The First Author – Mr. Wong Ho Yin
Certificate of the Award
The Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering (BEEE) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is proud to announce that our PolyU Fire Lab research team: Mr. Wong Ho Yin, Mr. Wang Meng, Dr Zhang Xiaoning, Dr Zhang Yuxin, Prof. Huang Xinyan, has their research paper won the Best Paper 1st Runner-up Award in the PolyU Research Student Conference (PRSC) 2025.
Their work, “Safe Evacuation Framework with Intelligent Dynamic Exit Sign System and Demonstration in Tunnel Fire”, supported by the SureFire Project, addressed the research gaps in the global development of dynamic exit sign systems. This research work introduces the framework and guidelines for the systems and further establishes the Reversion Mechanism to minimize ethical concerns and boost practical implementation. Also, the entire system was conducted in a lab-scale tunnel with real fires to validate its performance.
Led by Research Postgraduate (RPg) students to promote innovative and high-quality research, PRSC is the flagship research student conference, providing RPg students and the students of College of Undergraduate Researchers and Innovators (CURI) in PolyU with the opportunity to present their research work and findings. PRSC also provides an excellent opportunity for students from different disciplines to network with peers, and establishes a collaborative and supportive research community at PolyU.
The Department of BEEE congratulates Prof Xinyan Huang’s research team on their outstanding achievements and wishes them continued success.
