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2019-06-12
New Photodetector to Enhance High-Speed Optical Transmission to Meet the Tremendous Traffic Growth in Big Data Era
In the era of big data, the rapid increase in data traffic has aroused urgent demands for high-speed optical transmission. Ms. Gao Yun, a PhD student under the supervision of Professor Shu Ching-tat Chester at the Department of Electronic Engineering has published a paper in Optica recently, titled “High-speed Van der Waals ... -
2019-05-30
Engineering Students Reap Most Awards at Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2019
Twenty-one student teams from CUHK received awards at the Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2019, held on 25 and 26 May, eighteen of which was formed by students of the Faculty of Engineering. The University, with the largest number of awards among tertiary institutions in Hong Kong, ... -
2019-04-15
CUHK Shone at the 47th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
Eleven Engineering projects have received two Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury, one Gold Medal, seven Silver Medals and the Prize of the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation - Romania in the 47th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Here is a summary of the Faculty of Engineering’s award- ... -
2019-03-05
Collaboration of CUHK Faculty of Engineering and SenseTime on AI Education
The Faculty of Engineering and SenseTime Group Ltd (SenseTime) have recently launched a new collaboration on Artificial Intelligence (AI) education with the signing of a collaborative agreement. AI is the technology that uses machine intelligence to simulate human intelligence in performing tasks and solving problems. The application ... -
2019-01-04
CUHK Appoints Dean of the Faculty of Engineering
The Council of The Chinese University of Hong Kong has approved the appointment of Professor Martin D.F. Wong as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering with effect from 4 January 2019. He will serve for a term of 5 years. Professor Wong is also appointed as Choh-Ming Li Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. Professor Martin D ... -
2019-01-04
Two CUHK Engineering Professors Elected IEEE Fellows 2019
Prof. Tsang Hon Ki and Prof. Irwin King Kuo Chin, Faculty of Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), have been elected Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in the class of 2019, for their research contributions to “nonlinear silicon photonics and advanced waveguide grating couplers” and... -
2018-12-05
Engineering Professors Named Most Highly Cited Researchers
Prof. WONG Ching Ping, Emeritus Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, and Prof. ZHAO Ni, Associate Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering have been named by Clarivate Analytics in the list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2018” as among the world’s top researchers whose work has been ... -
2018-09-24
Mourning Professor Sir Charles K. KAO
Dear Colleagues and Students, It was with great sadness that we received the news that Professor Charles Kao, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2009 and former VC of the University, has passed away yesterday. Professor Kao has been an outstanding scholar, a ... -
2018-06-21
Prof. Wu Ke-li Revolutionises the World’s Smart Drainage Technology for Wireless, Continuous and Large-Scale Flood and Gas Monitoring
The complexity of our urban drainage system and blockages in it may impose difficulty and danger on performing the onsite inspection and detection of hazardous gases such as sulphur dioxide and methane, and even increase the risk of flooding associated with adverse weather conditions. A certain concertation of methane may potentially ... -
2018-06-01
TRS Project Workshop for Smart Energy Distribution and Utilization 2018
The CUHK cross-institutional Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) Project Workshop for Smart Energy Distribution and Utilization led by Prof. Ching-ping Wong, Dean of Engineering is held on 28-29 May 2018. The workshop drew more than 90 technology leaders, experts, researchers and government officials to explore the future development ...
