for health protection and enhancement.
Sub-themes and areas of interest within this research theme include: Cancer Biology & Therapeutics; Epidemiology of Infectious Disease; Assessment of Radiation Dose; Genetic Variation and Relationships with Multifactorial Disease; Scientific Evaluation of Health Benefits of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicines; Biomarker Profiling for Health Assessment & Promotion; Role of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress in Ageing and Age-Related Disease; Mechanisms of Renal Stone Formation. This theme extends also to the development and evaluation of cell-based and molecule-based biosensors and other novel biomarkers for health assessment.
Based on their research area of interest, applicants can specify up to 3 suitable supervisors from HTI and/or which topic area within the targeted thematic area that most interests them. Applicants are welcome to contact potential supervisors for further information. HTI staff profiles can be found on our HTI website.
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| Cancer Molecular Science Research
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Theme Co-ordinator: Prof. Benjamin Y. M. YUNG (tel: 3400 8583; email: htbyung@polyu.edu.hk)
Effective cancer research is often multi-disciplinary and collaborative. Cancer is a public health burden and priority is given to the understanding of cancer, and its early detection, treatment and prevention. In Hong Kong, cancer is the leading cause of deaths (32% of all deaths recorded). The research group led by Professor Benjamin YUNG, Chair Professor of Biomedical Science, in this thematic area aims to harness, integrate and strengthen the existing cancer research activities in order to identify the underlying cause of cancer. Through understanding the molecular mechanisms of cancer, we can develop cancer diagnostics and therapeutics effectively, and further introduce preventive measures involving nutrition and genes. The following are our key objectives.
- To identify key genes contributing to cancer development and to determine functional consequences of mutations in growth control of tumors
- To study signaling mechanisms involved in cell growth and differentiation, and in cellular events such as invasion and transformation
- To develop early diagnostic markers (genetic and protein) using molecular and imaging tools
- To develop models for preventive and therapeutic applications including use of nutrition, traditional Chinese medicine and photo-dynamic therapy
- To incorporate new technologies and bioinformatics tools in screening, diagnosing and treating cancers
At present, this research group consists of 13 HTI faculty members and 2 experts from the Structural Biology research team of the ABCT Dept. It has established a strong research platform for understanding the molecular mechanisms of cancer, development of cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, and innovating preventive measures involving nutrition and genes. Specifically, the staff are working on Bladder cancer, Breast cancer, Liver carcinoma, blood malignancies, Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and tumors of the brain. Whilst the expertise varies, there are many complementary skills & knowledge that give high potential for synergistic collaboration on both the basic and applied aspects of cancer research.
Based on their research area of interest, applicants can specify up to 3 suitable supervisors from HTI and/or which topic area within the targeted thematic area that most interests them. Applicants are welcome to contact potential supervisors for further information. HTI staff profiles can be found on our HTI website. |
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| Informatics for Health Protection and Enablement |
Theme Co-ordinator: Dr Maria LAW (tel: 3400 8561; email: htmaria@polyu.edu.hk)
The major aim of this thematic area is to support research studies in health informatics with particular emphasis on imaging informatics that aid in the screening/detection of diseases such as scoliosis and intracranial haemorrhage as well as health issues such as bone age assessment. It also includes informatics involved in the treatment and management of patients in radiotherapy and other specialties. The integration of all information including image, graphics, biosignals and text into electronic patient record is an example. Through the network infrastructure with Internet-2 and the in-house PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System), the information and knowledge so obtained can be exchanged very efficiently with other local or overseas research/clinical institutions.
Currently, PolyU is the only institution in Hong Kong that has the PACS infrastructure for research, teaching and clinical application of imaging informatics. Through the PACS connection to hospital and research centres locally and overseas, data from different health information systems can be acquired and transmitted very efficiently across the region for research and teaching.
Based on their research area of interest, applicants can specify up to 3 suitable supervisors from HTI and/or which topic area within the targeted thematic area that most interests them. Applicants are welcome to contact potential supervisors for further information. HTI staff profiles can be found on our HTI website. |
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| Innovative Medical Imaging and Technology
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Theme Co-ordinator: Prof. ZHENG Yong-ping (tel. 2766 7664; email: yongping.zheng@polyu.edu.hk)
This thematic research area aims to design and develop new diagnostic devices and assays, imaging modalities, screening methods, and treatment approaches for use in health assessment and protection.
