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PolyU students won the first prize in Huawei ICT Competition Hong Kong SAR 2021-2022

Huawei ICT Competition is a prestigious ICT talent exchange event developed by Huawei for global college students to groom a healthy development of the ICT talent ecosystem - to "find young talents in the information and communication industry". Two PolyU’s teams won the First Prize and Potential Prize for their knowledge and outstanding performance. Polynomials team is passionate about big data, AI, cloud service, storage and geospatial technologies, and their applications in E-Commerce, Healthcare, IoT, and smart city. Through a comprehensive set of tutorials and guides on the Huawei iLeanringX platform, the team obtained in-depth knowledge on four kinds of state-of-the-art IT technologies as well as their evolutionary history and applications. Through two rounds of exams, the team stood out by winning the First Prize of the competition. Another team Babushka AI, on the other hand, also won the Potential Prize. They were the 8 teams selected for the finals from more than 300 people. With augmented knowledge and experiences, the teams wish to further enhance their practical abilities in the future and become the next generation workforce for the ICT ecosystem. First Prize team: Polynomials Team members:  Feng Yun Lin, Zhong Xiu Ming and Tang Man Kit (students from Department of Computing, Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics,) Instructor: Dr. Yang XU, Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics Potential Prize team: Babushka AI Team members: LAM Ho Yin, Myrgyyassov Alisher and Dinesh Gautam (students from Department of Computing, Department of Electronic and Information Engineering) Instructor: Dr. Li Bo, Department of Computing According to Huawei, these local winning teams will be recommended to join the APAC regional competition, compete with other elite students within the region.

PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award

PolyU is committed to research excellence, to address global challenges with innovation and to develop novel ideas to positively impact our community. We actively encourage multidisciplinary research and nurture young talents.  To this end, we have introduced the “PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award” to recognize our outstanding young researchers, who have demonstrated exceptional research achievements in their areas.  The awardees will have to be under the age of 35 by August 1st of the year of the award (Year 2022).  The assessment panel is made up of the President, the Deputy President & Provost, the Executive Vice President, and the Vice President (Research & Innovation). Up to five awardees may be selected from nine research areas.  Awardees will receive cash prize and research funding support from PolyU (up to HK$ 500,000 each). They may also be nominated to compete for the prestigious award of MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 China or equivalent and receive additional funding support and PhD quotas according to the prevailing PolyU policy. 

PolyU scholars receive RGC Senior Research Fellow Award and Research Fellow Award

Three PolyU scholars receive 2021/22 RGC Research Fellow Award and Senior Research Fellow Award for their outstanding research achievements. They were assessed based on the research capability, knowledge transfer and potential impact, and their engagement plan to train/nurture the next generation of research talent. PolyU’s awardees are as follows. 2021-2022 RGC Senior Research Fellow Award Prof. Jianhua Hao, Chair Professor of Materials Physics and Devices, Department of Applied Physics Project title: Coupling Ferroelectrics and Piezoelectrics to Optoelectronics: From Fundamentals and Materials to Device Applications to couple ferroelectric and piezoelectric effects on the optical and optoelectronic process in broad classes of cutting-edge materials and devices, investigate physical properties in the material systems, and demonstrate device applications based on the coupling effects Prof. Zijian Zheng, Institute of Textile and Clothing Project title: Permeable and Multi-functional Stretchable Electronics: Materials, Device, and 3D Monolithic System  to develop a new type of high-performance wearable and breathable sensor system integrated with various sensitive, reliable and multiplexed sensors on the basis of highly breathable materials and structures     2021-2022 RGC Research Fellow Award Dr. Gang Peng, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies Project title: Cortical Dynamics of Cantonese Lexical Tone Processing to fill the research gap in neuroanatomical basis of lexical tones by investigating the cortical dynamics of Cantonese lexical tone processing from different perspectives with behavioral and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) measurements

