CSE Alumnus Wong Kwan Hang Won Silver in Tokyo Paralympics

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2021-09-04
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Wong Kwan Hang, an alumnus of Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and his teammates won a silver medal for Hong Kong in the mixed pair boccia BC4 event at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.  

Wong Kwan Hang graduated from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (Class of 2017) and received a Postgraduate Diploma in Education. He was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at a young age, and began his life in a wheelchair. Nonetheless, he never gave up on himself. In the hope of mitigating his health conditions, he began playing boccia starting in secondary school to train his muscles.  

Since the beginning of his 13-year boccia journey, Wong Kwan Hang has continued to achieve outstanding results. In 2009, he clinched gold in his very first match in Asian Youth Para Games BC4 Pairs.  After that, he won individual championships in BISFed Boccia World Open Sevilla and Bangkok 2017, and double golds in Asia-Oceania Bocce Championships 2017 and 2019. His team was elected “Sports Team of the Year” in 2014 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards.  

This article was extracted from CUHK Communications and Public Relations Office.

 

 

 

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Prof. Michael R. Lyu Receives the Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award

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2020-09-20
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Professor Michael R. Lyu, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has received the 13th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award from the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), for his outstanding contribution to the theory and applications of software reliability engineering. Established in 1996, this biennial award is presented as a state engineering award and selected by nine academic subsidiaries of CAE and review committees from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan to recognise Chinese engineers and scientists who have made outstanding achievements and significant contributions to engineering science and technology, as well as engineering management. This year, 41 scientists have been named awardees, among the 296 eligible candidates, following stringent review.
 
“It is a great honor to receive this award and I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences and CUHK for their support. My special thanks go to my colleagues and family for their unending inspiration and encouragement all along my career path,” said Professor Lyu. “I have been carrying out engineering teaching and research at CUHK for over two decades. This award not only serves as a recognition of the effort that my team has made, but also demonstrates the very best of the research environment in the University. I sincerely hope that the University will continue to promote technology’s advancement and serve society through teaching and research.”
 
Professor Lyu is a world-renowned scholar in software reliability engineering. He has been dedicated to research in the theory and application of software reliability engineering, together with distributed systems, cloud computing, services computing, big data analytics, and machine learning. In particular, he has made significant contributions to software reliability modeling, measurement, analytics, and applications. He has developed an integrated paradigm with advanced techniques for software reliability engineering, and proposed a series of innovative software reliability modeling approaches. He formulated the first design paradigm for N version programming, enabling design diversity and the development of fault tolerant software. He was also a pioneer to successfully employ software reliability prediction and fault tolerance techniques in services computing, enabling systematic service reliability design and measurement.
 
Prof. Lyu has been keen on technology transfer. He further actively promoted the techniques he proposed to industrial projects, including telecommunication systems, local area networks, Web services, cloud computing platforms, and smart phones. His solutions to the problems of software reliability modelling, estimation, measurement, and analytics achieved breakthrough results in the field.
 
In recent years, Professor Lyu’s contribution has earned him a second-class award in Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Science and Technology) from the Ministry of Education (MoE), and an Overseas Outstanding Contributions Award from the China Computer Federation (CCF). He also made three appearances in the AI 2000 Most Influential Scholars Annual List. He has participated in more than 30 industrial projects and helped to develop many commercial systems and software tools.  He has published over 550 refereed journals and conference papers in his research areas and received more than 37,000 citations (H-index 93). He is the only scholar in the world holding four prestigious international honours at the same time, namely Fellow of The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and IEEE Reliability Society Engineer of the Year 2010. 
 

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Prof. Calvin Chan Elected Fellow of the Optical Society 2021

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2020-10-21
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Prof. Calvin CK Chan from the Department of Information Engineering has been elected a Fellow of the Optical Society (OSA) in the class of 2021. This year, this distinction was awarded to 118 OSA members, from 24 countries/regions, who have contributed to the advancement of optics and photonics through education, research, engineering, business leadership and service. Professor Chan was elected for his outstanding contributions to “the enabling technologies for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) passive optical networks, optical performance monitoring and signal processing in optical fibre transmission”. He is the only elected Fellow from Hong Kong this year.
 
Professor Calvin CK Chan is a Hong Kong native. He received his B.Eng., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees in information engineering from CUHK. Before joining CUHK in 2001, he worked at the Lucent Bell Labs Research on Photonics Networks in the USA. He is currently a Professor and the Chairman of the Department of Information Engineering at CUHK.
 
