Prof. YU Changyuan wins BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Award for advanced manufacturing excellence | PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR)

The Alliance of Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation has recently unveiled the winners of the 4th BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Award, title-sponsored by Bank of China (Hong Kong).

As a prestigious award in the innovation and technology sector in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, this year’s programme covers five major fields. Each prize winner or group will receive a cash prize of HK$2 million, bringing the total prize pool to HK$10 million. The award recognises their outstanding scientific research achievements and the successful translation of these achievements into practical applications.

Prof. YU Changyuan, Chair Professor of Photonic Information Systems of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Director of the PolyU-Jinjiang Technology and Innovation Research Institute, won the award in the Advanced Manufacturing category. At PAIR, Prof. Yu serves as Management Committee Member of the Photonics Research Institute (PRI), and Member of the Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR), Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) and Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations (RCDSE).

Over the years, Prof. Yu has dedicated himself to the research, development and application of photonic information systems. Under his leadership, his research team has achieved pioneering breakthroughs in key optical communication technologies, including carrier recovery, signal compensation and optical performance monitoring, and has successfully developed an artificial intelligence-assisted fibre sensing system.

In addition, Prof. Yu has pioneered a range of metamaterial photonic devices and chips, actively promoting the industrialisation of research outcomes and injecting fresh impetus into innovation in photonic manufacturing technologies. His outstanding contributions have not only strengthened Hong Kong’s international competitiveness in advanced manufacturing and optical communications, but have also further advanced collaborative innovation and technological development across the Greater Bay Area.

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