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  • City University of Hong Kong

Professor Ron Shu Yuen Hui
CityU-1
Wireless Charging Platform

Professor Ron Shu Yuen Hui
ex CityU staff
previously Chair Professor of the Department of Electronic Engineering

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Ron Shu Yuen Hui

Professor Ron Hui (FIEEE 2003) received his PhD at Imperial College London in 1987. He has previously held academic positions at vthe University of Nottingham, the University of Sydney and City University of Hong Kong. He joined the University of Hong Kong as Chair Professor in 2011. Concurrently, he has held the Chair Professorship at Imperial College London since 2010.

He has published over 200 technical papers, including more than 150 refereed journal publications and book chapters. Over 50 of his patents have been adopted by industry. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and IET. He has been appointed twice as an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer by the IEEE Power Electronics Society in 2004 and 2006. He won two IEEE Power Electronics Transactions Prize Paper Awards for his publications on Wireless Power in 2009 and on LED system theory in 2010. His inventions on wireless charging platform technology underpin key dimensions of Qi, the world’s first wireless power standard, with freedom of positioning and localized charging features for wireless charging of consumer electronics. In Nov. 2010, he received the IEEE Rudolf Chope R&D Award from the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, the IET Achievement Medal (The Crompton Medal) and was elected to the Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering.


Professor Edward Kai Ning Yung/ Professor Steve Hsianghoo Ching
CityU-2
UHF RFID Automated Library System - The EasyService Project

Professor Edward Kai Ning Yung
Chair Professor
Department of Electronic Engineering
City University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Edward Kai Ning Yung

Prof. Edward Yung was born in Hong Kong. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in the University of Mississippi with Special Distinction in Electrical Engineering in the winter of 1972 with the highest grade point average in that batch of graduates. He earned a Master of Science Degree and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree with a perfect GPA in 1974 and 1977, respectively.

Prof. Yung's specialism include: Radio Frequency Identification Systems, small Antennas for Wireless Devices, sesign of Synthetic Chiral Materials and Wave Scattering from Chiral Materials, antenna Loaded with a Bi-Anisotropic Body of an Arbitrary Shape and Computational Electromagnetics.


Professor Steve Hsianghoo Ching
University Librarian
Run Run Shaw Library
City University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Steve Hsianghoo Ching

Steve Ching is the University Librarian at City University of Hong Kong. He is also an Adjunct Professor in Department of Economic and Finance. Before joining CityU in 2004, he was a Professor of Business School and the Director of University Libraries at Feng Chia University in Taiwan. His recent research works include changing management of library services, regional and inter-regional academic library consortia development and management, RFID application in libraries, strategic development for digital publishing, and economic issues for Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta.


Professor Kwai Man Luk/ Professor Quan Xue /Professor Chi Hou Chan
CityU-3
Radio-Frequency (RF) Technologies in Mobile Satellite Terminal for Chinese Area Positioning System (CAPS)

Professor Kwai Man Luk
Chair Professor
Department of Electronic Engineering
City University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Kwai Man Luk

Professor Luk received his PhD degree in electrical engineering in 1985. His research interests include antenna design, and millimeter wave technologies. He was awarded 5 US patents and over 10 PRC patents on the designs of various printed antennas. He is a Fellow of IEEE, IET, CIE, and HKIE. He received the Croucher Award in 2003. He is a Chief Guest Editor of a special issue on 'Antennas in Wireless Communications' of the Proceedings of the IEEE.


Professor Quan Xue
Professor
Department of Electronic Engineering
City University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Quan Xue

Prof. Xue received Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China 1993. Then he joined the UESTC and was promoted as a Professor in 1997. In 1999, he joined the City University of Hong Kong, where he is currently the Associate Vice President, and a Professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering. He is a Fellow of IEEE with research interests in microwave and antenna.


Professor Chi Hou Chan
Chair Professor
Department of Electronic Engineering
City University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Chi Hou Chan

Professor Chan received his PhD in EE from UIUC in 1987. His academic lineage can be traced back to Helmholtz and Gauss. He joined City University in 1996 and has been a Chair Professor of EE since 1998. Chi is the recipient of the 1991 Presidential Young Investigator Award from the US National Science Foundation and the 2004 Joint Research Fund for Hong Kong and Macao Young Scholars from the Natural Science Foundation of China. He is a fellow of IEEE.


Dr. Peter Wai Ming Tsang
CityU-4
3D Sound System

Dr. Peter Wai Ming Tsang
Associate Professor
Department of Electronic Engineering
City University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Peter Wai Ming Tsang

Dr. Peter Tsang received his Ph.D. Degree from the University of Hong Kong in 1987, and is currently an Associate Professor of the Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong. His research interests include Digital Holography, 3D Television, 3D audio, Image Compression, and Computer Vision. Dr. Tsang has developed solutions for capturing real-world 3D scene, as well as methods for converting 2D color images into multi-view auto-stereoscopic images. His inventions have been licensed to several local companies in Hong Kong.


Professor Shuk Han Cheng
CityU-5
Transgenic Fish Technology to Detect Estrogenic Pollutants

Professor Shuk Han Cheng
Professor
Department of Biology and Chemistry, and
Director
Office of Education Development and General Education
City University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Shuk Han Cheng

Prof Cheng Shuk Han received her BSc (Hons) from the University of Hong Kong (Major in Zoology and Minor in Biochemistry). She received her PhD from the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, which is now part of the Imperial College, University of London. Her PhD work was on the cellular immune response of BCG vaccination, under the supervision of Prof Denny Mitchison in the Department of Bacteriology, Hammersmith Hospital. She did her postdoctoral training under the supervision of Prof Tak Mak on molecular immune response of T cells at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto. Before joining City University of Hong Kong in 1997, she worked in the Department of Paediatrics and Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

She has won many innovation awards at international exhibitions, including the Gold Medal at the 35th International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products of Geneva in 2007, and a total of 6 awards from the Korean International Women's Invention Expositions in 3 consecutive years from 2009 to 2011. She has published over 80 peer-reviewed research articles and some of them are among the Top 25 Hottest Articles in the Science Direct database. To date, she has supervised 19 graduate students, with 5 awarded PhD and 9 awarded Mphil. She is a member of the Editorial Boards of the journal Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine and the journal Developmental Dynamics. She is an overseas Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (London). She also serves on the Board of Directors of Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited (NAMI) in Hong Kong.


