Happy Chinese New Year from the Faculty of Engineering

Asian Engineering Deans’ Summit 2020

The Faculty will be hosting the Asian Engineering Dean’ Summit (AEDS) 2020 on September 10-11, 2020 inviting education leaders and engineering deans in Asian-Pacific cities to share best practices in education for addressing changing demands of the society.

Clarivate Analytics’ list of Highly Cited Researchers of 2019

Professor Zhang Tong of the Department of Civil Engineering, Professor Yiu Siu-ming of the Department of Computer Science, Dr Kaibin Huang of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Professor James Lam and Professor Dennis Leung of the Department of Mechanical Engineering are on the list.

Outstanding young researchers for the Asia Pacific Region

Congratulations to Dr Guo Hao (Civil Engineering), Dr Guo Ziyan (Mechanical Engineering) and Dr Luo Ping (Computer Science) for being named "Innovators under 35" for Asia Pacific by MIT Technology Review.

An invention to convert low-grade waste heat to usable electricity

Dr Tony Shien-Ping Feng of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and his team invented a Direct Thermal Charging Cell (DTCC) which can effectively convert heat to electricity.

Advancing the virtual world

Even before the notion of augmented reality became popular, engineering savvy Dr Henry Lau Ying-Kei of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems had spent years researching the creation of virtual worlds. He is driven to continue his exploratory journey, knowing that much more await to be developed in the realm of VR and AI.

Big attempts at micro level

While many regard studying samples under the lens of a microscope as a routine for scientists, new tools have emerged for researchers to carry out their work. A Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Professor Anderson Shum Ho-cheung conducts experiments by manipulating fluids microscopically, in what is known as microfluidics.

Finding causes and effects

A pioneering researcher in quantum information science, computer science Professor Giulio Chiribella at the Department of Computer Science opened the door to an exciting new development in the realm of artificial intelligence.

A priceless gift from 1923

The Faculty is pleased to receive a gift recently from Dr Ron Abraham, grandson of Professor D.C.H. Florance who was a professor in Physics at HKU in the 1920s. The gift is a framed photograph of the HKU Engineering Society dated February 1923.

Engineering-led student team won 1^st runner-up at Global Grand Challenges Summit 2019 in London

The student team won the competition with "ClearBot", an AI-powered, autonomous plastic-collecting robotic solution that took aim at the global ocean plastic epidemic.