A key point of focus in this group is biomedical ultrasound instrumentation and application including 3D ultrasound imaging, tissue elasticity imaging and measurement, Doppler imaging, ultrasound tissue characterization, ultrasound biomicroscopy, ultrasound stimulation, ultrasound assessment for brain, heart, breast, liver, lymph node, skin, tendon, muscle, cartilage, bone, etc. This thematic area also encompasses application of MRI for brain research, quantitative imaging for bone adaptation, development of rapid and specific PCR-based assays for detection of disease-causing agents at the molecular level, design of novel methods for assessing and monitoring radiation dosage for use in radiotherapy, and development of cell-based and molecule-based biosensors for health assessment and enablement.
Based on their research area of interest, applicants can specify up to 3 suitable supervisors from HTI and/or which topic area within the targeted thematic area that most interests them. Applicants are welcome to contact potential supervisors for further information. HTI staff profiles can be found on our HTI website. |
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| Neuromusculoskeletal Science and Engineering |
Theme Co-ordinator: Prof. Ming ZHANG (tel: 2766 4939; email: htmzhang@polyu.edu.hk)
This thematic research area encompasses all relevant clinical and engineering sciences related to the neuromusculoskeletal system, from health protection against diseases and disability all the way to assistive technologies for rehabilitation and enablement. Two research centres and one specialist center that are directly associated with this theme have been recognized by PolyU. They are:
- Research Centre for Musculoskeletal Bioengineering
- The PolyU-ZhejiangU Collaborative Research Centre for Neuromotor System and Rehabilitation Engineering
- Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre
This research grouping has long-time collaboration with a number of world-class programmes overseas as well as with the two medical faculties in the universities of Hong Kong.
Based on their research area of interest, applicants can specify up to 3 suitable supervisors from HTI and/or which topic area within the targeted thematic area that most interests them. Applicants are welcome to contact potential supervisors for further information. HTI staff profiles can be found on our HTI website.
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Department of
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Department of Land
Surveying and Geo-Informatics
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| Digital Cartography |
Automated map generalization; cartographic visualization; design of dynamic maps for vehicle navigation; multi-media presentation; multi-scale cartographic databases; and symbol design for tourist maps.
Contact: Prof. Z.L. Li (tel : 2766 5960; email: lszlli@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Geodesy and Geodynamics
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Dynamic interaction between the solid earth, oceans, and atmosphere; El Nino; InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) for monitoring earth surface deformations; precise determination of the geoid; space geodesy; sea-level changes and impact assessment; applications of space geodetic techniques to study crustal deformations, atmospheric and environmental changes and the related natural hazards.
Contact:
Prof. X.L. Ding (tel : 2766 5965; email: lsxlding@polyu.edu.hk)
Prof. C.M. Mok (tel : 2766 5953; email: lsemok@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Geographic Information Systems
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Applications of GIS in transportation, environment and facility management; spatial data structures, terrain modelling and computational geometry; data exchange and integration; dynamic marine GIS; multi-dimensional data models; scale theory; spatial databases; spatial data quality; spatio-temporal modelling; spatial decision support systems; and internet GIS.
Contact:
Prof. W.Z. Shi (tel : 2766 5975; email: lswzshi@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr S.C. Pun (tel : 2766 5959; email: lspun@polyu.edu.hk) |
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| Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
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Applications of aerial and terrestrial photogrammetry and laser scanning; fusion of satellite images; high-resolution image compression; environmental applications of remote sensing; remote sensing of the urban thermal environment; two- and three-dimensional information extraction from high-resolution digital images.
Contact:
Prof. J. Nichol (tel : 2766 5952; email: lsjanet@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr B. King (tel : 2766 5976; email: lsbaking@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Surveying, Navigation and
Positioning
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Automation and enhancement of the cadastral systems of Hong Kong; improvement of accuracy, reliability, and efficiency in shallow water mapping using new technologies such as multi-beam echo sounders; development of GPS positioning technologies such as multi-antenna GPS; evaluation and modelling of GPS positioning errors; development of technologies for landslide and structure monitoring; multi-sensor and map matching techniques for navigation in high-rise urban areas; intelligent transport information systems; location-based computing and services; and fleet management.
Contact:
Prof. W. Chen (tel : 2766 5969; email: lswuchen@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr H.W. Tang (tel : 2766 5963; email: lstang@polyu.edu.hk)
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Department of
Logistics and Maritime Studies
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| Maritime Studies
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Shipping and port management; Maritime safety and security; Maritime and logistics information technology; Regional competition in port and shipping; Maritime and port economics; Maritime environment.
