中大與建築公司合研大廈外牆工作專用線控機械人 解決高空工作危險等問題

中大研究團隊與建築公司合作，研發出專門在大廈外牆工作的線控機械人。
機械人系統結合了纜索機械及機械臂，可以執行玻璃清潔、塗漆等高空工作。
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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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中大研發高空工作線控機械人　可應用於建築工地　冀達「零意外」

中文大學工程學院劉達銘教授帶領的團隊成功研發「外牆高空工作線控機械人」，是首個能模仿工人在外牆抹窗及塗漆工作的機械系統，除有助紓缓近年建造業人手短缺問題外，亦可降低高空工作的風險。機械系統現時安装於中大校園內的一座大樓外牆進行測試，未來可應用於建築地盤，期望達致「零意外目標」。

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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A research team from CUHK Faculty of Engineering and Chun Wo jointly develop cable-driven robot for high-rise building facades

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2022-11-16
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With Hong Kong’s construction industry plagued by manpower shortages over the past few years, safety has never been more important. As a first, a research team led by Professor Darwin Lau Tat Ming, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Faculty of Engineering, has developed a cable-driven robot which accurately mimics human movement to clean building windows and paint facades. The system is expected to replace human wiper and roller-based window cleaning and facade painting works at high-rise buildings, helping to relieve the industry’s labour shortages, reducing occupational hazards.
 
Gondola systems are commonly used to carry workers to clean windows and paint the facades of high-rise buildings. However, the dangerous, harsh working conditions, particularly the effects of heat, wind and rain, extended working hours and high cost of insurance result in a lack of skilled workers and high labour costs. To address this problem, Professor Lau’s team has developed a cable-driven robot system that alleviates the dependence on labour. The movement of the robot and its platform can be programmed to clean windows or paint automatically. The system is also unique in that it combines the dexterity of robot arms with the cable-driven robot’s ability to work at large scales and perform complex movements. The system can also operate on surfaces that are not completely flat, making it more widely applicable.
 
With funding support by the Innovation and Technology Fund and Chun Wo Construction Holdings Company Limited (Chun Wo), a robotic system has been set up outside a building on the CUHK campus to study its applicability in a real-world environment. Chun Wo has already applied for a patent and intends to use it on construction sites after conducting further research. The company has also provided data to train the robot’s gestures so it cleans windows like a human worker.
 
Professor Darwin Lau Tat Ming remarked, “With the increasing demands on housing and an ageing workforce, the development of building construction and maintenance robotics technology potentially represents a game-changer both for construction workers as well as industry and the wider community. With the use of the system, workers will no longer be exposed to high-risk environments or work in mid-air, helping to reduce accidents. This is an exciting university-industry collaboration that has received generous support from government and Chun Wo, and we believe this novel technology will deliver exciting benefits.”
 
Sr Stephen Lee Ka-lun, Chairman of Chun Wo Construction Holdings Company Limited, said, “Chun Wo has been actively cooperating with various universities and R&D companies to develop various technologies to improve the operational effectiveness and efficiency in the construction industry. The cable-driven robot jointly developed with CUHK not only solves the labour shortage problem but also reduces the risks faced by frontline workers working at heights and is expected to achieve the goal of zero accidents. Chun Wo is glad to cooperate with the industry or other stakeholders in the market in any way to share the achievements of our innovation & technology projects.”l

(From left) Sr Stephen Lee Ka-lun, Chairman, Chun Wo Construction Holdings Company Limited, Professor Darwin Lau Tat Ming, Associate Professor, CUHK Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering.

The cable-driven robotic system has been set up outside a building on the CUHK campus to test and demonstrate it.

The cable-driven robot can mimic human movement to clean building windows and paint facades. The system is expected to replace human wiper and roller-based window cleaning and facade painting works at high-rise buildings, helping to relieve the industry’s labour shortages. The photo shows the demonstration of window cleaning.

 

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Professor Jianbin Xu and Professor Ching Ping Wong named Most Highly Cited Researchers

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2022-11-16
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Professor Jianbin Xu and Professor Ching Ping Wong from Department of Electronic Engineering have earned the honour of being named in the list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2022” as among the world’s top researchers who have demonstrated significant and broad influence reflected in their publication of multiple papers, highly cited by fellow academics.
 

