Launched in 2023, the PolyU Patents Achievement Award aims to honour the exceptional achievements of departments and inventors who actively contribute to intellectual property (IP), research commercialisation and knowledge transfer. This year, 11 scholars have been recognised with individual awards. Among them, four are RISUD members (in alphabetical order of surname):
Top Patents Filing Award and Most Active Patents Filing Award
Prof. HUANG Xinyan
Associate Professor of Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI)
Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE)
Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD)
Member of RCRE
Top Patents Filing Award
Ir Prof. NI Yiqing
Yim, Mak, Kwok & Chung Professor in Smart Structures
Chair Professor of Smart Structures and Rail Transit
Member of RISUD
Prof. John SHI Wenzhong
Chair Professor of Geographical Information Science and Remote Sensing
Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Professor in Urban Informatics
Director of SCRI
Member of RISUD
Ir Prof. YANG Hongxing
Professor of Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
Management Committee Member of RISUD
Member of RISE
