Funded Projects

School of Science and Technology Research Funded Projects

Funded Projects

Funded projects under Institutional Development Scheme (IDS)

Year Project Title Grant HK$
2019/20
University Research Facilities for Basic and Applied Coastal Wetland Research in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
9,302,438

Funded projects under Faculty Development Scheme (FDS)

Year Principal Investigator Project Title Grant HK$
2023/24
Dr CAI Yancheng
Behaviour and design of high performance steel bolted connections at ambient and high temperatures
2,033,250
2023/24
Dr Kevin HUNG King Fai
Development of Novel Quaternion Signal Processing and Feature Extraction Methods for the Monitoring and Early Detection of Mental Disorders in a Head-based Mobile Health System
800,960
2023/24
Dr Tony LEE Chi Chung
Development of using retired batteries from electrical vehicles to build smart emergency power systems for buildings in Hong Kong
1,149,640
2023/24
Dr Keith LEE Lap Kei
Fusing Intra-modality and Inter-modality Interactions with Self-attention for Multimodal Sentiment Analysis
859,610
2023/24
Dr Yolanda LI Yaohan
Long-term adaptation strategy for climate-resilient coastal bridges subjected to extreme risk under typhoons
1,630,575
2023/24
Dr Roy LI Zongxi
A Generic Label Extension and Enhancement Framework: from Emotion Domain to General Domain
1,165,690
2023/24
Dr Emily TAM Wan Ting
Storage conditions and brewing methods for preserving catechin contents, reducing fungal contaminants, and minimizing mycotoxin residues in four types of tea in different packaging
887,210
2023/24
Dr Charles TANG Chi Hung
Effects of microplastic ingestion on the growth of marine microplankton grazers and their grazing control on algal blooms
753,350
2023/24
Dr Ernest TSANG Kin Wai
Developing an automatic shading control approach for improving visual comfort in urban areas
1,308,290
2023/24
Professor Roy VELLAISAMY Arul Lenus
Gunn diode-based Terahertz emitter using Topological Insulators
1,223,190
2023/24
Dr Debby WANG Dan
Protein-ligand Binding Affinity Prediction Based on Grid Representation and Deep Learning: Paving the Way to Efficient Structure-based Drug Design
993,240
2023/24
Professor Philips WANG Fu Lee
Knowledge Alignment Framework Based on Contrastive Learning in Stock Prediction and other Emotion-Related Natural Language Processing Tasks
800,006
2023/24
Dr Wyman WANG Weiming
Automatic and Accurate Evaluation of Placental Abnormalities via Multi-modal, Multi-task and Federated Semi-supervised Learning
1,264,590
2023/24
Dr WONG Shun Man
Metal-Catalyzed C–H Bond Functionalization of (Hetero)arenes by using alterable P,O or P,N hemilabile benzimidazolyl phosphine ligands
762,550
2023/24
Dr Emily WONG Sze Wan
Growth stimulating effect and related mechanisms of concentrated Chinese medicine granules of Astragalus membranaceus and Glycyrrhiza uralensis in Nile tilapia and mud carp under overcrowding stress
1,089,150
2023/24
Dr Steven XU Jingliang
Oxidative activity of mangrove leaf phenolics and their inhibition on growth and physiology of harmful algal species, and the underlying molecular mechanism
1,028,200
2022/23
Dr FU Yaru
A Study of Distributed Service-aware Wireless Cellular Networks (DS-WCNs): From User Demand Modeling to Performance Optimization
1,047,750
2022/23
Dr Fanny TANG Wai Fan
The Development of Recycled Oyster Shell Waste in Polymer-modified Green Concrete towards Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Environmental Benefits
1,717,000
2022/23
Dr John CHUI Kwok Tai
Developing Efficient Behaviour-based Semi-supervised Drivers Status Prediction Algorithm from Small-scale Labelled Dataset
974,150
2022/23
Professor Philips WANG Fu Lee
Representation and Extraction of Quantitative Information for Large-scale Unstructured Healthcare Text Analysis
826,950
2022/23
Dr Tony LEE Chi Chung
Development of Smart Analytic System with IoT Technology for Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff in Suburban Agricultural Area
1,183,975
2022/23
Professor Fred LEE Wang Fat
Modulation of Ichthyotoxicity of Karenia mikimotoi by Two Associated Alteromonas oceani Isolates (R2 and Y8) and Algal-bacterial Molecular Interaction Under Effects of Different Biotic and Abiotic Factors
1,390,400
2022/23
Dr Sidney CHAN Man Ngai
Study on the bioremediation of chlorpyrifos by two Scenedesmus species under different phosphorus concentrations