Professor Chan’s research interests include enabling technologies for optical fibre systems and networks, ranging through optical broadband access, high-speed fibre transmission and metropolitan-area optical networking. He has devoted his efforts in designing novel and practical schemes to enhance the networking functionalities of the optical physical layer, including self-healing network architectures, wavelength add-drops and multicasts, advanced signal modulations, high-speed optical and digital processing techniques, and optical performance monitoring. Professor Chan has co-authored over 400 refereed journal and conference papers.
 
Professor Chan stated, “I am very grateful to CUHK, the Faculty of Engineering and the Department of Information Engineering for their unfailing support in providing an ideal research environment, and the state-of-the-art test and measuring equipment to support the high-speed optical systems research over the past years. I would also like to thank the members and alumni of our Lightwave Communications Laboratory at CUHK for the research collaborations and discussions. I feel greatly honoured that our research on optical communication systems at CUHK has been recognised by our global professional peers.”
 
About The Optical Society (OSA)
 
Since 1916, The Optical Society’s (OSA) has been the world’s leading champion for optics and photonics, with more than 23,000 members spanning academia, industry, and government, residing in over 100 countries and regions. Its mission is to promote the generation, application and archiving of knowledge in optics and photonics and to disseminate this knowledge worldwide, through scientific, technical, and educational means. Elected OSA Fellows are recognised for their distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics. The number of Fellows is limited by the Society’s byelaws to be no more than 10% of the total OSA Membership and the number elected each year is limited to approximately 0.5% of the total current membership.

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Prof. Ren Wei Receives China’s Excellent Young Scientists Fund 2021

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2021-08-24
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Prof. Ren Wei, Mechanical and Automation Engineering Department, has been awarded China’s Excellent Young Scientists Fund 2021 by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). He will receive a funding of RMB 1.6 million to directly support his pioneering research on laser diagnostics for flow fields in Hong Kong over a period of three years. Professor Ren’s research focuses on laser spectroscopy and combustion chemistry. This project aims to develop a novel laser diagnostic technology for accurate and sensitive flow measurements in hypersonic wind tunnels.

The successful completion of this project will enable the understanding of the coupling mechanism between strong shock waves and thermochemical reactions.

The China’s Excellent Young Scientists Fund is one of the most prestigious honors for young scientists (under 38 for male and under 40 for female) in China. It supports promising scholars who have demonstrated achievements in basic research to further conduct research in areas of their own choice, fostering intellectual development in academics.

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Physics Placement Test

Date: 26th August 2021 (Thurs)
Time: 2:00 pm-3:00 pm (Hong Kong Time)
 
Purpose of the test 
 
New entrants admitted without HKDSE results (regardless of admission channel and programme of admission) are required to sit for the placement test. Based on the results of the placement test, students will be assigned to either PHYS1003 or PHYS1110.   
 
Important Notes
Students attending the placement test will be pre-assigned to PHYS1110F as an interim arrangement.
 
Test format
1. The time allowed is 60 minutes. 
2. This will be a closed-book online test.
3. Zoom link will be provided through email.
 
Instructions 
 
Prior preparation
1. Students should prepare their own answer papers, A4 size without any background design (other than faint lines if ruled paper is used).
2. Please write full name (as it appears in CUSIS) and Student ID (if known) at the top of the first page, ahead of time.
3. Log in ZOOM 15 minutes before the start of the placement test.   
 
ZOOM log-in identity
4. Your login name to ZOOM should be the same as your full name as it appears in CUSIS. Your login name should be in the following format: John SMITH
 
During the examination
1. You should write your answers on paper first. You will be asked to copy the answers to Microsoft Forms or Blackboard at the end of the test. 
2. There are only two types of questions in the test: multiple choice questions and numeric questions.
(a) For multiple choice question, select the correct answer.
(b) For numeric questions, some examples are shown below.
(i) Note that the unit is given in the question. You only need to input the numerical answers (Important: the system does not accept any fractions. Your final answer must consist of numerical values only) 
Example: 
The length of each side of a square is 2 m. What is the circumference of the square in metres? 
You should type in 8 in the answer.
(ii) Note that you should give your answer to 3 significant figures.
If your final answer is 3.414334….., please enter 3.41 in your answer box.
(In this example, we will set a tolerance of +/- 0.1. The system accepts any value between 3.31 and 3.51 as a correct answer in this question.)
3. You should answer the following questions before starting the test. 
(i) You must agree with the honour pledge below before starting the online placement test.
“I affirm that I will not give or receive any unauthorized help on this exam, and that all work will be my own.”
Please choose “I agree” in the drop-down list before starting the test.
(ii) You should specify whether you are currently in Hong Kong. If you are going to arrive in Hong Kong after the start of the first semester, you should specify when you will be able to attend face-to-face classes. 
 
