Congratulations to Prof. CHAI Yang, Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Science and Professor in the Department of Applied Physics, for winning “The Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year Award 2024” for “breaking the wall of efficient sensory AI systems”.
Prof. Chai has conducted groundbreaking research on sensory (AI), paving the way for more energy-efficient, low-latency and memory-optimised AI systems, and bringing significant enhancement to diverse applications such as mobile devices, IoT sensors and edge computing. He has developed novel hardware architectures and optimisation techniques, which enable the deployment of advanced sensory AI systems in mobile devices, IoT sensors and edge computing, transforming applications in smart cities, autonomous vehicles and industrial automation.
The Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year Award was initiated by the Berlin-based Falling Walls Foundation, to recognise the latest breakthroughs and outstanding science projects worldwide. This year’s Falling Walls Global Call received over 1,000 entries from 52 countries. Prof. Chai is one of the top ten winners in the Engineering & Technology category.
Prof. Chai is currently a Management Committee Member of the Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR), and a Member of the Photonics Research Institute (PRI), the Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) and the Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Internet of Things (RIAIoT).
Press release: https://polyu.me/3zquNAR
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| Research Units | Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems | Photonics Research Institute | Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy | Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things |
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