RGC Areas of Excellence Scheme
| Principal Investigators | PAIR Constituent Research Units | Project Titles and Periods | Funding Amount (HK$) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. David NAVARRO-ALARCON (Co-PI) |
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AI-Powered Surgical Robots (2024-25) | 5.62M | Project Coordinator: CUHK (Total Funding: HK$85M) |
| Dr Connie HUI Lai-ling (Co-PI) |
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Using Data to Transform Diabetes Care and Patient Lives (2024-25) | 2.6M | Project Coordinator: CUHK (Total Funding: HK$72.7M) |
| Prof. LIN Wei (Co-I) |
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Advanced Antenna Technology for a Smart World (2023-24) | 2.25M | Project Coordinator: CityU (Total funding: HK$ 69M) |
| Prof. LAU Shu Ping Daniel (Co-PI) |
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2D Materials Research: Fundamentals Towards Emerging Technologies (2021-22) | 3.99M | Project Coordinator: HKU (Total funding: HK$ 80M) |
ANR/RGC Joint Research Scheme
| Principal Investigators | PAIR Constituent Research Units | Project Titles and Periods | Funding Amount (HK$) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. WEN Chunyi |
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Deciphering and Targeting Cholinergic Signaling to Treat Osteoarthritis (2024-25) | 2.27M |
RGC Collaborative Research Fund
| Principal Investigators | PAIR Constituent Research Units | Project Titles and Periods | Funding Amount (HK$) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. YAO Zhongping |
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Data Storage with Proteins (2024-25) | 7.86M |
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| Prof. YU Changyuan |
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Ultrahigh-resolution optical vector analysis for broadband photonic devices (2024-25) | 7.1M |
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| Prof. Terence LEE Kin-wah |
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Unraveling the mechanisms of targeted therapy resistance as a novel therapeutic strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma (2024-25) | 6M |
|
| Prof. Harry QIN Jing |
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Next-generation AI-XR Empowered Surgical Planning and Intraoperative Guidance System via Effective Fusion of Empirical Knowledge, Human Interaction, and Machine Inference (2024-25) | 5.9M |
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| Prof. Joanne YIP Yiu-wan |
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Optimising Spinal Curvature Corrective Outcomes in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: An Investigation into Spinal Flexibility, Biomechanical Behaviour and Predictive Modelling (2024-25) | 5.1M |
|
| Prof. DONG You |
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Advancing Compound Hazard Resilience and Adaptation for Urban Building Community in a Changing Climate (2024-25) | 4.43M | |
| Prof. ZHANG Xuming |
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Seeing like Dragonflies: Optical-Fiber-based Artificial Compound Eyes for 3D Vision (2024-25) | 4.1M | |
| Prof. LI Mingjie |
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A Multifunctional Time-space-energy-helicity Resolved Transient Absorption Microscopy Imaging System for Advanced Materials and Devices Research (2024-25) | 3.6M | |
| PI: Prof. HAN Suting |
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Organic/two-dimensional materials heterostructure based memristor array for flexible retinomorphic system (2024-25) | 3.2M | |
| Prof. CAO Jiannong |
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Heterogeneity-aware Collaborative Edge AI Acceleration (2023-24) | 7.4M | |
| Prof. CAO Jiannong (Co-PI) |
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Sensing in 6G Cellular Networks (2023-24) | 4.84M | Project Coordinator: PolyU (Prof. LIU Liang) |
| Member: Prof. ZHAO Jiong (PI) |
|
Scalable Two-Dimensional Polymorphic Ferroelectrics Towards In-Memory Processing (2023-24) | 4.1M | Project Coordinator: PolyU (Prof. ZHAO Jiong) |
NSFC/RGC Collaborative Research Scheme
| Principal Investigators | PAIR Constituent Research Units | Project Titles and Periods | Funding Amount (HK$) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. Daniel LAU Shu-ping |