Contact:
Prof. John J. Liu (tel: 2766 4066; email: lgtjliu@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Meifeng Luo (tel: 2766 7414; email: lgtmluo@polyu.edu.hk) |
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| Operations Management
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International operations; Operations strategy; Production planning and control; Project management; Quality management; Data envelopment analysis; Forecasting; Scheduling; Linear and nonlinear optimization; Productivity analysis; and Technology management.
Contact:
Prof. T. C. Edwin Cheng (tel: 2766 5216; email: lgtcheng@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Andy Yeung (tel: 2766 4063, email: lgtandyy@polyu.edu.hk) |
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| Supply Chain Management
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Purchasing and outsourcing; Coordination and supply contract; Procurement auction and online auction; Inventory management; International supply chain; Maintenance supply chain; Supply chain design; E-business; and Time-series analysis of supply chain.
Contact:
Prof. Liming Liu (tel: 2766 5009; email: lgtliulm@polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Li Jiang (tel: 2766 7405; email: lgtjiang@polyu.edu.hk) |
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Department of
Management & Marketing
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| Health Service / Public Sector
Management
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Corporate social and environmental responsibility in Hong Kong and China; public sector and health services management in Hong Kong and China; sustainable development and environmental management in Hong Kong and China; industrial pollution and control policy; health care assessment strategies; health care financing reform; and the evaluation of health care reform initiatives.
Contact: Prof. Carlos Lo (tel: 2766 7385; email: mscarlos@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Management Information Systems
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E-commerce; decision and management support systems; web-based supply chain management systems; RFID technology adoption; IT strategies; data mining; knowledge management; and e-CRM.
Contact: Prof. Eric Ngai (tel: 2766 7296; email: mswtngai@polyu.edu.hk) |
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| Marketing
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Cross-cultural marketing and innovation; impact of the Internet on the structure and performance of product and service markets; business-to-business marketing; channel and distribution management; international trade intermediaries; guanxi in the Chinese mainland; retail and brand management, customer relationship management (CRM); marketing financial services; service training/quality/loyalty; advertising strategies, integrated marketing communication in the Asia-Pacific region; eco-friendly consumption behaviour; partnering activities and cross-cultural negotiation; and pricing and competitive strategies.
Contact: Prof. Namwoon Kim (tel: 2766 7141; email: msnam@polyu.edu.hk)
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| Organisational Behaviour / Human Resource
Management
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Leadership, leader-member exchange theory, employee empowerment, cross-cultural management, organisational justice, top management team, performance appraisals, reward strategies, employee commitment, organisational communication and employee involvement, management of change, Industrial relations and trade union, age discrimination, equal employment opportunities, work-family conflicts, women in organisations, HRM and employee behaviour in China.
Contact: Prof. Cynthia Lee (tel: 2766 7390; email: msclee@polyu.edu.hk) |
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| Strategic Management
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Entrepreneurial competency; entrepreneurship; strategies of small and medium-sized companies; strategies in the East Asia region; joint venture management; innovation management; corporate environmental strategies; business ethics; opportunity identification and exploration, high-tech ventures, creativity, technology development in China, enterprise reform in China, psychological analysis of strategic management, and mapping strategic cognitions.
Contact: Dr Weiting Zheng (tel: 3400 3921; email: mszwt@polyu.edu.hk) |
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Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Combustion and Pollution Control
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Supporting the development of control devices and techniques for diesel engine emissions, solving air pollution problems of other moving and stationary sources such as on-road vehicles, domestic burners, industrial furnaces, and incinerators etc. In all cases, the links among combustion processes, thermal performance, and emissions and their formation & dispersion are addressed to improve understanding and provide bases for control before, and in some cases instead of, possible after-treatments.
Contact: Prof. C.W. Leung (tel:2766 6651; fax: 2365 4703; email: mmcwl@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Fluid-Structure Interactions |
Research focuses on turbulent flows (including wakes, jets, boundary layers and complex flows), biofluids, flow-induced vibration, and their control in relation to wings, wind turbunes, buildings, cable-stayed bridges, moving vehicals, biomedical engineering, power equipment, heat-exchangers, micro and nano-scale structures, household appliances and products with innovation and technology values. Our research in fluid mechnanics and FIV is world-class and our experimental/computational facilities are at the scientific frontier.