Department of Electronic Engineering’s professors listed in the cross-field of “Highly Cited Researchers 2022” are as follows:

Professors Research Areas
Prof. Jianbin Xu, Professor, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Electronic Engineering, Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of EngineeringTwo-dimensional optoelectronic materials and devices, photodetection, optical signal modulation, thermal management materials
Prof. Ching Ping Wong, Emeritus Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of EngineeringMaterials for electronics, photonics and renewable energy harvesting and storages

“Highly Cited Researchers 2022”, released by the Clarivate Analytics, identifies the most influential researchers as determined by their peers around the world. The honour is given to researchers who published a high number of papers that rank in the top 1% by citations in their respective fields of study and year of publication. Of the world’s population of scientists and social scientists, Highly Cited Researchers™ are 1 in 1,000. The 2022 list includes 6,938 highly cited researchers in various fields.
 

For the full list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2022”, please refer to: https://clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers/

Prof. Jianbin Xu, Professor, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Electronic Engineering, Department of Electronic Engineering

 

Prof. Ching Ping Wong, Emeritus Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering

 

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CUHK broadens AI knowledge with Jockey Club support Phase two of CUHK Jockey Club AI for the Future Project Target to reach 50% of Hong Kong’s secondary schools

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2022-11-04
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Funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and co-organised by CUHK’s Faculties of Engineering and Education, the CUHK Jockey Club AI for the Future Project (the project) held the Phase Two Kick-off Ceremony on 4 November at TY Wong Hall, Ho Sin-Hang Engineering Building at CUHK, to announce the results of phase one and officially kick off phase two. Representatives and teachers from more than 80 local secondary schools attended the ceremony. Teachers and students from Yan Oi Tong Tin Ka Ping Secondary School and Chinese YMCA College were also invited to share their experiences of teaching and learning AI since they started participating in the project.
 
Since 2019, CUHK’s Faculties of Engineering and Education have been working in partnership with schools all over Hong Kong on an innovative project to embed AI literacy into the school curriculum, so as to equip today’s learners with the AI skills that will be fundamental to succeed in tomorrow’s economy. With an additional injection of $98 million of support, phase two will see the project continue for four more years (2022-26), currently with approximately 35% of the territory’s schools due to participate. Phase two aims to introduce AI education to 238 local secondary schools, or about half of them, and mainstream AI education across the curriculum.
 
CUHK’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President Professor Isabella Poon expressed her gratitude to The Hong Kong Jockey Club for its generous support. She said, “AI and computer science are consistently regarded as jewels in the crown among CUHK’s impressive array of prestigious subjects, ranked 3rd and 10th globally by the U.S. News & World Report 2023 respectively, and both ranked no. 1 in Hong Kong. CUHK’s Faculty of Education is also committed to training competent and passionate schoolteachers and education leaders in their chosen fields of study, so as to cultivate the next generation of excellence for Hong Kong. Through the CUHK Jockey Club AI for the Future Project, we will leverage CUHK’s world-leading expertise in computer science and successful teaching experience to help Hong Kong secondary schools promote AI education and equip students with the skills to thrive in what will be one of the most crucial and competitive areas of the world economy. This project demonstrates how CUHK can make a future impact through education and research. It is a tangible example of the education sector promoting citizen science in Hong Kong, echoing the pursuit of academic excellence and civic responsibility in CUHK’s 2021-2025 strategic plan.”
 
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has been supporting the CUHK Jockey Club AI for the Future Project since 2019, aiming to mainstream AI education and nurture students’ creativity and innovative thinking. The Trust will continue to support phase two of the project, furthering the development of learning materials and experiences. The Club is delighted that the project has been recognised by the Government. By nurturing young talent in the field of innovation, the Club can help foster Hong Kong’s development as a world-class smart city, in line with its purpose of acting for the betterment of our society.
 
The project’s principal investigator Professor Yam Yeung, a research professor at CUHK Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, said, “The project has collaborated with many local secondary schools in the past few years and has achieved remarkable results. In phase two, I hope to attract more schools to participate in the project, and expand the collaboration with different industries and regions to build a sustainable AI education ecosystem, so as to lead the new generation into the AI future and master 21st century skills.”
 
(extracted from the press release issued on 4 Nov 2022 by CUHK Communications and Public Relations Office)

The officiating guests presided over the kick-off ceremony to officially launch phase two of the CUHK Jockey Club AI for the Future Project.

