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HKU Engineering scholars have been awarded significant funding from the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF), administered by the Innovation and Technology Commission, spanning November 2024 to June 2025.

ITF aims to increase the added value, productivity and competitiveness of Hong Kong’s economic activities. The Government hopes that, through the ITF, Hong Kong companies could be encouraged and assisted to upgrade their technological level and introduce innovative ideas to their businesses.

Below is the list of funded projects:

Scholar: Professor Xiao Li, Department of Civil Engineering
Project title:
1. HRC-MAPROS: Human-Robot Collaboration-Oriented MiC Adaptive Production Robotics System
2. Hybrid Pose Adjustment (HyPA) Robot for Assembly Process in Modular Integrated Construction (MiC)

Scholar: Professor Chao Xiang, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Project title: High-performance Integrated Laser Devices

Scholar: Professor Jiaji Wang, Department of Civil Engineering
Project title: Green High-rise Modular Building based on Advanced High Strength Steel-Ultra High Performance Concrete Composite Structures

Scholar: Professor Kevin Tsia, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Project title: High-Speed Spinning Arrayed Disk (SpAD) Imaging-A Novel Solution for Large-Scale Live Cell Morphological Profiling

Scholar: Professor Nicholas X. Fang, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Project title: Sustainable Acoustic Absorber and Soundscape for Next Generation Clean Energy Vehicle

Scholar: Professor Edmund Yin Mun Lam, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Project title: Dual-mode Imaging System for the Early Detection and Continuous Monitoring of External Eye Diseases

Scholar: Professor Ting Fong May Chui, Department of Civil Engineering
Project title: Tackling Dry Weather Flows Through Smart Sensing

Scholar: Professor Edith Cheuk Han Ngai, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Project title: Federated Learning on Heterogeneous Edge Devices for Smart Energy Applications

Scholar: Professor Kai Leung Su, Department of Civil Engineering
Project title: Smart Building Facade Inspection System using Artificial Intelligence and Parallel Laser Line Scanning Method

Scholar: Professor Wendi Li, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Project title: Innovative Additive Manufacturing Process for High-Density-Interconnect IC Carrier Based on Templated Electrodeposition and Imprint Transfer

Scholar: Professor Kaimin Shih, Department of Civil Engineering
Project title: Development of Effective Catalysts and Catalytic Ozonation Reactors for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Scholar: Professor Yizhou Yu, Department of Computer Science, School of Computing and Data Science
Project title: High-resolution Cone-beam CT Intelligent Imaging System for the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Diseases

Scholar: Dr Yan Zhao, Department of Civil Engineering
Project title: Electro-driven Membranes and Integrated Systems for Spent Lithium-ion Battery Recycling: Lithium Recovery towards a Closed-loop Process

Scholar: Professor Ray Zhong, Department of Data and Systems Engineering
Project title: Trial: An nD Blockchain of ESG Reporting Platform for Apparel Industry