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Dr Bruce Wang Receives the PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award 2025

27 May 2025


Dr Bruce Wang, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Communication, has been awarded the Young Innovative Researcher Award (YIRA) 2025 by the University.

The YIRA recognises outstanding young faculty members who have demonstrated originality, contributed to technological advancement, and propelled transformational innovation into solutions addressing global challenges through their research.

This year’s YIRA saw a record-breaking 70 submissions from across all schools and faculties, with Dr Wang selected as one of the six awardees. His winning research proposal, titled “Tongue Skeletal Muscle Examination Using Ultrasonography as a Diagnostic Tool for Dysarthric Speech,”
reflects the interdisciplinary innovation and practical impact that the award seeks to honour.


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