Professor Weijia Jia
CityU-6
Mobile Communication Technology to Enhance Video Surveillance

Professor Weijia Jia
Professor
Department of Computer Science
City University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Weijia Jia

Prof. Jia is currently a full Professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Director of Future Networking Center, ShenZhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong (CityU), leading several large R&D projects on next-generation mobile phone and multimedia software and devices. He received BSc and MSc from Center South University , China in 1982 and 1984 and Master of Applied Sci. and PhD from Polytechnic Faculty of Mons, Belgium in 1992 and 1993 respectively, all in Computer Science. He joined German National Research Center for Information Science (GMD) in Bonn (St. Augustine) from 1993 to 1995 as a research fellow. In 1995, he joined Department of Computer Science, CityU as an assistant professor.

Prof. Jia's research interests include next generation wireless communication, protocols and heterogeneous networks; distributed systems, multicast and anycast QoS routing protocols. In these fields, he has a number of publications in the prestige international journals (IEEE Transactions, e.g., TPDS, TN, TMC, TC etc.), books/chapters and refereed international conference proceedings (e.g. ACM CCS, WiSec, MobiHoc, IEEE ICDCS, INFOCOM etc.). He has received the best paper award in a prestige (IEEE) conferences and has proposed an improved algorithm for well-known Vertex Cover and Set-packing NP-hard problems with time bounds of O(kn+1.2852k) and O((5.7k)kn) respectively. Both results stand on the current best time-bound to date for the fixed-parameterized intractable problems. In 2005 and 2008, he has been awarded total HK$22 millions from the Innovation & Technology Fund of the HKSAR Government for two projects with intentions of design and implementation of cyber cross-platform secure communications to integrate the Internet with 3G, WiFi,WiMAX, ad-hoc, Sensor and networks for real-time multimedia communications and mobile video surveillance.

Prof. Jia is the Chair Professor of Central South University, Changsha, China, Guest Professor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Science and Technology of China, Beijing Jiao Tong University and Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. He has served as area editor for prestige international journals (IEEE TPDS and ComCom) and chair and PC member/keynote speaker for various prestige international conferences. He is the Senior Member of IEEE and the Member of ACM.


  • Hong Kong Baptist University

Dr. Lian Hee Wee
HKBU-1
First Bilingual Improv Comedy Group in Hong Kong

Dr. Lian Hee Wee
Associate Professor
Department of English Language & Literature
Hong Kong Baptist University

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Lian Hee Wee

Lian-Hee Wee is a phonologist whose research lies mainly on the theoretical issues drawn from data in the Chinese languages and Asian varieties of English such as Hong Kong and Singapore. He is presently associate professor at the Department of English Language and Literature, though prior to this appointment he had served at the National University of Singapore and also the City University of Hong Kong after obtaining his PhD at Rutgers University in 2004. He has published numerous articles co-written two monographs "Hakka Tone Sandhi: Corpus and Analytical Challenges" (Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 2004) and 《疑难与路向:论天津方言的连读变调》(Beijing: Commercial Press, 2005) and is co-editor of the volumes "Reality Exploration and Discovery: Pattern Interaction in Language and Life" (Stanford, CSLI, 2009) and "Interfaces in Chinese Phonology" (Taipei: Academia Sinica, 2008). The present project transfers his classroom experience on teaching as well as his research in linguistics into bo th the enrichment of theatric comedy in the Hong Kong cultural scene and the training of communication for students, teachers and other working professionals in search of better teamwork and interaction.


Professor Yu Huang
HKBU-2
HKBU Pulitzer Prize Winners Workshop

Professor Yu Huang
Associate Dean
School of Communication
Hong Kong Baptist University

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Yu Huang

Prof. Huang Yu comes from China and received his professional journalism training in Beijing. From 1988 to 1994, he was in the United Kingdom pursuing his Ph.D. degree and also working as a journalist. Since 1994, he has been teaching in the Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University and he was the Head of Department of Journalism for five years. Now Prof. Huang is the Associate Dean of the School of Communication.

The establishment of the Pulitzer Prize Winners Workshop, which advances journalistic education and practice in the Greater China region, exemplifies Professor Huang's determined efforts to bring an idea to fruition, which has helped to heighten the community's awareness of the University's newest initiative and developments in journalistic education.

Prof. Huang's current research interests include: Mass media in Hong Kong and mainland China, Media representation/construction, Social relation and media changes, Political economy of media/communication studies, News/media and social development, Media and Chinese nationalism, and Chinese language in HK media.


Professor Ling Chung
HKBU-3
International Writers Workshop

Professor Ling Chung
Associate Vice-President/Dean of Arts
Office of the Dean of Arts
Hong Kong Baptist University

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Ling Chung

Professor CHUNG Ling received her Ph.D in Comparative Literature from University of Wisconsin, Madison; a fiction writer and poet; recipient of National Award for Arts (Taiwan); publications include Spring Rain on the Great Earth (《大地春雨》, prose collection), Predestined Lovers (《生死寃家》, short stories collection), Muses of Modern China: A Critical Study on the Works of Taiwan Women Poets (《現代中國謬司:台灣女詩人作品析論》, literary criticism), Chinese Zen and American Literature (《中國禪與美國文學》, literary criticism), etc; taught at State University of New York, Albany, The University of Hong Kong and National Sun Yat-sen University; currently Associate Vice-President and Dean of Arts of Hong Kong Baptist University; also the founder and the Director of the International Writers Workshop; since its establishment in 2004, the Workshop has invited over 80 renowned writers from all over the world; she established collaboration between the Workshop and Hong Kong Literary Museum Workshop, Poetry OutLoud, Sino Group, etc.