The officiating guests and members of the project posed for a group photo at the kick-off ceremony.

Representatives and teachers from more than 80 local secondary schools attended the ceremony.

The CUHK Jockey Club AI for the Future Project developed the “Artificial Intelligence Curriculum for Junior Secondary Students in Hong Kong - Teaching and Learning Pack” and the AI robot car CUHK-JC iCar to support AI teaching, and received the Gold Award at The Hong Kong ICT Awards 2021: Smart People (Smart Education and Learning).

Three teacher development initiatives will form part of phase two: the teacher AI knowledge enrichment scheme (TAKES), the teaching competence evaluation and certificate system (TCECS), and the mentoring scheme.

Public education will be strengthened as part of phase two.

 

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CUHK Faculty of Engineering holds Financial Technology Conference 2022 on new developments in the digital economy: metaverse, web3 and beyond

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2022-11-03
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Faculty of Engineering hosted the 2022 CUHK Conference on Financial Technology (FinTech) in hybrid mode today (3 November). The conference, “New developments in the digital economy: metaverse, web3 and beyond”, attracted more than 700 attendees, including industry practitioners, academics, researchers, government officials and financial regulators, to explore the potential of the metaverse and web3 technologies. The event was supported by CUHK Business School, CUHK Engineering FinTech Applied Research Academy (CEFAR Academy), Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, Centre for Financial Engineering, and The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business, and sponsored by Hang Seng Bank, CASH Financial Services Group and HKT.
 
Officiating guests at the conference were Professor Rocky S. Tuan, CUHK Vice-Chancellor and President, Mr Joseph Chan, the Hong Kong government’s Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Ms Rebecca Pun, its Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, Mr Laurie Pearcey, CUHK Associate Vice-President (External Engagement and Outreach), Professor Martin D.F. Wong, Dean of CUHK’s Faculty of Engineering, Professor Zhou Lin, Dean of CUHK Business School, and Ms Vivien W.M. Chiu, Hang Seng Bank’s Chief Operating Officer.
 
CUHK scholars and experts from the banking, technology and insurance services delivered three panel discussions, a series of featured talks and a fireside chat, giving their insights on the metaverse ecosystem and its industry applications, the transformation of industries in the age of web3, innovation in the digital economy, risks and opportunities, and other related topics (please see appendix for the guest speaker list).
 
Professor Rocky S. Tuan, CUHK Vice-Chancellor and President, said, “This conference is part of the FinTech Education Series, which is a satellite event of the Hong Kong FinTech Week 2022, as well as the sixth annual FinTech conference hosted by CUHK. FinTech is an essential area of Hong Kong’s future economy, and is a great example of where the city can serve as the connective tissue between the rest of the world and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. If FinTech is to realise its full potential, universities have a critical enabling role in powering discoveries and adding technical and education know-how and making industry more competitive.”
 
Mr Joseph Chan, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, said, “Hong Kong is Asia’s leading international financial centre, leading on various league tables in the region. FinTech companies can enjoy tremendous access to potential clients, investors and business partners. With the advantages of our international network and preferential access to the mainland market, as well as our friendly and supportive measures for FinTech development, Hong Kong is the destination choice for FinTech companies to start up and scale up.”
 
Ms Rebecca Pun, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, said, “To embrace the opportunities, Hong Kong must further enhance its I&T ecosystem and this process would surely be facilitated with the country’s full support as illustrated in the National 14th Five-Year Plan and the Government’s firm commitment to foster Hong Kong’s development into an international I&T centre. We are going full speed ahead to consolidate our strengths in research and development capabilities and facilitate collaboration among industry, academic and research sectors.”
 
Professor Martin D.F. Wong, CUHK’s Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, added, “CUHK is keen to strengthen its educational exchanges and cooperation with industry and the government, and to explore new opportunities in FinTech development. Talent, to be sure, is crucial in capturing FinTech’s promise, today and tomorrow. In CUHK’s Faculty of Engineering, we have launched FinTech programmes at undergraduate and master’s levels, developing a steady pipeline of FinTech talents equipped with strong applied research capabilities to meet industry demands.”
 
Ms Vivien Chiu, Hang Seng Bank’s Chief Operating Officer, said, “FinTech is a major theme in the future development of banking. Hang Seng’s early and ongoing investments in technology have made us a pioneer in digitising our banking services in Hong Kong. Through the smart use of technologies and innovative digital solutions, we are continually enhancing our ability to provide customers with greater convenience, more secure experiences and personalised choices. Hang Seng will continue to support and enable Hong Kong’s FinTech development by participating in industry projects and applying our expertise in serving the community.”
 
