We are proud to share that PolyU is recognised as CoinDesk’s Best University for Blockchain in 2022, five places up from previous year’s ranking. CoinDesk recently announced the 2022 ranking of the 50 universities with the biggest impact on blockchain. More than 240 universities and institutions were examined based on four categories: scholarly impact, campus blockchain offerings, employment and industry outcomes and academic reputation. Among

28 Sep 2022

On 22 September 2022, a cooperation agreement signing ceremony was held between PolyU and Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd (OPPO). The establishment of the “PolyU-OPPO Joint Innovation Lab” (Joint Lab) was in response to the national strategy of Greater Bay Area (GBA) development and to promote the Guangdong-Hong Kong collaboration. The cooperation agreement was signed by Prof. Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and I

23 Sep 2022

The COMP Alumni Homecoming cum Alumni Award Presentation Ceremony held on 17 September 2022 at PolyU Alumni Atrium was concluded in an atmosphere of happiness and warmth. It was also organised in celebration of the 85th anniversary of PolyU. More than 60 alumni and their families, and our current and former faculty members reunited at the event. The homecoming event was kicked started with the opening remarks by Prof. LI Qing, Chair Professor an

20 Sep 2022

COMP organised a hybrid MSc Orientation Session on 27 August at PolyU, drawing over 130 new students to participate. Dr Korris Chung, Associate Professor and MSc Scheme Leader, warmly welcomed the students. Immediate after the overview of the Department and the MSc Scheme delivered by Dr Chung, the programme leader of MSc in Information Technology, Dr Ken Yiu, Associate Professor, introduced the programme requirement and study plans. The study

8 Sep 2022

COMP Undergraduate Orientation Session was held on 25 August to welcome new students for the academic year 2022/23. Over 150 freshmen attended the hybrid orientation on campus or joined the live streaming on Zoom. The session was hosted by Dr Hong-va Leong, our Associate Professor and Associate Head (Teaching & Learning), at the same time the scheme leader of the undergraduate programmes. At the beginning of the event, Ir Prof. HC Man, Dean of F

7 Sep 2022

We are glad to announce that Dr Henry Chan, our Associate Professor and Associate Head of COMP has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 IEEE Education Society William E. Sayle II Award for Achievement in Education with the following citation: for contributions to computing education and to the development of the TALE conference. As one of the major awards of the IEEE Education Society (EdSoc), the award recognises significant contributions

5 Sep 2022

With the mission to encourage knowledge exchange between academia and industry, COMP and the Computing Alumni Association (CAA) co-organised the fifth seminar of the "COMP x CAA Academic-Industry Seminar Series" via Zoom on 18 August 2022. The seminar was kick-started with a warm welcome by Dr Henry Chan, Associate Professor and Associate Head of COMP. Dr Chan then introduced Dr Gong Chen, who talked about the growth of AI startups in the past te

1 Sep 2022

The Two Days University Experience (TUE) Programme organised by Faculty of Engineering was held virtually on 16 and 17 August 2022. “From Physics and ICT to Engineering” was the theme this year which aimed at imitating the university study experience by providing lectures to secondary 4 or 5 students taking Science, ICT or M1/ M2 subjects and who are interested in engineering study.   Dr Henry Chan, Associate Professor and Associate Head of COMP,

30 Aug 2022

PolyU InnoTech Open Day was smoothly held at the campus on 16 July 2022. Being one of the signature events of PolyU’s 85th Anniversary celebrations, the InnoTech Open Day has showcased the university’s endeavours in interdisciplinary research, innovation, knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship. In the afternoon session, face-to-face student consultations, info seminars about PolyU’s academic programmes etc., were arranged for visitors, especiall

22 Jul 2022

Congratulations to the following staff members on receiving the Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2022. This truly reflects the great efforts and contributions made by them.    Category of Award  Award  Awardee Faculty Award in Teaching Outstanding Award (Team) Dr LEONG

18 Jul 2022