Issue 4

Dean's Message

Major Theme Stories

• Ammonia-fuel vehicle breakthrough heralds sustainable transport
• Nanomaterial testing breakthroughs set to boost pandemic resilience
• Today’s deepfake image detection flawed, finds new research

Research Highlights

• Dr Weisong WEN establishes research collaboration with Meituan Inc., employing UAVs for autonomous parcel delivery in urban environments
• Aviation Research Consortium (ARC) established under Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering (AAE)
• PolyU establishes the “Joint Research Centre of Advanced Aerospace Propulsion Technology” with the Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology, contributing to the development of China's aerospace technology
• Newly established Research Centre of Unmanned Autonomous Systems at PolyU coordinates research and development efforts and facilitates collaborations with leading partners
• 3D-printed insoles can improve sports performance
• A deep reinforcement learning based offloading game in edge computing
• NCScope: Hardware-Assisted Analyzer for Native Code in Android Apps
• Ultraminiature optical fiber-tip plasmonic biosensors for label-free biodetection
• Smart Cochlear Implants
• Revolutionary Nano Multi-Ring Incorporated Defocus Spectacle Lens for Myopia Progression Control

Teaching and Learning

• Sharing for technology-enhanced blended learning approach
• Teaching Development Grant (TDG) 2022-25
• The PolyU E-Formula Racing Team gets on track for 2023 competition

Achievements of Faculty Members

• 105 Faculty Scholars Ranked World’s Top 2% Scientists released by Stanford University
• PolyU's Associate Vice President (Research and Innovation) and Chair Professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering Professor WANG Zuankai receives the Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2023
• PolyU Scientist Dr REN Jingzheng Wins the 2022 APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education
• Mainland government's awards to PolyU and Professor KL YUNG
• Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury at 2022 Geneva Invention Expo
• RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme 2022/23
• Young scholars selected as Top 50 Global AI Young Chinese Scholars 華人青年學者榜 (AI+X) as released by Baidu Academic
• List of Research Funding / Awards

Achievements of Students

• AAE Student won the IET Prize 2022
• Gold Award in the 8th China International College Students’ ”Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
• Student Innovation Gold Award in the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2022
• 2022 Champion Award (Bachelor/Sub-degree Level) of HKIE CA Paper Award Competition
• 2022 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing
• Champion of the Tertiary Education Category in the Hong Kong Electronics Project Competition 2022
• Champion in Global Social Innovation Summit 2022
• IEEE (Hong Kong) Computational Intelligence Chapter Final Year Project Competition 21-22
• Two winning projects in GBA Blockchain Olympiad 2022
• Other student awards

New Scholars Joining the Faculty (April - December 2022)

Scholarship and Support to the Faculty of Engineering