Facial Recognition: The Next Phase

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...

Mind the Gap

Professor Nancy Law, Deputy Director of the Centre for Information Technology in Education, is leading an interdisciplinary team in a five-year longitudinal study – Hong Kong Students’ Digital Citizenship Development. The first wave of results has shown up serious...

Making It Work

Dr Yiwu He’s resume includes an impressive range of high-end academic, industry and philanthropic exposure: postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University, 11 years with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) where he served as Global Head and Senior Director, nine years at the Bill...

Capital Grains

Professor Mee-Len Chye, Wilson and Amelia Wong Professor in Plant Biotechnology from the School of Biological Sciences, who led the research team, said: “Increasing grain size and yield, besides rice bran and seed lipid content, in crops such as rice is an important...

Techno-Ageing

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...