We are proud to announce that two research stories from COMP have been selected for the inaugural “PolyU Top 10 Research & Innovation Stories of the Year” by the university.
The first story highlights the research topic “Novel multi-modal agent facilitates long video understanding by AI, accelerating the development of generative AI-assisted video analysis.” This research project is led by Prof. CHEN Changwen, Interim Dean of the Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences and Chair Professor of Visual Computing. His team developed VideoMind, a groundbreaking video-language agent. By emulating human cognitive processes, VideoMind allows AI to reason through and answer complex questions regarding long-form video content.
The second awarded story focuses on “PolyU reshapes AI training paradigm, significantly reducing costs and democratising AI research.” The principal investigator of this project is Prof. YANG Hongxia, Executive Director of the PolyU Academy for Artificial Intelligence (PAAI), Associate Dean (Global Engagement) of the Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, and Chair Professor of Generative Artificial. Prof. Yang and the PAAI team introduced Co-GenAI, a collaborative paradigm that shifts AI training from a costly, centralised approach to a decentralised one. This innovation significantly lowers the barrier to entry for frontier model training, making high-level AI research more accessible and sustainable.
Launched to celebrate research achievements with profound local and global impact, the campaign selected ten winning stories from 20 shortlisted remarkable research and technology translation stories announced in 2025. The selection process was highly competitive, involving a professional judging panel and a public vote that drew over 7,700 participants from the PolyU community and the general public.
These awards underscore PolyU’s commitment to driving innovation that addresses the complexities of the digital age. We extend our heartiest congratulations to Prof. Chen and Prof. Yang on their remarkable success.
