Areas of Research Excellence

Biomedical Engineering

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Power Electronics, Electrical Energy and Control Systems

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Intelligent Systems, Data and Networks

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Photonics and Electronics

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Biomedical Engineering

Members Research Interests
Prof. Ed Xuekui WU (Group Director) Biomedical Engineering; Medical imaging; MRI; Deep Learning; Neuroimaging; Neuroscience.
Prof. Cheng CHEN Biomedical Image Analysis; Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare; Machine Learning.
Prof. Zhiqin CHU Quantum Technologies; Diamond Defects; Biophysics –
Quantum Biosensing, CVD Diamond; Nanodiamonds; NV Centers; Cell Mechanobiology.
Prof. Wei-Ning LEE Biomedical Ultrasound –
Acoustoelectric Imaging; Blood Flow Imaging; Cardiovascular Ultrasound; Musculoskeletal Ultrasound; Ultrasound Beamforming; Ultrasound Strain and Elasticity Imaging; Ultrasonics with Neural Networks.
Dr. Alex Tze Lun LEONG Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Applications in Neuroscience Research; Preclinical MRI; Optogenetics; Neuromodulation; Neuroimaging.
Prof. Kevin Kin Man TSIA Ultrafast Real-time Optical Microscopy and Spectroscopy; Nonlinear Fiber Optics; Microfluidic Bioassay Technologies; High-throughput Single-cell Analysis.
Prof. Feifei WANG Near-infrared II (1000-3000nm) Fluorescence Imaging; Super-resolution Imaging; AI Enhanced Biomedical Imaging; Advanced Biomedical Microscopy; and Technologies Have a Broad and Profound Impact on Biomedical Applications.
Dr. Andrew Ho Chun WU Smart Grid; Big Data Analytics; Deep Learning; Bioinformatics; Biomedical Informatics; Artificial Intelligence of Things.
Prof. Shiming ZHANG Wearable Electronics; Soft Electronics; Organic Bioelectronics; Health Technology.
Dr. Yujiao ZHAO Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Physics & Engineering; MRI Signal Processing.

Power Electronics, Electrical Energy and Control Systems

Members Research Interests
Prof. Yuhao ZHANG (Group Director) Power Electronics; Power Semiconductors; Electron Devices; Wide Bandgap Electronics; Ultra-wide Bandgap Electronics; Power Packaging; Machine Learning-assisted Co-design; High- and Cryogenic Temperature Electronics.
Prof. Graziano CHESI Computer Vision; Control Systems; Optimization; Robotics –
2D Systems; LMIs; Multiple-view Geometry; Nonlinear Systems; Uncertain Systems; Visual Servoing.
Prof. Yunhe HOU Electric Power Systems; Renewable Energy Integration; Resilient Energy Infrastructures; Power-Electronics-Enabled Integrated Energy Systems.
Prof. Ron Shu Yuen HUI Power Electronics – Electric Power Conversion; Planar Coreless Transformer Technology; Wireless Power Transfer; Sustainable Lighting Technology; Renewable Energy Technologies and Smart Grid Technology.
Prof. Kazuhiro KOSUGE Robotics and Machine Learning; Robotics for Soft Materials; Garment Handling and Sewing; Human-robot Interaction –
Systems Robotics: developing and applying robotics and machine learning to problems in real environments, including handling and manipulating soft materials, dual-manipulator systems, multiple-robot coordination, and production and manufacturing.
Ir Dr. King Hang LAM Photovoltaic Systems; Smart Grids; Energy Management Systems.
Dr. Albert Ting Leung LEE Power Electronics –
Emerging LED Driver Technology; Sustainable Lighting Technology; Wireless Power Transfer Technology; Advanced Single-inductor Multiple-output (SIMO) Topology; Digital Control for Power Converters.
Prof. Tao LIU Power System Stability and Control; Networked Microgrids; Distributed Control/Optimization; Data-driven Control; Complex Dynamical Networks.
Prof. Yi WANG Data Analytics in the Smart Grid; Energy Forecasting; Multi-energy Systems; Internet-of-Things; Cyber-physical-social Energy Systems.
Prof. Jin ZHONG Electricity Market; Low-Carbon Energy Market Design; Energy System Optimization; Net Zero Carbon Emission Energy System; Smart Grid.

