Congratulations to Prof. Gang Li, Chair Professor of Energy Conversion Technology, and Dr Ruijie Ma, Postdoctoral Fellow of EEE, for being selected as the Highly Cited Researchers in the cross-field category by Clarivate Analytics again this year! A total of 6849 researchers from more than 1300 institutions in 67 nations and regions are named as Highly Cited Researchers in 2023. This prestigious list acknowledges scholars globally whose papers r

17 Nov 2023

Our Capture The Flag (CTF) team, which was led by Prof. Haibo Hu and coached by Mr Hopkins Kong (EEE MPhil student), won the Champion of the 7th PwC Hack A Day CTF Competition on 7 November 2023! PwC Hack A Day is an annual event which offers university students a unique opportunity to engage with AI models and tools, showcase their cybersecurity skills, and compete against talented peers. This year’s theme is "Securing AI" which highlights the

17 Nov 2023

We are delighted to share that Prof. Alan Lau has been elected as a 2024 Fellow of Optica for his substantial contributions on developing digital signal processing techniques for optical communication systems! The Board of Directors of Optica (formerly OSA), advancing optics and photonics worldwide, recently elected 129 members from 26 countries to the Society’s 2024 Fellow Class. Fellows are Optica members who have served with distinction in th

9 Nov 2023

Congratulations to Prof. C.Y. Chung being elected as the President of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Governing Board!  The new IEEE PES Governing Board members will serve a two-year term starting 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2025.  With a global network of leading power and electrical engineers, academia and industry professionals from all areas of power and energy, the IEEE PES sets the standard for engagement, education, and development

9 Nov 2023

A group of students from the subject “EIE1004 - Introduction to Information and Artificial Intelligence Engineering” paid a visit to the Aviation Security Company Limited (AVSECO) on 16 Oct 2023. AVSECO has been a leading provider of aviation security and related services. The company’s primary role is the provision of aviation security services to safeguard the travelling public and civil aviation operations at the Hong Kong International Airpor

16 Oct 2023

The HKIE Scholarship Scheme aims to recognise the academic achievements of the outstanding full-time engineering undergraduate students; to identify potential engineering students and develop them into future engineers; to promote the HKIE to engineering students in local universities and to encourage future engineers to take active participation in the HKIE activities.”   We are delighted to announce that Jiayue WANG (BEng(Hons) Electronic and I

20 Sep 2023

We are delighted to announce that our esteemed alumnus, Ir Dr. Chan Fuk-cheung, has recently published a book titled "Power Systems Practicum" by PolyU Press.  Dr. Chan's accomplishment reflects his expertise and dedication in the field, and we take immense pride in Dr. Chan's accomplishments and applaud his commitment to advancing the industry.  

7 Sep 2023

Researchers from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have achieved a breakthrough power-conversion efficiency (PCE) of 19.31% with organic solar cells (OSCs), also known as polymer solar cells. This remarkable binary OSC efficiency will help enhance applications of these advanced solar energy devices. The PCE, a measure of the power generated from a given solar irradiation, is considered a significant benchmark for the performance of ph

28 Aug 2023

Two Highly Cited Researchers from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University are featured in Nature Portfolio for their impactful research on materials science. Prof. Gang LI, Chair Professor of Energy Conversion Technology and Professor in the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, and Prof. Feng YAN, Chair Professor of Organic Electronics and Professor in the Department of Applied Physics are among the Highly Cited Researchers 2022 b

28 Aug 2023

Congratulations for Prof. Changyuan Yu on winning the 2023 Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement on Research and Scholarly Activities! The winners of the Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement are chosen by the Faculty Assessment Panel, comprising Heads and chaired by the Dean of Faculty Engineering, to recognize the awardees for their outstanding performances in the related areas.

15 Aug 2023