Finishing the test
1. Invigilators will announce the end of the test. You must stop writing immediately. 
2. After the end of the placement test, you will be given additional 5 minutes to transfer your answer to Microsoft Forms. 
3. You must not leave the ZOOM meeting room until you are told to do so.
4. Please keep your answer scripts in a safe place for a week. You may be asked to send your answer script to the markers for verification.
 
Announcement of placement test results and physics class assignment 
1. Based on the results of the placement test, you will be assigned to a physics course. A notification email will be sent to your CUHK 365 email account by 1st September 2021. It may take some time to update your course enrolment information in CUSIS. Please attend the assigned class stated in the email starting from 7th September 2021 (Tue). 
 
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Mathematics Placement Test

Purpose of the Test

The Mathematics Placement Test is a pass-fail test! It tests a student's mathematical ability for studying calculus and other areas of mathematics in engineering. The test results are used to determine eligibility for enrollment in MATH1510 (Calculus for Engineers) in order to complete one of the graduation requirements for an Engineering programme.

Students who fail the test must take both MATH1020 (General Mathematics) and MATH1510 (Calculus for Engineers) in Term 1, 2021-22. Students who pass the test will only have to take MATH1510.

There are no exemptions made for the placement test!

Placement Test Schedule

The face-to-face placement test is scheduled for 11:30am – 12:30pm on Tuesday, 17th August 2021.

Please arrive at 10:30 am at Lecture Theatre 2, Yasumoto International Academic Park to complete the test registration before the start of the test. 

 

General Characteristics of the Test

  1. The test consists of 30 multiple-choice questions. Each question is worth of 3 points with a total of 90 points. Each item has only one acceptable answer. There is no penalty for any question if you pick the choice “I don’t know” for your answer, but there is a penalty for incorrect answer.
  2. Notes and calculators are not permitted during the test.
  3. Bring a valid, physical photo ID such as HKID or passport (not expired) and a few HB (#2) pencils. Please also get your JUPAS / Non-JUPAS Application Number ready in case Mathematics Department may ask such number for further verification.
  4. You are NOT allowed to use the followings during the test:
    • Cell phones, smart phones, and other electronic devices.
    • Any clocks, timers, or watches that beep or have audible alarms.
  5. A student who for medical or other compelling reasons is unable to sit for the placement test shall apply with documentary evidence by email to math1510@math.cuhk.edu.hk on or before 18th August 2021 (Wednesday). No late request or request without supporting documents will be considered. Family obligations, summer jobs, job interviews or other unexpected events are not acceptable reasons in general and will result in a fail grade for the placement test.
  6. If a student's application for absence is approved, only one make-up test will be arranged. The details are to be announced.  

 

Test Description

Below is a list of topics covered in the Mathematics Placement Test, which can be used as a study guide.

  1. Functions (including but not limited to:)
  1. Domain
  2. Range
  3. Composite function
  4. Inverse function
  5. Piecewise function
  6. Graphs

 

  1. Polynomials and Rational Functions (including but not limited to:)
  1. Factorial
  2. Binomial Coefficients
  3. Binomial Theorem
  4. Partial Fraction

 

  1. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions (including but not limited to:)
  1. Euler's Number

 

  1. Trigonometry (including but not limited to:)
  1. Radian
  2. Inverse Trigonometric Functions

 

  1. Sequence, Series and Power Series (including but not limited to:)
  1. Summation Sign
  2. Radius of Convergence

 

  1. Vectors (including but not limited to:)
  1. Vectors in 2D, 3D
  2. Dot, Cross Product

 

  1. Probability (including but not limited to:)
  1. Mean, Variance, Standard Deviation
  2. Binomial Distribution
  3. Geometric Distribution
  4. Poisson Distribution

 

  1. Complex Numbers (including but not limited to:)
  1. Polar Form
  2. Argand Diagram
  3. De Moivre's Theorem

 

  1. Miscellaneous (including but not limited to:)
  1. Algebric Simplification
  2. Law of Indices
  3. Isolating Term
  4. Quadratic Formula
  5. Completing Square
  6. Absolute Value
  7. Rationalization
  8. Difference Quotient
  9. Inequality

 

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Engineering Students Win Awards in the 7th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

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2021-07-12
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The 7th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition was held at Hong Kong Science Park in May. CUHK Engineering students showed active and exemplary participation, winning a number of awards in the competition in the Innovation category and Entrepreneurship category.
 
