Reliability is at the core of usability when it comes to modern software such as web services, cloud computing and mobile applications. As these software systems are widely utilised to provide a variety of services to billions of users today, one tiny reliability issue could lead to serious problems (e.g., network interruptions and service outages), which could further lead to revenue loss and user complaints. Thus, reliability engineering is very vital to modern software operation and maintenance.

In a recent study [1] led by the Department of Information Engineering, researchers found that insecure Wi-Fi configurations were specified in the setup guides of nearly 86% of 2,061 applicable tertiary education institutes (TEI), involving at least one mainstream operating system (OS). Insecure WPA2-Enterprise Wi-Fi configurations such as these can leave user credentials vulnerable to malicious third parties through a so-called Evil Twin (ET) attack. Multiple flaws were found in both client and server-side configurations within the TEIs’ Wi-Fi ecosystems, involving numerous OSes. To help protect Wi-Fi users worldwide, these findings were responsibly disclosed to the affected entities.

An Engineering team from the faculty claimed victory at the Robocon Hong Kong Contest for the second year in a row.

Held on 26 June at the Data Technology Hub in Tseung Kwan O, the 2022 Robocon Hong Kong Contest featured 14 competing teams from 8 higher educational institutions. Following 4 intense rounds, CUHK’s Golden Striker team clinched the Championship and Best Team Spirit Award, while Power Builder won 4th place.  

At the recent SPIE Photonics West Best Paper Awards 2022, Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) student Yanping HE took home the top prize for her paper on Teledyne SP Devices. SPIE Photonics West is the world’s premier lasers, biomedical optics and biophotonic technologies, quantum, and optoelectronics event where the best research papers in the field and presented and recognised.