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Successful LSGI & SCRI Distinguished Lecture on Digital Twins and Urban Informatics on 11 September 2024 (只有英文版本)

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 (只有英文版本)

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 (只有英文版本)

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 (只有英文版本)

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.

美国西北大学黄永刚教授主讲杰出讲座　论可编程变形的三维介观结构和功能器件

美国西北大学机械工程、土木与环境工程、材料科学与工程系Achenbach教授黄永刚教授于2024年8月8日主讲理大高等研究院第28场杰出讲座，讲题为「可编程变形的三维介观结构和功能器件」。是次讲座吸引了过百名参加者到场参与，以及超过15,500人次于世界各地透过哔哩哔哩、微信、微博及YouTube等各个社交媒体平台观看直播。

RCRE Seminar: Recycling Strategies for C&D Waste (只有英文版本)

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(只有英文版本)

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 (只有英文版本)

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 (只有英文版本)

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.

RCSV: PolyU collaborates with HKI Biotechnology to establish joint laboratory for biotech innovation (只有英文版本)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has entered into a formal collaboration with HKI Biotechnology Limited to foster biotechnology research, with the aim of driving biotech innovations to contribute to the development of drugs and treatments for ophthalmic and systemic diseases.