At the recently concluded 2026 IEEE MTT‑S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) , two students, namely Ruxuan Zhao and Yixuan Huang stood out among global competitors, winning second place and third place respectively in two highly competitive student design contests, bringing great honour to Hong Kong and PolyU. In the “SDC4: Allen Katz High‑Efficiency Power Amplifier (HEPA) Student Design Competition” , Ruxuan Zhao, PhD student secured Third

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The PolyU EEE Dragon Boat Team won the championship in the Mixed Small Boat Gold Cup Final at the Shatin Dragon Boat Race held on the Tuen Ng Festival, 19 June 2026. The team delivered a strong performance throughout the race and secured first place in the mixed small boat category. This achievement reflects the team’s commitment, teamwork, and preparation. Formed by EEE alumni, staff, and students, the team has participated in numerous local

19 Jun 2026

We are pleased to share that EEE PhD student Mr ZHU Lin won the Champion title at the Faculty of Engineering Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) 2026, held on 4 June 2026. Before the Faculty-level competition, Mr ZHU was selected as one of the four department-level awardees. Building on that success, he delivered an outstanding performance at the Faculty competition and received the top award. At the competition, Mr ZHU presented his resear

4 Jun 2026

We are pleased to announce that Miss Ng Ching Man, a Year 1 undergraduate student in the Information and Artificial Intelligence Engineering scheme, has been awarded the Innovation and Technology Scholarship 2026. The scholarship provides up to HK$150,000 to support her academic and professional development in advanced manufacturing and engineering. The Innovation and Technology Scholarship recognises outstanding undergraduates in science, techn

2 Jun 2026

Following our last visit to Tsinghua University in March this year, on the May 4th 2026, the delegation of Tsinghua University led by Party Secretary of Tsinghua University Qiu Yong, visited PolyU to strengthen collaborations between the two institutions. During their visit, as witnessed by Party Secretary Qiu Yong and President Teng Jin-Guang, our Department signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) on the Integrated Bachelor-PhD/MPhil Prog

4 May 2026

Professor Liu Ai-Qun, Director of the Research Institute for Quantum Technology, Chair Professor of Quantum Engineering and Science of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Hong Kong Global STEM Scholar, has been awarded funding support in the third round of the Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus (RAISe+) Scheme. Administered by the Innovation and Technology Commission of the HKSAR Government, the scheme suppo

27 Apr 2026

The Research Centre for Grid Modernisation at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and OPAL-RT Technologies, a global leader in real-time digital simulation, officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 17 April 2026 to establish a Joint Laboratory, marking the beginning of a strong collaborative partnership. This partnership combines PolyU's world-class academic strengths in power systems with OPAL-RT Technologies' industri

23 Apr 2026

A smart “Generator Inspection Robot” co-developed by PolyU and CLP Power has won a Gold Medal and a special prize—Best International Invention & Innovation, from the National Research Council of Thailand—at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva. Led by Prof. Tam Hwa-yaw, Chair Professor of Photonics in the EEE department, the team designed a 36‑mm‑thick robot that can navigate the narrow air gaps inside power generators. It mov

21 Apr 2026

A major leap for Materials Intelligence: Prof. Haitao Zhao’s team has published their latest breakthrough, 'Agentic Robotic Boxes for Perovskite Solar Cell Fabrication with Recipe Language Model,' in the April 2026 issue of Engineering. This research pioneers the use of AI and Robotics to revolutionize how we fabricate next-generation solar cells. Traditional materials research is often hindered by trial-and-error synthesis, where numerical dat

14 Apr 2026

We are pleased to share that our PhD student, Mr FAN Peixiao, has received the Best Research Postgraduate Student of the Year 2025 award presented by the PolyU Graduate School. This award recognizes research students who demonstrate outstanding academic excellence and make a significant impact on their research communities. Mr Fan is one of only three PhD students across the university receiving this award this year. Under the supervision of Pr

13 Apr 2026