Past Events

WASCON2023 – Hong Kong

The 11th International Conference on the Environmental and Technical Implications of Construction with Alternative Materials (WASCON2023) was successfully held from 13th to 16th December 2023 at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). The conference was jointly organized by the International Society for the Environmental and Technical Implications of Construction with Alternative Materials (ISCOWA), the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and the Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE) of PolyU.

20231213 MHRC Nobel Laureate Lecture by Prof SUDHOF

MHRC and the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences jointly organised a Nobel Laureate Lecture delivered by Prof. Thomas C. SÜDHOF, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine (2013), titled “The Molecular Architecture of Synapse Formation”

Renowned Chinese medicine scholar discourses on acupuncture development in United States

Prof. LAO Lixing, Professor and President of the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine, USA, delivered PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “Acupuncture in the United States: From Exploration to Accessibility” .

Turing Award Laureate Prof. Jack Dongarra enlightens 160+ audiences on high performance computing (HPC)

In his sharing, Prof. Dongarra highlighted how computing pervades all aspects of the society and cloud vendors are pursuing breakthroughs in computer architectures such as processors, accelerators, interconnects and operating systems, with a view to achieving high performance computing.

Prof. CAO Shi-Jie of Southeast University delivers a PAIR seminar on urban environment systems engineering for sustainable development

Prof. CAO Shi-Jie, Chief Professor of Southeast University (SEU) and Director for Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Urban Heat and Pollution Control, China, delivered the PAIR Seminar titled “Urban Environmental Systems Engineering for Sustainable Development: Digital Modelling and Intelligent Control” on 22 May 2024.

Triumphantly Executed: PAIR's Seminar on 'Chinese Medicine Research: Challenges and Opportunities'

Delivered by Prof. CHE Chun-Tao, , Harry H.S. Fong Professor of Pharmacognosy in the College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois Chicago

Prof KIM Chulhong from POSTECH enlightens on healthcare innovation

The 9th PAIR Distinguished Lecture on 27 October 2023 was a resounding success. Delivered by Prof. KIM Chulhong of Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in South Korea, the lecture titled “Healthcare Innovation After the Pandemic: Engineering-based Medical Education and Efforts for Commercialization”

Successful PAIR Seminar showcases cutting-edge fog collection technology

The PAIR Seminar delivered by Prof. TAN Zhongchao, Founding Chair Professor, Vice Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs of the Eastern Institute of Technology in Ningbo, China, was held on 12 October 2023

Prof Michael BATTY from University College London delivers distinguished lecture on science

The PAIR Distinguished Lecture delivered by Prof. Michael BATTY, Bartlett Professor of Planning at University College London, was successfully held on 1 September 2023. The lecture was moved completely online given special arrangements under Super Tyhoon Saola. The webinar attracted over 300 participants from more than 30 countries and regions. It was also broadcasted live on multiple social media platforms, including Bilibili and Weibo, and viewed by over 11,000 online audience in total.

PAIR and China Resources foster interdisciplinary dialogue at PAIR Salon

The PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR) and the China Resources Research Institute of Science and Technology (CRRIST) jointly organised the PAIR SALON (“the Salon”) at Hong Kong Science Park on 31 August 2023.