Outstanding Alumni Award

Prof. Weibao QIU received his Ph.D. in 2012 from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, under the supervision of Prof. Lei SUN. His thesis was titled "Development of Novel Imaging Systems and Techniques for Micro-ultrasound". He joined the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in the same year and was promoted to Full Professor in early 2018.

His research focuses on novel ultrasound transducers and systems for biomedical imaging and therapy. He has established an integrated R&D framework — "Transducers—Imaging Methods—Systems" — for high-resolution ultrasound. Prof. QIU has published 93 SCI papers (including one in Nature Communications and 36 in IEEE Transactions) and holds 35 granted invention patents. Several of his high-resolution imaging technologies have been translated into innovative products, with four medical device registration certificates obtained.

He is the founder of Shenzhen Hyus Meditec Co., Ltd., a company specializing in advanced ultrasound solutions, including novel ultrasound transducers and imaging systems. Prof. QIU serves on the Technical Program Committee (Group 5) of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) and was an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control. He is the Lead Guest Editor of the TUFFC Special Issue on "Recent Advances in Ultrasound Technology for Brain Imaging and Therapy". In 2020, he received the Outstanding Youth Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China for his work on high-resolution ultrasound imaging. He is also recognized as an Outstanding Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Prof. QIU established the Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy, which is now part of the State Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Science and System. He serves as Vice Chair of the Medical Ultrasound Engineering Division at the Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering.

Mr Lee is the Director of the Imsight Technology Co. Limited focused in developing AI deep learning technology for cancer diagnosis in medical imaging. Based in Hong Kong Science Park, the company had a valuation of 50 million USD in 2022 and has branches in Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Chengdu, and Guiyang. It has long-term research collaborations with medical universities locally and over 50 hospitals in mainland China. He led the team to get four Hong Kong ICT Awards -Smart Healthcare in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2023.

Mr Lee is focused on applying big data analytics to medical imaging, aiming to deliver AI-driven solutions to address key pain points in medical services across various specialties, including dental, pathology, ophthalmology, and radiology. Through his determined and innovative leadership, he has pioneered the region's first AI cancer screening service, specifically targeting lung cancer — the most prevalent cancer in Hong Kong. His visionary approach underscores the potential for sensitive medical data to be collaboratively utilized between private companies and public hospitals. This initiative has been recognized and supported by governmental funds through public sector trial schemes in both 2021 and 2024. These achievements highlight his crucial role in advancing AI technologies to enhance public healthcare services.

Ir Choi currently serves as a Senior Electronics Engineer of the Medical Device Division of the Department of Health (DH). He leads a team to work on the implementation of Medical Device Administrative Control System in Hong Kong and be responsible for the public enquiry handling, education & publicity on the safe use of medical devices and stakeholders engagement, etc.

Besides, He serves as a committee member of the Biomedical Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), training tutor of the HKIE Scheme “A” training program and the mentor for biomedical discipline of the HKIE “Mentorship Scheme”.

Before being seconded to DH, he served in the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) over 10 years for supply and installation projects, procurements and maintenance of the medical devices / systems in various public hospitals and clinics.

Mr Wong is currently the Principal Advisor (Medical Device) of Corp R&D Department in SGS HK Limited. With over 19 years of experience in the medical industry and profound knowledge in medical devices, he specialises in integrating regulatory requirements on medical devices of different countries into quality management systems.

His professional qualifications include MDR (2017/745 Regulation) Auditor, ISO 13485 Auditor, and ASQ Certified Medical Device Auditor. As a Founding Member and an Executive Board Member of Hong Kong Medical and Healthcare Device Industries Association (HKMHDIA), he enthusiastically shares his professional knowledge and experiences with industry stakeholders on various occasions in Hong Kong and China. Since 2008, Mr Wong has also been honourably titled HKMHDIA Life Member.

Since 2021, he has been serving as a Visiting Lecturer and an Industrial Member of the Undergraduate Programme Committee of PolyU Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Ir Leung is currently the Biomedical Engineering Manager of Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong. Over the past decade, she has been devoted to furthering the development of biomedical engineering in local private hospitals. On behalf of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), she helped establish a training programme for Biomedical Engineering graduates (also known as HKIE Scheme “A” Training programme) in different private hospitals, including Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong, Hong Kong Adventist Hospital-Tsuan Wan and Hong Kong Adventist Hospital-Stubbs Road.

Passionate about nurturing the next generations of elites in biomedical engineering, Ir Leung has contributed to the undergraduate student placement programmes of PolyU and other local institutions. Besides being a Visiting Lecturer at PolyU’s Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) teaching undergraduate subjects of clinical engineering and medical technologies, she also helped set up a hands-on workshop for BME undergraduates of the City University of Hong Kong.