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Professor Rocky S. Tuan, CUHK Vice-Chancellor and President delivers a welcome speech.

(From left) Professor Zhou Lin, Dean of CUHK Business School, Mr Laurie Pearcey, CUHK Associate Vice-President (External Engagement and Outreach), Professor Rocky S. Tuan, CUHK Vice-Chancellor and President, Ms Rebecca Pun, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, Professor Martin D.F. Wong, Dean of CUHK’s Faculty of Engineering, Ms Vivien Chiu, Hang Seng Bank’s Chief Operating Officer, Dr Bankee Kwan, Chairman and CEO, Celestial Asia Securities Holdings (CASH Group), and Mr Steve Ng, Head of Commercial Solutions and Marketing, Commercial Group, HKT.

Mr Joseph Chan, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau delivers his speech at the conference’s opening ceremony via a pre-recorded video.

Ms Rebecca Pun, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology addresses at the conference.

Professor Martin D.F. Wong, Dean of CUHK’s Faculty of Engineering says that CUHK is keen to strengthen its educational exchanges and cooperation with industry and the government, and to explore new opportunities in FinTech development.

The conference attracted more than 700 attendees, including industry practitioners, academics, researchers, government officials and financial regulators, to explore the potential of the metaverse and web3 technologies.

 

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Prof Liao WH receives China Top Cited Paper Awards from IOP Publishing

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2022-10-31
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Professor Liao Wei-Hsin from Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering has received the China Top Cited Paper Awards by IOP Publishing for three research papers that are among the most influential articles from China. IOP Publishing selected the papers from across the entire IOP Publishing journal portfolio within the past three years (2019-21), recognising the top one per cent of most cited papers in different areas.
 
The award-winning paper, 4D printed tunable mechanical metamaterials with shape memory operations, was published by Professor Liao Wei-Hsin and former post-doctoral fellow Dr Mahdi Bodaghi from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering in Smart Materials and Structures in 2019, and won in the materials category. It introduced tunable metamaterials with reversible thermo-mechanical memory operations developed using fused decomposition modelling (FDM).
 
Professor Liao said, “In recent years, additive manufacturing (or named 3D printing) technologies have enabled fabrication of mechanical metamaterials. While 3D printing of traditional materials produces static 3D mechanical metamaterials, four-dimensional (4D) printing of responsive materials adds the fourth dimension as it leads to adaptive metamaterials that, with an appropriate stimulus, change their shapes over time. In our study, we have developed a computational design tool, and printed and tested a mechanical metamaterial with memory operations. I am honoured to receive the award and recognition, and I hope this work can bring new inspiration and contribute to related research fields.”
 
The award-winning paper can be found at:
 
4D printed tunable mechanical metamaterials with shape memory operations 
 
 
(extracted from the press release issued on 31 Oct 2022 by CUHK Communications and Public Relations Office)

Professor Liao Wei-Hsin, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, CUHK.

 

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中大3論文獲「中國高被引文章獎」

香港中文大學物理系、機械與自動化工程學系學者發表的3篇論文，獲英國物理學會出版社頒發今年「中國高被引文章獎」， 成為來自中國的最具影響力文章之一。該出版社從過去3年發表於旗下期刊的文章中，選出各學科領域被引用次數前1%的文章，頒授上述獎項。
 
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Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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中大學者3物理論文 引用次數高獲獎

中大學者發表的3 篇論文獲英國物理學會出版社（IOP Publishing ）頒發2022 年「中國高被引文章獎」，成為來自中國的最具影響力文章。獎項由IOP Publishing從2019至2021年發表於旗下期刊的文章中，選出各學科領域被引用次數前1%的文章，頒授此獎。

Date: 
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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MingPao Daily
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《美國新聞與世界報道》公布大學學科排名　中大3個學科躋身全球10大

《美國新聞與世界報道》（U.S. News and World Report）公布「全球最佳大學學科排名」。香港中文大學有3個學科躋身全球10大，包括於人工智能學科及腸胃肝臟科均排名為全球第3；港大於教育及教育研究學科則排名全球第一

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Sunday, October 30, 2022
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HKET Daily
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