Contact: Prof. Y Zhou (tel: 2766 6662; email: mmyzhou@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Integrated Product Development
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Promote and conduct research on a broad spectrum of product development and innovation with the application of advanced technologies to products. Emphasized areas are: materials technology (such as composites, advanced metallic materials, nanomaterials, smart & functional materials, nuclear materials); innovative product analysis and design; the reliability assessment of products; flow, thermal, and noise management for products; condition monitoring of product components and infrastructures; environmental impact on products; innovative techniques emerging from nano-technology and the development of biomechanics based products.
Contact: Prof. S.Q. Shi (tel: 2766 7821; fax: 2365 4703; email: mmsqshi@inet.polyu.edu.hk) |
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| Sound and Vibration |
High-quality research and development meeting industrial, commercial and community needs in acoustics and vibrations; and the development of novel solutions to reduce noise pollution. Typical topics include environmental noise; computational acoustics; the design of silent acoustic products; structural acoustics; noise and vibration control; and the maintenance and diagnosis of dynamic systems.
Contact: Prof. L. Cheng (tel: 2766 6769; fax: 2365 4703; email: mmlcheng@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Other Research Areas
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Control engineering; beam mechanics, organic solar cells, memory devices, micro-to-nanoscale energy transfer.
Contact: Dr KL Chan (tel: 2766 6664; fax: 2365 4703; email: mmklchan@polyu.edu.hk) |
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| Fashion and Textile Design
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Inter-relationship between textiles and fashion; integrations among design, technology and business in fashion and textiles; innovative and/or smart fashion and textiles; the cultural and contextual aspects of design and development; design semiotic and symbolism; visual literacy.
Contact: Dr Kinor Jiang (tel: 2766-6430; email: tckinor@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Fashion and Textiles Business
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Consumer behaviors in fashion; Consumer psychology in fashion; Fashion branding; Fashion marketing and merchandising; Fashion retailing; Fashion business intelligence; Quality management; Fashion supply chain management; International trade of textiles and clothing.
Contact: Dr Calvin Wong (tel: 2766-6471; email: tcwongca@inet.polyu.edu.hk) |
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| Textile Chemistry and Functional Materials
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Functional textile surface treatments, new and smart material fabrication based on nanotechnology and other chemical synthesis technologies, novel and biodegradable polymers synthesis and applications, new polymeric fibres and nano-fibres, ink-jet printing technology, colour quality evaluation and communication technology, eco-friendly dyeing, effluent treatment.
Contact: Prof. John H. Xin (tel: 2766-6474; email: tcxinjh@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Textile and Apparel Materials and Products
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Structures and properties of advanced textile materials, objective evaluation techniques; biomechanical and thermal biological engineering design of textile structures; high-performance and biofunctional textile and apparel products; smart and intelligent textiles and apparel; sensory engineering, textile biotechnology and biomedical textiles.
Contact: Prof. Yi Li (tel: 2766-6479; email: tcliyi@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Textile and Apparel Technology
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Textile material technology; intelligent apparel manufacturing; CAD/CAM in textiles and clothing; sizing systems for clothing; 3D body scanning technology; apparel manufacturing knowledge base; apparel production technology and management; clothing comfort; clothing functional design, and apparel product development.
Contact: Prof. Fan Jin-tu (tel: 2766-6472; email: tcfanjt@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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School of Accounting
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| Corporate Finance and Capital
Markets
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New issue offerings; cross listings and firm performance; mergers and acquisitions; behavioural finance; empirical investments; international finance; privatization of state-owned-enterprises and China studies.
Contact: Prof. Wilson Tong (tel: 2766 4399; email: afwtong@inet.polyu.edu.hk) |
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| Corporate Governance and Auditing
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The impact of corporate governance, ownership structures and institutional arrangements on firm performance; the role of external monitoring and/or auditing in a capital market-based economy; impact on the informativeness of stock prices, corporate governance and external monitoring; auditor choice and audit quality; and earnings management.
Contact:
Prof. Ferdinand A. Gul (tel: 2766 7772; email: afgul@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Peter Cheng (tel: 2766 4582; email: afpsch@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Economics and Law
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Globalization and firm adjustment; Chinese economy; economic growth; issues on industrial organization, international trade and foreign direct investment; open economy macroeconomics; productivity analysis; experimental economics; regulatory economics with an emphasis on competition policy and law, corporate law, investment law, trade law, banking credit and security law.
