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“Father of Asian EV” to deliver distinguished lecture on energy revolution and automotive revolution

PAIR cordially invites you to join our Distinguished Lecture on 6 May 2024 (Monday) at 2:00pm–3:30pm (Hong Kong time) on PolyU campus. The lecture titled “New Journey of Energy Revolution and Automotive Revolution” will be delivered by Ir Prof. CHAN Ching-chuen, SBS, Distinguished Chair Professor of Electric Vehicles and Smart Energy and Director of the Research Centre for Electric Vehicles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The keynote speech begins with cultivating science spirit and understanding engineering philosophy, the contribution of science discovery, technology revolution and industry revolution to human civilisation. Then discuss the key issues and challenges of energy revolution and automotive revolution. The automotive revolution is progressing from electrification to intelligent and internet connected. Electric vehicles will interlink mobility, energy and information. The friendly interaction between the vehicles and power grids, as well as the integration of people, vehicles, road and cloud are essential. The key technologies of electric vehicle power train, batteries and internet of vehicles will be discussed. The integration of energy, information, transportation and humanity will be highlighted. Our ultimate goal is the harmonious coexistence between human and nature. Prof. Chan’s major research field includes the philosophy and key technologies of electric vehicles and intelligent energy systems. He published 17 books, over 450 technical papers and holds 10 patents. He is the Distinguished Chair Professor and Director of Research Centre for Electric Vehicles at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Founder of International Academicians Science and Technology Innovation Centre, Visiting Professor of MIT and University of Cambridge as well as Founding President of the World Electric Vehicle Association, and serves as a Senior Consultant to governments, Strategic Adviser and Independent Director of public companies and industries. Prof. Chan is an Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, U.K., Honorary Fellow of Hungarian Academy of Engineering, Life Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of IET, and Honorary Fellow of HKIE. He holds BSc, MSc, PhD, HonDSc, HonDTech degrees. Prof. Chan won a lot of prestigious awards, including the Royal Academy of Engineering Prince Philip Medal, Chinese Academy of Engineering Guang-Hua Prize, World Federation of Engineering (WFEO) Medal of Engineering Excellence, Silver Bauhinia Star Medal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, 2022 Touching China Character, Gold Medal of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, IEEE Transportation Technologies Award and “Father of Asian Electric Vehicles” by Magazine Global View.  Don’t miss the chance to learn from distinguished scholar! Find out more and register at: https://polyu.hk/FGDOh

PAIR researchers shine at International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) won a record-breaking number of accolades at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (Geneva Inventions Expo). Forty-three PolyU innovations seized a total of 45 accolades, including two Special Prizes, five Gold Medals with Congratulations of the Jury, 18 Gold Medals, 13 Silver Medals and seven Bronze Medals. This achievement underscores the commitment of the PolyU community to embracing research breakthroughs. Among the award-winning projects, 18 of them are led by PAIR researchers. Projects led by PAIR researchers: *In order of prize level and alphabetical order of project names Project Principal Investigator(s) Prize of the Saudi Arabian Delegation;Gold Medal GOOD Vision/Wellsees: Novel Portable Corneal Topographer Prof. KEE Chea-su Head and Professor, School of Optometry and Associate Director of Research Centre for SHARP Vision (RCSV) Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury ProRuka — Novel Prosthetic Hand Controlled by Wireless Sonomyography Prof. ZHENG Yongping Henry G. Leong Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) Gold Medal 3D Printed Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS) Bone Scaffolds Dr ZHAO Xin Associate Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Member of Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation (RCMI), Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) and Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) A Fireproof Solar PV Vacuum-Glazing Wall Panel (FSVG) as Building Insulation Layer Prof. YANG Hongxing Professor, Departmentof Building Environment and Energy Engineering, Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) and Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) Flexible Perovskite Solar Modules Based on Surface Reconstruction Technology Prof. YAN Feng Chair Professor of Organic Electronics, Department of Applied Physics, Associate Director of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) and Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) and Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) FRP-ECC-HSC Composite Column Prof. Ben YOUNG Vice President (Student and Global Affairs), Chair Professor of Steel Structures, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Member of Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS) iActive: Intelligent Active-Perspiration Activewear Dr SHOU Dahua Limin Endowed Young Scholar in Advanced Textiles Technologies, Assistant Professor, School of Fashion and Textiles and Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports), Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE) and Research Centre of Textiles for Future Fashion (RCTFF) MicroFish: A Lab-on-a-chip for On-site Detection of Microbial Contamination and Pollutants Dr CHUA Song-lin Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) Mobile Ankle-foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton Dr HU Xiaoling Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Member of Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) and Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) Multi-Functional High-Power-Density Integrated Onboard Charger for Electric Vehicles Dr LOO Ka-hong Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Assistant Dean (External Engagement), Faculty of Engineering and Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) Dr LIU Junwei Research Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) Patellar Auto-mobilising Device (PAD) Prof. FU Siu-ngor Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Associate Director of Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) and Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) Virtual MRI Contrast Enhancement System for Precise Tumour Detection and Treatment Prof. CAI Jing Associate Dean, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Professor, Department of Health Technology and Informatics and Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) and Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) Silver Medal Invention and Application of Vitamin D Supplement Preparations Prof. WONG Man-sau Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Director of Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation (RCMI), Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) and Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) and Research Centre for SHARP Vision (RCSV) Novel Nano-imprinting Technology for Anti-counterfeiting Micro-images and Information Storage Prof. Sandy Suet TO Professor, State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Member of Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE) Dr Lenny Wai-sze YIP Research Assistant Professor, State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Member of Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE) Precision Gene Editing for Enhanced Stem Cell-Retinal Neuron Generation Dr HUANG Chien-ling Associate Professor, Department of Health Technology and Informatics and Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) Prof. YIP Shea-ping Head and Chair Professor of Diagnostic Science and Molecular Genetics, Department of Health Technology and Informatics and Associate Director of Research Centre for SHARP Vision (RCSV) Smart Firefighting Robot Dr HUANG Xinyan Associate Professor, Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering and Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD), Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE) and Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) Smart Headset featuring Adaptive Noise Filters for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Dr CHOY Yat Sze Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) Bronze Medal Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Hat to Limit Dementia Progression Dr SETO Sai-wang Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition Associate and Director of Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation 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Prof. CUI Zhanfeng of Oxford delivers lecture on biomedical engineering

