Past Events

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.

PolyU collaborates with HKI Biotechnology to establish joint laboratory for biotech innovation

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.

Prof. LENG Jinsong of Harbin Institute of Technology delivers a PAIR seminar on shape memory polymer composites

Prof. LENG Jinsong, Dean of the School of Future Technology, Director of the Centre for Smart Materials and Structures (CSMS), Director of the International Center for Applied Mechanics at Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China, and Deputy Director of the Academic Committee of HIT, delivered the PAIR Seminar titled “Shape Memory Polymer Composites: Programmability, 4D Printing and Applications” on 15 July 2024. The seminar attracted more than 90 participants in person and captured an online viewing audience of over 12,500 who watched the live broadcast on multiple social media platforms, including Bilibili, WeChat, and Weibo.

SCRI Research Seminar on Fusion for Reconstruction of Remote Sensing Data was held successfully on 25 June 2024

The Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) successfully organized a research seminar on 25 June 2024 on the topic of "Fusion for Reconstruction of Remote Sensing Data" by Professor Qunming Wang from the College of Surveying and Geo-Informatics at Tongji University, China.

PolyU co-organises Micro Flow and Interfacial Phenomena Conference 2024 (µFIP 2024)

The Micro Flow and Interfacial Phenomena Conference 2024 (µFIP 2024) was successfully held at PolyU from 21 to 24 June. The conference brought together academic, research and industry communities coming from fields of thermodynamics, fluidics, bio-chemical and bio-medical engineering, and microfluidics, for interdisciplinary exchange with a focus on energy applications involving microchannel flow or microscale surface phenomena.