Contact:
Prof. Mark Williams (tel: 2766 7099; email: afmarkw@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Prof. Xu Xinpeng (tel: 2766 7139; email: afxxu@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Financial Reporting and
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The role of accounting and disclosures in capital markets and assets valuation; value relevance of financial reporting; disclosure quality and cost of debt and equity; interactive effects of public reports and private investor/owner information in equity markets; accounting reforms in China and other emerging economies; disclosure quality and transparency in Asian capital markets on the cost of financing and foreign equity investments.
Contact: Dr Peter Cheng (tel: 2766 4582; email: afpsch@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Managerial Accounting and
Information Systems
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Strategic cost management and value-chain analysis; activity-based costing/management; balanced scorecards; enterprise resources planning; managerial incentive compensation and performance evaluations; environmental cost analysis and reporting; and cost allocations and transfer pricing in the principal-agent setting; electronic commerce; internet corporate reporting and webcasting; IT for business fraud detection; technology diffusion; and value of IT.
Contact:
Dr Susana Yuen (tel: 2766 7059; email: afsyuen@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Dr Poon Pak-lok (tel: 2766 7072; email: afplpoon@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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| Asian Lifestyle and Design
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- Applied research projects contributing to the development of detailed knowledge about the social, cultural, economic and environmental conditions in Asian countries, and focusing on emerging lifestyles and experiences for design practice as well as its consumption
- Projects investigating Asian modes of design thinking, values, cultures and experiences, as these can be discovered in pre-modern texts, objects, images, and environments
- Projects that propose the use of these findings as critical tools or as resources for contemporary and sustainable innovation are especially welcomed
Contact: Prof. Lee Tak Chi (tel: 2766 5467; email: sdtak@polyu.edu.hk)
Strategic Design , Transport Design , Industrial and Product Design
Contact: Prof. Michael Siu (tel: 2766 5455; email: m.siu@polyu.edu.hk)
Public Design, Product Semantics, Creative Design and Lifestyle, Asian Lifestyle and Living Environment, User Centred/Oriented Design, Traditional and Modern Products; Design Standards
Contact: Dr. Roger Ball (tel: 2766 5444; email: sdroger@polyu.edu.hk)
Design and Business, Entrepreneurship, Digital Human Modeling, Ergonomics, Asian Anthropometrics, Design Tools, Usability, Design for Human Performance (sports), Testing and Standards
Contact: Dr. Jackie Kwok (tel: 2766 5456; email: sdjackie@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
User Oriented Design Research Methods, Design for the Aged and research on the Ageing Society, Urban Living Environment, Cultural Studies on Urban Space, Chinese and Japanese Design Culture and History
Contact: Dr. Xin Xiangyang (tel: 2766 6847; email: sdxin@polyu.edu.hk)
Interaction Design, Design Thinking, Design Methodologies, Cultural Studies
Contact: Dr. Kenny Chow (tel:3400 8261; email: sdknchow@polyu.edu.hk)
Media Studies, Film and Animation Studies, Visual Culture, Narratology, Cognitive Linguistics, Ludology (Game Studies)
Contact: Mr. Benny Leong (tel: 2766 5458; email: sdbenny@polyu.edu.hk)
Lifestyle Design Research, Sustainable Design, Strategic Design
Contact: Dr. Sandy Ng (tel: 3400 3559; email: sdydnas@polyu.edu.hk)
Visual and Cultural Studies, Art History and Theories
Contact: Dr. Eva Yuen (tel: 3400 8269; email: sdeva@polyu.edu.hk)
Experience Design, Cultural Studies on Chinese Folk Craft, Product Innovation, Creative Cognition, Design Education, Phenomenography and Conceptualization |
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- Theses addressing new approaches and techniques for design teaching, especially at the university level
- Projects combining learning theory with practice in the classroom
- Research into methods for teaching future design educators how to teach in the studio, lecture and research environment
- Investigations regarding the integration of projects and syllabi into the larger whole of a design curriculum
Contact: Prof. Michael Siu (tel: 2766 5455; email: m.siu@polyu.edu.hk)
Design, Technology and Engineering Education, Problem Finding/Identification,
Design Process, Design Research Methods, Teacher Education, Higher Education
Contact: Dr Gino Yu (tel: 3400 3418; email: mcgino@polyu.edu.hk)
Digital Entertainment, Creativity, Experience / Consciousness, Meaningful Media |
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- Projects addressing the role of design in business strategy and planning methods for strategic implementation
- Studies of how design is managed in varying business contexts: manufacturing, service businesses, SMEs, etc.