Prof. CUI Zhanfeng, Donald Pollock Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Oxford and Founding Director of Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research, delivered the 18th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “Crosswalk between Engineering, Biology and Medicine” on 23 April 2024. The lecture attracted about 100 participants to join in person and captivated an online viewing audience of over 11,200 from different countries and regions to watch the live broadcast on multiple social media platforms, including YouTube, Weibo, Bilibili, etc. The lecture commenced with a welcome speech and speaker introduction by Prof. CHEN Qingyan, Director of PAIR, followed by a presentation by Prof. Cui. He first shared his scientific journey by reminiscing about the old days when he moved abroad to develop an academic career after graduating in China and gradually became a highly successful scientist. Next, he explained the importance of interdisciplinary research and shared how the combination of medical science and engineering enables the development of health technologies such as imaging, keyhole surgery, in vitro diagnostics, in vitro fertilisation, etc. Prof. Cui emphasised that scientists are to “discover” and find out “how a thing happens” whereas engineers are to “create” and “make things happen”. He then gave some advice on how to do well in interdisciplinary research and shared some innovations in microbioreactor and point-of-care testing developed by him and his team which has achieved great success in research commercialisation and made significant contributions to drug discovery and public health. To conclude, Prof. Cui shared that scientific success is based on many factors, including team, facilities, timing, luck, etc., and encouraged the next generation of engineers and scientists to consider a career in biomedical engineering, an exciting and rewarding domain. Following the lecture, a lively and insightful question-and-answer session was moderated by Ir Prof. ZHANG Ming, Director of the Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports), Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chair Professor of Biomechanics. The audience had fruitful discussions with Prof. Cui. Please click here for an online review.  

Rehab and biomed engineering expert to deliver distinguished lecture on forefront elder care technologies

