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2014-10-29
Novel Tree Guard Monitoring System
Prof. CHIU Siu Wai, School of Life Sciences and Prof. CHENG Chun Hung, Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, CUHK have jointly developed an innovative ‘Tree Guard Monitoring System’, with a sponsorship from the Chung Chi College. The automatic monitoring system allows round-the-clock surveillance against possible tree theft, as well as risk of ... -
2014-09-17
Alumnus Tak-Sing Wong Named One of the World's Top 35 Innovators
Carnivorous plant inspires solution to “sticky” problems The distinguished alumnus from Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering was recently been selected as one of the world's top 35 innovators under 35 by MIT Technology Review in recognition of his achievement in inventing one of today’s most intriguing and potentially useful new materials. ... -
2014-09-15
Engineering Research on Privacy and Security in Online Social Networks
Online Social Networks (OSN), like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, has become an essential part of our daily life. We use them to maintain connections with our friends and get useful information. Besides, we use a lot of 3rd party Apps for amusement or additional functionalities. OSN users must authorize those Apps to access their own data objects, like statuses and ... -
2014-09-11
NCEL Develops New Business Model to Make Broadband Wireless Services Economical and Sustainable
The Network Communications and Economics Lab (NCEL) led by Prof. Jianwei Huang, Department of Information Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), has recently proposed a novel information market model for utilizing idle TV white space spectrum, which can bring a significant profit to the white space database operator, while guaranteeing mobile users ... -
2014-09-10
Prof. Jun Wang Won an IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award
The biennial IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence was held in Beijing on July6-11, 2014. Several awards such as Neural Networks Pioneer Award, Fuzzy Systems Pioneer Award, and Evolutionary Computation Pioneer Award were given at the awards banquet. Prof. Jun Wang from the CUHK’s Faculty of Engineering has won the Neural Networks Pioneer Award conferred ... -
2014-09-09
Undergraduate Summer Research Internship 2014
The following students are selected to receive the Best Project Awards. 1. Wong Yau Chun (BME) 黃友俊 Bacterial cellulose regenerated fiber Supervised by Prof Douglas Yung 2. Li Linkai (EE) 李林鍇 Impedance Spectroscopy of Perovskite Solar Cells Supervised by Prof Zhao Ni 3. Huang Jian (MAE) 黃戩 ... -
2014-09-08
Engineering Innovations Showcased at Joint School Science Exhibition
The Faculty of Engineering showcased five students and professors innovations at the 47th Joint School Science Exhibition from 22 to 27 August in the exhibition gallery of the Hong Kong Public Library. With the theme of “Household redesigned, Science redefined”, the event provided a platform for sharing innovative ideas from young people who use their ... -
2014-09-03
Get-together Pizza Lunch with the Dean
This was the very first activity for ELITE students to get to know each other. They had a pleasant lunch and chat with Prof. C.P. Wong, Dean of Engineering, Prof. Irwin King, Associate Dean (Education) and Prof. Anthony So, ELITE Stream Director. ... -
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 ...
