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HKU recognizes Engineering staff on their outstanding research performance

Feb 1, 2018

The Outstanding Researcher Award (ORA) and Outstanding Young Researcher Award (OYRA) are awards made by the University Research Committee to give recognition to experienced colleagues and young researchers,...
Theme-based Research Project, entitled “Big Data for Smart and Personalized Air Pollution Monitoring and Health Management” has been awarded

Jan 22, 2018

The RGC announced that the Theme-based Research Project, entitled, “Big Data for Smart and Personalized Air Pollution Monitoring and Health Management,” led by Prof. Victor OK Li and Dr. Jacqueline CK...
Professor Edmund Lam receives 2017 Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) Fellowship

Jan 22, 2018

Professor Edmund Lam has been awarded the 2017 Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) Fellowship “for outstanding contributions in image analysis, lithographic imaging, and biomedical imaging.”...
The first of its kind MOU on PhD Pathway reached between HKU and Cambridge

Jan 19, 2018

In December 2017, HKU and Cambridge, under HKU-Cambridge Clean Energy and Environment Research Platform, has finally reached a MOU to kickstart a PhD pathway, which allows HKU PhD students registered...
Dr. Anderson Shum was admitted into the Royal Society of Chemistry as a Fellow (FRSC)

Jan 8, 2018

Dr. Anderson Shum of Department of Mechanical Engineering was admitted into the Royal Society of Chemistry as a Fellow (FRSC). The Royal Society of Chemistry is the UK’s professional body for chemical...
Quantum physicist Dr Giulio Chiribella receives Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2018

Dec 11, 2017

Dr Giulio Chiribella, an associate professor at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), received the Senior Research Fellowship 2018-19 by the Croucher Foundation.
CS Members receives Outstanding Paper Award at 2017 Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC)

Dec 8, 2017

Dr Cui Heming and his second-year PhD student Jianyu Jiang together with five HKUCS students/graduates/staff received the Outstanding Paper Award at 2017 Annual Computer Security Applications Conference...
Sustainable lighting systems research brings new LED products and theory breakthrough

Dec 7, 2017

The project led by Professor Ron S.Y. Hui, Chair of Power Electronics at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Hong Kong on sustainable lighting systems has led to both theoretical and practical...
HKU Research Advises Government in Formulating MiC Policy

Dec 1, 2017

The HKSAR Government Policy Address 2017 pledged to support non-profit-making organisations to explore the feasibility of constructing prefabricated modular housing on idle sites and proactively promote...
Spin-off artificial intelligence startup closes Series Pre-A round led by Horizons Ventures

Nov 28, 2017

Fano Labs, a Hong Kong based artificial intelligence (AI) startup specialising in speech and natural language processing (NLP) technologies and a spin-off from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has raised...

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