We are proud to announce that Prof. ZHANG Lei, our Chair Professor of Computer Vision and Image Analysis, has been recognised in the prestigious “Highly Cited Researchers 2024” list by Clarivate Analytics. This accolade highlights his significant contributions to the field of engineering.   Since 2015, Prof. ZHANG has been named a Highly Cited Researcher (HCR) in Engineering nine times, underscoring his lasting impact and influence in the disci

3 Dec 2024

We are proud to announce the successful conclusion of the Master of Science in Metaverse Technology (MScMT) Best Project Award Competition, sponsored by the Hong Kong Extended Reality Association (HKXRA). An award presentation ceremony was held on 16 Nov to recognise the outstanding metaverse projects created by the students of this Master’s programme.   During the award presentation ceremony, Dr Peter NG, our assistant professor and programme le

20 Nov 2024

The 50th-anniversary programme of the Department of Computing (COMP) kicked off in January this year, with a series of events to celebrate this remarkable milestone. It has included a distinguished talk series, digital time capsule campaign, alumni homecoming dinner, research student conference, programming contest for secondary school students and other celebratory activities. On 8 November, COMP celebrated the successful conclusion of its 50th

19 Nov 2024

We proudly announce the establishment of the PolyU Embodied Artificial Intelligence Lab at COMP, which was made possible through the generous support of Jinan Boyushenhang Information Technology Group Co., Ltd. and Jsmart Technologies Limited. This lab aims to be a pioneering platform in HKSAR and beyond, dedicated to advancing cutting-edge research in embodied artificial intelligence within complex real-world environments, ultimately fostering a

13 Nov 2024

The Au Bak Ling Charity Trust (ABLCT) has made a significant commitment to the Department of Computing by providing scholarships last year. In the current academic year, ABLCT will donate HK$200,000 to further support our students' capstone projects and enhance teaching initiatives.   A key focus of this year's contribution will be a service-related competition that investigates the use of Apple Vision Pro technology to assist disabled students a

7 Nov 2024

We are excited to announce that Prof. Chen Changwen, Chair Professor of Visual Computing, has been awarded the prestigious SIGMM Outstanding Technical Achievement Award by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest computing society. This award honours researchers who have made significant and lasting contributions to the field of multimedia computing, communication, and applications, and is the highest award of SIGMM and

5 Nov 2024

We are thrilled to announce that two of our graduates, JIANG Yiyang and MOK Ka Kiu, have achieved remarkable success in the HKEIA Innovation & Technology Project Competition Awards 2024. JIANG has been awarded the Gold Award, while MOK has secured the Bronze Award for their outstanding final-year projects.   Gold Award – JIANG Yiyang Project: Video Moment Retrieval Using Deep Learning Models Supervisor: Prof. CHEN Changwen, Chair Professor of Vis

25 Oct 2024

We are excited to announce that our professor, Prof. LUO Xiapu Daniel, and his research team have recently received the “Distinguished Paper Award” and the “Best DeFi Papers Award” from ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS 2024), in recognition of their groundbreaking contributions to the field of blockchain security.   Distinguished Paper Award at CCS 2024 The research paper “DoubleUp Roll: Double-spending in Arbitrum by R

23 Oct 2024

PolyU Info Day 2024, organised on 12 October, achieved remarkable success with a record-breaking visitor number of over 40,000. The event catered to secondary school students, parents, and individuals interested in further studies, providing them with the latest information about admission and academic programmes.   Our department showcased a variety of engaging activities during Info Day, highlighted by the launch of an interactive navigation a

16 Oct 2024

We are pleased to announce that two of our graduates, JIANG Yiyang and YANG Zhanpeng, achieved outstanding results in the Final Year Project Competition 2023-2024, organised by the IEEE (Hong Kong) Computational Intelligence Chapter. This competition is open to all tertiary institutions in Hong Kong, with participants submitting their final-year undergraduate projects for evaluation.   JIANG Yiyang won the Champion award for his project, "Video M

27 Sep 2024