  • Lingnan University

Prof. Alfred Cheung Ming Chan
LU-1
Revitalizing Rural Village in Ha Fa Shan Hong Kong through Knowledge Transfer Program

 
LU-2
Promoting Healthy Diet to Young People against Non Communicable Diseases through Intergenerational Knowledge Transfer Program

 
LU-3
Enhancing Intergenerational Understanding through the Development of Social Gerontology Programs for Secondary Schools

 
LU-4
Enhancing Knowledge Transfer through Portfolio-learning

Professor Alfred Cheung Ming Chan
Director
Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies
Lingnan University

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Alfred Cheung Ming Chan

  • Chair Professor of Social Gerontology, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Lingnan University
  • Director, Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies (APIAS), Lingnan University
  • Director, Office of Service-Learning (OSL), Lingnan University
  • Chairman, Elderly Commission, HKSAR
  • Chair, Advisory Committee of 'Opportunities for the Elderly Project', Social Welfare Department, HKSAR
  • Chair, Working Group on Diet and Physical Activity, Department of Health, HKSAR
  • Member, Minimum Wage Commission, HKSAR
  • Adjunct Professor, School of Continuing and Professional Education, The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd)
  • Consultant, Ageing and Social Development Issues for the United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
  • Academic interests:
    • Interpretation of intergenerational relationships
    • Ageing and long-term care policies in Asia Pacific
    • Development of health and social care measurements, Quality of Life, Caring Index and etc


  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Professor Daniel Tik Pui Fong
CUHK-1
Recognition and Active Prevention Technology for Ankle Sprain

Professor Daniel Tik Pui Fong
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Daniel Tik Pui Fong

Prof Daniel Fong is currently a Research Assistant Professor and Director of Sport Performance and Biomechanics Laboratory at the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests include ankle sprain injury, knee biomechanics, sport medicine, slips and falls, biomedical engineering and disabled sport biomechanics. Since 2006, he has gained a total amount of HKD 9.3 million from competitive and industrial research grants, and the major research achievement is the invention of an intelligent sprain-free sport shoe. For this project, he received HKD 5 million from the Innovation and Technology Commission since 2004 and worked out the invention in 2011.

Prof Fong has published 30 journal articles and over 120 conference abstracts. In 2009, he was awarded the "CUHK Young Researcher Award". In the same year, he was awarded Fellow of International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (FISBS). He is also Life Member of World Association of Chinese Biomedical Engineers (WACBE), Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (MIEEE), Member of Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (MEMBS), and Member of Hong Kong Ergonomics Society (MHKES).


Professor Wai Sang Poon
CUHK-2
Three-year Development of Translational Research for Stem Cell Therapy in Neurosurgery, CUHK

Professor Wai Sang Poon
Chair Professor and Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery
Department of Surgery
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Wai Sang Poon

Professor Poon is currently the Chair Professor and Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is active in undergraduate and postgraduate surgical education, as head of the Division of Surgery of the Graduate School, and specialist training in neurosurgery, as Chairman of the Specialty Board in Neurosurgery.

He received his undergraduate medical education at Glasgow University (1973-8), general surgical training at the City and University Hospitals, Nottingham, U.K. (1980-1982), neurosurgical training at Glasgow's Institute of Neurological Sciences, experimental cerebral ischaemia at Glasgow University's Wellcome Surgical Institute (1986) and experimental neuro-oncology at Harvard Medical School's Massachusetts General Hospital (1990-1).

His clinical interests include pituitary surgery and surgical management of Parkinson's disease; research interests include clinical and experimental head injury, hyponatraemia, telemedicine, neurorehabilitation and neuro-oncology.

He is an active participant of college and society activities locally and internationally: He is a member of the Editorial Board of the British Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery and World Neurosurgery.

In January 2011, he received the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award (SSTPA) 2010 second-class for the research study entitled "Technology for the early diagnosis and prevention of secondary brain injury in the management of traumatic brain injury".


Professor Aaron Ho Pui Ho
CUHK-3
Centrifugal Microfluidic Platform for Bioassay Automation

Professor Aaron Ho Pui Ho
Professor
Department of Electronic Engineering
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Aaron Ho Pui Ho

Professor Ho received his BEng and PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Nottingham in 1986 and 1990 respectively. He is currently a professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He has held positions as Associate Dean of Engineering, CUHK, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, and Senior Process Engineer for semiconductor laser fabrication in Hewlett-Packard. Started as a compound semiconductor materials scientist, his academic interests have evolved over the years to cover a broad range of topics including nano-sized semiconductor materials for photonic and sensor applications, optical instrumentation, surface plasmon resonance biosensors and biophotonics. He has published over 230 peer-reviewed articles and 5 US patents.


Dr. Kwan Chi Leung
CUHK-4
Development of Hardware Modules for DNA Amplification for New Senior Secondary School (NSS) Biology Teaching and Learning --- Learn by Constructivist Approach

Dr. Kwan Chi Leung
Laboratory Technologist
School of Life Science
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Kwan Chi Leung

Dr. K.C. Leung is currently laboratory technologist of the School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). With extensive research experience in clinical enzymology, protein chemistry, instrumental analysis, immunological analysis, animal study and recombinant DNA technology, Dr. Leung is devoted to the development and production of electronic courseware modules for the education of biochemistry and life sciences of university and secondary school students over the years. Recently, Dr. Leung and his team members have won the awards in the Teaching and Learning Innovation Expo 2009 and 2010 at CUHK for development of an e-learning platform for biochemical science.

Based on the experience of courseware production and the implementation of the new Senior Secondary School Curriculum in Hong Kong, Dr. Leung and his team members have started to develop teaching and learning modules for the new curriculum a few years ago. In view of the various experiments in the new biology curriculum which demand expensive reagents and equipment, Dr. Leung's team was the first in Hong Kong to design and supply affordable lab equipment, specially-formulated reagents and teaching-learning packages to secondary schools which have only limited budget, hoping that students taking biology can all enjoy some good learning activities. The current project "Development of hardware modules for DNA amplification for new senior secondary school (NSS) biology teaching and learning" is one of their tasks towards this direction.


Professor William Shi Yuan Wang
CUHK-5
Brain-controlled Chinese Text Input

Professor William Shi Yuan Wang
Wei Lun Research Professor of Electronic Engineering
Department of Electronic Engineering
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor William Shi Yuan Wang

Prof. William Wang is Wei Lun Research Professor and director of the Language Engineering Laboratory at the Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Trained as a linguist, Prof. Wang has contributed to the language engineering field throughout his career, commencing in 1959 when his PhD dissertation was one of the first studies to apply combined knowledge of linguistics and acoustics to the problem of machine recognition of speech. More recently, he and his research team at the Language Engineering Lab have worked on:– speech recognition; computational modeling of language evolution; and the use of electro¬encephalography (EEG) to study how the brain processes the Chinese language, particularly in perception of lexical tone and reading its logosyllabic writing system.

