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PAIR member joins the Experts Committee on Breastfeeding of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Prof. Man-sau Wong, Director of Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation (RCMI), Steering Committee Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood), Associate Dean of Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (Research) at PolyU, has been invited as a Member of the Experts Committee on Breastfeeding of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Division for People recently. The primary purpose of the Experts Committee is to provide technical advice to the Division for People and, in this case, to the Global Breastfeeding Training initiative to strengthen its operations and increase its impact in the communities it serves.

RI-IWEAR and PRI researchers developed retina-like sensors give machines better vision

Inspired by the human retina, Dr Chai Yang and his research teams at RI-IWEAR and PRI developed devices that can perceive objects in a light-intensity range substantially wider than that of state-of-the-art sensors based on silicon. Such instruments could improve the efficiency and reduce the complexity of machine-vision technology. The research achievement has been published in Nature Electronics and selected as the “Research Highlights” in Nature journal. Please click the following links for details: Nature Electronics: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41928-022-00713-1 Nature’s Research Highlights: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00360-8

PAIR's members won the Faculty/School Awards 2021 in Knowledge Transfer of PolyU

Congratulations to the following award recipients of the Faculty/School Awards 2021 in Knowledge Transfer of PolyU! Category Faculty/School Sub-category Project Leader and Team Members Related RIs/RCs Individual Awards FAST Industry Prof. L. Li RI-IWEAR FAST Dr Liu Rong Sally RI-IWEAR FB Industry Dr Yong Jimmy Jin RiFood and RIAIoT FCE Industry Prof. Bo Wu RCDSE FENG Industry Ir Prof. Yongping Zheng RISA SD Society Ir Prof. Kin Wai Michael Siu RISUD Team Awards FCE Society Prof. John W.Z. Shi Dr Zhang Anshu Dr Zhang Min SCRI FENG Industry Prof. Tam Hwa-yaw Ir Dr Lee Kang Kuen Dr S.Y.M. Liu Dr Stephen Cho Mr David H.Y. Au PRI Ir Prof. K.L. Yung Mr Ko Sui Man Mr Sam C.W. Lam Dr Kwan Folk Year Mr Chan Chi Leung Dr James Foster Mr Tang Jing Jung Ms Nicole Chan Chi-wa Mr Eno Ho-yat Lam Mr Michael Lok Ching-ho Mr Sky Tam Ms Joanne Wong Mr Choi Sheung Wai Ir Dr Robert W.M. Tam Mr Kong Kang Hoi Ir Juliana M.Y. Tam Mr Chan Kwan Yau Mr Chang Ka Ho Mr Cheung Cheuk Kin Mr Dragon Li Yan-lung Mr Wan Chan Tong Mr Yu Tin Lun Mr Tang Wing Lok Mr Wan Chin Ting Billy Mr Ho Yiu Cheong Mr So Kin Tak Mr Chan Chi Keung Mr Man Chan RCDSE FHSS Industry Prof. To Chi-ho Prof. Carly S.Y. Lam Dr Dennis Tse Yan-yin RCSV

PAIR's members honoured with the President’s Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Knowledge Transfer 2021 of PolyU

Congratulations to the following research team leaders and team members from PAIR’s Research Institutes and Research Centres for honoured with the President’s Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Knowledge Transfer 2021 of PolyU! Category Project Leader and Members Related RIs/RCs Individual Awards in Knowledge Transfer: Industry Prof. Bo Wu RCDSE Ir Prof. Yongping Zheng RISA     Team Awards in Knowledge Transfer: Industry Prof. Tam Hwa-yaw Ir Dr Lee Kang Kuen Dr S.Y.M. Liu Dr Stephen Cho Mr David H.Y. Au PRI   Prof. Tao Xiaoming Prof. Xu Bingang Dr Hua Tao RI-IWEAR Prof. To Chi-ho Prof. Carly S.Y. Lam Dr Dennis Tse Yan-yin RCSV Ir Prof. Wang Shengwei Prof. Xiao Fu Dr H.X. Li Dr Shan Kui RISE Ir Prof. K.L. Yung Mr Ko Sui Man Mr Sam C.W. Lam Dr Kwan Folk Year Mr Chan Chi Leung Dr James Foster Mr Tang Jing Jung Ms Nicole Chan Chi-wa Mr Eno Ho-yat Lam Mr Michael Lok Ching-ho Mr Sky Tam Ms Joanne Wong Mr Choi Sheung Wai Ir Dr Robert W.M. Tam Mr Kong Kang Hoi Ir Juliana M.Y. Tam Mr Chan Kwan Yau Mr Chang Ka Ho Mr Cheung Cheuk Kin Mr Dragon Li Yan-lung Mr Wan Chan Tong Mr Yu Tin Lun Mr Tang Wing Lok Mr Wan Chin Ting Billy Mr Ho Yiu Cheong Mr So Kin Tak Mr Chan Chi Keung Mr Man Chan RCDSE            

