Four research teams led by Engineering faculty members from different departments were awarded the Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards (Hong Kong) 2022 in the Healthy Longevity Global Competition. The competition is founded by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) of the United States and sponsored by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It is a multiyear, multimillion-dollar international competition seeking breakthrough innovations to extend human health and function later in life.
Here is the list of the awardees:
Project title: AI-driven causal model to determine upstream definitive genetic biomarkers for early detection of Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
Team members:
Professor Victor O.K. Li (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
Dr Jacqueline C.K. Lam (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
Dr Jocelyn Downey (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
Professor Illana Gozes
Mr Han Yang (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
Mr Tushar Kaistha (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
For details of the project, please visit:
https://healthylongevitychallenge.org/winners/ai-driven-causal-model-to-determine-upstream-definitive-genetic-biomarkers-for-early-detection-of-late-onset-alzheimers-disease/
Project title: Engineered osteochondral tissue (eOCT) as advanced therapeutic treatment for osteoarthritis (OA)
Team members:
Professor Chun Hoi Yan (Department of Orthopaedics & Traunatology)
Professor Barbara Chan (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Professor Patrick Shu-Hang Yung
Professor Michael Tim-Yun Ong
For details of the project, please visit:
https://healthylongevitychallenge.org/winners/engineered-osteochondral-tissue-eoct-as-advanced-therapeutic-treatment-for-osteoarthritis-oa/
Project title: Empowering Acoustic Sensing and Learning on Accessible Speakers to Monitor and Detect Older Adult Falls
Team member:
Dr Chenshu Wu (Department of Computer Science)
For details of the project, please visit:
https://healthylongevitychallenge.org/winners/empowering-acoustic-sensing-and-learning-on-accessible-speakers-to-monitor-and-detect-older-adult-falls/
Project title: Intelligent ultrasonic assessment of muscle quality for a functionally healthy elderly life
Team members:
Dr Wei-Ning Lee (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
Mr Jinping Dong (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
Mr Haotian Guan (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
For details of the project, please visit:
https://healthylongevitychallenge.org/winners/intelligent-ultrasonic-assessment-of-muscle-quality-for-a-functionally-healthy-elderly-life/
Congratulations to the teams for the achievements!