CityUHK triumphs at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva with 36 awards
Researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) achieved outstanding results at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (IEIG), winning 36 awards, including two Special Prizes, eight Gold Medals with Congratulations of the Jury, 10 Gold Medals, 11 Silver Medals and five Bronze Medals. In particular, winning eight Gold Medals with Congratulations of the Jury this year is a record high for CityUHK. Their success keenly demonstrates CityUHK’s excellence in high-quality research and innovation on the global stage.
Professor Freddy Boey, President of CityUHK, congratulated all the awardees for their well-earned international recognition. He said that their achievements showed on the global stage CityUHK’s culture of pursuing innovation and excellence and their determination to contribute to Hong Kong society and the world.
“I am extremely proud of CityUHK researchers for their extraordinary achievements,” he said. “CityUHK will continue to support our faculty and students in their pursuit of excellence and facilitate their efforts to bring their innovations to fruition to create a positive impact on society.”
President Boey said that CityUHK is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year with the theme, “Innovating into the Future”, emphasising the University’s commitment to nurturing talent through innovation and pioneering research.
“CityUHK has remained steadfast in its commitment to fostering inspirational, interactive and innovative education. We will continue to cultivate talent and drive innovation through a wide range of farsighted initiatives, including the CityUHK Academy of Innovation (CAI), established earlier this year and the soon to be established Institute of Digital Medicine (IDM), which is crucial for addressing pressing global issues and contributing to Hong Kong, the Mainland and the rest of the world,” he added.
The project “Design and Nanofabrication of Highly Sensitive Plasmonic Sensors for Biomedical Cell and Molecule Detection”, led by Professor Stella W. Pang, Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering, won the Special Prize and the Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury. Meanwhile, the project “Color Wheel System for Unifying Color Frames and Designing High-Rate LCD”, led by Professor Way Kuo, Senior Fellow of Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study also won the Special Prize and the Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury.
Among the CityUHK’s winning teams in the 49th IEIG, 14 of them are start-ups and teams incubated by HK Tech 300, CityUHK’s large-scale flagship innovation and entrepreneurship programme. They won three Gold Medals with Congratulations of the Jury, five Gold Medals, four Silver Medals and two Bronze Medals.
IEIG, an annual event dedicated to inventions, provides a unique opportunity for inventors and researchers to present the results of their research and their new products. The 49th IEIG, held from 17 to 21 April in Switzerland, featured more than 1,000 inventions from 38 countries and regions around the world.
For details about CityUHK’s award-winning projects, please refer to the table:
| Awards | Company Name | Inventors and Team members | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Prize and Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury | City University of Hong Kong | Prof. Stella W. PANG Prof. Shuyan ZHU Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong |
Design and Nanofabrication of Highly Sensitive Plasmonic Sensors for Biomedical Cell and Molecule Detection |
| City University of Hong Kong | Prof. Way KUO Senior Fellow of Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong Prof. Han-Lin LI Visiting Professor, Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong |
Color Wheel System for Unifying Color Frames and Designing HighRate LCD | |
| Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury | City University of Hong Kong | Prof. Michael TSE Dr Li DING Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong |
Negative Power Inductance: Game Changer for Electrical Systems |
| Doctech HK Limited* | Prof. Shien-Ping FENG Dr Yu-Ting HUANG Dr Sheng-Jye CHERNG Dr Chih-Chun CHUNG Dr Kaiyu MU College of Engineering, Department of Systems Engineering, City University of Hong Kong |
Nanotwinning-Assisted Structurally Stable and Metastable Copper for Advanced Electronic Packaging Applications | |
