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2015-11-08
Prof. Sun Xiankai Receives RGC’s Early Career Award
Prof. Sun Xiankai, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering received the Early Career Award by Research Grants Council (RGC) in recognition of his excellent research performance. Applications for research project grants under the Early Career Scheme are assessed independently by international experts, with ... -
2015-10-07
CUHK Genetic Engineering Team Wins Gold Again in iGEM Finals in Boston
A genetic engineering team formed by 13 undergraduate students of science and engineering at CUHK has recently won a gold medal at the International Genetic Engineered Machine (iGEM) 2015 Giant World Jamboree held in Boston, USA. This is the fourth time that a CUHK team has won gold in the annual premier synthetic biology competition ... -
2015-07-02
Innovative Network Coding Techniques Revolutionize Wireless Communications
The university has recently been named by Thomson Reuters as one of the 10 research institutions in the world with the most impact on telecommunications. Amongst US and European universities, it is the only Asian institution on the list. The recognition was given to 10 institutions having the highest citation impact (research papers being the most highly cited by ... -
2015-05-14
CUHK Engineering Faculty and PolyU Invent Interactive Exoskeleton Ankle Robot for Stroke Rehabilitation
Researchers at the Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have jointly devised an *Interactive Exoskeleton Ankle Robot* for rehabilitation of stroke patients with foot drop problem, or people with muscle weakness or ... -
2015-05-07
Engineering Research Team Receives MoE Higher Education Second-class Award in Natural Sciences
The university received eight Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Science and Technology) from the Ministry of Education (MoE) in 2014, including two first-class awards and five second-class awards in Natural Sciences, as well as one first-class award in... -
2015-04-01
The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Imperial College Collaborate on Healthcare Innovation and Biomedical Robotics
The application of innovative technology in medical services has become a global trend and is crucial to the sustainable development of the healthcare sector. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has been dedicated to promoting medical technology advancements with remarkable accomplishments. To further promote healthcare innovations at international level, CUHK ... -
2015-03-11
CUHK Develops ‘Computerized Assessment Tools for Language & Communication Disorders’ to exhibit at InnoCarnival 2015
A set of new computerized assessment tools for language & communication disorders has been developed by an inter-disciplinary team at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Members of the team include Prof. Lee Tan from the Department of Electronic Engineering, Prof. Lee Yuet-sheung Kathy from the ... -
2015-02-05
CUHK Establishes Chow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine
Biomedical engineering technologies are pushing forward the advancement of clinical care and benefiting patients at large. To facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration between the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Medicine has recently established the Chow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine (the Centre). The opening ceremony was held on 30 ... -
2014-09-01
Dean Wong's Welcome Address to New Students
Dean’s Welcoming Speech TY Wong Hall Ho Sin Hang Engineering Building 1 September 2014 Fellow students: It is my great pleasure to welcome you all in the Faculty welcome reception. First of all, congratulations! Congratulate on entering CUHK, a top and comprehensive University in Hong Kong, congratulate on entering our ... -
2014-08-06
Novel Face Recognition System Developed by CUHK Faculty of Engineering
A CUHK research team led by Prof. Xiaoou Tang, Professor, Department of Information Engineering, and Prof. Xiaogang Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, has built a novel facial recognition system that with the highest accuracy in the world. While humans recognize faces at an accuracy rating of 97.53% on Labeled Faces in the Wild, the ...