Intelligent Systems, Data and Networks

Members Research Interests
Prof. Victor On-Kwok LI, BBS (Group Director) Artificial Intelligence for Social Good; AI and Healthcare; Clean Energy and Environment; Big Data; Optimization Techniques.
Mr. Hoi Hang AU YEUNG Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED); Education Technology (EdTech); STEM Education; Large Models (LMs); Natural Language Processing (NLP).
Prof. Shing Chow CHAN Digital Signal Processing; Data Compression; Speech; Audio Image Processing.
Ms. Carol Yingxian CHEN Large Models; Video Understanding; Out-of- distribution; Video Anomaly Detection; Edge Computing.
Prof. Xianhao CHEN Wireless Networks; Edge Computing; Distributed Learning; and Network Science.
Prof. Hongyang DU Edge Intelligence; Generative Artificial Intelligence; Computer Networks; Wireless Communications.
Dr. Wilton Wai Tung FOK E-Learning technologies and applications; E-Commerce and mobile commerce technologies; Engineering Economics and Finance; Clean Energy and Environment.
Prof. Kaibin HUANG Machine Learning and Wireless Communications; Wireless Communications for Edge AI; 6G Communications; MIMO Communications; Mobile Device and Electronics.
Prof. Jacqueline Chi Kei LAM Interdisciplinary Study of Artificial Intelligence for Social Good, with Applications on Environment and Energy, Public Health, Epidemiology, and Neuroscience, particularly on (1). AI- and Big-data-driven Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker Identification and Drug Repurposing; and (2). Interdisciplinary Study of Smart and Personalized Air Pollution Monitoring and Public Health Management.
Dr. Victor Chung Sing LEE Internet of Vehicles; E-learning; Machine Learning; Real-time Databases.
Prof. Xihui LIU Computer Vision; Generative Models; Multimodal AI; Deep Learning; Artificial Intelligence.
Prof. Yuanwei LIU Wireless Communications; Signal Processing; 6G Networks; Machine Learning and Generative AI.
Prof. Edith Cheuk Han NGAI Internet-of-Things; Edge Intelligence; Data Analytics and Machine Learning; Network Security and Data Privacy; Smart Cities and Health Informatics.
Prof. Xiaojuan QI 3D Vision; Deep Learning; Artificial Intelligence; Medical Image Analysis; AI for Science and Medicine.
Prof. Hayden Kwok Hay SO Human-centered Innovations; AIoT System; Reconfigurable Computing; Hardware/Software Co-design; Domain-Specific Architectures; FPGA Overlay; Computer Architecture.
Dr. Vincent Wai Leuk TAM Artificial Intelligence; Computational Finance; Data Analytics; Information Visualisation –
Deep/Reinforcement Learning; Portfolio Optimisation; Learning Analytics.
Prof. Yik-Chung WU Tensor Completion; Bayesian Signal Processing; Fast Optimization for Wireless Communications; Clock Synchronization.
Dr. Yang HAN Artificial intelligence (AI); Machine Learning; Causal Analysis; Spatiotemporal Data Analysis; and Their Applications in Air Pollution and Health, and Alzheimer’s Disease Studies.
Prof. Yanchao YANG Embodied AI; Computer Vision & Graphics; Representation Learning; Information Theory; Robotics & Human-Computer Interaction.
Prof. Lawrence Kwan YEUNG Next-generation Internet; Packet Switch/Router Design; All-optical Networks; Wireless Data Networks.
Dr. Qunsong ZENG Wireless Communication; Edge Intelligence; Baseband Processing; Semantic Communication; Quantum-enabled Receivers.

Photonics and Electronics

Members Research Interests
Prof. Ngai WONG (Group Director) Machine Learning; Compact Modeling; Tensor Algebra; Electronic Design Automation (EDA); AI Chips.
Prof. Anthony Hoi Wai CHOI Gallium Nitride Materials/ Device Design; Modelling; Processing and Characterization.
Prof. Wallace Chik Ho CHOY The Design, Physics, and Mechanism of Organic/Inorganic Optoelectronic Devices; Plasmonic Nanostructures, Nanoscale Structures, and the Hybrid Systems with Organic/Inorganic Materials; The Multi-physical (Optical, Electrical, and Thermal) Properties and Applications of the Hybrid Systems.
Dr. Zhuo DENG Integrated Optics and Photonics; III-V Semiconductor Materials and Devices; Optical Spectroscopy for Bio-sensing and Imaging.
Dr. Gordon Wai Yuen FU III Nitride Devices; Nanophotonic fabrication; Nanostructure Characterization.
Dr. Jiqiang KANG Optical Coherence Tomography; Ultrafast Lasers (Fiber and Crystal-based Near and Middle Infrared Lasers); Imaging Guided Laser Ablation and Surgery; Optical Fiber Nonlinearity.
Prof. Can LI AI Hardware; Neuromorphic Computing; Non-volatile Memories; Emerging Nanoelectronic Devices.
Dr. Zhengwu LIU Memristor; Compute-in-memory (CIM); Brain Computer Interface (BCI); Physical Unclonable Function (PUF).
Prof. Edmund Yin Mun LAM Computational Optical Imaging; Digital Holography; Neuromorphic Imaging; Biomedical Imaging; Image Analysis; Artificial Intelligence in Computational Optics.
Dr. Jingwen MA Light-matter Interaction; Integrated Photonics; III-V Semiconductor Lasers; Micro-electromechanical Systems; Metamaterials.
Prof. Evan Yifan PENG Computational Imaging and Displays; Holography; AI-empowered Optics; VR/AR; Computer Graphics and Applications; Neural Engineering for Visual Tasks.
Prof. Kenneth Kin Yip WONG Novel Optical Generation; Photonic Parametric Processing; Ultrafast Optical Fiber Communication and Imaging (Spectroscopy, Microscopy and Tomography).
Prof. Han WANG Advanced Semiconductors; Microelectronics; AI Hardware.
Chao XIANG Silicon Photonics; Semiconductor Lasers; Photonic Integrated Circuits.
Prof. Shuang ZHANG Light Matter Interaction; Metamaterials; Topological Photonics; Nonlinear Optics; Plasmonics; Metasurfaces; Holography.
Prof. Leo Tianshuo ZHAO Nanomaterials and Nanofabrication; Optical and Optoelectronic Devices; Photo(electro)chemical Devices.
Dr. Yanmin ZHU Intelligent Diagnosis; Digital Holography; Computational Optics, Deep Learning and Generative AI; Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence; AI for Environmental Monitoring and Healthcare; Spectroscopy; Polarization and Speckle Imaging; Wearable and Portable Device.