理大及華為簽署合作備忘錄 開拓光子技術深層次合作

為促進科研協作與人才培養，華為與香港理工大學(理大)在現有的校級合作基礎上，與理大新成立的光子技術研究院開展進一步戰略合作，簽署研究協作備忘錄。光子技術研究院於今年五月成立，光子技術應用廣泛，包括感測、納米技術、生物醫學等，研究院的成立為跨學科光子研究提供良好的平台。雙方將於光通信、光傳感等多個領域開展合作研究，包括創建聯合實驗室、聯合培育研究生及共同舉辦學術活動，加強在技術轉移及產業化方面的合作，致力建立全面的產業生態圈。   12月3日，華為亞太研究院院長蔡成武先生帶領其團隊到訪理大，並由華為香港研究所所長梁柏熙先生與光子技術研究院院長呂超教授簽署合作備忘錄。副校長（研究及創新）趙汝恒教授於簽署儀式上作歡迎辭時表示︰「理大一直致力於高水平科學研發及成果轉化，與華為的合作已久，歡迎蔡院長、梁所長及一眾專家嘉賓來訪，見證理大與華為攜手開展多方面的研究合作而共同努力。」   華為亞太研究院院長蔡成武先生致辭時表示︰「人才是促進香港科研發展的核心，大學是培養人才的根據地。華為一直以來從多方面與香港理工大學合作，希望能築巢引鳳，吸引本港人才投入深科技創新科研，同時也吸引更多海外高端人才到香港發展。」   隨後研究及創新事務總監周銘祥教授重點介紹了理大在數據和人工智能、先進計算、導航定位、精密加工、傳感器網絡等科研範疇的研究方向和成果，另外理大高等研究院院長陳清焰教授介紹了跨學科研究的策略和各主題研究院和研究中心。其後蔡院長一行參觀了理大華為聯合實驗室、超精密加工技術國家重點實驗室、以及先進介面材料與儀器實驗室，了解理大在光子傳感、超精密加工和柔性電池等方面的創新研究。   理大自2007年起與華為建立長期合作關係，累積了豐厚的科研成果，涵蓋不同範疇的技術，包括光通訊、大數據、群眾外包平台、行動網絡、可攜式裝置、演算法及新材料等，與理大多個學術研究單位（包括電子及資訊工程學系、電機工程學系、電子計算學系、生物醫學工程跨領域學部、醫療科技及資訊學系、機械工程學系、建築及房地產學系、應用數學系及應用物理學系等）開展合作研究項目。此外，華為大力支持基礎研究和技術轉移，與理大科研人員定期舉辦技術研討會，探討將研究成果轉化為實際應用的可行方法。   理大應用數學系孫德峰講座教授早前獲華為香港研究所頒予「合作項目優秀獎」，以表揚孫教授及其科研團隊在與華為合作的研究項目「面向排產的大規模線性規劃求解器」中獲得出色表現，研發成果應用在線性規劃(Linear Programming) 的問題上時，有效使得求解效率倍升。華為香港研究所亦讚揚孫教授團隊合作積極性高，持續與華為專家團隊研究及提昇求解器的效率，致力達到行業領先的水平。   是次合作備忘錄的簽署標誌雙方攜手加強業界科研能力的決心，理大將結合自身學術優勢和研究專長，不斷擴大與業界的合作，把前沿技術轉化成實際應用，解決現實生活的難題與挑戰，推動社會的科技發展和進步，造福人類。  

PolyU’s anti-cancer drug research to bring commercial and health benefits

PolyU researchers have played a significant role in cancer research over the years and have led to the development of various new anti-cancer drugs. Pegtomarginase, which was initially developed by the research team led by Professors Thomas Leung and Thomas Lo in the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Lo Ka Chung Research Center for Natural Anti-Cancer Drug Development at PolyU, is further developed and exploited by Avalon Polytom and Athenex for the treatment of patients with advanced malignancies. They received U.S. FDA allowance of Investigational New Drug (IND) Application in 2019, and this second-generation human arginase (PT01 – Pegtomarginase) is further granted to enter into clinical trial phase 1, a significant milestone for this drug development with researchers’ innovation and strong execution capabilities at the companies commitment to commercializing novel technologies for the treatment of a wide range of cancers.  

