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Award-winning Project by RCDSE: Camera Pointing System for China’s Lunar Exploration Missions (Chang'e 3 and 4)

The precision robotics research team led by Professor Yung received the Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury at the Geneva Inventions Expo 2022 for the project “Camera Pointing System for China’s Lunar Exploration Missions (Chang'e 3 and 4)”. PolyU is the only university in Hong Kong taking part in the Nation’s space missions and actively contributing to the national space technology. The awarded project entitled “Camera Pointing System for China’s Lunar Exploration Missions (Chang'e 3 and 4)”. Installed on top of the lunar lander, it facilitates panoramic image capturing and rover movement observation on the moon, and helps construct a precision 3D model of the landscape for safe rovering. With a complex design and a weight of only 2.8 kg, it is sturdy enough to protect the camera against shock and vibration during the space mission and ensure its proper functioning under the extreme lunar environment. The invention was completed and successfully deployed on the Moon front surface with the Chang’e 3 and Moon far side with the Chang’e 4 missions of China’s Lunar Exploration Programme. Please click the link to watch the video for this award-winning project: https://bit.ly/3Kbuslu

Award-winning Project by RILS member: Umicool: an Eco-friendly Smart Sub-ambient Radiative Cooling (SSRC) Coating

A team led by Prof. Jianguo Dai, Management Committee Member of the Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS) and Founder of Pro-Infra Science & Technology Limited (a PolyU Academic-led start-up), developed the eco-friendly, long-lasting, self-cleaning, low-cost polymeric radiative cooling coating which can reduce the interior temperature of buildings/infrastructure by 6°C as compared to the ambient temperature under direct sunlight without electricity consumption. UmiCool can scatter sunlight, convert absorbed UV light to fluorescence emissions and re-emit infrared radiation to the cold universe. The project received a Gold Medal in this year’s online special edition of the Geneva Inventions Expo recently. Please click the link to watch the video for this award-winning project: https://bit.ly/3j4WkvM

Members of PAIR’s constituent research units shine at Geneva Invention Expo

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has once again excelled in this year’s online special edition of the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (Geneva Inventions Expo) - Special Edition 2022 Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days – Virtual Event. The Exhibition is regarded as one of the most important annual global events devoted exclusively to inventions. This year, PolyU has garnered a total of six awards, including one Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury, one Gold Medal, three Silver Medals and one Bronze Medal. All of them are research projects of PAIR’s research institutes and research centres. Four of the six participating projects are operated by PolyU supported start-ups which has already commercialised its research outputs. As the only university in Hong Kong taking part in the Nation’s space missions, the team lead by Prof. Yung Kai Leung, the director of Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations (RCDSE) is also actively developing instruments for the national space mission by leveraging its expertise in precision engineering. In addition, PolyU is also striving to leverage its research to improve people’s quality of life. The participating projects this year, which incorporate research in the areas of cooling coatings, eco-friendly building materials, smart fabrics, nutritional supplements and AI music learning platform, are just a few examples of this effort. Please find the six awarded projects in the following table. Please click the link of the website of the Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office https://www.polyu.edu.hk/kteo/polyu-innovations/award/geneva2022/ for project details: Project Principal Investigator Awards Research Institute / Research Centre involved Camera Pointing System for China’s Lunar Exploration Missions (Chang'e 3 and 4) Prof. Kai-leung YUNG Sir Sze-yuen Chung Professor in Precision Engineering, Director of Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations, Chair Professor of Precision Engineering and Associate Head, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations UmiCool: an Eco-friendly Smart Sub-ambient Radiative Cooling (SSRC) Coating Prof. Jianguo DAI Professor and Associate Head, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Founder of Pro-Infra Science & Technology Limited (a PolyU Academic-led start-up) Gold Medal Research Institute for Land and Space Carbon-negative Climate-smart Biochar Partition Block Prof. Daniel Chiu-Wa TSANG Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Founder of NeutralCrete Limited (a PolyU Academic-led start-up) Silver Medal Research Institute for Land and Space and Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality Omni-Cool-Dry™: a Desert Beetle Inspired Skin-like Fabric for Dynamic Thermal and Moisture Management Dr Dahua SHOU Assistant Professor, Institute of Textiles and Clothing Silver Medal Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems AkkMore™: a Fungus and Plant Based Supplement Against Obesity or Prediabetes Dr. Gail Jinhui CHANG Research Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Co-founder of Bo InnoHealth Biotechnology Company Limited (a PolyU GBA Start-up PostDoc and PolyU Academic-led startup) Silver Medal Research Institute for Future Food Algorithmic Music Composition Software for Popularising AI Education Dr Gong CHEN PhD alumni of the Department of Computing, Founder of RhySoul Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited (a PolyU GBA Start-up PostDoc) Bronze Medal Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things

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 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            

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

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!