Three research projects led by Professors from Faculty of Engineering have received grants of over HK$14 million from the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2025/26 by the Research Grants Council (RGC). Among them, two projects have been awarded Young Collaborative Research Grant (YCRG), and one secured a Collaborative Research Equipment Grant (CREG). Professor Dou Qi from Department of Computer Science and Engineering (Project title: Collaborative Intelligence and Autonomy through Cost-effective Embodied AI in Robotic Surgery) and Professor Martin Stolterfoht from Department of Electronic Engineering (Project title: Accelerating Silicon/Perovskite Tandem Photovoltaics Readiness through Phase-Stable and Hot-Spot Resistant Perovskite Design (STAR-PV)) have been awarded the Young Collaborative Research Grant with grant of HK$4.4 million and HK$4.9 million respectively. Professor Yan Zhenyu from Department of Information Engineering (Project title: 3D-Scope: A High-precision and Low-latency 3D Indoor Modeling and Localization System for Smart Building, Epidemic Analysis, and Embodied AI) secured the Collaborative Research Equipment Grant with grant of HK$4.9 million for his project.
About the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) The Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) supports multi-investigator, multi-disciplinary projects to encourage more research groups to engage in creative, high-quality cross-disciplinary/cross-institutional projects. There are three types of grants under CRF: 1) The Collaborative Research Project Grant encourages research groups in UGC-funded universities to collaborate across disciplines and across universities, enhancing research output. It funds staff, equipment and general expenses. The RGC emphasises capacity building and the potential for developing research strengths. 2) The Collaborative Research Equipment Grant enables the acquisition of major research facilities or equipment for collaborative research, assists universities in leveraging support from equipment suppliers, and provides funding for group user fees to access major facilities. 3) The Young Collaborative Research Grant supports early-stage academic staff in leading and managing collaborative research, preparing them for larger funding opportunities. Only group research proposals are eligible. |
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