GRF / ECS Award (2025-26)
General Research Fund (GRF) (2025-26)
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture and Civil Engineering | Professor Gongsheng HUANG | Enhancing Building Energy Flexibility with a Model Predictive Power Control of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems |
| Professor Qiusheng LI | Multi-scale modeling of extreme urban wind conditions under climate change | |
| Professor Chee Wah LIM | In-Situ Tests with Analytical Modeling and Computation for Natural Meta-forestation and Interaction of Ground-Resonators on Seismic Wave Propagation and Umklapp Scattering | |
| Professor Guoyang LU | Multiscale Characterization of Collaborative Regeneration in Steel Slag and Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Materials towards Advancing Sustainable Warm Mix Paving Solutions | |
| Professor Jane Wei-Zhen LU | Development of an Urban Building Energy Model Based on Computer Vision and Machine Learning | |
| Professor Paulina Maria NEISCH | Resilient Urban Design: Evidence-Based Frameworks for Enhancing Urban Adaptability in the Face of Crises | |
| Professor Thomas Shiu Tong NG | A spatial intelligence enabled framework to digitalize and reconfigure confined workplaces and facilities for improved safety, reliability and resilience | |
| Electrical Engineering (home: Biomedical Engineering) | Professor Kannie Wai Yan CHAN | Imaging aquaporin activities and molecular changes in Parkinson's disease using advanced MRI |
| Electrical Engineering | Professor Arindam BASU | Neuhash: Hash-based Architectures for Efficient Neuromorphic Visual Processing |
| Professor Chi Hou CHAN | Terahertz Low-Noise Amplifiers for 6G and Beyond | |
| Professor Guanrong CHEN | Synchronizability limits and ceilings of higher-order complex networks | |
| Professor Stella W PANG | Three-Dimensional Micro/Nano-structures in Shape Memory Polymer for Dynamic Tuning of THz Metadevices | |
| Professor Chaoliang TAN | Programmable Optoelectronic Memory Device Made from Selenium Nanoflake- Based 2D Heterostructures for In-Sensor Compressing | |
| Professor Ehsan NEKOUEI | Privacy-aware Design of Distributed Networked Control Systems: A Directed Information Approach | |
| Professor Din Ping TSAI | Self-Regulating High-Q Resonances in Phase-Change Metasurfaces | |
| Professor Cheng WANG | Real-time broadband RF signal processing on a photonic chip using bandwidth stretching technology | |
| Professor Man Hon WONG | Parametric Amplification and Large Frequency Conversion with Fast Time-Varying Metasurfaces | |
| Professor Jiayang WU | A Novel Scheme with Ultra-fast Maximum Efficiency Tracking and Minimum Charging Time for Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer Systems | |
| Professor Hong YAN | Co-clustering of Deep Features for Facial Expression Analysis | |
| Professor Jin YAO | Nonlocal meta-lens for high-quality-factor spin-multiplexing imaging | |
| Materials Science and Engineering (home: Chemistry) | Professor Kenneth Kam-Wing LO | Leveraging Stimuli-responsive Self-assembling Peptides for Controlled Activation of Transition Metal Complexes for Targeted Cancer Imaging and Therapy |
| Professor Hua ZHANG | Growth of semi-metallic transition metal dichalcogenides on amorphous materials for highly efficient hydrogen evolution | |
| Professor Zonglong ZHU | Exploring Degradation Mechanisms and Mitigating Hot Spot Effects in Monolithic Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells Under Reverse Bias Stresses | |
| Materials Science and Engineering (home: Physics) | Professor Yang REN | Design and optimization of Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)-based solid-state electrolytes for high-voltage lithium metal batteries |
| Materials Science and Engineering (home: School of Energy and Environment) | Professor Xue WANG | Cargon dioxide electroysis to ethylene with high efficiency in acidi media |
| Materials Science and Engineering | Professor Jian HAN | Towards Mechanistic Simulation of Realistic Grain Growth in Polycrystalline Materials |
| Professor Qiyuan HE | Layered semi-metallic transition metal dichalcogenide for proton battery electrode | |
| Professor Derek HO | Piezoionic amplification strategy for self-powered mechanical sensors | |