2021大灣區工程師論壇 於珠海橫琴及香港理工大學同步舉行

「大灣區工程師論壇」由中國科學技術協會、廣東省人民政府、世界工程組織聯合會（WFEO）指導，中國工程師聯合體主辦，廣東省科協牽頭與香港工程師學會、京港學術交流中心等聯合承辦，並由香港理工大學(理大)協辦。論壇於12月5日在橫琴粵澳深度合作區和香港理工大學成功召開，以「聚工程菁英 助灣區發展」為主題，論壇分為一個主論壇、兩個分論壇和一個座談會，以促進工程技術人才跨區域流動及團結凝聚大灣區工程師為目的，採取了線下線上結合舉辦，吸引超過500名大灣區工程人才參加。 開幕典禮上，廣東省副省長王曦先生，國務院港澳辦交流司司長吳煒先生，香港特別行政區發展局局長黃偉綸先生、澳門特別行政區政府經濟財政司司長李偉農先生和中國科協黨組書記暨中國工程師聯合體理事長張玉卓先生等分別致辭。理大校長、中科院院士滕錦光教授則作為主旨嘉賓在會上以《香港工程科技在大灣區建設中的角色》為題，分享了大學科研以企業技術創新需求為導向，推進技術創新成果在工程領域的應用，提升產業競爭能力。論壇也定位探討工程支援可持續發展、大灣區工程技術界創新融合發展、工程領域科技成果轉化、青年工程師職業規劃與大灣區發展、粵港澳三地工程標準差異及大灣區工程師制度創新與人才流動。香港工程師學會在開幕禮上與中國科學技術協會續簽合作協議，並與廣東省電機工程學會簽訂電氣工程師資格互認協議，進一步推動大灣區工程人才和資源的交流與合作。

理大學生奪得第7屆香港大學生創新及創業大賽獎項

理大於「第7屆香港大學生創新及創業大賽」獲得多項優異成績，其中電子及資訊工程學系研究生和研究人員更榮獲是次大賽的創新項目特等獎，由組員張恆愷、任志偉及劉寬的項目「高性能可印刷鈣鈦礦太陽能電池助力可持續發展」奪得。理大副校長（研究及創新）趙汝恒教授出席了2021年11月27日舉行的頒獎典禮，祝賀並與獲獎團隊一同分享喜悅。 理大得獎名單： 能源環境化工 一等奬： - 高性能可印刷鈣鈦礦太陽能電池助力可持續發展（張恆愷、任志偉、劉寬）   優異奬： - 基於地理資訊系統及噪音管制條例的建築噪音網絡報批系統（趙啟焰、江曜麟、孫樂輝、賈斯伯、黃賀麟、李穎思、李倩婷） - 雙面太陽能光伏板的性能及其在香港的應用 （洪得琳、梁俊權、林芷晴）   資訊技術 二等奬： - 基於光纖干涉儀的司機智能健康評估系統（于建勛、陳書暘、曲嘉琪）   優異奬： - 寶寶餵養記錄儀（梁綺婷）   數理/機械 優異奬： - 採用虛擬與擴增實境技術,減少施工人員傷亡（何灝南、黃廣壽）   創業計劃 二等獎： - 零耗電智能製冷塗層（楊凝、付洋）   初創企業 三等獎： - 航天材料保護益生菌（顧英琳、余煊婕、常金輝、金涌博士） - FJ005（李卓霖、吳凱峯、文偉松、陳詠禧、許文達）   優異獎： - aPrint三維打印科創教育（徐卓朗、鄺慶添、鄧景洪）   社企/文化創意 三等獎： - 換物無窮（吳凱淦、林佩兒、葉佩詩、伍艷紅、彭梓俊、余奇蔚）   是次比賽由香港新一代文化協會主辦，旨在評選出最優秀的項目代表香港參加全國賽，讓有才華的香港學生接觸前沿的創新及創業理念，並通過學術交流激發他們的創意。通過是次大開眼界的親身體驗，希望學生能夠進一步發揮潛能，提高表達和社際能力，成為未來的創新創業人才。 按此瀏覽活動相片

