Past Events

Prof. David PUI of University of Minnesota delivers lecture on “Green Technologies Development for Sustainable Environment”

Prof. David Y. H. PUI, Regents Professor and LM Fingerson/TSI Inc. Chair in Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA, delivered the 29th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “Green Technologies Development for Sustainable Environment” on 13 September 2024 at PolyU. The lecture attracted nearly 100 participants to join in person and captivated an online viewing audience of over 11,200 from different countries and regions to watch the live broadcast on multiple social media platforms, including Bilibili, WeChat, Weibo, YouTube, etc.

Successful LSGI & SCRI Distinguished Lecture on Digital Twins and Urban Informatics on 11 September 2024

The Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) and the Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) successfully hosted a Distinguished Lecture on 11 September 2024, titled "Digital Twins and Urban Informatics," featuring Professor Michael Goodchild, Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.

PRI Research Seminar Series: Optical Wireless Communications for IoT Applications

The “Photonics Research Institute (PRI) Research Seminar Series: Optical Wireless Communications for IoT Applications” was successfully held on 29 August 2024 (Thursday).

Distinguished Sports Research Seminar Series - Wearable Iontronic Devices for Sports and Healthcare Applications

The Distinguished Sports Research Seminar "Wearable Iontronic Devices for Sports and Healthcare Applications" delivered by Prof. Tingrui PAN, Chair Professor of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and the Executive Director of Institute for Innovative Medical Devices, organised by RISports and jointly co-organised by the Department of Biomedical Engineering, the PolyU - Samaranch Sports Development Centre and the PolyU - HKSI Research Centre was successfully held yesterday.

SCRI successfully hosts the Forum on the Low-Altitude Economy and Smart City Synergies

The Forum on the Low-Altitude Economy and Smart City Synergies, hosted by Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and co-organised by the PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR), was successfully held on 9 August 2024 on PolyU campus, attracting 93 participants to join onsite and captivating an online viewing audience of over 24,000 to watch the live broadcast on Zoom and Keyanyun platforms.

PAIR Distinguished Lecture: Professor HUANG Yonggang, Northwestern University delivers 'Shape Programmable Three-dimensional Mesostructures and Functional Devices'

Prof. HUANG Yonggang, Jan and Marcia Achenbach Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University in the United States, delivered the 28th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “Shape Programmable Three-Dimensional Mesostructures and Functional Devices” on 8 August 2024 at PolyU. The lecture attracted more than 100 participants to join in person and captivated an online viewing audience of over 15,500 from different countries and regions to watch the live broadcast on multiple social media platforms, including Bilibili, WeChat, Weibo, YouTube, etc.

RCRE Seminar: Recycling Strategies for C&D Waste

Prof. Jos Brouwers of Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands delivered a seminar on the topic of “Recycling Strategies for C&D Waste” on 18 July 2024.

RCRE Webinar Series: Recycling of Waste Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites into Short Reinforcements for Construction Materials

Prof. Tao Yu (CEE) delivered a webinar with the topic of “Recycling of Waste Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites into Short Reinforcements for Construction Materials” on 18 July 2024. The webinar was co-organized with CEE of PolyU and HKIE Civil Division. Over 130 participants joined the webinar.

SCRI: Prof. John SHI Wenzhong gives speeches and receives “2024 Smart City Pioneering Leader” award at 17th China Smart City Conference

Prof. John SHI Wenzhong, Director of the Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) and Chair Professor of Geographical Information Science and Remote Sensing in the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, attended the 17th China Smart City Conference held in Changsha city, Hunan province, 18–19 July 2024, to give speeches on smart city index and geospatial artificial intelligence. He was also awarded the “2024 Smart City Pioneering Leader” at the Conference in recognition of his outstanding leadership and strategic vision in the field.

MHRC Research Seminar: Computational Pipeline for Cross-trait Analysis with Examples for Psychological and Neurological Diseases

Prof. Liang discusses his published computational pipelines for cross-trait genomics data analysis. The pipeline is generally applicable to complex human diseases. Prof. Liang will highlight his works involving psychological and neurological diseases and traits, including depression, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Alzheimer's disease, among others. These examples will be used to spark ideas for future collaborations.