Five PolyU projects have been granted total funding of HK$20.9 million from the Research Impact Fund (RIF) 2023/24 of the Research Grants Council (RGC). The funded projects are led by PAIR researchers and cover diverse research areas. A total of 14 projects were supported in this year’s exercise, and PolyU has the highest number of funded projects among local universities.
The RIF supports universities in undertaking impactful and translational research projects, and in developing research collaborations with government departments, business and industry, and research institutes. Successful projects are granted funding of up to HK$10 million per project for a period of three to five years.
Funded PolyU projects include:
| Project | Project Coordinator |
| Development of Bacterial Pseudaminic Acid-based Vaccine to Combat Infections Caused by Multidrug Resistant Bacteria | Prof. CHEN Sheng Member of the Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood), and Head and Chair Professor of Microbiology in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition |
| Digital Twin-enabled Intelligent Assessment and Maintenance of Offshore Wind Turbine Structures in a Life-cycle Context | Prof. ZHU Songye Leading Member of the Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things (RIAIoT), Member of the Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) and Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD), Associate Head and Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| An AI-enabled Geospatial Platform for Smart Facility Management and Smart Mobility of People with Disabilities | Dr LIU Xintao Member of the Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS), RISUD, Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI), and Associate Professor in the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics |
| Durable Low-carbon Asphalt Pavement Built with Recycled Waste Polyolefin Plastics through Reactive Extrusion | Prof. LENG Zhen Associate Director of the Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE), Member of RILS and RISUD, and Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Developing a New Generation of Pressure-controlled Wearable Soft Braces to Improve the Efficiency and Compliance in Treating Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis | Prof. YIP Yiu-wan Joanne Management Committee Member of RiFood, Member of the Photonics Research Institute (PRI) and the Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports), Associate Dean and Professor in the School of Fashion and Textiles |
