The 10th Optoelectronics Global Conference (OGC) recognized the outstanding achievements of two leading researchers in its recent awards ceremony. Prof. Zhong Kangping was presented with the Young Scientist Award, while Prof. Huang Dongmei received the Optoelectronic Technology Innovation Award. Prof. Zhong Kangping was awarded the Young Scientist Award for his significant contributions to the development of high-speed optical interconnects for

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Prof. Zhang Yi and his international research team have earned 2024 Best Paper Awards from two flagship IEEE journals, recognizing groundbreaking work in power electronics. The first award-winning paper, "A Sparsity-Promoting Time-Domain Evaluation Method for Thermal Transient Measurement of Power Semiconductors," published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, introduces a novel algorithm that improves measurement resolution tenfold. Devel

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The Department was delighted to reconnect with a delegation from the Brno University of Technology (BUT) in the Czech Republic, reaffirming a thriving partnership built on a successful student study tour last August. The visit was led by Prof. Vítězslav Beran, Vice-Dean for Marketing and External Relations, and Prof. Pavel Zemčík, Vice-Dean for Research, Development, and Foreign Affairs, from BUT’s Faculty of Information Technology (FIT). It ser

18 Nov 2025

Dr DONG Zhenhua, a distinguished alumni of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), has been honoured with the Outstanding Research Postgraduate Alumni Award 2025 from the PolyU Graduate School. After obtaining his PhD from PolyU in 2016, Dr Dong joined Huawei, where he now serves as Chief Architect of Optical Distribution Networks. He is the inventor of the groundbreaking "Fibre Iris" (DQ ODN) solution, which digitises pas

10 Nov 2025

Prof. ZHENG Yifeng and his research team have been honored with the prestigious Distinguished Paper Award at the 32nd ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) 2025. The award-winning paper, titled "Harnessing Sparsification in Federated Learning: A Secure, Efficient, and Differentially Private Realization," was co-authored by Prof. ZHENG, PhD student Mr. Shuangqing Xu, and a collaborator from the Harbin Institute of Technolog

3 Nov 2025

The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) is proud to announce Mr. Kuok Hoi Sang, Chairman of Chevalier Group, as a recipient of the “Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2025”. This award recognises alumni for distinguished professional achievements and community contributions to the Department. The EEE Department extends its warmest congratulations. Mr. Kuok Hoi Sang Chairman

27 Oct 2025

EEE PhD student Mr. LIU Shangming has won the prestigious Best Oral Presentation Award (First Class) at the 13th Optical Fiber Sensors Conference in China (OFSC-2025). The conference, held in Wuhan from September 20 to 22, 2025, is recognized as China’s premier academic event in the field. Mr. LIU’s paper and presentation, titled “High-sensitivity optical fiber-tip hydrogen sensor based on a serpentine-spring optomechanical microresonator,” were

21 Oct 2025

HOY TV’s acclaimed health program Health Concern Group (《健康關注組》) recently spotlighted a transformative medical innovation developed by Professor Haw-yaw TAM and his distinguished EEE research team. The pioneering “Ultrafine High-Sensitivity Optical Fibre Sensor”—honored with dual awards at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva. —is poised to redefine precision in cochlear implant surgery. Addressing a critical limitation of tra

10 Oct 2025

We are delighted to share that the Department won both the Top Patents Filing Award and the Most Active IP Commercialisation Award in the “Department” Category. This outstanding repeat success highlights EEE's sustained excellence in pioneering research and its proven effectiveness in translating intellectual property into real-world impact.  The PolyU Patents Achievement Award honours exceptional contributions to patent filing and IP commercial

25 Sep 2025

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Dassault Systèmes signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 17th September 2025. The first Dassault Systèmes Center of Excellence – Dassault Systèmes–PolyU Center of Excellence in the Asia Pacific region was officially established on PolyU’s current Research Centre of Materials Intelligent Manufacturing. This collaboration aims to advance innovation in AI + Materials and AI + Digital Twin, by

22 Sep 2025