by admin | Nov 19, 2021
The Chinese judicial system has put millions of case judgements online and installed machines in courthouses that tell would-be litigants their chances of success. In one sense, this puts legal matters in the hands of ordinary citizens. But at the same time,...
by admin | Nov 19, 2021
Inevitably, a view from a 30th-floor window is different to that from the second floor. But how do you monitor the benefits of either? In the time of COVID-19, ‘view health’ is particularly important as going outside may be restricted. Now a technological window of...
by admin | Nov 7, 2020
A decade ago, facial recognition technology that used artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision was still largely confined to the laboratory. That was about to change and among the pioneers was Dr Ping Luo of the Department of Computer Science. Dr Luo was doing...
by admin | Nov 7, 2020
POOR VENTILATION HELPS THE VIRUS SPREADHKU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering has shown that COVID-19 can be transmitted several metres by air when there is poor ventilation – a timely warning as winter approaches and people spend more time indoors. The...
by | May 1, 2020
Professor Terry Lum Yat-sang of the Department of Social Work and Social Administration has been a champion of Hong Kong’s elderly, overseeing multiple funded projects to make the city more age-friendly and improve elderly care. But as a social scientist, he is keenly...