| Professor Alex Kwan Yue JEN | Molecular Engineering of Polyoxometalate (POM) and Self-Assembled Monolayer (SAM) Composites for Improving Efficiency and Stability of Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells | |
| Professor Xiaolong MA | Comprehending precipitation process and strengthening in stress-aging of magnesium alloys | |
| Professor Hin-Lap Angus YIP | Electrically Driven Amplified Spontaneous Emission Towards Metal Halide Perovskite Laser Diodes | |
| Professor Juan Antonio ZAPIEN | Conjugated zero-reflection points for multiplexed sensors with an ultralow limit of detection | |
| Professor Xiaocheng ZENG | Development of Machine-Learning Force Field for Studying Electro-Freezing/Melting and Novel Phase Behavior of Nanoconfined Water/Ice | |
| Professor Zhiyuan ZENG | Electrochemical Li+ Intercalation & Exfoliation on 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Phase Tuning and High-value Resources Recovery | |
| Professor Chunyi ZHI | Aqueous zinc batteries working in a wide temperature range | |
| Mechanical Engineering (home: Biomedical Engineering) | Pakpong CHIRARATTANANON | Propulsion-based High-Speed Hopping Robot with Active Leg Swings and Terrain Adaptability |
| Mechanical Engineering | Professor Gang FENG | Event-triggered optimization for distribution model predictive control of networked multiple dynamical systems and its application |
| Professor Takashi HIBIKI | Advanced experiment and modeling of multi- dimensional two-phase flow parameters in the simulated tight-lattice nuclear fuel rod bundle | |
| Professor Ji-jung KAI | Development of carbide-reinforced refractory eutectic high entropy alloys for extreme high-temperature nuclear applications | |
| Professor Lu LIU | Cooperative Target Enclosing Control of Nonholonomic Dynamic Systems with Practical Constraints and Uncertainties | |
| Professor Bin WANG | A mangrove-inspired anticorrosion strategy transforming destructive factors into protective forces | |
| Professor Yong YANG | Development of High-Strength Bulk Nano- Architected High Entropy Alloy with Superb Energy-Absorbing Capacity by Selective Electrochemical Dealloying | |
| Professor Pingan ZHU | Droplet Engineering for Tunable Residence and Rebound | |
| Systems Engineering (home: Computer Science) | Professor Minming LI | Teemporal Facility Location Games with Building Sequence |
| Systems Engineering | Professor Shien Ping Tony FENG | Grain Engineering and Surface Passivation of Electroplated Copper for Direct Copper-to-Copper Bonding |
| Professor Siyang GAO | Finite-time Analysis of a Class of Simulation Optimization Algorithms | |
| Mechanical Engineering & Systems Engineering (home: Data Science) | Professor Lishuai LI | Physics-informed generative methods of aircraft trajectory for terminal airspace design evalution |
Early Career Scheme (ECS) (2025-26)
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture and Civil Engineering | Professor Long CHEN | FireEye: Digital Twinning Old Buildings for Fire Safety Inspection based on Semantic visual SLAM and Graph Models |
| Professor Yu HU | What’s going on in the office? Exploring the future of hybrid working for China’s creative workforce | |
| Professor Mingzhu WANG | Integrating mental stress evaluation and motion prediction for enhancing safety in human-robot collaboration on dynamic construction sites | |
| Professor Xianping XIAN | Development of wet-cast green concrete prepared from waste materials through multiple carbon sequestrations | |
| Materials Science and Engineering | Professor Chin Yiu CHAN | Enhancing Energy Density in Zinc-Iodine Batteries: Investigating and Optimizing Halide Salts for Advanced Multi-Electron Conversion |
| Professor Nan LI | Design and synthesis of red to near-infrared (NIR) multi-resonance materials for efficient luminescent applications | |
| Mechanical Engineering | Professor Yuxiang SUN | Advancing Vision-and-Language Navigation: Overcoming Challenges in Long Instructions, Generalizability, and Interpretability |
| Professor Jiong ZHANG | A Novel Magnetically Driven System for Integrated Surface Finishing and In Situ Measurement of Difficult-to-Access Additively Manufactured Surfaces | |
| Systems Engineering | Professor Yuquan MENG | When Machines Learn to See - A Smart Online Monitoring Approach for Ultrasonic Metal Welding |