PAIR cordially invites you to join our Distinguished Lecture on 26 April 2024 (Friday) at 10:30am–12:00nn (Hong Kong time) on the PolyU campus. The lecture titled “The future of elder care: Integrating large language models” will be delivered by Prof. Alex MIHAILIDIS, Associate Vice President for International Partnerships and Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupation at the University of Toronto, Canada. Prof. Mihailidis is currently the Chairman of the International Advisory Committee of the Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. As the global population ages, the burden on elderly care infrastructure increases, exacerbated by workforce shortages and financial constraints. In this lecture, Prof. Mihailidis will explore the potential of integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into elder care services, addressing the growing demand and associated challenges in this sector. LLMs, exemplified by advanced AI systems like ChatGPT, offer innovative solutions to these issues through their ability to understand and generate human-like text, enabling enhanced social interactions, improved safety through real-time monitoring, and increased accessibility of information for the elderly. Prof. Mihailidis holds the position of Associate Vice President for International Partnerships at the University of Toronto, in addition to being the Scientific Director of the AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence. His work primarily involves developing new technologies and services for the elderly. He also serves as a Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Biomedical Engineering, and holds a cross appointment in the Department of Computer Science at the University. With a research career spanning 17 years, Prof. Mihailidis has made significant contributions to the field of technology for older adults, with over 200 publications including journal papers, conference papers, and abstracts. He is also an active member of the rehabilitation engineering profession, having served as the Past-President for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA). In 2014, he was honoured as a Fellow of RESNA, one of the highest recognitions in this field of research and practice. In 2021, he was named a Fellow in the Canadian Academy of Health Science (CAHS) for his contributions to the health and well-being of older Canadians. Don’t miss the chance to learn from distinguished scholar! Find out more and register at: https://polyu.hk/tzHzn

PAIR delegation visits Moganshan Geo-Information Laboratory in Deqing

Prof. CHEN Qingyan, Director of the PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR), and Prof. DING Xiaoli, Director of the Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS), visited the Moganshan Geo-Information Laboratory in Deqing, Zhejiang on 12–15 April 2024. The PolyU delegation was warmly received by Prof. CHEN Jun, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Director of Moganshan Geo-Information Laboratory, Senior Fellow of PAIR and International Advisory Committee Member of RILS; Prof. ZHANG Jixian, Executive Director of Moganshan Laboratory;  Mr PAN Zhenhua, Member of the Standing Committee of the People’s Government of Deqing County and Director of Department of Human Resources  of the Government; and Mr ZHANG Hongchun, Deputy Director of Moganshan High-Tech Park. The two parties had a fruitful meeting, exploring potential collaborations between PolyU and the Laboratory. The Moganshan Geo-Information Laboratory, established in November 2023 jointly by the Ministry of Natural Resources of Central Government of China and Zhejiang Province, is dedicated to empowering high-quality sustainable development with spatiotemporal information, and conducts research focusing on four main directions including spatiotemporal perception, spatiotemporal connection, spatiotemporal computing and spatiotemporal intelligence.

Concurrent heatwaves and sea level rises happening more at coastal locations, PolyU study finds

A research conducted by Dr WANG Shuo, Member of the Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS), the Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) and the Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI), Associate Professor in the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI), and his team has found that the concurrent occurrence of heatwaves and extreme short-term sea level rises at coastal locations significantly increased between 1998 and 2017 when compared to the preceding 20 years. The study also predicted that, under a modelled high emissions scenario, the probability of the occurrence of such events in 2025–2049 may multiply by fivefold. The research findings provide scientific evidence and guidance for improving climate adaptation strategies in response to extreme weather events, which will aid in the development of climate-resilient coastal cities. The study has been published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. Read the article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01274-1   Online coverage: The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR): https://www.preventionweb.net/news/study-identifies-increased-threat-coastlines-concurrent-heat-waves-and-sea-level-rises Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heat-and-floods-are-increasingly-hitting-coastlines-with-a-one-two-punch/ Nature Asia: https://www.natureasia.com/ja-jp/research/highlight/14874 CCTV - https://polyu.me/3JhABOe Xinhua Net - https://polyu.me/3JjRsjK People’s Daily - https://polyu.me/49CbO2i People.com - https://polyu.me/4cQaED4 Jiangnan Evening News - https://polyu.me/3QrfEET Jinhua Daily - https://polyu.me/4aQ7iyN The Paper - https://polyu.me/4aVfflH NetEase - https://polyu.me/3VWKNDu Forbes - https://polyu.me/4aw2tKM The Straits Times - https://polyu.me/3W0TgWf France 24 - https://polyu.me/43VGjiq Eyewitness News - https://polyu.me/3VSO2vK Deccan Herald - https://polyu.me/3vGHlCp The Telegraph Calcutta, India - https://polyu.me/49Afgdy Malay Mail - https://polyu.me/3vHSjaO Daily Excelsior - https://polyu.me/4aWw145 EurekAlert - https://polyu.me/3UgcSV1 China News Service - https://polyu.me/3W2qmoV ifeng.com - https://polyu.me/3UdjgMT

Prof. LIN Jianguo of Imperial College London delivers distinguished lecture on hot stamping techniques