The latter work has progressed into the field of assistive communication. Some individuals have physical and/or cognitive impairments that prevent them from communicating with others by speech or any other conventional means. Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) offer such individuals a means to communicate by converting EEG measurements of their spontaneous brain responses to visual stimuli presented on a computer into text typed on a computer screen. Prof. Wang and his lab members are currently developing two BCI systems specifically for input of Chinese text.


  • The Hong Kong Institute of Education

Dr. Kam-wing Chan
HKIEd-1
Small Class Teaching and the Inclusive Philosophy behind it as a Catalyst

Dr. Kam-wing Chan
Co-Director
Centre for Development and Research in Small Class Teaching
The Hong Kong Institute of Education

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Kam-wing Chan

Dr. Kam-wing CHAN is the Co-Director of the Centre for Development and Research in Small Class Teaching and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at The Hong Kong Institute of Education. He received his doctorate from Leicester University and is also a Licentiate of the College of Preceptors and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. He is experienced in leading, designing, and coordinating teacher professional development programmes in small class teaching. His main research areas include class size, cooperative learning, and teacher professional development. Dr. Chan has published a number of journal articles, books and book chapters with a focus on pedagogy and teacher development.


Dr. Doris Pui-wah Cheng
HKIEd-2
Empowering Early Childhood Institutions in Implementing Effective School-based Curriculum

Dr. Doris Pui-wah Cheng
Director
Centre for Childhood Research and Innovation
The Hong Kong Institute of Education

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Doris Pui-wah Cheng

Dr. Doris Pui-wah CHENG is an Associate Professor in the Department of Early Childhood Education and is currently the Director of the Centre for Childhood Research and Innovation at The Hong Kong Institute of Education. She obtained her PhD with her work on Teachers' Understanding and Implementation of Play in Early Childhood Classroom from the University of Bath, U.K. She has published internationally on issues of play-based pedagogy, early childhood curriculum, and the professional development of early childhood teachers.

Dr. Cheng is currently the Associate Editor of the Journal of Global Studies of Childhood and sits in the International Advisory Committee for the Journal of Early Childhood Research. She is also a founding member of the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI, Hong Kong and Macau) and is serving actively as an executive member in the organization. She has strong interest in enhancing the learning and teaching quality of young children, and her current research focuses on quality practice in early childhood education and the relationship between play and the development of children's theory of mind.


Dr. Anissa Siu-han Fung
HKIEd-3
Visual Art Education and Community Development Project (VAECD)

Dr. Anissa Siu-han Fung
Associate Professor
Department of Cultural and Creative Arts
The Hong Kong Institute of Education

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Anissa Siu-han Fung

Dr. Anissa Siu-han FUNG is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural and Creative Arts at The Hong Kong Institute of Education. She is a renowned ceramics artist and product designer educated at the Royal College of Art in England and later awarded Doctor of Fine Art in Australia. Her ceramics have been globally showcased in more than 50 exhibitions, with many pieces archived by local and overseas museums. Her innovative artworks, developed from research on Chinese ritual culture and aesthetics in burial objects, are highly commended by international artists and professional counterparts.

In recent years, Dr. Fung has dedicated her work to bringing art into the community and conducting research to explore integrated arts learning activities and creative teaching approaches, especially on interdisciplinary curriculum with visual arts and non-art subjects. She is the recipient of the "Excellence in Teaching Award 2009" and the "Knowledge Transfer Award 2010-2011" from The Hong Kong Institute of Education for her high quality teaching and her community art development projects.

Dr. Fung is Project Leader of the CCA-Community Arts and Sports School (CASS) and the Visual Arts Education and Community Development Project (VAECD), visiting professor of the Hanyang University International Summer School in Korea, and also former chairperson of the Hong Kong Contemporary Society of Ceramics.


Dr. Kenneth Kuen-fung Sin
HKIEd-4
Learning Circle: The Knowledge Transfer in Enhancing the Pedagogical Practices in Hong Kong Special Schools

Dr. Kenneth Kuen-fung Sin
Director
Centre for Special Needs and Studies in Inclusive Education
The Hong Kong Institute of Education

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Kenneth Kuen-fung Sin

Dr. Kenneth Kuen-fung SIN is the Director of the Centre for Special Needs and Studies in Inclusive Education and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education and Counselling at The Hong Kong Institute of Education. His expertise and research lie in the areas of emotional disorders, learning difficulties, assistive technology in special needs and professional development in inclusion. He has much consultancy experiences in many local research projects in special needs as well as training work for teachers teaching children with disabilities in Mainland China and Macau. He once led a project valued HK$51 million in total for three years, which was funded by the Education Bureau. The project aimed at advancing inclusion in education by organizing a wide range of professional development programmes at different levels for Hong Kong teachers.

Dr. Sin also takes part in many community services related to special needs and inclusion such as serving as school council member of two special schools, task group member in giftedness, inclusion and special needs in the Education Bureau, the Curriculum Development Institute and the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, and executive member in NGOs for persons with visual impairment, hearing impairment, intellectual disabilities, autism and emotional problems. He is also the Vice Chairman of the Special Education Society of Hong Kong.


  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Professor K.L. Yung
PolyU-1
An Innovative Micro Injection Molding Machine

Professor K.L. Yung
Professor and Associate Head
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

BIOGRAPHY

Professor K.L. Yung

Professor Kai Leung, Yung obtained his BSc in Electronic Engineering (1975), MSc, DIC in Automatic Control Systems (1976), PhD in Microprocessor Applications in Process Control (1985) in the UK and became a Charted Engineer (C.Eng.,MIEE) in 1981. Since graduation, he has been working in the UK for companies such as BOC Advanced Welding Co. Ltd. British Ever Ready Group, and the Cranfield Unit for Precision Engineering. In 1986, Professor Yung returned to Hong Kong to join the Hong Kong Productivity Council as Consultant and subsequently switched to academia to join the Hong Kong Polytechnic University where he is now as an Associate Head of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Director of the Microsystems Technology Centre. His research interests include precision motion control and system aspects of Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Management, and logistic planning and optimization.