Other UGC / RGC Grants
Germany/HK Joint Research Scheme (Ger/HKJRS) (2025)
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture and Civil Engineering | Professor Mingzhu WANG | A Human-Centered Safety Framework for Construction Worker-Robot Collaboration through Predictive Behavior Modeling and Robotic Adaptation |
NSFC/RGC Collaborative Research Scheme (2025)
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | Professor Wen Jung LI | Advancing Multimodal AI Endoscopic Robots for Next-Generation Colon Diagnosis and Treatment: From Theory to Clinical Application |
NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme (2025)
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Materials Science and Engineering | Professor Guo HONG | Gradient gel electrolyte and corrosion resistant zinc negative electrode for high specific energy zinc-manganese batteries |
Research Impact Fund (RIF) (2025)
| Department | Project Coordinator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture and Civil Engineering | Professor GongshengHUANG | Development of Decoupled Radiant Cooling Technique for Advancing Building Energy Efficiency under Hot and Humid Climates |
| Systems Engineering | Professor Hanxiong LI | Integrative Study on Needleless (Wire) Electrospinning for Massive Production |
Strategic Topics Grant (STG) (2025)
| Department | Project Coordinator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | Professor Cheng WANG | Terahertz Photonic Chip for Integrated Sensing and Communications in the 6G Era |
ITC Grants
InnoHK Research Clusters - SEAM@InnoHK
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Materials Science and Engineering | Professor Alex Jen Kwan-yue JEN | Sustainable Materials & Advanced Renewable Technologies Centre (SMART) |
| Mechanical Engineering | Professor Jian LU | Centre for Advanced and Smart Manufacturing (CASM) |
Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF)
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Materials Science and Engineering | Professor Yangyang LI | High-Fidelity Lunar Regolith Simulant: Laying A Solid Foundation for Lunar Exploration |
| Professor Haiming LYU | Recycling and Reutilization of Anode Graphite from Spent Lithium-ion Batteries: Towards Industrial Scale Applications | |
| Professor Tao YANG | Innovative Design and Industrialization of Ultra-High-Strength Laser-3D-Printed Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Based on Preset Dislocation Method | |
| Professor Zhiyuan ZENG | TMDs-based Membranes for Low-cost Point of Use Water Filter & Treatment Devices | |
| Mechanical Engineering | Professor Xingjian JING | Safety Monitoring and Emergency Support System for Diving Operations and Activities |
| Professor Weihong LI | Development of Large-scale AEM Water Electrolyzer Enabled by Intentional Corrosion-Assisted Synthesis of NiFe Anode Catalyst | |
| Professor Yuxiang SUN | Embodied Artificial Intelligent Robotic Guide Dogs: Research on Key Technologies and Prototype Development |
Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus Scheme (RAISe+)
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Materials Science and Engineering | Professor Qichun ZHANG | Development and application of large-scale energy storage and UPS systems based on intrinsically safe aqueous batteries) |
| Systems Engineering | Professor Shien-Ping Tony FENG | Chemical Additive-Enabled Advancements in Electroplated Copper for Advanced Electronic Packaging and 3DIC Applications |
Other Government Grants
Smart Traffic Fund (STF)
| Department | Project Coordinator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture and Civil Engineering | Professor Jianguo DAI | Adoption of Fiber-reinforced Polymer Composite Material for Roadside Crash Barriers for Enhanced Transportation Safety |
| Electrical Engineering | Haoliang LI | Enhancing Motorcycle Public Roads Safety Sysytem |
Environmental and Conservation Fund (ECF)
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture and Civil Engineering | Professor Dengwu JIAO | Enhanced Valorisation of Recycled C&D Fines in Developing Smart Cement-based Repair Materials via Magneto-rheology Control |