| City University of Hong Kong | Prof. Chi Hou CHAN Prof. Gengbo WU State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong Prof. Junyan DAI Southeast University |
Space-Time-Coding Metasurfaces for 6G Communications | |
| City University of Hong Kong* | Prof. Derrick C.Q. JIANG Mr Y.B. WANG Mr C. CHEN Mr X.S. WANG Mr J.C. XIANG Dr J.Y. ZHOU Prof. T. LONG Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong |
Next-Generation High-Power Nanocrystalline Smart Wireless EV Charger | |
| City University of Hong Kong* | Prof. ZHU Zonglong Mr ZHANG Chunlei Mr GONG Jianqiu Mr LI Shuai Mr QIAN Liangchen Mr YU Zexin Dr GAO Danpeng Mr WANG Ning Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong |
Light-Weight Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells with High Efficiency and Stability | |
| City University of Hong Kong | Prof. CHUNG Shu Hung Henry Mr WEI Zhengqi Dr LAU Wing Hong Dr CHENG Chun Sing Mr LIU Chun For Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong |
Autonomous Energy Routing and Redistribution Technology for Large-Scale Battery Storage Systems with Health Monitoring Capabilities | |
| Gold Medal | City University of Hong Kong | Prof. Derrick C.Q. JIANG Mr MA Tianlu Miss GENG Jiayi Mr REN Sheng Dr MO Liping Dr GUO Weisheng Dr FAN Yuanshuang Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong |
Multi-Site Integrated Power Converters for DC Distribution Networks of Data Centers |
| Wearable Intelligent Sensing Technologies Limited* InnoHK (COCHE) |
Prof. Yuanting ZHANG The Chinese University of Hong Kong Ms Ting XIANG Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Centre for Cerebro-cardiovascular Health Engineering Dr Nan JI Hong Kong Centre for Cerebro-cardiovascular Health Engineering |
Tonoarteriography-Based ClosedLoop Drug Delivery Device for the Monitoring and Therapy of Hypertension | |
| Micro Sensing and Imaging Technologies Limited* InnoHK (COCHE) |
Prof. Yuanting ZHANG The Chinese University of Hong Kong Ms Zijun LIU Mr Rushuang ZHOU Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Centre for Cerebro-cardiovascular Health Engineering |
Multispectral Tonoarteriography Imaging Device and Method | |
| S3Tough Tech Co. Limited* City University of Hong Kong |
Prof. HU Jinlian Mr SU Yupei Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong Dr JIANG Yuanzhang Mr WANG Zhuang S3Tough Tech Co. Limited |
Super-Tough Artificial Spider Silk | |
| City University of Hong Kong | Prof. Mu Ku CHEN Prof. Din Ping TSAI Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong |
Bionic Achromatic Meta-Lens Array | |
| HairCoSys Limited* | Prof. KWONG Tak Wu Sam Lingnan University Dr LI Chongyi Mr Michael WONG Founder & CEO, Mr Jack Chau Mr Ricky Chan Team member HairCoSys Limited |
HairCoSys: AI-Powered System for Determining Hair Thickness and Counting Follicles Using Trichoscopy Images | |
| Goolab Technology Company Limited* | Prof. Sze Ki Carol LIN Mr Tsz Him KWAN Mr Yiu Heng MING School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong Ms Susanna WONG Founder, Goolab Technology Company Limited |
Non-sugar Sweetener Derived from Beehive Waste | |
| City University of Hong Kong | Prof. Leo Lai CHAN Mr Jeffery Tzu Hao CHUNG Dr Xian QIN Dr Jiajun WU State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong |
Nearshore Benthic Habitat Mapping and Assessment Technique | |
| City University of Hong Kong | Prof. Jian LU Dr Zhengyi MAO Dr Junda SHEN Dr Yunhu HE Mr Yicheng HAN Dr Zhaowenbo CAO Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong |
SolarWave Elixir: A Sustainable Solution for Energy-water Cogeneration | |
| City University of Hong Kong | Prof. LU Jian Dr GU Jialun Miss LI Lanxi Miss JIANG Jiali Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong |
A New Class of Turing Nanocatalysts for Low-cost and Large-Scale Hydrogen Production by Water Splitting | |
| Silver Medal | City University of Hong Kong | Prof. LY Thuc Hue Mr Haijun LIU Dr Quoc Huy THI Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong |
Ice Transfer for 2D Materials and Ultra-Clean Semiconductor Device Manufacture |
| Vista Innotech Ltd* | Dr Lin Chi MAK Chief Executive Officer & Founder |
Three-Axis Micro Gimbal Stabilizer | |
| City University of Hong Kong | Prof. LI, Lishuai Dr Xinting ZHU Mr ZHAO Weizun Mr CHARRUAUD Florent Mr Yongchao YE Mr Shuchang LI School of Data Science, City University of Hong Kong |
ClusterAD: Method of Presenting Aircraft Flight Data and Associated Graphical User Interface | |
| City University of Hong Kong ITsci Company Limited* |
