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The EIE Newsletter (2022/23 Semester 2 Issue) is available now

The EIE Newsletter (2022/23 Semester 2 Issue) is available now

23 Jun, 2023

2023-09 EEE OAA

EEE Outstanding Alumni Award 2023

We are pleased to announce that four distinguished graduates are awarded the “Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2023” in recognition of their professional/entrepreneurial achievements and significant contributions to the Department. Their remarkable achievements and valuable contributions have earned them well-deserved honour and respectful recognition. Congratulations to the following awardees!   Outstanding Alumni Award in Professional Achievement of PolyU Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Dr LEE Kang Kuen Professor of Practice (Transportation), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University MSc in Electrical Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1994) Engineering Doctorate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2006) Dr Lee has been working in the railway industry for 40+ years covering rolling stock and infrastructure maintenance, design and construction of new railway lines and major asset upgrading/replacement projects, operations, business development, and consultancy services both in Hong Kong, Mainland China and overseas including Sweden, India, Middle East, Philippine, Singapore, and Australia. From 2013 to 2020 Dr Lee has been working on the first driverless metro line in Australia - Sydney Metro project and overseeing the successful commencement of first passenger service of the Northwest section in mid-2019, and the award in 2020 of a major contract to Hong Kong MTR for the City and Southwest section of the project. Since 2016 Dr Lee has also been serving as consultant to Singapore LTA on metro asset condition assessment, and SMRT as a member of the Technical Advisory Panel and Technical Mentor. Dr Lee has been doing research work for the continuous condition monitoring of mission critical components of the railway using Fibre Bragg Grating sensors since 2012 and the deployment of AI to develop Smart Railway Linear Infrastructure and Smart Trains. Dr Lee is a Chartered Engineer(UK), Member of IET (UK) and a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.   Outstanding Young Alumni Award in Professional Achievement of PolyU Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Ng, Mike Ka Wai Principal Manager - Smartgrid Development,CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2012) Mr. Ng has been working in CLP Power (Hong Kong) Limited since 2009 where he currently serves as Principal Manager – Smartgrid Development in Power Systems Business Group. Throughout his career, Mr. Ng has led and contributed to a number of notable projects, including the commissioning of the first two Transmission Intelligent Substations in CLP Power in 2012 and 2014 respectively. These substations have played a vital role in enabling CLP Power to deliver energy in a more efficient and reliable way, while also supporting the development of smartgrid. Outside of his professional career, Mr. Ng is committed to community service. During the fifth wave of the epidemic, he led the construction team in the North Region of CLP Power and worked closely with various Government departments to connect power to thousands of new community isolation and treatment facilities in the New Territories in order to meet an urgent need for Hong Kong SAR Government to build thousands of new community isolation facilities in the shortest period of time under the fifth wave of the epidemic.   Outstanding Young Alumni Award in Professional Achievement of PolyU Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Ir Dr Barry Mok Kwan-tat Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electronic and Information Engineering 2009 Master of Philosophy 2013 Ir Dr Mok Kwan Tat received his Bachelor’s and Master of Philosophy degrees from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2009 and 2013 respectively, and his Doctor of Philosophy degree from The University of Hong Kong in 2016. He currently serves as the Assistant General Manager at the Arc Health Technology Limited, a state-recognized high-tech enterprise that focuses on designing, developing, and manufacturing medical devices. In his role, he oversees the company's operations at the research and development center in Hong Kong and the production plant in Shenzhen. Dr Mok has also authored over 20 journal and conference publications with 600 citations and holds six patents. Dr Mok has played a significant role in the development of various medical devices, including non-invasive surgical robotics, AI-assisted colonoscopes, FDA Class II-certified physiologic monitoring systems, and military-used electrocardiogram wearable sensors. He has also served as a Co-opt Committee Member of the Biomedical Engineering Division at The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, steering the development and promotion of the biomedical engineering industry within the community.   Outstanding Young Alumni Award in Entrepreneurial Achievement of PolyU Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Dr TAN Fengze Doctor of Philosophy 2020 Dr Tan Fengze is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of the Shenzhen Metalenx Technology Co., Ltd. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He co-founded the Shenzhen Metalenx Technology Co., Ltd. in 2020. It is a high-tech enterprise focused on the design, manufacturing and application system development of metalens. With its own IPRs in metalens, and mature metalens design theories and manufacturing technologies, several metalens product series have been developed successfully for the market. Dr Tan pushed forward the mass production of metalens products and the commercialization of metalens. Dr Tan is also recognized as the Overseas High-Caliber Personnel in Shenzhen and the “X·36Under36” S-class Young Entrepreneur.    

15 Jun, 2023

2023-06-14 PolyU Yound Innovative Researcher Award YIRA 2023

PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award (YIRA) 2023

We are pleased to share that Dr Shuowen Zhang won the PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award (YIRA) 2023! YIRA is organized by the Research and Innovation Office to encourage young PolyU researchers under the age of 35 who have demonstrated novelty, contributed to technology advancement, and propelled transformational innovation into solutions for addressing problems in society. Dr Zhang attained the award for her research focus on smart and reconfigurable 6G wireless networks aided by intelligent reflecting surface. She will be granted a research funding support of HK$500,000 for recognizing her dedication to advancing knowledge and making a positive impact on society. Check out the video to learn more about the awardees.