1,183,400
2022/23
Dr Emily WONG Sze Wan
Antihypertensive effects of traditional, aqueous and solvent extracts of Danshen, danshensu and Tanshinone IIA and their combination on Bevacizumab-induced hypertension
1,308,750
2022/23
Dr Ian MO Wing Yin
Combined chronic effects of dietary relevant concentrations of metal/loids and elevated water temperature on two economically important fish
1,194,854
2021/22
Dr CHEN Jianlin
Heterogeneous reaction kinetics of resazurin bio-reduction on paper-based microfluidics for bacteria detection and toxicity measurement
1,581,875
2021/22
Dr Patrick CHEN Xi
Interactions between urban microclimates and high-rise commercial buildings integrated with photovoltaic envelopes to optimize energy and indoor environmental performances
1,513,450
2021/22
Dr FU Yaru
An Investigation of Reliability-Aware Wireless Edge Caching Networks (WECNs) with Bundle Recommendation
810,850
2021/22
Dr Kevin HUNG King Fai
Modelling of Pupillary Muscles' Range Nonlinearity Effects on Pupil-based Evaluation of Autonomic Nervous System
761,400
2021/22
Dr Keith LEE Lap Kei
Multimodal Deep Learning for Rumor Detection on Social Media
1,248,950
2021/22
Prof. Fred LEE Wang Fat
Community Structure and Metaproteomics of Microorganism Assemblages Collected from Pneumatohpores of Avicennia marina in Mangrove Ecosystem
1,321,400
2021/22
Dr Wyman WANG Weiming
Accurate 6D Object Pose Estimation for Automatic Robotic Manipulation in Complex Industrial Environments
860,300
2020/21
Dr Sidney CHAN Man Ngai
Chitosan-flocculated microalgal biomass as a supplement of food waste fish feed and its enhancement effects to growth and immunity of Scortum barcoo
871,800
2020/21
Dr Crystal HAN Jie
Improved Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) management through Scientific IAQ monitoring and App Survey with an indication of energy demand reduction
1,386,950
2020/21
Professor Fred LEE Wang Fat
Mechanism Underlying Algicidal Activity of P4, a Novel Bacterium Isolated from an Algal Bloom in Hong Kong, against Icthtyotoxic Dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi
894,800
2020/21
Professor Andrew LUI Kwok Fai
Modelling the social aspects of interactive objects for pedestrian trajectory prediction in urban areas
832,700
2020/21
Dr MAK Shu Lun
The development of polylactide green composites with coffee grounds and tea leaf powder waste
1,303,000
2020/21
Dr Christie NG Ching Man
Investigation of metal oxide-based nanofiber as cost-effective catalyst for biodiesel synthesis
874,675
2020/21
Dr Ernest TSANG Kin Wai
An investigation of daylight-linked lighting control system in urban area by simulation approach and development of weather database for daylighting assessment
1,314,119
2020/21
Dr Emily WONG Sze Wan
New Development of Rapid and Easy Authentication Method of Single Drug Concentrated Chinese Medicine Granules using Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) coupled with Chemometrics
1,015,550
2019/20
Dr Panda CHAN Ping Lung
Microbiological and Metagenomic Analysis of the Microbiome and Antibiotics Resistance Genes in Manure from Organic Farms (Phase 1)
1,206,991
2019/20
Dr Crystal HAN Jie
Study on Microplastics Pollution and Its Interactions with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Mangrove Wetlands
999,450
2019/20
Professor Andrew LUI Kwok Fai
On effective utilization of small training sample for computer short answer grading based on semi-supervised clustering algorithms
894,800
2019/20
Dr MAK Shu Lun
The modelling and development of Twin-screw type extrusion system for making recycled filament materials in additive manufacturing
875,250
2019/20
Professor Philips WANG Fu Lee
Online Topic Modeling with Applications to Fine-grained Sentiment Analysis
1,605,450
2018/19
Dr Fred LEE Wang Fat
Molecular Responses of Fish Gills Experimentally Exposed to Ichthyotoxic Dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi
699,523
2018/19
Dr Douglas NG Kei Shing
Radial Basis Functions Method for Medical Imaging Problems
1,165,000
2018/19
Dr Eric SZE Tung Po
Investigating the Potential of Using Probiotic Bacteria in Making Traditional Chinese Foods with Health-Promoting Effects and Reduced Carcinogenicity
782,100
2018/19
Dr Steven XU Jingliang
Seasonal Succession of Microalgae and their Relationship with Environmental Factors in the Sources of Hong Kong Drinking Water
882,150