RISUD's director receives Clair C. Patterson Award for outstanding achievements in environmental geochemistry

Professor Xiang-dong LI, Dean of Faculty of Construction and Environment and Director of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), was honoured with the Clair C. Patterson Award 2022 in recognition of his innovative and dynamic work in environmental geochemistry, including research in the fields of regional contamination, urban air PM2.5 pollution, and the origin and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance. The Clair C. Patterson Award is presented to only one recipient annually by the Geochemical Society for an innovative breakthrough in environmental geochemistry of fundamental significance within the last decade, particularly in service to society. Congratulations to Prof. Li ! Please click here for more details.

PolyU develops seamless urban navigation system

Professor Chen Wu, PolyU’s Associate Director of Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things and Head of Department of Land Surveying and Geo- Informatics, led a research team to develop a Seamless Urban Navigation System. Applying this novel system, the positioning accuracy is within 10 metres for smartphones. To achieve high precision positioning, researchers integrated measurements provided by multiple GNSSs - China’s BeiDou, the US’s GPS, Europe’s Galileo and Russia’s GLONASS.  The system also won a Silver Medal in the Special Edition 2021 Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days - Virtual Event and a Hong Kong Smart City Award (Smart Mobility Category) in 2018. Please click here to view more detail about the report.  

Prof. Jiannong Cao, Director of Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things (RIAIoT), named the Fellow of China Computer Federation

Prof. Jiannong Cao, Director of Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things (RIAIoT), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Professor in Data Science and Chair Professor of Distributed and Mobile Computing, has recently been named the Fellow of China Computer Federation (CCF). Professor Cao’s research interests cover parallel and distributed computing, big data and machine learning, wireless networking and mobile computing, and cloud and edge computing. On top of five co-authored and nine co-edited books, he has published over 500 papers in major international journals and conferences. His outstanding researches have made him one of the most decorated scholars in his field, and the honour from CCF further reflects Prof. Cao’s outstanding accomplishments in the field of computer science for the advancement of public benefit. Congratulations to Prof. Cao on attaining this honour!  

PAIR Members Recognised as Top Two Percent Scientists Worldwide

Stanford University has recently released an update of the list that represents the top 2 percent of the most-cited scientists in various disciplines. The report was prepared by a team of experts led by Prof. John Ioannidis, the eminent Professor at the Stanford University. PAIR is very proud to announce that the 95 PAIR members in various research institutes and centres are on the list. Please click here to check the list of PAIR members recognised as top two percent scientists worldwide in 2021. The list issued by Standford University can be downloaded from here: https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/3 Congratulations to our top scientists!

Four PAIR academics recognised amongst the world′s most highly cited researchers in 2021

Four academics from PAIR have been acknowledged in the "2021 Highly Cited Researchers" list by Clarivate Analytics. The list identifies the most influential scholars around the world for their exceptional research performance, determined by the publication of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations in each respective field. Approximately 6,600 researchers across the globe were named Highly Cited Researchers in 2021.   The inclusion of our academics in the list is a testament to PolyU and PAIR’s pursuit of research excellence and our impact on society.   The four PAIR researchers featured in the list, and the fields in which they have been recognised, are as follows:   Name Field recognized Department Research Institute/Centre Involved Prof. Daniel TSANG Engineering & Environment and Ecology   Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Institute for Future Food Research Institute for Land and Space Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development Prof. GUO Song Computer Science Department of Computing Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development Prof. LI Gang Cross-Field   Department of Electronic and Information Engineering Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems Photonics Research Institute Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development Prof. YAN Feng   Department of Applied Physics Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems Photonics Research Institute Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development   Congratulations to Prof. Tsang, Prof. Guo, Prof. Li and Prof. Yan!  

SCRI director conferred as Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

Prof. Shi Wenzhong, director of the Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute and Chair Professor of Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing conferred as Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) for his contribution to social science. The Academy’s Fellowship is made up of distinguished individuals from academic, public, private and third sectors, across the full breadth of the social sciences. Through leadership, scholarship, applied research, policymaking, and practice, they have helped to deepen the understanding of, and address, some of the toughest challenges facing our society and the world. New Fellows are named due to the excellence and impact of their work, which addresses matters of vital importance and contributes to the social sciences for the public good. Through leadership, scholarship, applied research, policymaking and practice, they have helped to deepen the understanding of some of the toughest challenges facing our society and the world. Congratulations to Prof Shi!