Events

Stanley Autumn Invitational Cup 2021

Despite the pandemic, the EIE Dragon Boat Team kick-started their training with the dragon boat eye-dotting ceremony in March this year. The ceremony was officiated by Dr Daniel Lun, Associate Head of the Department. After several months’ intensive practice, the team was invited to join the Stanley Autumn Invitational Cup 2021 and won the 4th Runner-up in the Stanley Gold Cup of the race on 10 October 2021. It is really a joyful activity for the team members to strengthen their physical fitness and cooperation skills.  If you would like to join the paddle training and dragon boat races, please contact the team captain, Mr Jason Tsui, at jason99tsui@hotmail.com for enrollment.

PolyU Undergraduate Info Day 2021

Owing to the adverse weather on 9 October, PolyU Undergraduate Info Day 2021 was held successfully in a hybrid on 10 October instead.  It was a great success that we have attracted over 100 visitors, including both potential applicants and their parents to attend our guided lab tours and seminars.  As announced by the University, around 10,000 registrations were recorded by the close of the Info Day at 5:30pm and about one third of them also opted for attending the event physically on campus in the morning.  The actual participation/turnout of virtual events might have been higher as many parents joined their children using the same PC or other mobile devices.

Wireless Power Transfer: Past, Present and Future

  Date: 23 Sep 2021, Thursday Time: 16:00 p.m. – 17:00 p.m. Venue: Title: Guest: online via ZOOM Wireless Power Transfer: Past, Present and Future Prof. Ron Hui Join Zoom Meeting via Meeting URL: https://polyu.zoom.us/j/5273784681 Meeting ID: 527 378 4681

A seminar “Entrepreneurship for Engineers” by Prof. Eugene Fitzgerald of MIT

Register Link: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/mysurvey2/index.php/838198?lang=en Room No: Online via Zoom / DE306 Speaker: Prof. Eugene Fitzgerald Event Date: 9/14/2021 Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Seminar jointly organized by the Department and Hong Kong Association of Energy Service Companies Limited

Event Date: 7 August 2021, Saturday  Time: 09:30 a.m. - 12:30p.m. HK time Venue: Room BC404 (for PolyU staff/student) and online via ZOOM (for outsiders) Presentation Title: In What Ways the Low Carbon 2050 Target Affect the Manufacturing Industry

26th Optoelectronics and Communications Conference (OECC2021)

Date: 3 – 7 July 2021   The Conference is organized by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and co-sponsored by the Optical Society and IEEE Photonics Society.  Due to the situation of COVID-19, it is transformed into an online conference. The local organizing committee tried its best to keep live interactions among participants online. All presented papers were indexed by EI compendex and available in Optics InfoBase (OSA) and IEEE Xplore.  OECC 2021 will continue in the footsteps of its predecessors, to serve as a great platform for researchers to discuss and explore advanced technologies of optoelectronics and communications from device to system levels. We have received papers relevant to the following topics: S1. Core/Access/Data Center Networks and Subsystems S2. Transmission Systems and technologies S3. Optical Fibers, Fiber Amplifiers and Fiber Devices S4. Optical Active Devices and Modules S5. Optical Passive Devices and Modules S6. Space Division Multiplexing and Related Devices S7. Nanophotonics and Integrated Devices S8. Optical Sensing and Measurements S9. Biophotonics and Imaging   For more details, please check here: http://www.oecc2021.org/index.php

Technical Seminar by Prof. Eric Cheng, Ms. Liyuan Zhao and Mr. Albert LAU

Date: 26 Jun 2021 Time: 9:00AM - 12:30PM

Technical seminar by Dr. Ivan Li, on Carbon Pricing: Opportunities from China’s Carbon Neutrality Goal

Date: 12 Jun 2021 Organiser: IEEE JC and EE PolyU Time: 15:00 - 16:00 Speaker: Dr. Ivan Li Summary On September 22, 2020, President Xi Jinping announced at the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly that China will strive to become carbon neutral by 2060. Carbon neutrality means achieving net zero carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions by removing (often through carbon offsets) the same level of emissions that are emitted, or simply eliminating CO₂ emissions altogether. A more ambitious goal than carbon neutrality is to achieve zero carbon emissions, but a national goal of carbon neutrality would already imply that most players within the economic system achieve zero carbon. The announcement of China's carbon neutrality establishes a direction for realizing a "Zero-carbon China" and will greatly support the drive toward carbon pricing and green, sustainable, and high-quality development. This talk will cover the background of carbon trading and carbon pricing, China’s carbon trading revolution and how carbon neutrality goal will activate the market and encourage more long-term value investors to focus on low/zero-carbon development and invest in low/zero-carbon assets, projects, and technologies. Join Zoom Meeting via https://polyu.zoom.us/j/94226850225?pwd=enhJNlhxcE1zOVlxK1ZlOEliZ0JHZz09 Meeting ID：942 2685 0225 Pincode：415573 Join via Skype for Business https://polyu.zoom.us/skype/94226850225 Keynote Speaker Dr. Ivan Li Certified Carbon Reduction Manager and Charter Engineer Dr. Ivan Li holds a Ph.D. degree from HK PolyU. He is Certified Carbon Reduction Manager and Charter Engineer in HKSAR. Dr. Ivan Li is mainly responsible to manage & administer innovation & technology projects in EMSD. His invention of “Non-Intrusive Data Analytics System for Adaptive Intelligent Condition Monitoring of Lifts" has filed a patent successfully and won the “Champion of the 1st Inno E&M competition of EMSD”, Build4Asia2020 Innovation Award, Geneva Invention Silver Award 2021. He is an expert in AI, carbon market and climate change. He has more than 10 years’ research and working experiences in carbon and energy market, published more than 10 SCI papers and won essay contests 4 times. He leads a team to establish HK’s first trading platform for emission reduction products & participate the CPU funded Project “study on emission trading in the mainland: option for Hong Kong”. He Leads a team to invest & develop the first batch of CCER projects & develop the first collateralised loans for carbon sink project in China; He has extensive practical experience in handling global climate change, society response, low carbon consulting, carbon asset management, fintech application and carbon finance innovation.  

Technical seminar by WU Fuliang, on Optimal Driving for Vehicle Fuel Economy under Traffic Speed Uncertainty

Date: 03 Jun 2021 Time: 10:30 - 11:30 Venue: Room CD304 and Online via Zoom   Speaker: WU Fuliang

Research Student Gathering for 2020/21

Date: 26 May 2021 Time: 14:00 - 15:00 The Department organized a Research Student Gathering for 2020/21 on 26th May 2021 (Wednesday), in which it serves as a platform for all research students who are in different research disciplines to meet and share on their studies at PolyU.  This year the Department incorporated the 3 Minutes Thesis Competition (3MT) into the annual RPg Gathering.  In this half-day activity, 21 PhD students were invited to give a 3-minute presentation on their research topics.   Champion:  Ms HU Qian First Runner Up: Ms CUI Jingxian People’s Choice Award: Ms HU Qian Congratulations to our winners!