- Projects involving theoretical models of design practice in business
- Research into models of research as used in design practice
- Investigations into government policy in promoting design for economic advantage
- Research regarding cultural, social and economic variations and their reflection in patterns of design practice
Contact: Dr Roger Ball (tel: 2766 5444; email: sdroger@polyu.edu.hk)
Design and Business, Entrepreneurship, Digital Human Modeling, Ergonomics, Asian Anthropometrics, Design Tools, Usability, Design for Human Performance (sports), Testing and Standards
Contact: Dr Xin Xiangyang (tel: 2766 6847; email: sdxin@polyu.edu.hk)
Design Thinking, Managing as Design, Design Processes/Management, and Chinese Business and Social Contexts
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- Interaction Design / Interactive Systems projects that contribute to the development of knowledge in the use experience of digital products and services, covering social, cultural, cognitive as well as technological aspects
- Projects that apply such knowledge to inform the design of interactive experiences for users of digital media and technology products, as well as to investigate new approaches, methodologies, and models of interaction design
- Projects relating to Computational Tools and Methodologies in Design, addressing the design and application of technology, enabling the integration of planning, development, and manufacture related to the needs of different product categories. Centred at the Design Technology Research Centre, the development of methodologies and model tools supporting design practice in Hong Kong/Chinese Mainland, especially the Pearl River Delta, is conducted
Contact: Prof. Lee Tak Chi (tel: 2766 5467; email: sdtak@polyu.edu.hk)
Strategic Design , Transport Design , Industrial and Product Design
Contact: Prof. Michael Siu (tel: 2766 5455; email: m.siu@polyu.edu.hk)
Design and Technology, Design and Green Technology, Interactive Design, Inclusive and Universal Design
Contact: Prof. Tang Ming Xi (tel: 2766 5462; email: sdtang@polyu.edu.hk)
Cognitive and Computational Design Methods and Techniques, Collaborative Design, AI-based Design Systems and Environments, Computer Aided Industrial and Computer Aided Conceptual Design, Culture Related Design Studies in China
Contact: Dr Roger Ball (tel: 2766 5444; email: sdroger@polyu.edu.hk)
Design and Business, Entrepreneurship, Digital Human Modeling, Ergonomics, Asian Anthropometrics, Design Tools, Usability, Design for Human Performance (sports), Testing and Standards
Contact: Dr Xin Xiangyang (tel: 2766 6847; email: sdxin@polyu.edu.hk)
Interaction Design, Design Thinking, Design Methodologies, Cultural Studies
Contact: Dr Gino Yu (tel: 3400 3418; email: mcgino@polyu.edu.hk)
Digital Entertainment, Creativity, Experience / Consciousness, Meaningful Media
Contact: Dr Clifford Choy (tel: 2766 4738; email: mccliff@polyu.edu.hk)
Human-computer Interactions, Real-time Computer Vision, Systems Engineering, Computational approaches to interactive media
Contact: Dr Kenny Chow (tel: 3400 8261; email: sdknchow@polyu.edu.hk)
Digital Media, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Interactive Narrative, Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence and the arts, Generative Art, Computational Art
Contact: Dr Eva Yuen (tel: 3400 8269; email: sdeva@polyu.edu.hk)
Experience Design, Cultural Studies on Chinese Folk Craft, Product Innovation, Creative Cognition, Design Education, Phenomenography and Conceptualization |
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- Projects addressing issues in the design, habitation, understanding and perception of human environments in urban settings, with a concentration on local and greater regional contexts
- Critical and analytical approaches to the spaces and practices of dwelling, work, consumption, entertainment and public life in urban environments
- Projects for developing new policies, directions, approaches, techniques, tools and case references for theoretical and applied research of public design (e.g., public policies, public environments and facilities, street furniture), especially related to the areas of Asian lifestyles, action research, participatory research and inclusive research
Contact: Prof. Michael Siu (tel: 2766 5455; email: m.siu@polyu.edu.hk)
Public Space, Street Furniture and Facility, Living Environment and Lifestyle, Public Sphere and Living, Urban Development and Renewal, Inclusive and Universal Living Environment, Green Living Environment, Design for the Deprived, Design Standards
Contact: Dr. Tim Jachna (tel: 2766 4453; email: sdtim@polyu.edu.hk)
Environment Design, Architecture and Urbanism, Planning Paradigms, Urban Processes, Digital Mediation of Urban Spatial Practices, Scenario-building Techniques in Design
Contact: Dr. Jackie Kwok (tel: 2766 5456; email: sdjackie@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
User Oriented Design Research Methods, Design for the Aged and research on the Ageing Society, Urban Living Environment, Cultural Studies on Urban Space, Chinese and Japanese Design Culture and History
Contact: Mr. Laurent Gutierrez (tel: 2766 5502; email: sdlgut@polyu.edu.hk)
Strategic Planning, Urban Environment, Relationship between Design, Art and Politics in Asia
Contact: Dr. Kacey Wong (tel: 2766 5483; email: sdkacey@polyu.edu.hk)
Interior Design, Architectural Design, Public Space, Urban Design, Public Arts, Installation Arts, Sculpture and Fine Arts
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Tourism Management
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| Adult Nursing: Ageing and Health/ Critical Care Nursing/ Palliative Care/ Technology in Health Care |
Ageing and Health
Long-term care for the elderly and pressure ulcer management
