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2018-09-24
Mourning Professor Sir Charles K. KAO
Dear Colleagues and Students, It was with great sadness that we received the news that Professor Charles Kao, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2009 and former VC of the University, has passed away yesterday. Professor Kao has been an outstanding scholar, a ... -
2018-06-21
Prof. Wu Ke-li Revolutionises the World’s Smart Drainage Technology for Wireless, Continuous and Large-Scale Flood and Gas Monitoring
The complexity of our urban drainage system and blockages in it may impose difficulty and danger on performing the onsite inspection and detection of hazardous gases such as sulphur dioxide and methane, and even increase the risk of flooding associated with adverse weather conditions. A certain concertation of methane may potentially ... -
2018-06-01
TRS Project Workshop for Smart Energy Distribution and Utilization 2018
The CUHK cross-institutional Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) Project Workshop for Smart Energy Distribution and Utilization led by Prof. Ching-ping Wong, Dean of Engineering is held on 28-29 May 2018. The workshop drew more than 90 technology leaders, experts, researchers and government officials to explore the future development ... -
2018-01-22
Faculty of Engineering Holds Technology Forum to Explore the Future Possibilities of AI
The Centre for Innovation and Technology (CINTEC), Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) held a technology forum titled ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) Over Humans?’ today (18 January 2018), drawing over 500 technology leaders, experts, researchers and government officials to discuss the future possibilities ... -
2018-01-04
Three Engineering Professors Elected IEEE Fellows 2018
Prof. Jiaya Jia, Prof. Chandra Nair and Prof. Jianbin Xu from the Faculty of Engineering have been elected Fellows of the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in the class of 2018, for their remarkable accomplishments in “deblurring techniques in computational photography”, “network information theory” ... -
2017-11-23
Engineering Faculty Presents the Cross-institutional Theme-based Project “Smart Solar Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization”
The CUHK cross-institutional theme-based research scheme (TRS) project “Smart Solar Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization” led by Prof. Ching-ping Wong, Dean of Engineering was presented to a delegation of Research Grant Council (RGC) on 24 October 2017. The delegation undertook this fruitful trip to understand the latest world-... -
2017-08-03
CUHK and TCL Establish Collaboration in AI and Big Data Research
The Chinese University of Hong Kong and TCL Corporation Ltd (TCL) have entered a new era of collaboration by signing a strategic partnership agreement on 2 August 2017. Both parties are committed to promoting research in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data. The agreement will foster closer engineering collaboration between CUHK ... -
2017-06-30
Prof. Ching Pak Chung Awarded HKSAR Silver Bauhinia Star
Prof. Ching Pak Chung is awarded Silver Bauhinia Star 2017 by the HKSAR Government for his long and distinguished public and community service, particularly in his capacity as Chairman of the Veterinary Surgeons Board of Hong Kong. He has made exemplary efforts in the legislative amendment exercise of the Veterinary Surgeons ... -
2017-06-27
Two Engineering Professors Elected CAE Fellows
Prof. Du Ruxu and Prof. Meng Qing Hu Max of the Faculty of Engineering have been elected Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) for their notable achievements in Engineering. This year, a total of 52 new international fellows were inducted, and Professor Du and Professor Meng were the only ... -
2017-06-14
Engineering Team Develops Ultra-Thin Wearable Blood Pressure Sensor
An ultra-thin, unobtrusive blood pressure (BP) sensor that can be worn as a wristband or weaved into clothing has been developed by a research team from the Faculty of Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Such devices are accurate and low on battery consumption. When connected to a wireless network, they can ...
