PolyU research teams garnered nine prestigious awards at the 2024 Silicon Valley International Inventions Festival (SVIIF), including a semi-grand prize, two special prizes, five gold medals and one silver medal. Four of the award-winning innovations were developed by research teams led by PAIR researchers:
Award |
Project |
Project Leader |
Semi-Grand Prize
Gold Medal |
ICU-grade Wireless Breathable Cardiac Electronic Skin |
Prof. ZHENG Zijian Associate Director of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) Management Committee Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) Member of Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things (RIAIoT) Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI) Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) |
Prize of the Korea Invention Promotion Association
Gold Medal |
Development of Intelligent Nighttime Brace with Smart Padding to Treat Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis |
Prof. Joanne YIP Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI) Member of Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) |
Prize of the Croatian Union of Innovators
Silver Medal |
3D Printed Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS) Bone Scaffolds |
Prof. ZHAO Xin Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) Member of Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation (RCMI) |
Gold Medal
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Edge AI-empowered Smart Devices and Robotics for AIoT Applications |
Prof. CAO Jiannong Director of Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things (RIAIoT) |