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2017-09-08
Prof. Heng Pheng Ann Develops Artificial Intelligent Systems Improving Efficiency in Diagnosing Lung Cancer and Breast Cancer through Automated Medical Image Analysis
A research team led by Prof. HENG Pheng Ann, Department of Computer Science and Engineering has developed an automated image processing technology that, through deep learning, is able to offer efficient and accurate diagnosis using CT scan and histopathological images. The technology has been tested on two of Hong Kong’s most prevalent... -
2017-08-03
CUHK and TCL Establish Collaboration in AI and Big Data Research
The Chinese University of Hong Kong and TCL Corporation Ltd (TCL) have entered a new era of collaboration by signing a strategic partnership agreement on 2 August 2017. Both parties are committed to promoting research in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data. The agreement will foster closer engineering collaboration between CUHK ... -
2017-07-18
Prof. Ren Wei Develops a Small, Portable, Low-Cost Gas Sensing System
A team led by Prof. REN Wei, Assistant Professor of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering has developed a portable gas sensing system with high sensitivity. The use of quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS), significantly lowers operational costs. The system enables quick and ... -
2017-07-09
European Innovation Academy_2017
Five students were nominated for the European Innovation Academy (EIA) from 9 July to 28 July 2017 in Italy. The three-week programme gathered participants from worldwide universities. Mentoring and leading by professors and industrial leaders, participants had to form multi-disciplinary teams for ... -
2017-07-07
The Launch of the New Department of Biomedical Engineering
The Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong is officially launched on 1 July 2017 and becomes the first biomedical engineering department in Hong Kong. The aim of establishing a BME Department is to steer a coherent development of its core BME programmes at all levels from BEng, MSc to PhD; and ... -
2017-07-05
CUHK Won Championship in the PwC’s Inter-University Capture The Flag Competition
In the PricewaterhouseCooper's hacking competition held on 23 June 2017, two teams from CUHK competed against other undergraduates in Hong Kong, and the team 'Wannacry' clinched the championship after 6 hours of non-stopped hacking to tackle 15 different challenges ranging from Crypto, Web, Binary reverse-engineering as well as ... -
2017-07-03
GLOBEX 2017
GLOBEX is a collaboration between the Faculty of Engineering and the Peking University for several years. This year, the faculty sent 19 students to join the summer programme for a month from early July to early Aug 2017. Students could choose to attend a maximum of two courses out of 16 courses under ... -
2017-06-30
Prof. Ching Pak Chung Awarded HKSAR Silver Bauhinia Star
Prof. Ching Pak Chung is awarded Silver Bauhinia Star 2017 by the HKSAR Government for his long and distinguished public and community service, particularly in his capacity as Chairman of the Veterinary Surgeons Board of Hong Kong. He has made exemplary efforts in the legislative amendment exercise of the Veterinary Surgeons ... -
2017-06-27
Two Engineering Professors Elected CAE Fellows
Prof. Du Ruxu and Prof. Meng Qing Hu Max of the Faculty of Engineering have been elected Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) for their notable achievements in Engineering. This year, a total of 52 new international fellows were inducted, and Professor Du and Professor Meng were the only ... -
2017-06-26
Summer Experiential Programme in Beijing 2017 (Yao Class)
Given the very positive feedback of the participants last year, the Summer Experiential Programme in Beijing (Yao Class) ran again in 2017 during 26 June – 14 July 2017. The organizer, Yao Class of Tsinghua University, offered two summer courses titled “The Physics of Information” and “Theory and ...
