We are proud to announce that two staff members of our department have been recognised with the Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2026, presented by the Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences (FCMS), for their exceptional contributions to teaching and research.   Award Recipients: Prof. YANG Hongxia, Executive Director of the PolyU Academy for Artificial Intelligence (PAAI), Vobile Group Professor in Generative Artificial Inte

2026年9月9日

We are proud to announce that Prof. ZHANG Lei John, Chair Professor of Computer Vision and Image Analysis, has been honoured with the prestigious 2026 Frontiers of Science Award presented by the International Congress of Basic Science (ICBS). This accolade recognises his outstanding research and major contributions to the field of image processing and computer vision.   Prof. Zhang was recognised in the “Information Sciences and Engineering” c

2026年9月4日

We are delighted to announce that Prof. Yang Hongxia, Executive Director of the PolyU Academy for Artificial Intelligence (PAAI), Vobile Group Professor in Generative Artificial Intelligence, Associate Dean (Global Engagement) of the Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, and Chair Professor of Generative Artificial Intelligence at COMP, has been elected to the Young Member Section (YMS) of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (HKAE) fo

2026年9月2日

We are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the HumOmni 2026 Challenge, co-organised by PolyU COMP, Huawei, and Peking University from April to July 2026. The competition was the first benchmark dedicated to Human-Centric Omni-Model Evaluation, focusing on contextualised affective speech generation and proactive multimodal interaction in realistic environments, attracting nearly 25 teams from Hong Kong, mainland China, and the Unite

2026年8月31日

The BlockSec Blockchain Security Award Presentation Ceremony 2025/2026, organised by the Department of Computing (COMP), took place on 5 August 2026 at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Generously funded by BlockSec, the award recognises students in the MSc in Blockchain Technology programme who have excelled in the COMP5566 Blockchain and Smart Contract Security course, demonstrating strong academic ability and commitment to blockc

2026年8月7日

We are proud to announce that a COMP team has won the Champion award in Stream 2 - “Challenge”, at the 2nd International Competition on AI in Education 2026, organised by the Artificial Intelligence Education and Research Alliance (AIREA) of The Education University of Hong Kong.   Winning Project: PolyInterview: A Multi-Agent Interview Practice Platform for Communication Education   Team Members Chen CHEN (MPhil Student) Zijian WANG (

2026年7月27日

We are honoured to announce that Prof. ZHENG Yuanqing, Professor of COMP, has been awarded the Research Fellow Scheme (RFS) 2026/27 under the Research Grants Council (RGC).   The RFS provide sustained support for outstanding full professors and associate professors. This competitive scheme enables them to focus fully on research and development while nurturing the next generation of research talent for Hong Kong. The scheme awards 10 fellowships

2026年7月22日

The PolyU COMP – HIT (SZ) CST Research Student Conference was successfully held from 7 to 8 July 2026, on the campus of The Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen (HIT(SZ)). The event united approximately 450 research students and faculty members from both universities, fostering a dynamic platform for academic exchange, research presentations, and cross-institutional collaboration.   The conference commenced with an inspiring welcome speech by

2026年7月13日

Hong Kong currently has nearly 200,000 visually impaired people. Although white canes and guide dogs can assist with basic mobility, daily tasks such as shopping and taking public transport remain challenging for them. A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed an innovative assistive system, “AI-Care”,which is driven by an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model. Connecting smart glasses and a mobile applic

2026年6月12日

We are proud to announce that Dr Mohammed Aquil Mirza, our Senior Lecturer, has been awarded the Teaching Excellence Award at the 5th International Symposium on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Education Transformation (ISBDAI 2026) jointly organised by IHERD of PolyU and IETI.   The award recognises Dr Mohammed's outstanding contributions to cross-disciplinary computing education, his innovative application of translational pedagogy, an

2026年6月9日