Dr. Thomas Wai-hung Lo
PolyU-2
Rational Design of Engineered Arginine Depleting Enzymes as Multi-potent Anti-cancer Agents

Professor Thomas Yun-chung Leung
Professor
Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology
Director
Lo Ka Chung Centre for Natural Anti-Cancer Drug Development
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Thomas Yun-chung Leung

Prof. Thomas Leung was trained as a molecular biologist at Imperial College (University of London). He earned his PhD from Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (University of Oxford). After completing postdoctoral training at Centre for molecular sciences (University of Oxford) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, he joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1996. For applied research and development, Prof. Leung has filed 4 US Patent applications and a number of patent applications in HKSAR, China, UK, and Taiwan. He received an international Gold Medal Award for the invention of a biosensor that can detect antibiotics in food. For technology licensing, Prof Leung has built a strong network with biotech companies, universities and hospitals to collaborate and deliver cutting-edge technology for the community. He has developed a new anti-cancer drug with Dr. Thomas Lo, and the drug has been successfully licensed to a biotech company. More importantly, the drug has been undergoing its clinical trial in Hong Kong. This invention has been hailed as a breakthrough for "made by Hong Kong" anti-cancer drug.


Dr. Thomas Wai-hung Lo
Associate Professor
Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Thomas Wai-hung Lo

Dr. Lo is Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the Deputy Director of Lo Ka Chung Centre for Natural Anti-Cancer Drug Development at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985 and his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1991. After postdoctoral research work at Cornell University, he joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1994. His research interests include development of novel anti-cancer protein drugs, bioprocesses for efficient production of enzymes, protein drugs and biomaterials, environmental bio/technology for the removal of pollutants, and biosensors for monitoring and control of environmental and biochemical processes. He has co-authored 60 research publications in SCI journals, 29 papers in referred proceedings, 4 book chapters, 1 US patent and 5 pending patents. He has also co-authored the Environmental Science and Technology's Second Runner-up Environmental Technology Paper of 2007, Best Paper Award of 2007. He received the President's Award for Excellent/Achievement in Research Scholarly Activities, 2 Technology Transfer Awards and the 2009 High Impact Achievement Award for Research Achievement from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.


Dr. Raymond Kai-yu Tong
PolyU-3
Exoskeleton Hand Robotic Training Device

Dr. Raymond Kai-yu Tong
Associate Professor
Department of Health Technology and Informatics
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Raymond Kai-yu Tong

Raymond Kai-yu TONG received his PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. He is Associate Professor in the Department of Health Technology and Informatics, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University(PolyU). He is Programme Leader in the BSc. in Biomedical Engineering in PolyU. His research interests include rehabilitation robotics (e.g. PolyJbot, Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Hand Robot), functional electrical stimulation(FES) and stroke rat model. Projects have been funded by Innovation and Technology Fund, UGC CERG/GRF and PolyU Niche Areas Fund as principal investigator. His inventions have received HKIE innovation awards for young members(2008), three gold awards in international invention exhibitions(2010[Germany], 2007[Belgium],2004[China]) and Hong Kong Award for Industry(2003). Patent has been filed in US and licenses to US and Hong Kong companies. Webpage: http://www.acad.polyu.edu.hk/~htong


Professor Eric Ka-wai Cheng
PolyU-4
Solar Powered Air Conditioning System for Vehicles

Professor Eric Ka-wai Cheng
Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Eric Ka-wai Cheng

Prof Eric Cheng obtained his BSc and PhD degrees both from the University of Bath in 1987 and 1990 respectively. Before he joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1997, he was with Lucas Aerospace, United Kingdom as a Principal Engineer and led a number of power electronics projects He received the IEE Sebastian Z De Ferranti Premium Award (1995), outstanding consultancy award (2000), Faculty Merit award for best teaching (2003) from the University, Faculty Engineering Industrial and Engineering Services Grant Achievement Award (2006) and Brussels Innova Energy Gold medal with Mention (2007), Consumer Product Design Award (2008), Electric vehicle team merit award of the Faculty (2009), and Special Prize and Silver Medal of Geneva's Invention Expo (2011). He has published over 250 papers and 7 books.. He has over 100 interviews by media on his research and development. He is now the professor and director of Power Electronics Research Centre of the university. His research interests are all aspects of power electronics, air-conditioning, renewable energy, motor drives, EMI, electric vehicle and energy saving.


Professor Yi-Qing Ni
PolyU-5
Mega-structure Diagnostic & Prognostic System

Professor Yi-Qing Ni
Professor
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Yi-Qing Ni

Dr. Y. Q. Ni is currently a Professor in the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has expertise in structural health monitoring, structural dynamics and control, smart materials and structures, and nonlinear oscillation. He currently serves as a co-chair of the Committee on Sensors and Actuators, Asia-Pacific Network of Centers for Research in Smart Structures Technology. He is a member of the International Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Guidelines Standing Committee, the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, and a member of editorial board for the international journals Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Structural Control and Health Monitoring, and Advanced Steel Construction. Prof. Ni has been heavily involved in the research assisting the Hong Kong Government Highways Department to implement and operate SHM systems on the large-scale bridges in Hong Kong. He has also acted as a lead consultant in developing SHM systems for a number of landmark structures including the design of SHM systems for the cable-stayed Sutong Bridge with a main span of 1,088 m and the Canton Tower with a height of 600 m. Prof. Ni has co-authored five books, 89 international journal papers, and 194 conference papers. His "Mega-Structure Diagnostic and Prognostic System" received a Gold Medal and a Grand Prize at the 37th International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva (2009), and a Golden Prize at the 11th China International Industry Fair, Shanghai (2009). He is currently appointed as an Adjunct Professor by University of Notre Dame (USA), Zhejiang University (China) and Dalian Jiaotong University (China).


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Professor Karl W.K. Tsim
HKUST-1
Hair Drug Testing Technology: Rehabilitation Service Support for Local Communities

Professor Karl W.K. Tsim
Professor
Division of Life Science
Director
Center for Chinese Medicine R&D
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Karl W.K. Tsim

Prof. Tsim received his Bachelor and MPhil degree in Biochemistry from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He pursued his graduate study in University of Cambridge and received his PhD in Molecular Neurobiology. He began his Post-doctoral training in the field of Neurobiology in University of Cambridge and followed by Stanford University School of Medicine. He then received an Assistant Professor position in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), and now he is a Professor in the Division of Life Science and the Director of Center for Chinese Medicine R&D in HKUST.

