Congratulations to Prof. You Dong, Associate Professor of CEE and Prof. Xiangdong Li, Dean of FCE, whose projects were supported by RGC Research Impact Fund (RIF) 2025/26. The RIF supports impactful research initiatives that tackle significant societal challenges and have the potential to generate economic and social benefits for Hong Kong and beyond.
Details of the awarded projects are as follows:
Ref. No.: R5048-25F
Name of PC: Prof. You Dong
Proposal Title: Towards Life-Cycle Intelligent Predictive Maintenance for Railway Tracks: Advancing with Deep Learning Algorithms and Digital Twin Technology
RGC Amount Awarded: $7,840,000
Ref. No.: R7057-25F
Name of Co-PI: Prof. Xiangdong Li
Proposal Title: Saving Hong Kong Oysters from Environmental Disaster to Sustain the Livelihoods of Growers
RGC Amount Awarded: $4,165,000
In 2025/26 RIF Exercise, the RGC received a total 195 preliminary proposals and shortlisted 35 submissions of full proposal, of which 19 were selected for interview. Finally, 13 proposals, totaling $75 million (exclusive of on-costs), were supported by the RGC.
Congratulations to Prof. Dong and Prof. Li! We look forward to the positive impact these ground-breaking projects will bring to the built environment.
