Major Research Projects

Project Title | Source of Funding | Principal Investigator | Starting Year | Expected / Actual Completion Year |
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Development of ultra-high performance strain-hardening cementitious composites (UHP-SHCC) as overlays to enhance the ductility of 3D printed structures | Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme | Prof. WENG Yiwei | 2024 | 2025 |
Creating highly walkable neighborhoods – Case studies for high-density urban environments | Start-up Fund for New Recruits | Dr TAN Zheng | 2021 | 2024 |
A data-driven design methodology of personalized exoskeleton for construction worker | Departmental Start-up Fund | Dr YU Yantao | 2021 | 2023 |
A Move towards Regulation Flexibility and Pragmatism? Investigating State Entrepreneurialism in China’s Pilot Development Zone | RGC Early Career Scheme | Dr SUN Yi | 2021 | 2023 |
Coupling Hydrogen Production by High Temperature Electrolysis with Iron-and-Steel Works to Recover Industrial Waste-Heat for Low-Carbon Metallurgy | NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme | Prof. NI Meng | 2021 | 2024 |
Development of a machine learning model to predict the green building projects cost performance | Departmental Start-up Fund | Dr DARKO Amos | 2021 | 2024 |
Development of high performance and durable solid oxide fuel cell system for energy conversion using natural gas | Project of Strategic Importance | Prof. NI Meng | 2021 | 2024 |
Intelligent Detection Method for Dynamic Hazard Scenes Based on Computer Vision and Entity Interaction | Donation for Research (RISUD) - 5/8 series | Ir Prof. LI Heng | 2021 | 2022 |
Measuring the waste footprint of modular integrated construction projects in Hong Kong: A Pilot Study | Dean's Reserve | Prof. SHEN Qiping | 2021 | 2022 |
Method Improvement of Robotic Excavator for Caisson Construction in Hong Kong | Fong On Construction Ltd (Collaborative) | Dr SIU Ming Fung Francis | 2021 | 2023 |