Research Highlights

Our vision of RIAM is to be a hub for world-class manufacturing research and knowledge transfer to contribute to economic growth in a global context.

Five themes of advanced manufacturing are addressed:

1. Advanced processing and materials technologies
2. Carbon neutral manufacturing
3. Digital manufacturing
4. Manufacturing systems and instrumentation
5. Manufacturing operations and logistics

RiFood has three main Research Directions namely Food Sustainability, Smart Technology & Functional Food Development and Nutrition & Human Health.

These three Research Directions are originated from the interactions among “Environment”, “Food” and “Human”, forming an interdisciplinary & coherent Research Programme.

Two Decades of Settlement of Hong Kong International Airport Studied

The Hong Kong International Airport was built largely on reclaimed land. It has therefore experienced various magnitudes of settlement since its operation in 1998. The research team has applied a satellite remote sensing technique developed by the research team to study the settlement rate of the Airport over the past two decades and its relationship with different types of filling materials (Wu et al.).

Wu, S.W., Yang Z.F., Ding X.L., Zhang B.C., Zhang L., Lu Z. Two decades of settlement of Hong Kong International Airport measured with multi-temporal InSAR, Remote Sensing of Environment 248 (2020) 111976

The Research Institute for Quantum Technology aims to drive advancements in quantum technology through innovative research and interdisciplinary collaboration. With the synergistic efforts from experts across quantum physics, computer science, materials science, microelectronics, machine learning, data security etc., the institute seeks to propel technological progress and foster strong connections with academic and industrial partners globally. The institute will focus on addressing key challenges in

1. Quantum computing
2. Quantum communication
3. Quantum metrology and sensing
4. Quantum machine learning
5. Quantum algorithms

developing cutting-edge solutions in quantum science and contributing to the broader field of scientific and technological innovation.

SCRI aims at being a global centre of excellence in urban informatics and a living laboratory of smart city development for Hong Kong and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Echoing the new trend in smart-city development, the SCRI team has developed a universally applicable, objective, comprehensive, and human-centric Smart City Index fully based on publicly available datasets. The index has ranked 50 representative cities worldwide, exploring the development status and developing trends in different economies. We hope that this can call for more national and regional attention to data transparency. Also, the team hopes this index will help cities review their development status and explore ways to become smarter cities for everyone.

The RISports will be an advanced research platform, aiming to integrate PolyU experts and to collaborate with world leaders to provide scientific and novel engineering solutions for sports. The major goals of RISports are:

1. to conduct cutting-edge research in the thematic areas of sports science and technology;
2. to transfer scientific and engineering knowledge and applications to sports industry and sports institutes through collaboration with companies and organisations; and
3. to nurture future leaders in sports science and technology.

RCMI aims to conduct high impact research to provide scientific evidence to the traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory for better understanding by the research community, medical community and the general public. With the interdisciplinary expertise in this centre, we will make the best use of the modern tools like metabolomics, chemical biology, functional MRI, etc. To understand and illustrate the TCM theory and its action mechanism, we will focus on the use TCM formula and TCM practices like Tai Chi, Qi Gong to address the needs of the community with the following research themes：

1. Women’s health
2. Metabolic syndrome and liver diseases
3. Integrative solution for physical wellness

Our goal is to promote the integrated use of Chinese Medicine in primary care settings.

RCDTT aims to digitally transform the tourism industry by developing AI-driven decision and monitoring systems, and innovative experience solutions to reshape tourism and hospitality operations, destination governance, and international collaboration to promote sustainable travel experiences and business practices.
Two Themes of Research Directions are addressed:

1. Digital Monitoring System for Tourism and Hospitality
2. AI-Driven Business and Experience Innovations

RCRE aspires to establish PolyU as a forefront global research centre in solid waste recycling issues to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions for achieving carbon neutrality.

The research direction can be summarised as:

• Policy and society
• Environmental and economic impact assessment
• Waste valorization technology
• Recycling and sustainable construction

RCTFF fosters synergies and collaborations among researchers in different fields, aimed at creative solutions for high performance textiles and fashion products as well as efficient and sustainable fashion and textile life cycle. RCTFF’s research includes:

• Multifunctional and sustainable textiles
• Advanced fashion & textile enabling technologies
• Apparel product design and innovation
• Fashion and textile life cycle management