Professor Gang LI elected 2022 Optica Fellow

Prof. Gang LI, Sir Sze-yuen Chung Endowed Professor in Renewable Energy, Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Associate Director, Research Institute for Smart Energy  (RISE), is elected as 2022 Optica Fellow for his seminal and sustained contributions to the research and development of organic solar cells and perovskite solar cells. Optica (formerly OSA) Board of Directors has recently elected 106 members from 24 countries to the Society’s 2022 Fellows Class. 4 from these 106 members are from Hong Kong. Professor Li’s research interests are organic semiconductor, and organo-metal halide hybrid perovskite based thin-film optoelectronic devices. He has published 160 journal papers including the paper on printed perovskite solar cell on Nature Photonics, and a Nature Communications paper on organic polymer solar cell this year. He has been a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher from 2014 to 2021. Prof. Christopher Chao, Vice President (Research and Innovation) of PolyU congratulated Prof. Li and said, “We are glad to receive Optica's recognition to Prof. Li's research effort in solar cell technology and energy applications, and it is our researcher’s endeavor in advancing technology development.” Optica (formerly OSA) is dedicated to promoting the generation, application, archiving and dissemination of knowledge in optics and photonics worldwide. Founded in 1916, it is the leading organization for scientists, engineers, business professionals, students and others interested in the science of light.

Eight PolyU Scholars listed in Highly Cited Researchers 2021 by Clarivate Analytics

Eight PolyU researchers are recognised in the Highly Cited Researchers 2021 list by Clarivate Analytics for their pioneering research and significant impact in their fields. The list recognizes the scientists for demonstrating significant influence among their peers in their chosen fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science™. The list identifies some 6,600 researchers from across the globe. Engineering, Environmental and Ecology Prof. Dan Tsang, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Computer Science Prof. Song Guo, Department of Computing Cross-Field Prof. Shun-cheng Lee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Dr. Gang Li, Department of Electronic and Information Engineering Prof. Feng Yan, Department of Applied Physics Dr. Xiao Zhang, Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering Prof. Kwok-wing Chau, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Prof. Lei Zhang, Department of Computing For details of the Highly Cited Researchers, please visit here

Joining hands with CAIR-HKISI-CAS to advance AI, DS and Robotics technologies

Under the support of the Department of Computing and Research Centre on Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (RC-DSAI), PolyU signed a collaborative agreement with the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Hong Kong Institute of Science & Innovation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAIR-HKISI-CAS) on 1 Nov 2021 to advance Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science (DS) and Robotic technologies research. With a longstanding collaboration with CAS, PolyU expands and deepens its existing partnership and enters into cooperation with CAIR-HKISI-CAS. The signing ceremony was held as a hybrid event at PolyU and the Institute of Automation, in Beijing simultaneously. It was witnessed by senior management and representatives of both parties. Prof. Christopher Chao, Vice President (Research and Innovation) of PolyU, officiated the signing ceremony and gave a speech highlighting PolyU has become the first local institution that collaborates with CAIR-HKISI-CAS. “I am confident that with the strong commitment, concerted efforts and world-renowned experts from the CAIR-HKISI-CAS, the RC-DSAI and COMP of PolyU, we can strengthen our collaboration in research, provide all-around development and make significant contributions to our emerging society,” said Prof. Chao. PolyU established the RC-DSAI earlier in May, an intra-faculty research centre that focuses on discovering the unknown areas of AI, DS and deep learning to conduct sustainable and influential research. The Co-Directors of RC-DSAI, Prof. Qing Li, Chair Professor and Head of COMP together with Prof. Lei Zhang, Chair Professor of COMP, briefly introduced the Centre and its development directions. Prof. Bo Xu, Director of CAIR-HKISI-CAS delivered his remarks at the opening and welcomed the alliance while Prof. Zhaoxiang Zhang, Executive Director of CAIR-HKISI-CAS, also expressed his gratitude for the collaboration. This agreement offers a framework for collaboration to develop and apply innovative technologies in the fields of AI, DS and Robotics, to generate high impact research as well as to nurture talents and benefit mankind. The collaboration marks a new milestone in PolyU’s development and represents our earnest efforts in fostering long-term academic and research collaborations. Through leveraging the university’s competitive edge in education, research and complementing the strengths of CAIR-HKISI-CAS, the two parties will contribute to pursuing impactful research that benefits the region, the country and the world.   Please click here for the snap shot.