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Two PAIR members win PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award 2024

Congratulations to the following two young talents at PAIR for winning the PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award (YIRA) 2024! YIRA aims to honour young PolyU researchers under the age of 35 who have demonstrated novelty, contributed to technological advancement, and propelled transformative innovations to address societal problems. Each awardee will receive a research funding support of HK$500,000 and a personal cash prize of HK$20,000.   Awardee PAIR Research Unit Title and Department Research Focus Dr HUANG Dongmei Photonics Research Institute (PRI) Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering High performance swept laser and its applications Dr LI Tian Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) and Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) Assistant Professor, Department of Health Technology and Informatics   Contrast-Adaptive Real-Time (CART) 4D-MRI Technique via Cascaded Deep Learning for Abdominal Tumour Tracking in MRI-guided Radiotherapy

PAIR researchers shine at International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) won a record-breaking number of accolades at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (Geneva Inventions Expo). Forty-three PolyU innovations seized a total of 45 accolades, including two Special Prizes, five Gold Medals with Congratulations of the Jury, 18 Gold Medals, 13 Silver Medals and seven Bronze Medals. This achievement underscores the commitment of the PolyU community to embracing research breakthroughs. Among the award-winning projects, 18 of them are led by PAIR researchers. Projects led by PAIR researchers: *In order of prize level and alphabetical order of project names Project Principal Investigator(s) Prize of the Saudi Arabian Delegation;Gold Medal GOOD Vision/Wellsees: Novel Portable Corneal Topographer Prof. KEE Chea-su Head and Professor, School of Optometry and Associate Director of Research Centre for SHARP Vision (RCSV) Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury ProRuka — Novel Prosthetic Hand Controlled by Wireless Sonomyography Prof. ZHENG Yongping Henry G. Leong Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) Gold Medal 3D Printed Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS) Bone Scaffolds Dr ZHAO Xin Associate Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Member of Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation (RCMI), Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) and Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) A Fireproof Solar PV Vacuum-Glazing Wall Panel (FSVG) as Building Insulation Layer Prof. YANG Hongxing Professor, Departmentof Building Environment and Energy Engineering, Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) and Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) Flexible Perovskite Solar Modules Based on Surface Reconstruction Technology Prof. YAN Feng Chair Professor of Organic Electronics, Department of Applied Physics, Associate Director of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) and Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) and Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) FRP-ECC-HSC Composite Column Prof. Ben YOUNG Vice President (Student and Global Affairs), Chair Professor of Steel Structures, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Member of Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS) iActive: Intelligent Active-Perspiration Activewear Dr SHOU Dahua Limin Endowed Young Scholar in Advanced Textiles Technologies, Assistant Professor, School of Fashion and Textiles and Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports), Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE) and Research Centre of Textiles for Future Fashion (RCTFF) MicroFish: A Lab-on-a-chip for On-site Detection of Microbial Contamination and Pollutants Dr CHUA Song-lin Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) Mobile Ankle-foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton Dr HU Xiaoling Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Member of Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) and Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) Multi-Functional High-Power-Density Integrated Onboard Charger for Electric Vehicles Dr LOO Ka-hong Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Assistant Dean (External Engagement), Faculty of Engineering and Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) Dr LIU Junwei Research Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) Patellar Auto-mobilising Device (PAD) Prof. FU Siu-ngor Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Associate Director of Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) and Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) Virtual MRI Contrast Enhancement System for Precise Tumour Detection and Treatment Prof. CAI Jing Associate Dean, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Professor, Department of Health Technology and Informatics and Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) and Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) Silver Medal Invention and Application of Vitamin D Supplement Preparations Prof. WONG Man-sau Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Director of Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation (RCMI), Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) and Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) and Research Centre for SHARP Vision (RCSV) Novel Nano-imprinting Technology for Anti-counterfeiting Micro-images and Information Storage Prof. Sandy Suet TO Professor, State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Member of Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE) Dr Lenny Wai-sze YIP Research Assistant Professor, State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Member of Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE) Precision Gene Editing for Enhanced Stem Cell-Retinal Neuron Generation Dr HUANG Chien-ling Associate Professor, Department of Health Technology and Informatics and Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) Prof. YIP Shea-ping Head and Chair Professor of Diagnostic Science and Molecular Genetics, Department of Health Technology and Informatics and Associate Director of Research Centre for SHARP Vision (RCSV) Smart Firefighting Robot Dr HUANG Xinyan Associate Professor, Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering and Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD), Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE) and Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) Smart Headset featuring Adaptive Noise Filters for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Dr CHOY Yat Sze Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) Bronze Medal Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Hat to Limit Dementia Progression Dr SETO Sai-wang Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition and Associate Director of Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation (RCMI) Prof. Samuel LO Honorary Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) and Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation (RCMI)   Further reading: https://polyu.hk/tNLZz   Online coverage: CGTN - https://polyu.me/3Qe7WOa Hong Kong Economic Journal - https://polyu.me/3Jtr3js Headline Daily - https://polyu.me/4aEY9ZN Ta Kung Pao - https://polyu.me/3U6ZzVQ; https://polyu.me/3JuprWQ Wen Wei Po - https://polyu.me/449S05h; https://polyu.me/4d34SOD HK01 - https://polyu.me/4aGYU4r Dot Dot News - https://polyu.me/3U4G4gx Hong Kong China News Agency - https://polyu.me/3xDC9j6 China News Service - https://polyu.me/4b4jv2s; https://polyu.me/3JuRKEA People’s Daily Overseas Edition - https://polyu.me/4d6Wgqc ifeng.com - https://polyu.me/3JskkX6 BJ News - https://polyu.me/3UqR60N Macau Times - https://polyu.me/3UrUetp Jornal Va Kio - https://polyu.me/3W6sImw World Journal - https://polyu.me/3UbrSSO United Daily News 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Prof. WENG Qihao wins double honours from American Association of Geographers

