A new research centre led by Dr Wei Minchen Tommy supported by PolyU

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently approved a total grant of HKD 50.75m to support eight Research Centres, including five new and three existing centres, to develop new research niche areas and further enhance some focused research areas. The establishment of these new research centres will strengthen the University’s research capacity as well as enhance our research visibility.

One of the new centres established is the Colour, Imaging, and Metaverse Research Centre led by our Associate Professor, Dr Wei Minchen Tommy. With a one-off funding support of HK$7.5 million for a period of 3 years, the newly set up research centre aims to carry out high-impact fundamental research about human vision, colour and imaging science, develop algorithms and solutions for systems, and be a pioneer in exploiting the potential to use metaverse for treatment, rehabilitation, education, and design.

The research on colour and imaging science belongs to FCE’s research theme of building environment which focuses on improving indoor and outdoor environments, while metaverse is an emerging research area that could lead to unlimited possibilities. It is hoped that new research centres led by promising young researchers will generate innovative solutions that synthesise and address the development needs of the new era.