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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...
New Scenes by Decomposition and Reassembly

William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor David A. Forsyth

Nov 23, 2017

Professor David A. Forsyth from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, gave a lecture on November 23, 2017 titled “New Scenes by Decomposition and Reassembly”. Professor Forsyth described methods...
No more laundry? Innovative and ideal liquid-repellent surfaces developed by HKU scientists could make the dream come true!

Nov 14, 2017

The dream of research and development on liquid-repellents is a structure that has robust liquid repellency, strong mechanical stability, and is inexpensive to produce on a commercial scale. However,...
Clean Energy Systems with High Renewable Energy Penetration

William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor Jinyue Yan

Oct 30, 2017

Professor Jinyue Yan from Royal Institute of Technology & Malardalen University, Sweden, gave a lecture on October 30, 2017 titled “Clean Energy Systems with High Renewable Energy Penetration”. Energy,...
Dance Partner Robot and its Real-world Applications

Distinguished Lecture by Hung Hing-Ying Distinguished Visiting Professor in Science and Technology by Professor Kazuhiro Kosuge

Oct 23, 2017

Dance Partner Robot and its Real-world Applications Date: October 23, 2017 (Mon) Time: 5:45 - 7:15pm (Reception at 5:15 pm) Venue: Lecture Theatre A, Chow Yei Ching Building, The University of Hong Kong...

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