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The URIS team of AAE was shortlisted as one of the Top 3 groups in the Final Pitch of the PolyU Student Entrepreneurial Proof-of-Concept (POC) Bootcamp

At the Proof-of-Concept (POC) Bootcamp’s Final Pitch of the PolyU Student Entrepreneurial Proof-of-Concept (POC) Funding Scheme 2022, our Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scheme (URIS) students came top 3.   With the kind support from ‘Dr Winnie S M Tang-PolyU Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship Scholarship’ since 2022, POC Fund aims to instil a problem-driven innovation mindset into young talents through experiential learning and student-initiated research and development.   With their remarkable performance, AAE students won the competition and were shortlisted as one of the top 3 teams in the POC Bootcamp. Their project “Developments of a Collaborative UAV Simulation Platform for Smart City Applications” were awarded a further HK$10,000 cash prize per team, fast-track to semi-final presentation of PolyU Micro Fund Scheme for max. HK$120,000 funding, further incubation support up to HK$1.29M, as well as nominations to innovation & entrepreneurship competitions and pre-incubation/ incubation programmes on top of the POC Fund and price. Please join us in congratulating the team! Read the Full details of the PolyU Student Entrepreneurial Proof-of-Concept (POC) Funding Scheme 2022 here.

Five AAE students won the Hong Kong Aviation Scholarship 2021-22

Five AAE students, HUI Ka Chun, HUI Kwan To, TANG Chung Hang, YEUNG Shun Kit and YIU Traci from Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Aviation Engineering , were selected by the Transport and Housing Bureau (THB) to receive the Hong Kong Aviation Scholarship. The Department was proud that our students were awarded this competitive and prestigious scholarship.   The Hong Kong Aviation Scholarship, aiming to encourage continuous professional enhancement for the aviation sector, is granted to students for completing an aviation-related degree or higher degree programmes. Awardees were granted  HK$100,000 each to support their continuous studies and contribution to the aviation industry. For more information, please visit Hong Kong Aviation Scholarship Scheme website.

Outstanding Student Award of the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering (AAE) 2021

We are delighted to announce that Mr YIU Cho Yin, a Year-4 BENG (HONS) Aviation Engineering student, was selected as the Outstanding Student of the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering. The award scheme is organized annually by the University to recognize full-time final-year students who excel in both academic and non-academic pursuits during their studies.  Please join us in congratulating Mr YIU.   Read more about the Outstanding Student Award Scheme and the full list of awardees in 2021.le

Dr HSU Li-ta won The President's Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Knowledge Transfer 2021 - Individual Awards in Knowledge Transfer: Industry

We are delighted to announce that Dr HSU Li-ta shines in The President's Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Knowledge Transfer 2021. Dr Hsu is elected as the winner for Individual Awards in Knowledge Transfer: Industry. Please join us in congratulating Dr Hsu!

AAE Alumnus takes part in celebration of PolyU's 85th Anniversary - Lyric Contest

AAE Alumnus Mr. CHAU Kwai Him Eric’s work had been selected as one of the Special Recognition Entries of the PolyU's 85th Anniversary Theme Song Lyric Contest. Mr CHAU’s creation illustrates the memories of his campus life, as well as the University’s contribution to the society. As part of the celebratory activities, the University called for ideas from members of the PolyU community on 85th Anniversary theme song lyrics a couple of months ago. The 85th Anniversary Steering Committee has selected the best entries as well as special recognition entries of the contest. Full results announcement and the winning lyrics are listed on PolyU’s 85th Anniversary website. Congratulations! More about PolyU’s 85th Anniversary celebrations.

