Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Degree in Electronic Systems and Internet-of-Things

The option of Secondary Major in Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (AIDA) is available to the students of BEng (Hons) in Internet-of-Things (IoT) (a variant of BEng (Hons) in Electronic Systems and Internet-of-Things):

Features

Artificial intelligence and data analytics are the most prevailing technologies across various disciplines, and have become a de-facto standard approach to enrich business, advance technology and achieve breakthroughs in virtually all fields. The Department is fully aware of the opportunities and challenges brought about by the new economy and believes that it is indispensable for the next generation of workforce to possess expertise in AIDA and IoT which is a fast-developing field throughout the world and needs pressing manpower in Hong Kong, as encapsulated in  the Hong Kong Smart City Blueprint 2.0 published by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The curriculum of BEng (Hons) in IoT aims to develop student's fundamental discipline-specific knowledge in IoT and generic competencies in a professional context. These include artificial intelligence of things, robotics, sensor technologies, electronic devices and their associated software to sense, measure, interpret, connect and analyze data. Foundation computer science and statistics subjects will provide the basis for the study of AI. Students will take upper-level AI subjects designed in the Secondary Major to enable them to integrate AIDA skills into the study of BEng (Hons) in IoT. 

A key feature of this Secondary Major is the Integrated Capstone Project (ICP) requirement that students will undertake in their final years of study. Students are expected to identify a project topic with a supervisor in IoT and a co-supervisor with AI expertise. Students need to work under both supervisors and demonstrate their knowledge in both IoT and AIDA in the project. Through the project, students will have the opportunity to apply the knowledge learned from various subjects in IoT and AIDA to solve practical problems, develop an in-depth understanding of the technologies involved, and be inspired to innovate new solutions and technologies that will contribute to the advancement of the IoT and AIDA fields.

Remarks

• Students admitted to the BEng(Hons) / BSc(Hons) Scheme in Information and Artificial Intelligence Engineering can apply for this Secondary Major before the commencement of the second year of study. Only students with a cumulative GPA of 2.70 or above may be considered for Secondary Major enrolment. The decision to admit a student to the Secondary Major will be made by the Department based on the student's choice, overall GPA of year one study, and/or interview result and quota availability. The arrangement details of selecting a Secondary Major will be announced in semester two of the first year of study.
• Students are allowed to take a Major with a Secondary Major and a Minor if deemed appropriate. The Department will consider applications on a case-by-case basis.