Joint Steering Committee
Co-chaired by representatives from UM and PolyU, the Steering Committee provides strategic oversight and final endorsement of the Centre’s annual plan and major resource allocation. It oversees key risks and compliance matters, including safety, ethics, research integrity, data governance, and financial governance, and monitors performance against deliverables, with outcomes documented for audit.
Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee provides scientific and technology transfer advice on portfolio quality, demonstrator relevance, and partnership opportunities, strengthening review and continuous improvement of the Centre to ensure high-impact outcomes.
Directors
The Directors are responsible for organising, managing, and monitoring Centre activities. They provide execution-level coordination, integrating cross-pillar programmes and ensuring delivery through the quarterly milestone acceptance mechanism, while maintaining a monthly operating cadence to track progress, resolve issues promptly, and ensure cross-campus alignment, including rapid escalation of critical risks.
Two-layer Research-to-Impact Structure
The Centre operates via a Fundamental Research Layer (four pillars, with Pillar Project Leads) and a Technology Demonstration and Transfer Layer (six application tracks), enabling a closed loop from fundamental research to integration, validation, and transfer, with measurable outcomes and clear feedback loops, and with safety and compliance embedded throughout. Delivery ownership at the pillar level is assigned through Pillar Project Leads, who define pillar roadmaps, milestones, and acceptance evidence, and report progress through the Centre operating cadence, with deliverables tracked quarterly.
