Group photo
Prof. Xiaoming TAO, Director of RI-IWEAR and Chair Professor of Textile Technology delivered a welcome remark
Members of the visiting delegation visited the project samples and listened to the explanations
Members of the visiting delegation tried on the project products
Members of the visiting delegation inspected the samples of textiles that provide sensory stimulation through sight, sound and touch
On July 2, 2025, a delegation from the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, led by Dr Kenny YUEN, the Chief Executive of Tseung Kwan O Hospital and Haven of Hope Hospital, visited the Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
At the beginning of the event, Prof. Xiaoming TAO, Director of RI-IWEAR and Chair Professor in Textile Technology, delivered welcoming remarks. Subsequently, project demonstrations were held, which included: safe and eco - friendly antibacterial and antiviral materials, bedding textiles for reducing hospital - acquired infections, and multi - mode temperature and compression therapy system, textiles for visual - audio - tactile stimulation, assistive devices for Parkinson’s Disease, wearable devices for limb gauge, respiration and ECG monitoring, multi - modal deep learning for predicting mental illness across the first 21 years of life, and technologies for predicting diagnosis 4 years prior to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) incident. At the end of the event, the delegation members took a group photo with the members of RI-IWEAR.