Funded projects under Inter-Institutional Development Scheme (IIDS)

Year Principal Investigator Project Title Grant HK$
2021/22
Dr Fanny TANG Wai Fan
Digital Revolution: Blockchain Technology for facilitating trusted data exchange for Jewellery Industry
447,910
2020/21
Dr Jimmy LI Chi Ho
The International Symposium on Virtual /Augmented Reality (V/AR) Inspection Training and Education in Modular Integrated Construction (MiC)
370,860

Other Funded Research Projects

Year Principal Investigator Project Title
2023
Dr Andy CHEUNG Yuk Yam
Detection of Candida auris in fruits in Hong Kong and a study on the antifungal drug susceptibility pattern
2023
Dr FU Yaru
Developing Real-Time Intelligent Video Surveillance Systems: From Algorithm Design to Performance Optimization
2023
Dr Kevin HUNG King Fai
Quantum Machine Learning for Electroencephalogram Classification
2023
Dr RENOM Allan Patrick Stephane
Study of the cardiotoxic effect of red LEDs using zebrafish, and exploration of its usage for fish growth
2023
Dr Charles TANG Chi Hung
The effect of multiple stressors on the eco-physiology of a bloom-forming algal species
2023
Dr Debby WANG Dan
Geometric Deep Learning for Molecular Property Prediction
2022
Dr ASTUDILLO PLACENCIA Juan Carlos
Nature-based eco-engineering of seawalls by using recycled bamboo rods
2022
Dr CAI Yancheng
Cross-section Stability of High Performance Steel Tubular Members
2022
Dr CHEN Jianlin
Antifouling strategy: interaction between cerium oxide nanoparticles and microchannel surface
2022
Dr CHEUNG Ka Tik
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the health of infected patients – a pilot study
2022
Dr John CHUI Kwok Tai
Enhancing the Performance of Deep Learning-based Models in Imbalanced Datasets for the Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Diseases
2022
Dr FU Yaru
Intelligent Data-driven Wireless Networks
2022
Dr Kevin HUNG King Fai
Extracting Causal Relationship Between Emotion and Cause from Documents
2022
Dr Stephen LAM Siu Kei
Optimization of Lighting control to improve energy efficiency in Buildings
2022
Dr Carol LAU Po Ying
Development of Raman Spectra-Based Deep Learning Models for Monitoring Harmful Algal Boom Causative Species and Algal Toxins
2022
Dr Keith LEE Lap Kei
A Hybrid Method for Community-Oriented Sentence Simplification with Pre-defined Grammar Rules and Simple Word Lists
2022
Dr Keith LEE Lap Kei
Enhancing Transformer with Convolution to Jointly Model Long-distance and Short-distance Dependencies in Session-based Recommendation
2022
Dr Yolanda LI Yaohan
Life-Cycle Performance and Cost Assessment of Civil Infrastructure Systems
2022
Dr Roy LI Zongxi
Preliminary Study of Leveraging Abstract Meaning Representation in Natural Language Processing Tasks
2022
Dr Ian MO Wing Yin
Effects of heavy metals and antibiotic pollution to the mangrove sediment microbiome and their functional diversities in western waters of Hong Kong
2022
Dr Ian MO Wing Yin
The role of fish tanks in indoor dispersal of antibiotic resistance genes
2022
Dr Stella NG Siu Mui
Design and Development of CO2 Reduction Catalysts to Mitigate Global Warming and Energy Crisis
2022
Dr Stella NG Siu Mui
Development of CO2-Reduction Catalysts to Alleviate Ocean Warming and Acidification
2022
Dr PAN Min
Photocatalytic Inactivation/Disinfection of Biofilm Bacteria
2022
Dr Emily TAM Wan Ting
Explore Chinese Medicinal Herbs for Anti-Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase Producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) Activity in One Health Approach
2022
Dr Charles TANG Chi Hung
Microplastic ingestion on the growth and prey ingestion of a marine protozoa species
2022
Dr Fanny TANG Wai Fan
Development of Advanced Monitoring System for Deep Excavation Works based on Time Lapse Ground Penetrating Radar (TLGPR) for Building and Construction Industry
2022
Dr Alphonse TSANG Hin Fat
Enhancing marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning on the manmade rip-rap seawall at Tai Shue Wan
2022
Dr Alphonse TSANG Hin Fat