Prof. Condon LAU Department of Physics Prof. Xinyue LI School of Data Science Prof. Fraser HILL Director of CityU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Dr Irfan AHMED Department of Physics Mr Wei ZHANG School of Data Science, City University of Hong Kong |
AI-Powered Virtual Immunocytochemistry for Rapid and Robust Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Diagnosis | |
| City University of Hong Kong | Prof. WANG Cheng Mr FENG Hanke Mr GE Tong Mr GUO Xiaoqing Prof. YUAN Yixuan Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong |
Integrated Lithium Niobate Microwave Photonic Processing Engine | |
| SmartSkyBuilder* | Prof. LI Lishuai (PI) Dr HE Xinyu Mr HE Fang Dr ZHANG Lei School of Data Science, City University of Hong Kong |
CitySkyPlan: AI Algorithms for Drone Delivery Routes and Traffic Management | |
| City University of Hong Kong NerOcean Limited* |
Prof. KO Chi Chiu Vincent Prof. LEUNG Mei Yee Kenneth Dr YANG Yi Yvonne Prof. YU Kwan Ngok Peter Department of Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong Prof. LAU Tai Chu Emeritus Professor of Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong Prof. WU Shiu Sun Rudolf Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong Dr NG Chi On Ron CEO, NerOcean Limited |
Artificial Mussels: New Universal Tool for Monitoring Heavy Metals and Radionuclides in Aquatic Environments | |
| City University of Hong Kong | Prof. Johnny HO Dr YIN Di Dr CHEN Dong Dr QUAN Quan Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong |
Smart Electrocatalytic System for Sensing and Recycling Nitrogen Fertilizers from Nitrate-Rich Wastewater | |
| City University of Hong Kong | Prof. Linqi SONG Mr Sichun LUO Dr LI Yinqiao Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong |
Training and/or Operating Graph Neural Network-Based Recommendation System | |
| City University of Hong Kong | Prof. Linqi SONG Mr Sichun LUO Dr LI Yinqiao Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong |
Federated Recommendation System, Device, and Method | |
| City University of Hong Kong InnoHK (CIMDA) |
Mr Dongjie YE Ms Yue LIU Mr Fuzhao OU Prof. Zhangkai NI Prof. Shiqi WANG Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong Prof. KWONG Tak Wu Sam Lingnan University |
AI-based Adaptive Visual Content Enhancement | |
| Bronze Medal | City University of Hong Kong* | Prof. TU King-Ning Prof. LIU Yingxia Dr CHEN Chang Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Systems Engineering, City University of Hong Kong |
Thermomigration Creep for Enhanced Cu–Cu Direct Bonding |
| City University of Hong Kong | Prof. Zhenpin LU Mr Haokun LI Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong |
Organoboron Compound Useful as a Two-Electron-Reducing Reagent and a Method of Making the Same | |
| SeaNet Cable Planning and Design Company Limited* InnoHK (CIMDA) |
Prof. Moshe ZUKERMAN Prof. Yu WANG Prof. Yanni SUN Prof. William MORAN Dr Zengfu WANG Prof. Gang WANG Prof. Jun GUO Prof. Felipe CUCKER Dr Xinyu WANG Dr Chao GUO Dr Tianjiao WANG Dr Eli TAHCHI Dr Qing WANG Mr C. F. LEUNG College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong |
Submarine Cable Path Planning and System Design | |
| City University of Hong Kong InnoHK (CIMDA) |
Prof. Hong YAN Ms Gloria M. W. LEE Mr Jonathan S. H. WONG Mr Eric K. H. MAN Dr Henry W. C. WONG Dr Zhe WANG Mr Zhengwei WANG Prof. Andy H. P. CHAN Centre for Intelligent Multidimensional Data Analysis, City University of Hong Kong |
Simultaneous Large Class Assessment for Sports Activities | |
| City University of Hong Kong | Dr PHAM Quynh Hoa Prof. LAU Chi Kong Terrence Prof. BAN Kiwon Dr BUI Thi Van Anh Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong |
EcN_TL: Engineered E. coli Probiotic Formula for Oral Administration |
(*) The award-winning teams under HK Tech 300, CityUHK’s large-scale flagship innovation and entrepreneurship programme
Collaborative project through participation in the competition by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
| Gold Medal | City University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University # |
Dr CHUA Song Lin Dr LIU Yang Sylvia Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology; Co-founder, Microfish Limited (a PolyU academic-led startup) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Dr KHOO Bee Luan Department of Biomedical Engineering City University of Hong Kong |
MicroFish: A Lab-on-a-chip for On-site Detection of Microbial Contamination and Pollutants |
(#) The invention is jointly developed by CityUHK and PolyU.