Prof. Xiaoming TAO attended the inauguration of the PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR)
Prof. Xiaoming TAO, Prof. Bingang XU and Dr Tao HUA were presented with the President’s Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Knowledge Transfer (KT)
Prof. Tao gave a talk at the Research & Innovation breakout sessions
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) held the PolyU InnoTech Open Day in 16 July 2022 to showcase the University’s latest endeavours in education, interdisciplinary research, knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship which were helping to empower the innovation and technology (I&T) development of Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and beyond.
Prof. Xiaoming TAO, Director of RI-IWEAR, attended the Opening Ceremony also marked the inauguration of the PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR). PAIR is the largest research platform of its kind in Hong Kong and the GBA to foster interdisciplinary research, partnership with world-renowned scholars, and the transfer of technologies to stakeholders.
Prof. Xiaoming TAO, Prof. Bingang XU, and Dr Tao HUA, as one of the 10 winning teams of the President’s Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Knowledge Transfer (KT), were also presented with the awards at the ceremony. The President’s Awards for Outstanding Achievement in KT recognises impactful projects demonstrated contributions in advancing technological or industry standards through application of PolyU’s research and innovations (for more information of the technology, please visit https://polyu.hk/vnLjb).
In addition to the Opening Ceremony, a series of activities were held throughout the day, providing visitors with an excellent opportunity to learn more about PolyU’s contributions to I&T, as well as to explore academic, entrepreneurial and collaboration opportunities.
The Research & Innovation breakout sessions featured novel and frontier topics related to life sciences, smart cities, neurohealth, future society, energy technology for carbon-neutrality, healthy food and lifestyle management, future manufacturing, artificial intelligence of things and intelligent wearable systems. These sessions served as a platform for industry practitioners and PolyU expert researchers to exchange views on technology innovation and development, collaboration, industry trends and applications. Prof. TAO gave a talk at the session of artificial intelligence of things and intelligent wearable systems.
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