RGC General Research Fund and Early Career Scheme 2018/19 received by Engineering Faculty Members
| Principal Investigator | Project Title | Amount (HK$) |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. AU Kwok Wai, Samuel | Safe Robotic Organ Retraction System with Force Sensing and Semi-automatic Retraction Capability | 632,421 |
| Prof. BIAN Liming | Molecularly-tailored Hydrogels Containing Unfoldable Cross-linkers of Single Chain Nanoparticles (SCNP) with Biomimetic Energy Dissipation Behavior | 632,421 |
| Prof. BLU Thierry | Local All-pass Parametric Image Registration | 700,000 |
| Prof. BOGDANOV Andrej | Approximate Degree for Low-complexity Functions | 651,618 |
| Prof. CAI Leizhen | Tools for Designing FPT Algorithms: From Random Separation to Indirect Certificate | 693,000 |
| Prof. CHAN Siu On | Conic Optimization: Derandomization and Combinatorial Analysis | 539,510 |
| Prof. CHEN Chun | Investigation of the Air Resistance of Nanofiber Window Screens for Reducing Indoor Exposure to PM2.5 of Outdoor Origin | 750,000 |
| Prof. CHEN Lian Kuan | High-speed Solar-Panel/Image-Sensor based VLC for Smart Cities: Design Challenges and Advanced Signal Processing | 583,333 |
| Prof. CHEN Nan | Dynamic Portfolio Selection and Option Pricing with Market Frictions | 632,421 |
| Prof. CHEN Shih Chi | High-throughput 3-D Nano-fabrication based on Two-photon Polymerization | 632,421 |
| Prof. CHEN Yongsheng | Effect of CO2 Adsorption on Catalyst Deactivation in Dry Reforming of Methane | 336,865 |
| Prof. CHENG Hong | Modeling and Inferring Relation across Multiple Information Networks: A Deep Graph Learning Approach | 693,000 |
| Prof. CHENG Kwok Keung, Michael | Broadband High Efficiency Doherty Power Amplifier Design for Advanced Wireless Systems | 330,057 |
| Prof. CHENG Sheung Chak, James | An Efficient Distributed Framework for Solving Subgraph-centric Problems | 693,000 |
| Prof. CHOI Chung Hang, Jonathan | Bio-nano Interactions Between Hydrocarbyl-terminated Nanoparticles and the Cell: Endocytosis, Trafficking, and Exocytosis | 336,865 |
| Prof. CHOW Sze Ming | Password-hardening Services -- Key Encapsulation, Anonymous Rate-limiting, Multiple Servers, and More | 875,000 |
| Prof. CHOY Chiu Sing, Oliver | Reliable Early Epilepsy Seizure Detection Based on Both Temporal and Spatial Information on EEG Using Convolutional Neural Network | 330,057 |
| Prof. FU Chi Wing | Computational Design of LEGO Technic Assembly for 3D Fabrication Applications | 490,400 |
| Prof. GONG Xiting | Managing Hybrid Manufacturing/remanufacturing Inventory Systems with Different Lead Times | 632,421 |
| Prof. HE Xuedong | Asset Management with First-loss Capital | 632,421 |
| Prof. HUANG Jie | From Purely Decentralized Control to Fully Distributed Control for Complex Multi-agent Systems | 790,526 |
| Prof. JAGGI Sidharth | Group Testing: Non-linear Estimation Problems | 304,301 |
| Prof. LAM Wai | Semantic-based Knowledge-rich Content Representation and Aspect Discovery for Digesting and Summarizing Text Documents | 693,000 |
| Prof. LI Lingfei | Multidimensional Hilbert Transform and Its Applications in Financial Engineering | 632,421 |
| Prof. LIN Dahua | Understanding Visual Stories with a Knowledge Base | 693,000 |
| Prof. LIU Xunying | Compact Deep Language Models For Big Data | 490,400 |
| Prof. LIU Yun Hui | Robotic Deformation Control of Soft Objects Using 3D Image Feedback | 632,421 |
| Prof. LOK Tat Ming | Multiuser Relay Networks with Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer | 495,086 |
| Prof. LU Yi Chun | Probing the Degradation Mechanisms of Water-in-salt Aqueous Lithium-Ion Batteries using Model Electrode-Electrolyte Systems | 505,298 |
| Prof. MA Wing Kin, Ken | Deep Learning of Optimization in Model-based Signal Processing | 700,000 |
| Prof. MENG Mei Ling, Helen | An Investigation of Spoofing and Generalized Countermeasures for Speaker Verification using a Deep Learning Approach | 875,000 |
| Prof. MENG Qing Hu, Max | Development of Scenario Intelligence for Service Robots with Application in Autonomous Untrained Elevator Operations | 632,421 |
| Prof. MENG Wei | Fine-Grained Data-centric Content Protection Policy for Web Applications | 550,000 |
| Prof. NAIR Chandra | Two New Directions for Some Fundamental Problems in Multiuser Information Theory | 612,950 |
| Prof. PUN Kong Pang | A New Class of Continuous-time Delta-sigma Modulators for Low Power and High Performance with Immunities to Circuit Non-idealities | 583,333 |
| Prof. SO Man Cho, Anthony | Towards Understanding the Convergence Behavior of Second-order Methods for Structured Optimization Problems: An Error Bound-based Approach | 790,526 |
| Prof. SUN Xiankai | Investigation of Photonic Bound States in the Continuum in Photonic Integrated Circuits | 875,000 |
| Prof. TONG Kai-yu, Raymond | Design of Synchronized Pairing Peripheral Nerve Stimulation and Cortical Polarization to Promote Post-stoke Neuroplasticity for Hand Function Recovery | 495,086 |
| Prof. TSANG Hon Ki | Hybrid Integrated Photodetectors for Silicon Nitride Waveguide Based On-Chip Optical Interconnects Using 2-D Materials and Van Der Waals Heterostructures | 495,086 |
| Prof. VONTOBEL Pascal Olivier | Reliable Communication Over Quantum Channels with Memory | 495,086 |
| Prof. WANG Xiaogang | Structured Multi-modality Deep Learning for Scene Understanding | 693,000 |
| Prof. WONG Kam Fai | DRILLED: A Novel Method For Building Chatbot Using Deep Reinforcement Learning With Limited Data | 326,933 |
| Prof. XU Dongyan | Enhancing Thermoelectric Figure of Merit of Bismuth Selenide Nanoribbons by Defect Engineering | 632,421 |
| Prof. XU Jianbin | Manipulation of Valley-spin Excition-polaritons by Novel Photonic Nanostructures | 495,086 |
| Prof. XU Qiang | On the Attack and Defense of DNN Accelerators | 693,000 |
| Prof. YANG Ming Chang | Fulfilling Fast Secure Deletion for Emerging Sequential-write-constrained Storage Devices | 750,000 |
| Prof. YOUNG Fung Yu | Fast Routability-driven FPGA Placement for Deep Learning Applications | 693,000 |
| Prof. YU Ming | Microwave Passive Device Technologies for 5G and IoS Communication Systems | 330,057 |
| Prof. YU Xu, Jeffrey | Efficient SQL-based Graph Processing | 693,000 |
| Prof. ZHANG Kehuan | Studies on the Security Implications of Non-digital Components in Computing Systems | 490,400 |
