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2018-07-06
Biomedical Engineering and Surgery Teams Develop a New 3D-printed Soft Robotic Hand for Supporting Rehabilitation after Stroke
Stroke is one of the main causes of disability in the world. Stroke cases happen approximately every 40 seconds. In view of the aging population, the rehabilitation of stroke patients receives a high level of attention in society. A research team led by Prof. Raymond Kai-Yu Tong, Professor and Chairman in the Department of Biomedical ... -
2018-07-02
Summer Experiential Programme in Beijing 2018 (Yao Class)
The Faculty of Engineering nominated 20 students to join the Summer Experiential Program in Beijing with Yao Class during 02 July – 20 July 2018. Tsinghua University offered two summer courses titled “The Physics of Information” and “Computation Modeling for Environment and Ecology Management” for Yao Class students and welcomed CUHK ... -
2018-06-29
Globex 2018
GLOBEX is a collaboration between CUHK Engineering and the Peking University. A group of 20 students were nominated to join the program which was held during 29 June – 29 July 2018. Globex is a well-established academic program, and students are offered a wide list of courses to choose from. The courses are taught by renowned ... -
2018-06-27
Engineering Students Receive Championship on PwC HackaDay
A team of students has won championship on the PwC HackaDay 2018. It was the second time CUHK students shone in the same hacking competition for two consecutive years. HackaDay is a CTF cybersecurity contest for undergraduate students from universities in Hong Kong, which aimed at increasing the general awareness of the importance of ... -
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 ... -
2018-06-14
Prof. Chen Shih-Chi Develops Ultrafast Microscope to Help Tackle Glaucoma and Other Neurological Diseases
A microscope that may help the study of neurological diseases has been developed at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). A team led by Prof. Shih-Chi Chen, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering at CUHK, has recently developed the first digital holography-based (DH) two-photon excitation ( ... -
2018-06-13
Prof. Wong Kam Fai Appointed in the First Batch of Natural Language Processing Experts of CAAI
Prof. Wong Kam Fai, Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Engineering and Director of Centre of Innovation and Technology, CUHK has been appointed as one of the first batch of national experts by The Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI) under the category of natural language processing and understanding. A ... -
2018-06-05
CUHK Faculties and MIT Join Forces in Exploring the Future of Teaching and Learning
The Faculty of Engineering, together with the Faculty of Education and Faculty of Social Science, is collaborating with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to explore using cutting-edge technology to improve teaching and learning, especially through understanding best practices for flipped classroom teaching via eLearning ... -
2018-06-04
Faculty of Engineering Receives Awards in the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
Research teams from four projects have been awarded in the 46th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Here is a summary of CUHK award-winning projects: *Gold Medal* * *Prof. LIAO Wei Hsin, Mr. GAO Fei *and* Mr. LIU Yannan,* Department of ... -
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 ...