Prof. LIN Jianguo, Head and Professor in Mechanics of Materials Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, delivered the 17th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “How to get high quality experimental data for hot stamping?” on 9 April 2024. The hybrid lecture attracted over 150 participants joining in person and online from more than ten countries and regions across Australia, Asia, Europe and North America. It was also broadcast live on multiple social media platforms, including YouTube, Weibo, Bilibili, etc., captivating an online viewing audience of over 12,400. The lecture commenced with a welcome speech and speaker introduction by Ir Prof. MAN Hau-chung, Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Director of the Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM). In Prof. Lin presentation, he primarily indicated the increasing global requirements for reducing energy use and carbon dioxide emission of transportation vehicles, lightweight passenger cars have become an inevitable trend. Ultra-high strength steel (UHSS) can save the production cost of vehicles, improve productivity and car performance. Next, he introduced the “HFQ-Technology” developed by his team in recent years that has enabled high strength alloys to be stamped into complex-shaped automotive components. He outlined the use of thermomechanical experimental tests for generating high quality data for modelling, and the use of spatio-temporal method for determining necking and fracture strains of sheet metals. He also explained the computational steps for evaluating the formability of sheet metals under hot stamping. To conclude, Prof. Lin emphasised that improvements in experimental sciences, technologies and standardised testing are important for supporting the development of new materials processing technologies. A question-and-answer session moderated by Prof. Man and Prof. FU Mingwang, Associate Director of RIAM, followed. Both the online and on-site audience engaged in a productive discussion with the professors. Please click here for an online review.  

Green and cool roofs reduce energy use substantially, PolyU study finds

Prof. WENG Qihao, Associate Director of the Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS), Member of the Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) and Chair Professor of Geomatics and Artificial Intelligence, and his research team studied the energy-saving potential of green roofs and cool roofs in reducing building energy consumption. The paper was published in the journal npj Urban Sustainability. The study evaluated the green roof and cool roof strategies in six global cities, including Cairo, Hong Kong, Seoul, London, Los Angeles, and Sao Paulo, under current and future climate change scenarios. Results showed that in future climates, the implementation of these strategies at the city level can lead to up to 65.51% annual energy reduction and 71.72% reduction in Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) consumption by 2100. These findings can guide the implementation of these strategies in different climatic zones worldwide, informing the selection and design of suitable roof mitigation strategies for specific urban contexts. Read the full article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42949-024-00159-8

PAIR featured on THE Campus

An article titled “Maximise your research impact through interdisciplinary collaboration” by Prof. CHEN Qingyan, Director of the PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR), was published on Times Higher Education Campus (THE Campus). In the article, Prof. Chen shared with readers how PolyU creates research impact through applied, interdisciplinary research. Read the article: THE Campus: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/maximise-your-research-impact-through-interdisciplinary-collaboration

Geomatics expert Prof. CHEN Jun delivers a distinguished lecture on spatial-temporal information for sustainable development

Prof. CHEN Jun, Chief Scientist at the National Geomatics Center of China and Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, delivered the 16th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “Spatial-temporal Information for High Quality Sustainable Development” on 27 March 2024. The hybrid lecture attracted over 200 participants joining in person and online from more than 20 countries and regions across Australia, Asia, Europe and North America. It was also broadcast live on multiple social media platforms, captivating an online viewing audience of over 10,700. The lecture commenced with a welcome speech and speaker introduction by Prof. WANG Zuankai, Associate Vice President (Research and Innovation). In his presentation, Prof. Chen first gave a brief introduction to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the SDG monitoring practices in Mainland China. He pointed out that the Nation has adopted the high quality sustainable development concept, which emphasises harmonising the social, economic and environmental aspects in national development. Next, he elaborated on a pilot project that he led to measure Deqing County’s progress towards SDGs using geospatial and statistical information. The project was selected by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs as one of the first 16 good SDGs’ practices in 2020. After that, Prof. Chen shared that the achievement of sustainable development requires holistic and systematic research to build a digital governance system that can provide the basis for the scientific and orderly development of national territorial space. He also explained how territorial space sustainability studies can help unveil and analyse various patterns, such as the distributions of population, enterprises and public service facilities, and the relationships between them. To conclude, Prof. Chen introduced the national program on the development of the Realistic Geospatial Landscape Model (3dRGLm), which can generate digital description and representation of the real 3D geospatial spaces. This new geographic information system can support the Nation in achieving natural resources management and high quality sustainable development. A question-and-answer session moderated by Prof. DING Xiaoli, Director of the Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS) and Prof. WENG Qihao, Associate Director of RILS, followed. The online and on-site audience engaged in a productive discussion with Prof. Chen. Please click here for an online review.