Prof. Tsim's research interests cover three main areas: i) Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. ii) Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and iii) Determination of drug/chemical residues in hairs. He has been publishing over 200 articles in high profile journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Planta Medica. He is the inventor of 10 patents in the field of TCM and hair drug testing. Not only having an excellent track record in research, Prof. Tsim also eager to share his research finding to different communities. He has been the organizing committee member for 40 international meetings and had provided mentorship to over 30 graduate students. His research team developed an efficient hair drug testing technology in the year of 2009 and has been providing over 1200 hair drug testing service to local communities. The mission of his research team is to transfer research findings to benefit the society.


Professor Chak K. Chan
HKUST-2
Characterization of Ambient Air Pollutants in Hong Kong

Professor Chak K. Chan
Head and Professor
Division of Environment
Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Director
Institute for the Environment
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Chak K. Chan

Dr. Chak K. Chan obtained BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1986 and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1992. He is currently Head and Professor of Division of Environment, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Director of the Institute for the Environment at HKUST. His research interests include air pollution, aerosol science and atmospheric chemistry. He has published over 100 papers with citations to date over 3700 and an H-factor of 32. He received Second Prize of the State Natural Science Award in 2010 and First Prize of the Natural Science Award in 2007. He is an Editor-in-Chief of Atmospheric Environment.


Professor Gary Shueng-Han Chan
HKUST-3
LAviNet: A Lean, Pervasive and Dynamic Wireless Access Infrastructure Network

Professor Gary Shueng-Han Chan
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Gary Shueng-Han Chan

Prof. Shueng-Han Gary Chan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at HKUST. Prof. Chan got his BSE in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University. At Princeton, he was the recipient of Charles Ira Young Memorial Tablet and Medal, awarded "to the student who excels in research in EE." He also received the POEM Newport Award of Excellence, awarded "to a senior who has demonstrated high scholastic achievement and also shown high potential for leadership in the field of photonics, electro-optics or optoelectronic materials." He won the Sigma Xi book award in 1993. He is a member of honors societies Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Phi Beta Kappa, and a senior member of IEEE since 2003.

Prof. Chan has been conducting research and development on wireless and peer-to-peer networking for more than 15 years with very fruitful results. Focusing on applied research useful to industry, he currently has more than 10 patented or patent-pending inventions and 110+ papers published in these areas. Prof .Chan has chaired/co-chaired numerous international conferences. He has over 6 years of ITF experience with 4 ITF projects, and has a strong team addressing software and deployment issues of his ITF projects.


Professor King Lun Yeung
HKUST-4
Antimicrobial Systems

Professor King Lun Yeung
Joint-Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Division of Environment
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Project Lead

Professor King Lun Yeung

Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Division of Environment
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

BIOGRAPHY

Prof. King Lun Yeung, a joint-Professor of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Division of Environment, received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. Prof. Yeung's research is on smart materials in health, environment and energy applications, with more than 150 publications, 300 presentations and 12 inventions (ca. 36 patents) in these topics. Prof. Yeung is also editor of the Chemical Engineering Journal and member of editorial board of Catalysis Today, Recent Patents in Chemical Engineering, International Journal of Chemical Engineering. He is reviewer for major funding agencies around the world including USA's SBIR, PRF and NSF, UK's EPSRC and RSC, EU's F7, Singapores' A-Star and Czech's RCSS.


  • The University of Hong Kong

Professor Weijen Wang
HKU-1
Refabricating City: Hong Kong-Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/ Architecture

Professor Weijen Wang
Associate Professor
Department of Architecture
The University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Weijen Wang

Wang Weijen, associate professor at department of architecture of The University of Hong Kong, graduated from UC Berkeley and Taiwan University. His design projects won several AIA Design Awards and Far Eastern Architectural Award, as well as Green Building Award and HKIA Award, and were exhibited at venues including Taipei Museum of Modern Art, Beijing Architecture Biennale, Shenzhen Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, and Venice Architecture Biennale of 2008. He was also the curator of 2007/08 Hong Kong–Shenzhen Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism. His research mainly focuses on Chinese architecture and cities. He was a visiting associate professor at department of architecture of MIT in 2008-2009.


Ms. Tris Kee
HKU-2
Faculty of Architecture -- Community Project Workshop (CPW)

Ms. Tris Kee
Director of Community Project Workshop
Faculty of Architecture
The University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Ms. Tris Kee

Ms. Kee is a graduate of Master of Architecture, University of Waterloo, Canada.

As the recipient of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Roll of Honor 2002, Tris has worked in Rome, London, Amsterdam and Canada before returning to Hong Kong. She is a Registered Architect in Hong Kong, a professional member of the Hong Kong Institute of Architect (HKIA), Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC),

The Hong Kong Interior Design Association (HKIDA) and the Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Conservation (HKICON). As an architect, Ms. Kee has participated in the design and completion of Phase 2 Science and Technology Park of Hong Kong, a number of MTRC stations and residential developments at the Peak.

As the Director of Community Project Workshop at HKU since 2009, Ms. Kee has been involved in a number of projects aimed for promoting knowledge exchange (KE) with the community; namely, The District Aspiration Study for Tsuen Wan and Kwun Tong; The Conservation Management Plan for the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, The Revitalization Scheme for Wong Uk, Sha Tin, Art Alive @ Park 2010, the Tsuen Wan short course on urban planning and architecture, the Public Engagement Meeting for Pok Fu Lam Harbourfront, as well as the Study of the Kwun Tong Waterfront Promenade.


Professor Joe Y.F. Lau
HKU-3
Critical Thinking Web: Opencourseware on Critical Thinking, Logic and Creativity

Professor Joe Y.F. Lau
Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy
The University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Joe Y.F. Lau

Dr Joe Lau is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at HKU and the current Department Chairperson. His research area is the philosophy of mind and cognitive science. He is also interested in the teaching and promotion of critical thinking, and the use of IT in education and knowledge exchange. He was a University Teaching Fellow in 2006. A textbook on critical thinking and creativity has just been published by Wiley in 2011.


