PolyU received total funding of HK$7.25 million in the 2023 MTR Research Funding Scheme for six research projects that aim at developing cutting-edge technologies for the advancement of railways. Among these projects, five are led by PAIR researchers:
In alphabetical order by last name
|
Principal Investigator |
PAIR Research Unit |
Project Title |
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Prof. CHUNG Chi-yung |
Photonics Research Institute (PRI)
|
Developing an Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting System to Energise Monitoring Systems in the Hong Kong MTR System |
|
Dr HUANG Xinyan |
Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) |
Intelligent Emergency Digital Twin System in Metro Station for Fire Evacuation |
|
Dr LAI Siu-kai |
Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD)
|
Development of a New Inerter-based Rail Damper to Mitigate Railway-induced Ground-borne Noise by a Physics-informed Deep Learning Framework |
|
Dr REN Jingzheng |
Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM) and Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE) |
Promoting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in MTR for Pursuing Sustainable Development Goals and Better Service Quality |
|
Dr YE Hongbo |
Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) |
Planning and Operation of Future Railway System with Autonomous Modularised Trains and Virtual Coupling Signalling |
