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Chinese New Year Greetings from Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI)

We wish you a Happy, Prosperous and Healthy Year of the Rabbit!

Season's Greetings from Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI)

Wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year of 2023! Stay healthy & happy!

SCRI Retreat 2022

SCRI organized a retreat on 15 December 2022, with over 20 SCRI members joining the event.   Prof. John Shi, Director of SCRI kicked off the retreat by delivering a welcome remark, followed by the work report on the development of SCRI in the first two years, and plan for the 3rd year. Then, SCRI investigators take turns to share their progress of research related to smart cities. The fruitful retreat ended with the concluding remarks by Prof. CHEN Qingyan, Director of PAIR.

SCRI Exhibit at Construction Innovation Expo 2022

The triennial flagship event of the Construction Industry Council (CIC), “Construction Innovation Expo 2022”(CIExpo),was held from 13 to 17 December 2022 in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. During the expo, innovative and advanced construction technologies from all over the world will be on display, essentially establishing a platform for the industry to exchange ideas and experiences in innovative solutions.   SCRI exhibit SpaceScanX mobile mapping backpack was showcased at the CIExpo.   About CIExpo Date: 13 – 17 December 2022 Venue: Hall 1C-1E, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)  Event website: https://ciexpo.cic.hk/

Showcase of SCRI Innovation at BIP Asia Forum 2022

SCRI innovation: Smart City Platform: A Comprehensive System for Spatial Data Infrastructure was exhibited at BIP Asia Forum 2022 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.   About SCRI Innovation – Smart City Platform A comprehensive platform for seamless fusion, AI-based urban object cognition, visualization and analysis of massive 3D urban models, and spatial big data analytics   Applications      3D city measurement and modelling        Multidisciplinary big data analytics for city planning, urban analysis, transportation analysis, crowd flow analysis,                   environmental analysis, and public health       BIM development (including aged buildings) for urban planning and urban renewal       Disaster mitigation, e.g., AI-based rapid landslide recognition    About BIP Asia Forum 2022 Date: 1 – 2 December 2022 (9:00-17:30) Venue: Hall 5FG, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Event Website: https://bipasia.hktdc.com/conference/bip/en

Inauguration of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Endowed Professorships

The Endowed Professorship Scheme was established by PolyU in 2012 to honour distinguished scholars for their outstanding academic and research achievements. SCRI is proud to have two academics bestowed the honours at the Fourth Inauguration of Endowed Professorships cum the First Inauguration of Endowed Young Scholars held on 31 August 2022. The current Endowed Professors at SCRI are as follows. Prof. John Shi Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Endowed Professorship in Urban Informatics (Video Introduction) Prof. Bo Wu Fiona Cheung Endowed Professorship in Spatial Science (Video Introduction) Being appointed as an Endowed Professor or an Endowed Young Scholar is a joint recognition from the University and the wider community of an academic’s outstanding contributions in their respective fields of research. It also represents immense support and faith that the academic’s research endeavours will advance the frontiers of knowledge and benefit both society and the world at large.

SCRI Scholars ranked among world's top 2% most-cited scientists by Stanford University

Three Scholars from SCRI, Prof. John Shi, Prof. Niu Jianlei and Prof. Chen Xiaojun, were ranked as the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in the field of Geological and Geomatics Engineering according to the 2022 release by Stanford University. The database categorized scientists into 22 subject fields and 176 sub-fields. It has taken their research publications into consideration, including information on citations, individual’s scientific research output, co-authorship and a composite indicator for career-long citation impact up to the end of 2021. Congratulations to Prof. John Shi, Prof. Niu Jianlei and Prof. Chen Xiaojun!

PolyU President's Awards and Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2021

PolyU recognises the distinguished accomplishments and contributions of staff members through the two tiers of awards, namely the President’s Awards and the Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement. The accolades, categorised into individual and team awards, are presented in the areas of Teaching, Research and Scholarly Activities, and Services. Introducing the new award category of “Knowledge Transfer” recently, the University honours outstanding knowledge transfer endeavours that have created significant impact on industry and society. SCRI members received the award as follows: President’s Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2021   Category of Award Individual Award / Team Award Post Knowledge Transfer Sub-category: Industry Prof. Bo WU Professor FCE Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2021   Category of Award Individual Award / Team Award Post Knowledge Transfer Sub-category: Industry Prof. Bo WU Professor Knowledge Transfer Sub-category: Society Prof. John W.Z. SHI (team leader) Dr Anshu ZHANG                                              Dr Min ZHANG Chair Professor Research Assistant Professor      Research Assistant Professor     Congratulations to all award winners!

LSCM and PolyU jointly forecast the development of COVID-19 with technical design for district-based Compulsory Universal Testing

28 April 2022, Hong Kong — The Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre (LSCM) has  collaborated with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) to conduct researches on the forecast  of the development of COVID-19 in Hong Kong, aiming to foster the social and economic recovery.  The two researches were conducted by the teams led by Professor CHEN Wu, Head of Land Surveying  and Geo-Informatics of PolyU, and Professor John W.Z. SHI, Director of PolyU-Shenzhen Technology  and Innovation Research Institute (Futian) respectively. The results indicate that it is necessary to  maintain a certain level of social distancing measures at the moment, while the reopening of the  border is expected to bring a slim chance of a sharp pandemic rebound. It is also recommended the Compulsory Universal Testing to be carried out on a district-by-district basis, from the districts with  the highest predicted COVID-19 onset risk to those with the lowest, and completed within 8 days to reduce the impact on the daily life of the public.    Full Report Link

Prof. John Shi was conferred as Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

Professor Shi Wenzhong John, Director of the Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute and Chair Professor of LSGI was conferred as Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) for his contribution to social science in late 2021. The Academy’s Fellowship is made up of distinguished individuals from academic, public, private and third sectors, across the full breadth of the social sciences. Through leadership, scholarship, applied research, policymaking, and practice, they have helped to deepen the understanding of, and address, some of the toughest challenges facing our society and the world. New Fellows are named due to the excellence and impact of their work, which addresses matters of vital importance and contributes to the social sciences for the public good. Through leadership, scholarship, applied research, policymaking and practice, they have helped to deepen the understanding of some of the toughest challenges facing our society and the world. Congratulations to Prof. Shi!