Congratulations to Prof. WENG Qihao, Associate Director of the Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS), Member of the Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) and Chair Professor of Geomatics and Artificial Intelligence, for receiving the 2024 AAG Wilbanks Prize for Transformational Research in Geography from the American Association of Geographers (AAG), and the Lifetime Achievement Honor Award 2024 from the AAG Remote Sensing Specialty Group (RSSG), respectively. The dual recognitions are a testament to his remarkable contributions in the fields.  A prize presentation will be held and a special conference session in honour of Prof. Weng will take place at this year’s AAG Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, 16–20 April 2024. Founded in 1904, the AAG is a non-profit scientific and educational society aimed at bringing advancements to geography and related fields. The AAG Wilbanks Prize for Transformational Research is awarded to geographers from the academic, public or private sectors whose research has made transformational research contributions to geography or geographic information science, or to science and society more broadly. The AAG RSSG Lifetime Achievement Honor Award is bestowed upon individuals who have made a unique and path-breaking impact on remote sensing and relevant disciplines through research, education and service engagement.

Dr James FANG awarded 2024 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation

Congratulations to Dr James FANG Kar-Hei, Core Member of the Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood), Member of the Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS) and Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD), and Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, for receiving the 2024 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation by The Pew Charitable Trusts. A total of six scientists around from the world have been awarded the fellowship this year and Dr Fang is the recipient from East Asia. Each recipient is awarded a grant of US$150,000 allocated over three years, to support conducting an original, research-based marine conservation project. Dr Fang’s research focuses on the restoration pearl oyster reefs for enhancing Hong Kong’s marine environmental health, biodiversity and seafood sustainability.

PAIR researchers shine at PolyU President’s Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2023

Congratulations to the following PAIR researchers for receiving The President’s Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2023 of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University!   Category of Award Awardee(s) Title(s) Individual Awards Teaching (Outstanding Young Teacher) Dr HSU Li-ta Associate Head and Associate Professor of Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, Limin Young Scholar in Aerospace Navigation, and Member of RIAIoT, RILS, RISUD and SCRI Research and Scholarly Activities (Outstanding Researcher) Prof. LI Xiangdong Director of RISUD, Dean of Faculty of Construction and Environment, Ko Jan Ming Professor in Sustainable Urban Development, and Chair Professor of Environmental Science and Technology Research and Scholarly Activities (Outstanding Young Researcher) Prof. ZHENG Zijian Associate Director of RI-IWEAR, Associate Director of University Research Facility in Materials Characterization and Device Fabrication, Chair Professor of Soft Materials and Devices, Management Committee Member of RISE, and Member of RIAIoT, PRI and RISUD Team Awards Knowledge Transfer: Industry Prof. XIA Yong (Team Leader) Director of Joint Research Centre for Marine Infrastructure, Management Committee Member of RIAIoT, and Member of RISUD and RCDSE Prof. CAO Jiannong Director of RIAIoT, Director of University Research Facility in Big Data Analytics, Dean of Graduate School, Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Professor in Data Science, Chair Professor of Distributed and Mobile Computing, Management Committee Member of RISUD, and Member of RiFood, RI-IWEAR, RISE, RISA and SCRI Prof. ZHU Songye Associate Head (Research) of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Leading Member of RIAIoT, and Member of RISE and RISUD

