Research Areas

The breadth of our research achievement stretches from earth to space and covers strategic areas with a high level of relevance to society. Some of our other key achievements include:

Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering

Aviation Engineering - Air Transportation and Mobility, Air Traffic Control and Management, Human Factors in Flight Operations and Aircraft Maintenance, Airline Operation, Airport and Traffic Network Modelling
Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics and Advanced Aerospace Propulsion Systems
Unmanned Autonomous Systems – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs), Auto-driving, Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
Satellite Navigation and LEO Satellite Applications
Low Altitude Economy – Low Altitude Transportation and Logistics, Low Altitude Public Services, Infrastructure and Service Network Planning, UAV Navigation and Control

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Artificial Intelligence-based Knee Osteoarthritis Screening System
Gold-LAMP: A Portable Ultra-fast Nucleic Acid Testing System
High-throughput Microfluidic Platform for CTCs Detection in Cancer Precision Diagnostics
Mobile Ankle-foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton
Mobile Exo-neuro-musculo-skeleton for Self-help Upper Limb Rehabilitation
Radiation-free Scoliosis Assessment System Using 3D Ultrasound Imaging
Liverscan: Palm-sized Real-time B-mode Ultrasound Imaging Guided System for Liver Fibrosis Assessment
Ultrasound Neuromodulation and Brain Stimulation

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

All-electric Antilock Braking Systems for Vehicles
Ammonia-powered Electric Vehicles
Antennas and Applied Electromagnetics for Wireless Communication and Energy Transmission
Anti-spoofing and Countermeasure for Biometric Systems
Applied Cryptography
Attacks and Defenses in Adversarial Machine Learning
Biometrics Authentication Systems
Cyber-physical Power System Simulation and Analysis
Differential Privacy
Direct Wireless Power Conversion Systems and Applications
Egocentric Computer Vision, Ego Vehicle, and 3D Image Reconstruction
Energy/Carbon Market Planning and Management
Error Correction Coding
Far-Field Wireless Power Transfer
Fibre Optic Sensing System for Health Monitoring
Integrated Sensing and Communications
In-wheel Motor Drives for Electric Vehicles
Magnetic Differentials for Electric Vehicles
Massive Connectivity for Internet-of-Things
Optical Communications and Networks
Power System Resilience, Reliability, Security and Stability Enhancement
Radio Frequency Microelectronic Circuits
Robotics for Material Intelligence
Scheduling of Electric Bus Charging
Secure Mobile Payment System through Near Field Communication
Smart and Reconfigurable 6G Wireless Communication Networks Aided by Intelligent Reflecting Surface
Smart Grid/Microgrid Operation and Control
Smart Meter Data Analytics
Speech Analytics and Language Intelligence
Traffic Speed and Volume Prediction Considering Detectors Reliability
Ultra-fast EV Charging and V2G Technologies
Underground Cable Prognostics and Health Management
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Communications
Wind/Solar/Hydrogen Energy System Control and Optimization
Wireless Charging of Electric Vehicles
Wireless Electric Vehicle Energy Network
Wireless Sensing Based Indoor Positioning

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

3D Fireman Locating System Inside Multi-Storey Buildings
AI-driven Language Model Linguistic Personality Assessment System
Data centric AI systems for light-alloy forming tool design and process optimisations
Development of Extremely Fast Charging Sodium Ion Batteries for Regenerative Braking in Electric Vehicles
Human-robot Collaborative Manufacturing Systems
Immersive Digital Health Education
Industrial Intelligent Terminal Technology
Innovative light-alloy forming technologies for light-weighting transportation vehicles for energy saving and CO2 emission reduction
Intelligent Driving Simulator and Evaluation System Based on Mixed Reality
Intelligent Non-invasive Structural Health Inspection System for Multi-part Covers
Mars Landing Surveillance Camera for Tianwen-1 Mars Soft Landing Mission
Mutual Cognitive Human-robot Collaborative Manufacturing System
Multi-mode Optical Characterisation Interferometer (MOCI)
Next-generation Rechargeable Batteries for Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage
Novel High Efficacy Nano Multi-ring Defocus Incorporated Spectacle Lens for Myopia Control
Novel Nano-imprinting Technology for Anti-counterfeiting Micro-images and Information Storage
Surface Sampling and Packing System for Space Missions
Ultra-precision Machining and Measurement Technologies for Biomedical, Bionics, Advanced Optics and Photonics Applications
Vcare - Vision Training VR Device
WireInspect: Anomaly Detection System for Elevator Steel Wire Ropes Using Deep Learning Models

Department of Mechanical Engineering

A Deep Learning Method for High-Fidelity, High-Resolution Day-Ahead Ultraviolet Index (UVI) Forecasting
A Dry-Film Binder Fibrillation Approach to All-Solid-State Lithium Metal Battery Fabrication and Optimization
A Totally-Additive-Manufactured Sensing Technique for Rapid Health Assessment After Orbital Debris Impact
Advancing Green Aviation: From Fundamental Science to Application of Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Aural comfortable headset for people with aural sensation and hearing issue
Design of ultra-strong, ductile, and thermally stable nanocrystalline dual-phase alloys via coherent nano-honeycomb architectures
Developing High Performance, Intelligent and Efficient Novel Robotic Systems
Development of Advanced Quasi-Solid-State Anode-Free Sodium Metal Batteries for Next-Generation Electric Vehicles
Development of high-strength fishing lines with ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene
Development of Multifunctional Coating Materials for Key Moving Components in High-End Offshore Engineering Equipment
Energy-Efficient Liquid Cooling System for Data Centres
Integrated Electrochemical H2O2 Production System for On-Site Air Purification in Hong Kong's MTR
Integrating Sound Measurements
Mutual Influence of Microstructure and Deformation in Hot Working High-Temperature Alloys with High γ' Content
Pyrolysis moulding process for glassy carbon
Re-inventing Surface Haptics for Robust Human-Machine Interactions: from New Modelling to Psychophysical Evaluation
Robust Artificial Skin: Innovations for antifouling, anticorrosion, drug reduction and energy harvesting

The Faculty of Engineering excels in a range of research and scholarly activities. A strong research publication record demonstrates our contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the frontier of engineering. Our research focuses on the strategic areas with a high level of relevance to industry, services and business worldwide.