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2021-03-02
CUHK and ASTRI Pull Together to Launch Smart City Technology Oriented Practitioner Programme
The Faculty of Engineering signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) on implementing a Smart City Technology Oriented Practitioner (TOP) programme for up to 30 master students in the Faculty of Engineering of CUHK. ASTRI will ... -
2021-01-18
CUHK Engineering Professor Pascal O. Vontobel Elected IEEE Fellow 2021
Professor Pascal O. Vontobel from the Department of Information Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has been, this year, elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) with the citation “for contributions to graphical models for channel coding”.... -
2021-01-07
In Memory of Professor Omar Wing 1928-2020
We are all saddened by the loss of a highly respected leader and friend, Professor Omar Wing, founding Dean of Engineering and Emeritus Professor of the Department of Information Engineering at CUHK. Prof. Wing passed away peacefully on 28 December 2020. Professor Wing received his B.S. from the University of Tennessee in 1950, M. ... -
2020-12-07
Professor Raymond Yeung Receives IEEE 2021 Richard W. Hamming Medal
Professor Yeung Wai-ho Raymond, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Information Engineering, and Co-Director of the Institute of Network Coding, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), has been named the recipient of the IEEE 2021 Richard W. Hamming Medal for his fundamental contributions to information theory ... -
2020-12-03
CUHK Receives Research Funding on Advancing Digital Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers from CUHK has been granted up to 5.6 million Hong Kong dollars to assist in developing machine learning technologies for advancing digital biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease. This will contribute to the efficiency and accuracy of early identification using the state- ... -
2020-11-26
CUHK Computer Science Ranks No. 11 Worldwide and No. 1 in Hong Kong in U.S. News and World Report 2021
CUHK is ranked No. 11 worldwide and No. 1 in Hong Kong in Computer Science in the Best Global Universities Rankings recently announced by U.S. News & World Report 2021. The Best Global Universities Ranking by U.S. News & World Report... -
2020-10-21
Prof. Calvin Chan Elected Fellow of the Optical Society 2021
Prof. Calvin CK Chan from the Department of Information Engineering has been elected a Fellow of the Optical Society (OSA) in the class of 2021. This year, this distinction was awarded to 118 OSA members, from 24 countries/regions, who have contributed to the advancement of optics and photonics through... -
2020-01-07
Two CUHK Engineering Professors Elected IEEE Fellows 2020
Prof. Guoliang Xing and Prof. Angela Yingjun Zhang from the Department of Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at CUHK have been elected Fellows of the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in the class of 2020. Prof. Guoliang Xing was elected for his remarkable contributions to “sensor networks ... -
2019-12-09
Prof. Zhou Bolei Listed as One of the 20 Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific by MIT Technology Review 2020
Prof. Zhou Bolei, Assistant Professor from the Department of Information Engineering has recently been named as one of the 20 honourees of the regional MIT Technology Review “Innovators under 35”. Prof. Zhou has been working on understanding deep neural networks and making Artificial Intelligence (AI) models more... -
2019-07-05
AI in Conference to Explore AI Trends and Showcase AI Projects
In celebration of the 55th anniversary of CUHK, the Centre for Innovation and Technology (CINTEC) is staging a conference titled “Enroute to the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)” today and tomorrow (4-5 July), drawing over 100 technology leaders, experts, researchers and government officials to ...