Prof. CHEN Sheng elected as Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology

Congratulations to Prof. CHEN Sheng, Member of the Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood), Head of the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, and Chair Professor of Microbiology, for being elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) for his outstanding scientific achievements and contributions that have advanced microbiology. Prof. Chen is the only scholar from Hong Kong elected to the Class of 2024.

MHRC Associate Director Prof. Sylvia CHEN elected as Fellow of Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities

We are delighted to announce that Prof. Sylvia Xiaohua CHEN, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Chair Professor of the Department of Applied Social Sciences, Associate Director of the Mental Health Research Centre (MHRC), and Director of the Yan Oi Tong Au Suet Ming Child Development Centre, has been elected as a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities (HKAH). This prestigious recognition is a testament to Prof. Chen’s exceptional scholarship and her significant contributions to humanities and social sciences in Hong Kong. Prof. Chen’s research focuses on personality and social psychology, cross-cultural psychology, as well as the psychosocial and cultural aspects of mental health. She investigates the social impact of bilingualism and biculturalism, as well as the effects of cultural contexts on the psychological functioning of bilingual and bicultural individuals. Her research explores the influence of globalisation on the changes experienced by bicultural individuals in mindsets, values, beliefs and identifications as a result of acculturation. The HKAH was founded in 2011 with the main aims of giving recognition to scholarly excellence and providing a platform for advocacy on behalf of the humanities in Hong Kong. HKAH Fellows are recognised by their peers as scholars of the highest academic distinction, or eminent practitioners of the arts, and are honoured for their lifetime contributions to humanities.

MHRC Member Dr Jacky NG named APS Rising Star

Dr Jacky NG Chi-kit, Member of the Mental Health Research Centre (MHRC), has been selected as one of the Rising Stars of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). The Rising Star designation recognises outstanding APS members in the earliest stages of their post-PhD research career. Awardees were evaluated for their research excellence based on six criteria, including publications; recognitions; discoveries, methodological innovations, or theoretical or empirical contributions; work with potentially broad impact; commitment to diversity in science; and demonstrated independence from mentors. Dr Ng is dedicated to investigating various methodological artifacts in mediation and moderation models, and utilising these models to gain insights into various social phenomena. His research findings have been published in internationally renowned journals. Currently, Dr Ng’s research focuses on developing an implementation-friendly statistical tool to differentiate analytically equivalent models in moderation analysis and employing this tool to identify the mitigating factors for social media-induced depression.   The full list of 2024 APS Rising Stars is available at: https://www.psychologicalscience.org/members/awards-and-honors/aps-rising-stars/news-rising-stars

Two PAIR scholars bestowed HKAES Fellow honour

Congratulations to Prof. WANG Zuankai, Associate Vice President (Research and Innovation), Member of the Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) and the Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports), and Prof. Jerry YAN Jinyue, Chair Professor of Energy and Buildings, Management Committee Member of the Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) and Member of the Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), on their election as 2023 Fellows of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences (HKAES), in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the field of science, engineering and technology for the benefit of society. The HKAES is a professional engineering organisation in Hong Kong. Elected fellows are recognised leaders in their professions with distinguished achievements in engineering sciences and their applications. A total of 13 engineering experts received the prestigious honour this year.

Prof. WANG Dan named ACM Distinguished Member

Prof. WANG Dan, Associate Director of the Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism (RCDTT), Member of the Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things (RIAIoT), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) and Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD), has been named a 2023 Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for his contributions to data-driven applications and platforms for cyber-physical energy systems. A total of 52 computing professionals have received the 2023 ACM Distinguished Member designation. The 2023 inductees were selected by their peers for work that has advanced computing, fostered innovation across various fields and improved computer science education.   Online coverage: AIThority - https://polyu.me/3vN7MFW