14 Jun, 2023

2023-06-08 Merit Prize of Information Technology

Merit Prize of Information Technology in the 9th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

  Our BEng in EIE student, Tam Pak Sam, won the Merit Prize of Information Technology in the 9th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for his final-year project “Water Drinking and Pill Taking Reminder” on 3 June 2023. The Competition is organized by the Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association, and co-organized by the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation with the support from the Innovation and Technology Commission to promote innovation and entrepreneurship among tertiary students. Supervised by Dr Lawrence Cheung, this final-year project aims to develop a system that helps the staff in hospital wards and nursing homes to monitor the water and pill consumption of the people receiving care in a convenient and systematic way.

8 Jun, 2023

Guided Tour

JUPAS Consultation Day

JUPAS Consultation Day 2023 was held on 20 May on the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.  It was designated mainly for the Secondary 6 students to explore their options and plan their academic journey at Poly U.    In this event, our Department held three activities for the prospective students to learn more about Electrical Engineering BEng(Hons) Scheme(JS3170), including the info seminar, lab guided tour, and the consultation counter session. During these three activities, the students could meet the Department Representatives and look around our laboratories. They could also get personalized advice from the consultation counter session on what they were curious about.   We were thrilled to have you join us last Saturday.  We hope that you found the event informative, engaging and valuable.   

20 May, 2023

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Best Student Papers Awards 2022 by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) Logistics & Transportation Division (LTD)

Congratulations! The paper “Comparative Study of the Mass Transit Systems in Hong Kong and Shenzhen” which was completed by our student, Mr Chan Kei Chit, is awarded as one of the HKIE LTD Best Student Papers 2022. The year’s topic was “Smart Transport” and Kei Chit put his continued efforts and endless patience into his project on this topic. Ultimately, his hard work and determination have paid off, and we are truly grateful. We would like to thank HKIE LTD for honouring this meaningful award to Kei Chit. It must contribute so much to him towards his professional growth and career development.

11 May, 2023

2023-05-10 Zhou Interview

Interview by Ta Kung Pao

 Dr Xinyu Zhou was interviewed by the Ta Kung Pao on 3 May 2023. As the world enters the era of IoT, 5G, green energy and electric vehicles, Wide Band Gap (WBG) semiconductors that can fully demonstrate high-voltage, high-temperature and high-frequency capabilities become the darling of the market. Dr Zhou introduced third-generation microelectronic circuits to the general public of Hong Kong in this interview. He discussed about the advantages of third-generation semiconductor circuits compared with conventional integrated circuits, and the wide applications of third-generation microelectronic circuits in people’s daily life. Dr Zhou also shared about the interdisciplinary research between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and integrated circuit design. The interview article and video can be viewed at https://www.tkww.hk/a/202305/03/AP6451e493e4b0e38b843689c3.html.

10 May, 2023

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IEEE Communications Society Best Tutorial Paper Award 2023

Dr Shuowen Zhang won the IEEE Communications Society Best Tutorial Paper Award 2023 for her paper “Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Wireless Communications: A Tutorial” published on IEEE Transactions on Communications! The award recognizes the best tutorial paper published in any IEEE Communications Society magazine or journal in the previous five calendar years. Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is an enabling technology to engineer the radio signal propagation in wireless networks. By smartly tuning the signal reflection via a large number of low-cost passive reflecting elements, IRS is capable of dynamically altering wireless channels to enhance the communication performance. It is thus expected that the new IRS-aided hybrid wireless network comprising both active and passive components will be highly promising to achieve a sustainable capacity growth cost-effectively in the future. Despite its great potential, IRS faces new challenges to be efficiently integrated into wireless networks, such as reflection optimization, channel estimation, and deployment from communication design perspectives. Dr Zhang provides a tutorial overview of IRS-aided wireless communications to address the above issues, and elaborate its reflection and channel models, hardware architecture and practical constraints, as well as various appealing applications in wireless networks. Important directions worthy of further investigation in future work are also highlighted in this winning paper.

25 Apr, 2023

TechConnect 2023

TechConnect 2023 National Innovation Awardee - Professor Eric Cheng, for the new technology “Ammonia Powered Fuel Cell-based Electric Vehicle”

Congratulations! Prof. Eric Cheng Ka-wai and his research team developed the world’s first ammonia-powered fuel-cell EV in 2021. And now, we are thrilled to know that this new technology “Ammonia Powered Fuel Cell-based Electric Vehicle” is awarded the TechConnect 2023 Innovation Award. Our Department would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation for Professor Cheng and his research team’s efforts.   Please find the official announcement on TechConnect website: https://www.techconnectworld.com/World2023/participate/innovation/awards.html More details could be found here: Worlds first ammonia-powered fuelcell Achievements by Professor Eric Cheng

24 Apr, 2023

HKSAR Government

HKSAR Government’s Smart Traffic Fund - Dr Weihua GU’s project “Development of Software for Optimising the Planning and Scheduling of New Energy Buses”

The project “Development of Software for Optimising the Planning and Scheduling of New Energy Buses” which is led by Dr Weihua GU’s has been received the HKSAR Government’s Smart Traffic Fund. The project aims to develop a software tool to optimise the planning and scheduling of new energy buses on different routes, in order to build a more environmentally friendly travel experience and promote the development of new energy public transport. Thank Hong Kong Government for giving support to the project. Dr Weihua GU and our Department would continue to commit ourselves to creating a positive impact in addressing social needs through the application of advanced technologies.   For more information, please click the link below: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/rio/news/2023/20230420---innovative-solutions-to-promote-new-energy-transportation-and-enhance-driving-safety

20 Apr, 2023

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