Professor Ali Farhoomand
HKU-4
Development and Distribution of Business Case Studies on Asian Organizations

Professor Ali Farhoomand
Professor of Innovation & Information Management
School of Business
Director
Asia Case Research Centre
Faculty of Business and Economics
The University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Ali Farhoomand

Ali Farhoomand is Professor of Innovation and Information Management and the founding Director of Asia Case Research Centre at The University of Hong Kong School of Business. He has taught and conducted research in universities across the globe, including executive development programs at Oxford and INSEAD and as a Visiting Scholar at MIT Sloan School of Management. He has been a consultant for the government as well as large companies. A three-time winner of the Society for Information Management Paper Award, Professor Farhoomand has written several books, published numerous academic articles and developed 140 business case studies, over half a million copies of which were distributed worldwide through Harvard Business Publishing and other outlets. He is the creator and executive producer of the popular FocusAsia Business Leaders series, which was aired by BBC World, PBS and Asia News Network. He is recipient of several teaching awards including The University of Hong Kong Outstanding Teaching Award.


Professor Chun-Hung Chu
HKU-5
Promoting Oral Health of Hong Kong Preschool Children through Educating Their Parents and Kindergarten Teachers

Professor Chun-Hung Chu
Clinical Associate Professor
Assistant Dean (Research and Innovation)
Faculty of Dentistry
The University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Chun-Hung Chu

Dr Chun-Hung Chu is a Clinical Associate Professor and Assistant Dean (Research & Innovation) of the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong. He is a registered specialist in Family Dentistry in Hong Kong. He teaches clinical dentistry and supervises research post-graduate students. He is the Honorary Secretary of South East Asian Association of Dental Education. His research interests include caries prevention and management and community dental care.

Dr Chu was conferred Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Master of Dental Surgery in Pediatric Dentistry and Doctor of Philosophy by The University of Hong Kong. He also obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Dental Public Health. Dr Chu is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, Fellow in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Master of the Academy of General Dentistry and Diplomate of the American Board of General Dentistry.

Dr Chu married Shela and has two daughters, Samantha and Stephanie. They are Evangelical Christians attending Alliance International Church. They serve in Christian small group fellowship, and have joined missionary visits to Mainland China, Myanmar, Cambodia and the Philippines.


Professor Dorothy F.P. Ng
HKU-6
HKU Cantonese Opera Education Research and Promotion Project

Professor Dorothy F.P. Ng
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Education
The University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Dorothy F.P. Ng

Dr Ng is a senior language education researcher, also has over 20 years experience of teacher training. She was graduated from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and was awarded Post-graduate Diploma of Education (Distinction) and Master of Arts (Language Education). Later Dr Ng was awarded Common Wealth Scholarship to study Diploma of Applied Linguistics in Regional Language Centre in Singapore. She has been lecturer of Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Institution of Education, and now is an Assistant Professor within the Language and Literature division, Faculty of Education and was previously an Assistant Professor within the Department of Curriculum Studies, in the Faculty of Education of University of Hong Kong. Her research interest includes linguistics, medium of instruction, classroom discourse analysis, teaching of reading and reading and learning etc. Dr Ng's current focus has been on the integration of Chinese opera into the curriculum. Her research aims to enhance and enrich students' understanding of culture, art performance, literature and music and it is anticipated that this will be fully integrated into the secondary curriculum.


Professor Kam Pui Chow
HKU-7
Lineament Monitoring System II

Professor Kam Pui Chow
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science
Associate Director
Center for Information Security and Cryptography
The University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Kam Pui Chow

Dr K. P. Chow is the Associate Professor of Department of Computer Science and the Associate Director of the Center for Information Security and Cryptography at The University of Hong Kong. Dr. Chow's areas of research interest are computer forensics, cryptography, computer security, Internet surveillance and privacy. He was the chief designer of the computer forensic tool Digital Evidence Search Kit (DESK). Dr. Chow has been working on the Internet piracy monitoring system Lineament I, and Internet auction site monitoring system Lineament II. Both Lineament I and Lineament II were adopted by HKSAR Customs and Excise Department in 2007 and 2011 respectively. He has also published research papers on computer forensics, data security and cryptography in local and international conferences and journals. Dr. Chow has analyzed various data leakage cases in Hong Kong, which includes the IPCC case in 2006, the Foxy/Edison cases and the Yahoo case in 2008. Findings and results were presented in local seminars and international conferences with participants from legal and IT professions. In 2009, Dr. Chow was the honoree in the category of Senior IT Security Professional of the 3rd Annual Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements Program. Dr. Chow has served as a member of the Program Committee of the international computer forensic workshop SADFE (Systematic Approaches to Digital Forensic Engineering) in 2005, 2007 and 2011. He was the conference chairman of the Sixth IFIP WG 11.9 International Conference on Digital Forensics held in 2010 in Hong Kong. From 2010, Dr. Chow is the Chairman of the Information Security and Forensics Society (ISFS), a professional body for digital forensics experts in Hong Kong. Dr. Chow is also a committee member of the IT Division, Hong Kong Institutions of Engineers, and a council member of the Hong Kong Forensics Science Society. In the past few years, Dr. Chow has been invited to be a computer forensic expert to assist the Court in Hong Kong.


Professor Victor O.K. Li
HKU-8
Low-cost Versatile Tracking Device and Technology for Logistic Applications

Professor Victor O.K. Li
Associate Dean (Research)
Faculty of Engineering
Chair Professor of Information Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Victor O.K. Li

Victor O.K. Li received SB, SM, EE and ScD degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT in 1977, 1979, 1980, and 1981, respectively. He is Associate Dean of Engineering and Chair Professor of Information Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), and Guest Chair Professor of Wireless Communication and Networking at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He served as Managing Director of Versitech Ltd., the technology transfer and commercial arm of HKU, and is now on the boards of Sunevision Holdings Ltd. and China.com Ltd. Previously, he was Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, California, USA, and Director of the USC Communication Sciences Institute. Sought by government, industry, and academic organizations, he has lectured and consulted extensively around the world. He has received numerous awards, including the PRC Ministry of Education Changjiang Chair Professorship at Tsinghua University, the UK Royal Academy of Engineering Senior Visiting Fellowship in Communications, the Croucher Foundation Senior Research Fellowship, and the Order of the Bronze Bauhinia Star, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and a Fellow of the IEEE, the IAE, and the HKIE.