| Professor Fiona KWOK | Low-Carbon Multi-Functional Compressed Stabilized Earth Bricks Made from Hong Kong Marine Deposits, Recycled Tire Rubber and Waste Ash | |
| Professor Amy Giin Yu TAN |
Advancement of Micro-aerated Anaerobic Digestion (MAAD) Technology for Saline Sludge Treatment toward Enhanced Energy-environment Synergies |
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| Professor Mingzhu WANG | AI-enabled Digital Twin for Robust Sewer Condition Assessment and Environmentally-informed Rehabilitation | |
| Mechanical Engineering | Professor Wenbin KANG | Self-powered Piezoelectric Metamaterial Barriers for Road Traffic Noise: Active Control and Energy Harvesting |
| Professor Steven WANG | Camel-Fur-Inspired Graphite-Based Hygroscopic Membrane for Passive Building Cooling: A Route to Net Zero Emissions |
Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)
| Department | Project Coordinator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | Professor Yanni SUN | Contaminant Detection and Control for More Accurate Pathogen Analysis in Low Microbial Biomass Samples |
Mainland Grants
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Schemes 2024
National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | Professor Chenjie XU | 新型微針診療器件的設計和醫學應用 |
Young Scientists Fund
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural and Civil Engineering | Professor Dengwu JIAO | 基於磁流變響應的鋼纖維砂漿界面過渡區微結構調控機理研究 |
| Professor Xianfei YIN | 數據驅動的城市地下排水管網病害智能診斷與時空級聯機理研究 | |
| Biomedical Engineering | Professor Bing FU | 活細菌單分子成像與追踪揭示CpxA/CpxR信號傳導中的動態互作機制及與耐藥性的聯繫 |
| Electrical Engineering | Professor Gengbo WU | 基於時空調製超表面天綫的多諧波實時成像技術研究 |
| Materials Science and Engineering | Professor Nan LI | 用於鈣鈦礦應變調控的聚合物界面材料及其光伏性能研究 |
| Systems Engineering | Professor Cheng LIU | 航空複合材料疲勞裂紋損傷診斷研究：一種融合物理機理的數據驅動方法 |
Young Scientist Fund (via Shenzhen Research Institute (SRI))
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | Dr Chaojian HOU | 面向靶向氫氣治療的磁控微機器人集成系統電解供氫機制研究 |
| Materials Science and Engineering | Dr Feng ZHU | 電極/固態電解質界面空間電荷層動力學的高時空分辨研究 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Professor Penghao DUAN | 基於多尺度算法的跨音速高壓渦輪葉片氣膜冷卻流動傳熱機理研究 |
General Program (via Shenzhen Research Institute (SRI))
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Materials Science and Engineering | Professor Sai Wing TSANG | 電吸收光譜法探究Y系列非富勒烯受體中分子結構與電荷轉移特性的關係 |
| Professor Qichun ZHANG | 醚鏈和全氟烷基鏈兩親性材料在保護鋰負極方面的應用研究 |
Other Mainland Grants
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture and Civil Engineering | Professor Jianguo DAI | 新型ICCP-SS碳纖維複材海水海砂鋼筋混凝土建築結構關鍵技術研究 |
| Professor Dengwu JIAO | Actively Controlling the Microstructure of Interfacial Transition Zone in Steel Fiber Reinforced Mortar Based on Magneto-Rheological Response | |
| Professor Dengwu JIAO | 3D 打印固廢混凝土工作性能的主動調控技術 | |
| Professor Xianfei YIN | Research On Data-Driven Intelligent Diagnosis of Underground Sewer Pipelines Defects and Spatio-Temporal Cascading Mechanism | |
| Electrical Engineering | Professor Kerui LI | 基於穩定性約束的高階級聯無線能量傳輸系統拓撲優化與控制 |
| Professor Hang WONG | 面向低軌衛星與5G通信融合的天線關鍵技術研究 | |
| Professor Gengbo WU | Research On Real-Time Multi-Harmonic Microwave Imaging Based on Space-Time Modulated Metasurface Antennas | |
| Materials Science and Engineering | Professor Johnny Chung Yin HO | 粵港現代表面工程技術聯合實驗室 |
| Professor Guo HONG | 基於柔性III-V族納米線陣列的多場調控紅外視覺傳感器 | |
| Professor Nan LI | 水系鋅錳二次電池的高負載型集流體調控及其高比能量和快充特性研究 | |
| Professor Nan LI | Design Of Interfacial Polymer Materials for Strain Regulation In Perovskite Solar Cells | |
| Dr Xiongyi LIANG | 基於可交聯、功能化空穴傳輸材料的高性能無機鈣鈦礦太陽能電池 | |
| Dr Xiongyi LIANG | 二維四方多鐵材料力磁耦合效應對其電催化還原二氧化碳性能的調控機制研究 | |
| Professor Tao YANG | 二維四方多鐵材料力磁耦合效應對其電催化性能的調控機制研究 | |
| Professor Xiaocheng ZENG | 新型高強韌、耐腐蝕高熵合金的設計製備及其機理研究 | |
| Professor Xiaoyan ZHONG | 雙層過渡金屬硫族化合物的電化學還原二氧化碳催化調控機制研究 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | Professor Jian LU | 反鐵磁薄膜界面磁性的原子尺度測量與耦合機理 |
| Systems Engineering | Professor Yinghao CHU | 面向粵港澳大灣區分布式光伏系統高泛化性預測需求的小型化自適應GPT研究 |
| Professor Cheng LIU | Investigation Of Fatigue Crack Damage Diagnosis in Aerospace Composite Materials: A Data-Driven Approach Integrating Physical Mechanisms | |
| Professor Lorry Rui LUO | 基於社交網絡模型的青少年價值極化檢測方法及其應對機制研究 |
The Department of Biomedical Engineering is now under the newly-established College of Biomedicine.
