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2018-04-19
Prof. Wong Kam Fai Receives the Second-class Award in Scientific and Technological Progress from MoE
A research project “Development and industrialisation of ‘Bilingual Trilingualism’-based retrieval and understanding platform on large scale social media” led by Prof. Wong Kam Fai has received the second-class award in Scientific and Technological Progress from the Ministry of Education (MoE). In collaboration with the ... -
2018-04-11
Two Innovative Projects Win Awards from FinTech Hackathons
The rapid growth of science and technology boosts financial services around the globe. Teams from Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management have won the Championship in the Bank of China (Hong Kong) (BOCHK) FinTech Hackathon and received First runner-up in the UHackFin, organised by the Hong Kong University of ... -
2018-04-09
Information Engineering Professor's Paper Selected for 2018 ACM SIGMOBILE Test-of-Time Paper Award
The paper titled “Network Information Flow” is among those selected for 2018 ACM SIGMOBILE Test-of-Time Paper Award. This year, there are a total of six selected papers for this award. Rudolf Ahlswede, Ning Cai, Shuo-Yen Robert Li and Raymond W. Yeung, “Network Information Flow,” 46(4), IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, ... -
2018-03-26
Prof. Liao Wei-Hsin Reaps 2018 SSM Lifetime Achievement Award
Prof. Liao Wei-Hsin, Associate Dean (Student Affairs) of the Faculty of Engineering and Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, has received 2018 SSM Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Optics and Photonics for his sustained contributions to the advancement of smart structures and ... -
2018-01-22
Faculty of Engineering Holds Technology Forum to Explore the Future Possibilities of AI
The Centre for Innovation and Technology (CINTEC), Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) held a technology forum titled ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) Over Humans?’ today (18 January 2018), drawing over 500 technology leaders, experts, researchers and government officials to discuss the future possibilities ... -
2018-01-04
Three Engineering Professors Elected IEEE Fellows 2018
Prof. Jiaya Jia, Prof. Chandra Nair and Prof. Jianbin Xu from the Faculty of Engineering have been elected Fellows of the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in the class of 2018, for their remarkable accomplishments in “deblurring techniques in computational photography”, “network information theory” ... -
2017-12-18
Prof. Zhang Li Develops Multi-functional Biohybrid Microbot Using Spirulina Algae
A team of scientists led by Prof. Zhang Li, Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering has created a new generation of multi-functional biohybrid microbots. The microrobotic agents are capable of in-vivo tracking using fluorescent imaging and magnetic resonance, and high biodegradability as well as... -
2017-12-11
Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) Public Symposium 2017
The CUHK cross-institutional theme-based research scheme (TRS) project “Smart Solar Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization” led by Prof. Ching-ping Wong, Dean of Engineering was presented at the “TRS Public Symposium” on 9 December 2017. In the Symposium, a total of 14 projects funded from the first 3 rounds of the scheme were ... -
2017-12-06
CUHK Team Develops a Rapid On-Site Method for Subtyping Influenza A virus and Wins Gold Award in iGEM Competition
A genetic engineering team of 15 undergraduate students of Life Science and Biomedical Engineering has been awarded a Gold medal at the international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) 2017 Giant Jamboree held in Boston, USA, for developing a novel rapid test for an influenza subtype. The winning project has extensive potential ... -
2017-11-23
Engineering Faculty Presents the Cross-institutional Theme-based Project “Smart Solar Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization”
The CUHK cross-institutional theme-based research scheme (TRS) project “Smart Solar Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization” led by Prof. Ching-ping Wong, Dean of Engineering was presented to a delegation of Research Grant Council (RGC) on 24 October 2017. The delegation undertook this fruitful trip to understand the latest world-...