Contact:
Dr Enid W.Y. Kwong (tel: 2766 6385; email: hsenid@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Dementia care; long-term care issues; therapeutic interventions for older adults; the use of technology in care; quality standards in residential care settings and community care for the elderly
Contact:
Prof. Claudia K.Y. Lai (tel: 2766 6544; email: hsclai@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Pain management; care for older adults with cognitive impairment and perioperative care
Contact:
Dr Justina Y.W. Liu (tel: 2766 4097; email: hsjustina@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Pain management; diet and health; health promotion and therapeutic intervention in elderly care
Contact:
Dr Mimi M.Y. Tse (Tel: 2766 6541; email: hsmtse@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Biostatistics; psychological perception; physiological response and infection control
Contact:
Dr Anthony S.W. Wong (Tel: 2766 4691; email: hsaswong@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Palliative Care
Care of patients & families with cancer and chronic illnesses
Contact:
Dr Shirley S.Y. Ching (tel: 2766 6393; email: hssching@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Sleep regulation
Contact:
Dr Jacqueline S.C. Ho (tel: 2766 6387; email: hsjho@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Psychosocial care of patients & families with cancer and chronic illnesses
Contact:
Prof. Esther S.B. Mok (tel: 2766 6410; email: hsemok@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Technology in Health Care
Information technology and computer applications in health care
Contact:
Dr Thomas K.S. Choi (tel: 3400 3214; email: hskschoi@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Care of mechanically ventilated patients; e-learning and health informatics
Contact:
Dr Meyrick C.M. Chow (tel: 2766 6547; email: hsmchow@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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Child and Adolescent Health
Child & Adolescent health and development; family caregivers' needs and school health nursing
Contact:
Dr Regina L.T. Lee (tel: 2766 6388; email: hsrlee@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Chinese Medicine Nursing
Chinese medicinal diagnostic reasoning, Chinese medicinal therapeutics and integrative food therapy for health maintenance and chronic disease management
Contact:
Prof. Samantha M.C. Pang (tel: 2766 6409; email: hsspang@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Disaster Nursing
Disaster resilience, health needs of disaster survivors and care of the vulnerable groups, and disaster nursing competencies
Contact:
Dr Si Jian Li (tel : 3400 3915; email: hssjli@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Prof. Samantha M.C. Pang (tel: 2766 6409; email: hsspang@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Women’s and Family Health
Family relationships; qualitative approaches; primary health care; learning and teaching; community-based health initiatives; health education & health promotion; Christian nursing; communication and interpersonal relationships in health care settings
Contact:
Dr Zenobia C.Y. Chan (tel: 2766 6426; email: hszchan@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Women's health, adolescents' health risk behaviors, promotion of healthy lifestyles, smoking & health, school health, promotion of healthy family and/or community
Contact:
Prof. Alice Yuen Loke (tel: 2766 6386; email: hsaloke@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Community health, promotion of healthy lifestyles, modifications of health risk behaviors of children and adolescents, family health, parental education
Contact:
Dr Yim Wah Mak (tel: 2766 6421; email: hsywmak@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Community health nursing; health promotion and screening
Contact:
Dr Alice K.Y. Wong (tel: 2766 4771; email: hsawong@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
School health; health education and promotion; community programme development and parental support of children with health risks
Contact:
Dr Cynthia S.T. Wu (tel: 2766 6545; email: hscwu@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Mental Health
Mental health promotion and education, patient and family needs assessment (mentally or critically ill), family intervention for patients with schizophrenia and dementia, internet-based education for adolescents with eating disorders, and community mental health care
Contact:
Prof. Wai Tong Chien (tel: 2766 5648; email: hschien@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Occupational Health and Infection Control
Occupational health
Contact:
Dr Kin Cheung (tel: 2766 6773; email: hskin@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Antibiotic resistance; longitudinal studies for carriage of resistant bacteria and food microbiology
Contact:
Dr Margaret O'Donoghue (tel: 2766 4955; email: hsmdonog@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Epidemiology and disease prevention; transmission of infectious diseases; Urological disorders and immunology
Contact:
Dr John Yuen (tel: 2766 4130; email: hsjohn@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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Myopia affects the vast majority of our children. It impacts on career choices as well as increases the risk of vision loss in later life. We wish to discover ways to control and manage myopia to prevent vision loss and minimize its impact of public health. To achieve this goal, our researchers have adopted the following approaches:
Genetics:
Does the blueprint for myopia exist in our genetic makeup? What are these genes? How are they activated? Is there a way to influence their expression?