Professor Henry Y.K. Lau
HKU-9
The Power of Using Virtual Reality for Commercial Applications

Professor Henry Y.K. Lau
Head and Associate Professor
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
The University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Henry Y.K. Lau

Henry Lau is the Head of Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering. Henry graduated from the University of Oxford with a First Class Honor BA Degrees in Engineering Science and a DPhil in Robotics. Prior to joining HKU, he has been working in industry for many years as a system engineer and section manager at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and AEA Technology plc., working on projects involving bespoke tele-robotics systems and advanced automation systems for the nuclear industry in decommissioning and waste management. While working in England, Henry was a Croucher Foundation Research Fellow at the University of Oxford Robotics Research Group, and a visiting lecturer at Brasenose College teaching Engineering Science. Henry joined the University of Hong Kong in 1997 and his research interest includes artificial intelligence, in particular in artificial immune systems (AIS), intelligent automation for material handling, virtual and augmented reality systems, system analysis and design. In addition, Henry works closely with industry to conduct research and development projects on the design, evaluation and deployment of automated material handling systems, process simulation and improvement, and the deployment of virtual reality technology for system visualization.


Professor Yuguo Li
HKU-10
Effective Ventilation for Minimizing Expiratory Droplet Exposure

Professor Yuguo Li
Head and Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Yuguo Li

Yuguo Li is a Professor and Head of HKU Mechanical Engineering, and was a Principal Research Scientist and the team leader of indoor environments at CSIRO Australia prior to 2000. He studied at Shanghai Jiaotong University, Tsinghua University and Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden with PhD in Fluid Mechanics.

His research interests are at the interface of atmospheric environment and energy efficiency with a focus on ventilation (environment aerodynamics). His current research topics include city ventilation, urban heat island, and ventilation control of infection. He contributed to new theory and technologies of natural ventilation and hospital ventilation. His work led to the findings of the roles played by airflow and ventilation in the 2003 Amoy Gardens SARS outbreak. He carried out research on hospital ventilation in preparation for the influenza pandemic for Hospital Authority and WHO. He led and drafted the 2009 WHO guidelines on natural ventilation and co-drafted the 2007 WHO interim infection control guidelines.

He serves as Associate Editor of Indoor Air, Energy and Buildings. He received the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Second Prize) in 2010 and HKU Outstanding Young Researcher Award in 2003. He was elected an ASHRAE Fellow in 2007, ISIAQ Fellow in 2008 and HKIE Fellow in 2011.


Professor Yu-Lung Lau
HKU-11
A Series of Books on Important Paediatric Diseases for the Public

Professor Yu-Lung Lau
Associate Dean (Research)
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
Head and Doris Zimmern Professor in Community Child Health
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
The University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Yu-Lung Lau

Professor Lau Yu Lung who graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1980, joined the Department of Paediatrics in 1988 as a lecturer. He is currently the Chair Professor in Paediatrics and Head of the Department, as well as the Associate Dean for Research in the LKS Faculty of Medicine.

Professor Lau's main research interests include primary immunodeficiencies, genetics in childhood and immunological diseases, developmental and viral immunology and control of childhood infectious diseases. He established an Asian Primary Immunodeficiencies Referral Network offering e-consultation and free genetic tests for such patients in China and Asia, supported by the Society for the Relief of Disabled Children. For studying the genetics of systemic lupus erythematosus, he has set up the Asian Lupus Genetics Consortium with collaborators from centres in China and Thailand. His research team has also contributed significantly to the understanding of how pathogens, such as SARS-coronavirus and influenza virus cause disease, and the possible strategy in controlling them.

As a child health researcher and advocate, especially in the area of control of infectious diseases, he has worked towards the implementation of universal pneumococcal vaccination in 2009 for Hong Kong children in his capacity as the Chairman of the Working Group on Pneumococcal Vaccination, Department of Health. He steered the process of introducing the universal screening for HIV infection in pregnant mothers back in 2001, when he was the Chairman of the Scientific Committee on AIDS, Advisory Council on AIDS.

As a public educator, Professor Lau initiated a book series for educating the Hong Kong public on childhood diseases, including eczema, food allergy, rheumatic diseases and allergic rhinitis.


Professor Connie S.H. Ho
HKU-12
READ & WRITE: A Jockey Club Learning Support Network

Professor Connie S.H. Ho
Professor
Department of Psychology
The University of Hong Kong

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Connie S.H. Ho

Connie Ho is a full Professor and Director of two Doctoral Educational Psychology programmes at the University of Hong Kong. She is an editorial board member of two international academic journals and has been providing consultative services to some NGOs and government departments on education-related issues.

Prof. Ho's research focuses mainly on reading acquisition and reading disability in Chinese. She has documented that the rate of dyslexia among Hong Kong Chinese children is around 10%, comparable to the rate found for alphabetical languages. Her research has focused on the underlying mechanisms of reading acquisition and the cognitive profile of reading disability. Her research findings have given us insights about the language-universal and language-specific aspects of learning to read different languages. In recent years, she has also investigated the genetic and environmental contributions of language and reading development, and the connection between language impairments and reading disability in Chinese.

With regard to research grants, she has been awarded 14 external competitive grants amounted to over HK$60M in the past 10 years. She has been the principal investigator of 9 of these research projects, and has produced over 80 academic publications on these topics.

Since 2006, Prof. Ho has served as the principal investigator of the READ & WRITE project, which is a 5-year project funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club aiming at developing evidence-based support to children with specific learning difficulties. There are several sub-projects including basic research as well as development of assessment tools, learning packages, and school-based support models to help needy children from preschool to adolescent period. In addition, the project also develops programmes for teacher training and parent support.

This project has generated some important academic and educational publications, including journal papers, standardized screening and assessment tools, and training-related curricula and packages for Chinese language learning that support children with specific learning difficulties. The assessment instruments are the first standardized Chinese screening and assessment instruments for learning difficulties world-wide. They have become the practical standard used by all schools and professional psychologists in Hong Kong. These evidence-based practices in the identification of and the intervention to learning difficulties have exemplified how good science can be applied to meet real-world challenges.