Estuarine fish biodiversity and food web structure in southern and western Hong Kong waters
2022
Dr Wyman WANG Weiming
Multi-site Placental Maturity Grading via Federated Learning
2022
Dr Wyman WANG Weiming
Unsupervised Point Cloud Representation Learning with Geometric Embeddings
2022
Dr WEERASURIYA Asiri Umenga
Optimum passive design strategies for public rental housing (PRH) in Hong Kong to create indoor thermal comfort in changing climate
2022
Dr Emily WONG Sze Wan
Growth stimulating and harmful algae protective effectives of Chinese medicine on medaka
2022
Dr Steven XU Jingliang
Facilities for Aquaculture Research in Metropolitan Aqua (FARM Aqua): for research and development of aquaculture in the Greater Bay Area (GBA)
2021
Dr Sidney CHAN Man Ngai
Enhancement of lipid production by microalgae through different stresses
2021
Dr CHEN Jianlin
A real-time dual release strategy for bioorthogonal tumour imaging and curing
2021
Dr CHEN Jianlin
Antifouling performance of nanoparticles: toward surface properties in microfluidics
2021
Dr CHEUNG Ka Tik
Evaluate the prevalence and diversity of antibiotic resistance genes in Hong Kong Beaches water
2021
Dr John CHUI Kwok Tai
Smart City Data Collection and Generation for Open Data Repository
2021
Dr Crystal HAN Jie
Study on the physic-chemical properties of nanoplastics in water
2021
Dr Kevin HUNG King Fai
Deployment of renewable energy-based charging stations for powering scientific outposts and data collection kiosks in off-grid villages
2021
Dr Kevin HUNG King Fai
Statistical Analyses Using SAS
2021
Dr Tony LEE Chi Chung
Development of Smart Analytical System with IoT Technology for Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff (FiT)
2021
Professor Fred LEE Wang Fat
Set-up of the Metropolitan Algal Repository and Supply (MARS): for conservation, research and commercial development in coastal environment of Greater Bay Area (GBA)
2021
Professor Fred LEE Wang Fat
Strengthen the capability and capacity for cutting-edge coastal wetland research
2021
Dr Henry LEUNG Man Fai
High-Dimensional Data Analysis Based on Neural Computation
2021
Dr Jimmy LI Chi Ho
A Study of Touchless Finger Platform for Smart Building Management
2021
Dr Jimmy LI Chi Ho
An Integration Study on IoT Wearable Devices and Virtual Reality (VR) to Enhance Training Effectiveness in Building Services and Civil Engineering Industries
2021
Dr MAK Shu Lun
An Experimental Study and Safety Analysis on Pet Toys
2021
Dr MAK Shu Lun
Development of Integrative Platform for the Intelligent Asset Management and Power Maintenance Decision Supports
2021
Dr Ian MO Wing Yin
Characterizing mangrove functions in Tai O – an integrated approach from environmental and cultural perspectives
2021
Dr Ian MO Wing Yin
Comparing protein extraction methods for proteomics analyses of pearl oyster
2021
Dr Ian MO Wing Yin
Investigating the effects of number of fish in a fish tank on metal accumulation
2021
Dr Fanny TANG Wai Fan
Development of Internet of Things (IoT) Solutions on Preventive Maintenance and Environmental Control and Monitoring for Building Management
2021
Dr Fanny TANG Wai Fan
Development of Sand-Free Plastering Solutions for Green Building
2021
Dr Fanny TANG Wai Fan
Development of Surgical Face Mask Quality Control Solutions for Industrial Manufacturing
2021
Dr Ernest TSANG Kin Wai
Development of Proactive Control Systems for Active and Passive Solar Designs based on Cloud Movement Prediction and its Implications on Built Environment
2021
Professor Philips WANG Fu Lee
Interdisciplinary Research Development on Smart City
2021
Professor Philips WANG Fu Lee
Learning for 3D Surface Denoising and Completion from Low-quality Point Clouds
2021
Dr Wyman WANG Weiming
Image Dehazing and Deraining via Unsupervised Learning for Smart Outdoor Vision Systems
2021
Dr Emily WONG Sze Wan
Danshen Extract and Danshensu on Bevacizumab-induced hypertension
2021
Dr Steven XU Jingliang
Growth inhibition mechanism of mangrove leaf on harmful algal species in coastal water based on ecotoxicological approaches
Jonathan Chiu
Marketing Director
3DP Technology Limited

