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Dr Tracy Mok is an Associate Professor in the School of Fashion and Textiles (formerly the Institute of Textiles and Clothing) at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She was also formerly Associate Head of the Institute of Textiles and Clothing, assisting its upgrade to become an independent school. Her research interests include artificial intelligence, 2D and 3D computer-aided design, digital human modeling, cloth simulation, computer vision, and computer graphics in fashion applications. She has successfully secured 23 projects worth a total of HK$ 37.5 million, published over 140 research articles in world-leading and top-tier research journals, and held 1 trademark, 7 patents, 6 software copyrights, and 3 licenses. Her research's findings have received widespread recognition from both academia and business, having a significant impact on the fashion industry. With her support, her PhD graduate commercialized her technology with a startup formed, securing venture investment of over 20 million RMB. With her achievement, she has won 14 prestigious international awards, including the Gold Medal of the 35th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva and the Silver Medal of the 1st Asia Exhibition of Inventions Hong Kong. Dr Mok has also committed herself to serving the education community as a fellow and executive member of the Hong Kong Institution of Textile and Apparel, a vetting committee member of the Create Smart Initiative for CreateHK of Hong Kong SAR government, a steering committee member of the Artificial Intelligence Special Committee of the China Textile Engineering Society, etc.