Contact: Prof. Maurice Yap (tel: 27666098; email: somyap@polyu.edu.hk), Prof. Yip Shea Ping (tel: 34008571; email: htspyip@polyu.edu.hk)
Proteomics:
Physiological changes are mostly brought about by protein activities. The major objective in proteomic studies is to identify protein changes in myopic eyes which will promote our understanding on the intricate biochemical network that drives or slows eye growth.
Contact: Prof. To Chi-ho (tel: 2766 6102; email: sochto@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Clinical studies/clinical trials:
Myopia control clinical trial using defocus incorporated soft contact lens; currently we are determining the maximal dosage effect on myopia retardation
Contact: Prof. Carly Lam Siu-yin (tel: 2766 6091; email: socarly@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Corneal reshaping (orthokeratology) treatment for controlling the progression of myopia
Contact: Prof. Pauline Cho Wong Hie-hua (tel: 2766 6100; email: sopaulin@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Corneal biomechanics:
Role of corneal biomechanical properties in the development of myopia
Contact: Dr Andrew Lam Kwok-cheung (tel: 2766 6109; email: sokclam@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Visual electrophysiological studies:
Novel concepts in functional changes in myopic eye
Contact: Dr Henry Chan Ho-lung (tel: 2766 7937; email: sohenry@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Epidemiology study:
The etiology of myopia in response to altered visual environment is studied using animal models; epidemiology study focuses on risk factors associated with myopia development.
Contact: Dr Kee Chea-su (tel: 2766 7941; email: sokee@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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With increasing longevity comes the associated degenerative changes of the eye which inevitably leads to vision loss and potential blindness. We wish to discover ways to enable members of our community to retain good eyesight throughout their lives, retaining a high quality of life and independence. To achieve this goal, our researchers have adopted the following approaches:
Vision Rehabilitation:
Vision loss is one of the most common causes of disability. It does not only reduce an individual's ability to cope with daily living activities, but also affects the safety and quality of life. To enhance these people's level of functional ability and quality of life, research in low vision rehabilitation and its application in clinical optometry is essential to help increase the number of visually impaired elderly who can live independent and productive lives for as long as possible.
Contact: Prof. George Woo and Dr Allen Cheong Ming-yan (tel: 2766 5071; email: sogwoo@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Intraocular pressure:
Novel ways to control open angle glaucoma through a deep understanding of the formation of aqueous humour
Contact: Prof. To Chi-ho and Dr Do Chi-wai (tel: 2766 6102; email: sochto@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Influence of corneal properties in the measurement of IOP
Contact: Dr Andrew Lam Kwok-cheung (tel: 2766 6109; email: sokclam@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Visual electrophysiological studies:
New methods to detect early changes in glaucoma
Contact: Dr Henry Chan Ho-lung (tel: 2766 7937; email: sohenry@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Detection of functional changes in the diabetic retina before clinical vascular changes
Contact: Dr Henry Chan Ho-lung (tel: 2766 7937; email: sohenry@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Food supplements:
Protective effect of food supplements on cataract progression
Contact: Dr Do Chi-wai and Dr Kee Chea-su (tel: 2766 6090; email: socwdo@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
Vision and Falls:
Falls, one of the most serious public health problems for older people, have serious medical and economic consequences. The reasons for falls are multifactorial, in which impaired vision is one of the major risk factors. More research studies on various aspects of visual functions are required to examine its impact on risks of falls.
Contact: Dr Allen Cheong Ming-yan and Dr Andrew Lam Kwok-cheung (tel: 2766 6108; email: soallen@inet.polyu.edu.hk)
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