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A Library of Polarized Van Der Waals Heterobilayers: From Prediction to Realization (2024-25) | 3.6M | Hong Kong Project Coordinator: PolyU Mainland Project Coordinator: Renmin University of China |
RGC Research Impact Fund
| Principal Investigators | PAIR Constituent Research Units | Project Titles and Periods | Funding Amount (HK$) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. Ben LEU Shao-Yuan |
|
5.7M | ||
| Ir Prof. POON Chi-sun |
|
Development of modular integrated 3D-printed concrete construction (MI3DC) (2024-25) |
2.1M | |
| Prof. CAO Jiannong (Co-PI) |
|
4.97M | Project Coordinator: PolyU (Prof. ZHU Songye) |
RGC Senior Research Fellows
| Principal Investigators | PAIR Constituent Research Units | Project Titles and Periods | Funding Amount (HK$) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. Christina WONG Wing-yan |
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Beyond Regulatory Exertion: Circular Economy Governance, and its Institutionalization and Performance Impacts (2024-25) | 7.99M |
RGC Strategic Topics Grants
| Principal Investigators | PAIR Constituent Research Units | Project Titles and Periods | Funding Amount (HK$) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PI: Prof. ZHANG Weixiong; Co-PIs: Prof. ZOU X, Prof. YIP SP, Prof. Sonata YAU Suk-Yu, Dr WANG F; Prof. Jessie LIN, Prof. Georg KRANZ |
|
Integrated Innovative Artificial Intelligence, Genomic and Biomedical Technologies in Healthcare: Objective Diagnosis, Personalised Therapy, and Determining the Etiology of Major Mental Disorder (2022-23) | 3.36M | Project Coordinator: Prof. Weixiong ZHANG, PolyU (Total funding: HK$ 33.6M) |
RGC Theme-based Research Scheme
| Principal Investigators | PAIR Constituent Research Units | Project Titles and Periods | Funding Amount (HK$) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. TAO Xiaoming |
|
Mechanisms and Key Technologies of Multi-Sensory Emulation Wearable Devices (MSEWD) (2024-25) | 62.4M | |
| Prof. CAO Jiannong (Co-PI) |
|
Social Robots with Embedded Large Language Models Releasing Stress among the Hong Kong Population (2024-25) | 3.4M | Project Coordinator: PolyU (Prof. Johan F. HOORN, Total Funding: 40.9M) |
| Prof. Terence LEE Kin-wah (Co-PI) |
|
Understanding Phenotypic Plasticity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Mitigate Therapy Resistance and Tumor Recurrence (2024-25) | 2.88M | Project Coordinator: HKU (Total Funding: HK$55.37M) |
| Ir Prof. YIN Zhenyu (Co-PI) |
|
A Digital Twin for Enhancing Coastal Resilience against Extreme Storm Surges in Hong Kong (2024-25) | 2.1M | Project Coordinator: HKUST (Total Funding: HK$62.89M) |
| Prof. NI Yiqing |
|
INTACT: Intelligent Tropical-storm-resilient System for Coastal Cities (2023-24) | 48.29M | Project Coordinator: PolyU (Prof. NI Yiqing) |
| PI: Prof. CAO Jiannong; Co-PIs: Prof. LI Qing, Prof. LUO Xiapu, Dr JIANG Shan (RIAIoT members only) |
|
A High-performance Collaborative Edge Computing Framework Enabling Smart City Applications (2023-24) | 50.82M | Project Coordinator: PolyU (Prof. CAO Jiannong) |
| PI: Prof. LI Xiangdong; Co-PI: Prof. ZHANG Weixiong, Prof. Sonata YAU Suk-yu, Prof. JIN Ling, Prof. HE Daihai, Ir Prof. GUO Hai, Prof. YU Jianzheng, Prof. TIAN Linwei, Prof. HUANG Yu, Prof. HO Kin-Fai, Prof. HE Guojun |
|
Unravelling the Black Box between Air Pollution and Public Health for Transformative Air Quality Management (2022-23) | 44.52M | Project Coordinator: PolyU (Prof. LI Xiangdong) |
| Prof. George Q. HUANG (PI), Prof. Max ZJ SHEN, Prof. WONG Sze Chun, Prof. YUAN Xiaoming, Prof. ZHONG Runyang, Prof. KUO Yong-Hong, Prof. ZHANG Fangni, Dr HUANG Wenjie, Prof. Mike LAI, Prof. WANG Shuaian, Prof. LI Ming, Dr ZHAO Zhiheng |
|
SynchroHub: Cyber-Physical Internet for Synchronizing Cross-Border Logistics Hubs in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) (2022-23) | 40.30M | Project Coordinator: PolyU (Prof. George Q. HUANG, he was from HKU at the time of approval) |
| Member: ZHANG Lin (CityU), Wilson LU W.S. (HKU), Ir Prof. MAK Cheuk-ming (PolyU), Prof. PONG Ting-kei (PolyU), REN Chao (HKU), Prof. SHI Wenzhong (PolyU), TANG Bo-sin (HKU), TSE K.T. (HKUST), XUE Fan (HKU), Prof. YOU Ruoyu (PolyU) |
|
Healthy and Resilient City with Pervasive LoCHs (2021-22) | 31.14M | Project Coordinator: PolyU (Prof. Jianlei NIU) |