Jonathan handles all external affairs include business development, patents write up and public relations. He is frequently interviewed by media and is considered a pioneer in 3D printing products.

Krutz Cheuk
Biomedical Engineer
Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital

After graduating from OUHK, Krutz obtained an M.Sc. in Engineering Management from CityU. He is now completing his second master degree, M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering, at CUHK. Krutz has a wide range of working experience. He has been with Siemens, VTech, and PCCW.

Hugo Leung
Software and Hardware Engineer
Innovation Team Company Limited

Hugo Leung Wai-yin, who graduated from his four-year programme in 2015, won the Best Paper Award for his ‘intelligent pill-dispenser’ design at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering’s International Conference on Consumer Electronics – China 2015.

The pill-dispenser alerts patients via sound and LED flashes to pre-set dosage and time intervals. Unlike units currently on the market, Hugo’s design connects to any mobile phone globally. In explaining how it works, he said: ‘There are three layers in the portable pillbox. The lowest level is a controller with various devices which can be connected to mobile phones in remote locations. Patients are alerted by a sound alarm and flashes. Should they fail to follow their prescribed regime, data can be sent via SMS to relatives and friends for follow up.’ The pill-dispenser has four medicine slots, plus a back-up with a LED alert, topped by a 500ml water bottle. It took Hugo three months of research and coding to complete his design, but he feels it was worth all his time and effort.

Hugo’s public examination results were disappointing and he was at a loss about his future before enrolling at the OUHK, which he now realizes was a major turning point in his life. He is grateful for the OUHK’s learning environment, its industry links and the positive guidance and encouragement from his teachers. The University is now exploring the commercial potential of his design with a pharmaceutical company. He hopes that this will benefit the elderly and chronically ill, as well as the society at large.

Soon after completing his studies, Hugo joined an automation technology company as an assistant engineer. He is responsible for the design and development of automation devices. The target is to minimize human labor and increase the quality of products. He is developing products which are used in various sections, including healthcare, manufacturing and consumer electronics.

Course Code Title Credits
  COMP S321F Advanced Database and Data Warehousing 5
  COMP S333F Advanced Programming and AI Algorithms 5
  COMP S351F Software Project Management 5
  COMP S362F Concurrent and Network Programming 5
  COMP S363F Distributed Systems and Parallel Computing 5
  COMP S382F Data Mining and Analytics 5
  COMP S390F Creative Programming for Games 5
  COMP S492F Machine Learning 5
  ELEC S305F Computer Networking 5
  ELEC S348F IOT Security 5
  ELEC S371F Digital Forensics 5
  ELEC S431F Blockchain Technologies 5
  ELEC S425F Computer and Network Security 5
 Course CodeTitleCredits
 ELEC S201FBasic Electronics5
 IT S290FHuman Computer Interaction & User Experience Design5
 STAT S251FStatistical Data Analysis5
 Course CodeTitleCredits
 COMPS333FAdvanced Programming and AI Algorithms5
 COMPS362FConcurrent and Network Programming5
 COMPS363FDistributed Systems and Parallel Computing5
 COMPS380FWeb Applications: Design and Development5
 COMPS381FServer-side Technologies and Cloud Computing5
 COMPS382FData Mining and Analytics5
 COMPS390FCreative Programming for Games5
 COMPS413FApplication Design and Development for Mobile Devices5
 COMPS492FMachine Learning5
 ELECS305FComputer Networking5
 ELECS363FAdvanced Computer Design5
 ELECS425FComputer and Network Security5