Other Grants
Contract Research
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture and Civil Engineering | Professor Heung Fai LAM | Provision of Engineering Service on Development of Smart Health Monitoring of High Strength Steel Bolted Connections of Steel Structures with an Innovative Machine Learning Framework |
| Professor Heung Fai LAM | Provision of Project Consultancy Service for the Electrical and Mechanical Service Department (EMSD) | |
| Electrical Engineering | Professor Chi Hung Sammy CHAN | Adversarial Sample Detection Technology for Deep Neural Networks |
| Professor Chi Hung Sammy CHAN | Secure Federated Learning Technology for Cloud-managed Financial End Terminals | |
| Professor Shu Hung Henry CHUNG | Development of PV Converter Control with Panel Online Diagnosis | |
| Professor Lin DAI | 魯棒網絡分解合作項目協議 | |
| Professor Chaoqiang JIANG | Advanced Wireless Charging for Educational Robots | |
| Professor Chaoqiang JIANG | 現代交通節能控制和智能運維技術聯合實驗室 | |
| Professor Lai Man PO | Provision of a solution that incorporates a feature-based comparator, a visible watermark detector, and a prompt modifier module | |
| Professor Lai Man PO | Realistic Image Synthesis from Animations with Depth Preservation | |
| Professor Hang WONG | 衛星通信、專網通信的高性能鎖相環關鍵技術研發 | |
| Materials Science and Engineering | Professor Jr-Hau HE | 具深度學習的鈣鈦礦薄膜缺陷在線檢測技術 |
| Professor Alex JEN | Theoretical Study of Exploring High-entropy Alloy Nanostructures for High-performance Electrochemical Water Splitting | |
| Professor Alex JEN | 機器學習輔助優化鈣鈦礦薄膜結晶及其疊層電池性能提高機理 | |
| Professor Andrey ROGACH | Developing Efficient Atomic-scale Catalysts via Strong Metal-to-support Interactions for Fuel Cell Technologies | |
| Professor Yuntian ZHU | 先進金屬材料的研究開發 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | Professor Penghao DUAN | 高速吹風機馬達氣動噪聲與流量優化項目 |
| Professor Alice HU | 用於量子多體問題的量子經典混合能譜求解算法及其在原子基底及平面波基底電子結構表現分析 | |
| Professor Tao YANG | 高品質鋁基複合板波紋輥軋製複合技術的聯合研發 | |
| Professor Tao YANG | 新型納米相強化高溫高熵合金設計及粉末成形工藝驗證 | |
| Professor Yong YANG | 基於機器學習等計算技術的新型鈦基難熔合金材料設計及機理研究 | |
| Systems Engineering | Professor Jing-Kai HUANG | Gate Dielectric Solutions for van der Waals Channel Materials |
| Professor Min XIE | Intelligent Operation, Maintenance and Test Optimization of Electronic Assembly Workshops | |
| Professor Min XIE | 基於數據驅動的智能工業廢水處理系統研究 |
Contract Research(via Shenzhen Research Institute (SRI))
| Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture and Civil Engineering | Professor Jianguo DAI | 水網建設流域防洪工程 |
| Professor Qiusheng LI | 深圳平安金融中心北塔結構健康監測設備光纖解調儀維修服務 | |
| Professor Qiusheng LI | 2024年深圳平安金融中心A座大樓結構健康監測維保服務 | |
| Electrical Engineering | Professor Hing Cheung SO | 超線性處理算法與分析 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Professor Penghao DUAN | 超高負荷渦輪優化及等離子體流動控制方法研究 |
| Professor Xingjian JING | 轉子-電磁軸承系統的振動控制方法研究 | |
| Professor Pingan ZHU | 螺旋錐齒輪立式裝刀機的研發及產業化 |