AAE PhD Students and Staff Shine in 2021 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM)

Congratulations! We are excited to report that AAE’s PhD students and staff’s conference paper was shortlisted for the Outstanding Paper Award for the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM). Only the top 3% of all submissions are selected based on the review results and the nominations received.   The award committee went through all the short-listed papers and decided the awardees for the best few papers. With Mr Qinbiao LI’s splendid performance during the presentation at the conference in December 2021, the paper won the award of “IEEE IEEM 2021 conference - Papers That Earned Honourable Mention” Please join us in congratulating the awardees!   Awarded Paper: IEEM21-F-0118 Situational Awareness and Flight Approach Phase Event Recognition Based on Psychophysiological Measurements Qinbiao LI, Cho Yin YIU, Simon C. M. YU, Kam K.H. NG The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR

AAE’s Associate Head Awarded $3.1 Million by the RGC Research Impact Fund Scheme (RIF)

Congratulations to the Associate Head of Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, Dr Li-Ta HSU for being awarded a supporting fund by the RGC Research Impact Fund 2021/22. The awarded project “Reliable Multiagent Collaborative Global Navigation Satellite System Positioning for Intelligent Transportation Systems” led by Dr Li-ta HSU (AAE) would be supported with a total amount of $3.1 million in 3 years. The preliminary result used to apply for this RIF project is based on the research of an AAE’s research postgraduate student, Mr Guohao ZHANG, who is supervised by Dr Hsu. The modern concepts of intelligent transportation systems (ITS), internet of thing (IoT), digital twin and smart cities, all require accurate and trustworthy Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning.  This RIF awarded project develops a collaborative GNSS positioning algorithm that uses data from a centralized cloud server and that is based on 3D city models, AI, and IoT. The proposed system can play an irreplaceable role to provide accurate, reliable, and absolute position tags in the coming digital era. The team members include, Dr Bing XU from AAE, Prof. Jiannong CAO from COMP, Prof Wu CHEN from LSGI, and Dr Jun ZHANG from ECE/UST. We wish Dr Hsu and his team continued success. Full Research Impact Fund 2021/22 Funding Results: https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/funding_opport/rif/funded%20research/rif2122.html

The 4-month adventure at AAE PolyU – from table tennis to urban satellite positioning

Lucy Icking, a German table tennis player of TTV 2015 Seelze, spent four months at the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU AAE) working on urban satellite positioning research from July to November 2021. In an interview by Sport Buzzer, Icking explained that she was attracted by the excellent reputation of PolyU AAE’s urban satellite positioning research team. She then decided to join PolyU’s Research Student Attachment Programme (In-coming Visiting PhD Students), adding a unique adventure to her doctorate in Hong Kong. The research focused on improving the accuracy of the locating system by various ways and means of communicating with the artificial celestial bodies. Apart from her science research, Icking also kept up with her table tennis training in the University’s squad and a club. AAE has been actively engaging in internationalization and we welcome researchers and scholars from around the globe to join our big family. Read the full story (in German) at: https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/lucy-icking-ttv-2015-seelze-tischtennis-besonderer-block-hongkong-aufenthalt/Slopestyle

Successful Application of Smart Traffic Fund by Dr Kam Hung Ng

The project titled “Investigation of an online data-driven intelligent automation platform for drivers considering the psychological condition instability and behaviours for a sustainable and safe transportation system” led by Dr Kam Hung Ng, Assistant Professor of the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, was awarded the Smart Traffic Fund (STF) with the project sum of HK$ 5,544,608.47. The approved note can be found in the Hong Kong Government Press Releases: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202111/26/P2021112500610.htm. The HK$1 billion STF set up by the Transport Department of the HKSAR Government provides funding support to local organizations or enterprises for conducting research and application of innovation and technology with the objectives of enhancing commuting convenience, enhancing efficiency of the road network or road space, and improving driving safety. More details can be found at www.stf.hkpc.org.  

Dr NG Kam Hung won the Faculty of Engineering Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement 2021 in Research & Scholarly Activities - Outstanding Young Researcher

We are delighted to announce that Dr NG Kam Hung was elected for the Faculty of Engineering Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement 2021 in Research & Scholarly Activities – Outstanding Young Researcher.  Please join us in congratulating Dr Ng!