The highly anticipated "Metaverse Creators of Tomorrow” Competition and Training Programme, organised by the Department of Computing, has successfully concluded its journey at the closing ceremony held on 9 September. This groundbreaking programme provided a platform for local secondary school students to unleash their creativity and explore the unlimited possibilities of the metaverse, a concept closely intertwined with Web 3.0 that envisions th

11 Sep 2023

Congratulations to the following staff members on receiving the Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2023. This truly reflects the great efforts and contributions made by them.   Category of Award Award Awardee Research and Scholarly Activities: Outstanding

14 Aug 2023

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Accel Group Holdings Limited (Accel Group) have established the “PolyU-Accel Group Metaverse+ Joint Laboratory” (Joint Lab). The Joint Lab aims to foster the research and application of metaverse technology in various sectors, accelerate the ongoing development of Hong Kong as a green and smart city, strengthen industry-academia-research collaboration and cultivate professional talents. The Accel G

9 Aug 2023

On 24 July 2023, the BlockSec Blockchain Security Award Presentation Ceremony 2022/2023 was held by COMP. This award, sponsored by BlockSec, recognises the exceptional performance of students enrolled in the MSc in Blockchain Technology programme, particularly those who have excelled in the COMP5566 Blockchain and Smart Contract Security course and demonstrated exceptional overall academic performance.   This year, COMP confers the award on seven

31 Jul 2023

We are pleased to announce that the paper titled “Evolutionary Transfer Optimization – A New Frontier in Evolutionary Computation Research” co-authored by Prof. Kay Chen TAN, Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence and Associate Head (Research & Development), has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine Outstanding Paper Award. The IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, which has an Impact Facto

21 Jul 2023

COMP successfully organised the Best Project Award Competition on 17 June 2023 to recognise students’ outstanding performance in their Capstone Projects. Six shortlisted students joined the final contest and competed for the awards. The panel of judges was formed by our faculty members and representatives from the technology sector, including Hong Kong Cyberport, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks, and InfoTech Services (HK) Limited.   Each s

21 Jun 2023

Co-organised with The Computing Alumni Association (CAA), more than 80 COMP alumni, faculty members and juniors assembled at the Mentorship Kick-off Ceremony cum Alumni Reunion held on 16 June 2023 at PolyU Alumni Atrium. Since 2019, COMP has been collaborating with CAA to offer a mentorship programme for our undergraduate students which aims to enhance students’ holistic learning experience. This academic year, 12 COMP alumni committed their ti

20 Jun 2023

On 14 June 2023, PolyU and Red Date Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities for collaboration in the field of blockchain. Uniting the strengths of the two innovative and forward-thinking organisations, the MoU serves as a framework for further discussion on blockchain research, application and education, addressing practical needs and the popularisation of blockchain. This collaboration will be led by C

16 Jun 2023

A research paper titled “NeRFahedron: A Primitive for Animatable Neural Rendering with Interactive Speed” has been awarded the Best Paper Award at the ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games (i3D 2023). This paper was the outcome of the collaboration between Dr Hong Va LEONG, our associate professor and associate head, Dr Peter NG, our assistant professor, and Dr Zackary SIN, our research assistant professor.   Neural renderi

7 Jun 2023

PolyU JUPAS Consultation Day was successfully held on 20 May 2023 at the university campus, offering up-to-date programme information to JUPAS applicants. The departmental event featured an info seminar, guided lab tours, and hands-on workshops.   During the info seminar, Dr LEONG Hong Va, Associate Professor and Associate Head of COMP, gave a detailed presentation on the bright prospect of the tech industry that benefited from the surge of gene

29 May 2023