The CUHK Engineering team projects awarded First-class is “Miniaturised Robotic Steerable Surgical Drill for Confined-Space Bone Work”, both in the category of Innovation.
 
Innovation First-class Award: Miniaturised Robotic Steerable Surgical Drill for Confined-Space Bone Work
The human body structure is highly complex and irregular. In conventional orthopedic surgery, doctors have to remove a considerable amount of healthy tissue in order to gain access to the target surgical sites with straight and rigid surgical tools. This will lead to postoperative pain and complications, so prolonging hospital stays and recovery time. WANG Yan, LIN Hongbin, and WANG Xuchen, PhD students from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering (MAE), supervised by Professor AU Kwok Wai Samuel of the MAE Department, developed a miniaturised steerable surgical drill for bone work in a confined space. The miniaturised dimension (with a diameter of 4.5 mm) and considerably enhanced distal steerability (±65 degrees) enable doctors to access target surgical sites through small incisions while steering around anatomical corners minimises intraoperative harms on the patient during the process. This articulated drill tip is integrated into a lightweight (200 g) pen-style handheld device, which is easy to use and adaptable to existing surgical procedures. The handheld device can also be optionally mounted on a robotic arm for higher-precision autonomous control. Potential applications of the device include surgery on ENT, the cranial base, and the spine. The project has also been awarded First Runner-up in the Postgraduate group in the 2021 Professor Charles K. Kao Student Creativity Awards.
 
List of CUHK awarded projects is provided below:
 

Category

Prize

Project

Students

Affiliated Department

Innovation

First

Miniaturised Robotic Steerable Surgical Drill for Confined-Space Bone Work

Wang Yan, Lin Hongbin, Wang Xuchen,

Mechanical and Automation Engineering

Second

Highly Dynamic Nanocomposite Hydrogels Self-assembled by Metal Ion-ligand Coordination

Yuan Wei Hao, Yao Zhi, Lai Chun Him Nathanael, Guo Jia Xin,Tung Lok Him, Xu ShunXiang

Biomedical Engineering

Second

Automated Ultrasound Guided Needle Tip Tracking System

Yan Wanquan

Mechanical and Automation Engineering

Third

Age-Induced Deterioration of Neuro-Muscular Junction in Sarcopenia: Study on Gene Expression and Morphology

Ng Wing Fai

Biomedical Engineering

Third

Face Untouchable

Tse Man Yan, Ng Tim Ying

Information Engineering

Third

Versatile Soft Robotic Upper Limb Assistive Device for the Physically Challenged

Siu Shi Pan, Wong Chi Ka, Lee Tsz Yan,Wong Sin Yi, Cheung So Yee, Ng Pui Hin

Mechanical and Automation Engineering

Third

A General Framework for Robotics Vision-based and Lidar-based Applications

Liu Kangcheng

Mechanical and Automation Engineering

Third

Robotics for Automatic Operations in Indoor Horticulture Farms

Su Man Ngo Rocco, Lau Chun Kit, Man Cheuk Ying Tiffany, Au Tsz Him Vincent

Mechanical and Automation Engineering

Merit

In Planta Gene Regulation by Nanotechnology

Lau Yolanda Fong Yung, Chiu Yee Ting

Biomedical Engineering

Merit

Virucidal, Reusable and Cost-Effective Respirator

Li Pak Hin

Mechanical and Automation Engineering

Merit

Knee Energy Harvester with Variable Transmission from Walking

Chan Hugo Hung Tin

Mechanical and Automation Engineering

Entrepreneurship

Merit

Aimimi

Cheung Cheuk Nam Janson, Chan Wai Kit, Li Yan Lap, Choi Chun Lok, Kwok Chun Hei, Au Tsz Pok Terrence

Financial Technology

 

 

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