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Mr. Rong Wang won the second price of the Challenge Cup National Competition
On May 27th, Mr. Rong Wang, Dr. L. Jiang RPG student, who won the second price of the "Challenge Cup National Competition — Hong Kong Regional Final: Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2018”. Challenge Cup...
Dr. Corbett Rowell’s paper won the IEEE ComSoc Fred W. Ellersick Prize 2018
Dr. Corbett Rowell, PhD graduate of Prof. Edmund Lam in 2013, who won the IEEE Communication Society (ComSoc) Fred W. Ellersick Prize for the best original paper this year. About his paper: “Large-Scale Antenna Systems with Hybrid Analog and...
Technical Achievement Award by the IEEE EMC Society at 2018 Joint IEEE EMC & APEMC Symposium
Dr. L. Jiang has received the Technical Achievement Award by the IEEE EMC Society at 2018 Joint IEEE EMC & APEMC Symposium in Singapore last week. The citation is “for outstanding contributions in electromagnetics and multiphysics modeling...
Promoting EEE Thru’ Both Hong Kong GreenMech Contest and Creative Coder Competition in HKSTP
A team of 3 EEE teachers, including Dr. Vincent Tam, Dr. Joe Yuen and Dr. Leon Lei helped to serve as judges in the 2017/18 Hong Kong GreenMech Contest held in the Grand Hall, Phase 3, Hong Kong Science Park on May 5, 2018. In addition, Dr. Y.C. Wu...
HKU Engineering Delegation revisited Sichuan for the Earthquake 10-years-on
HKU teachers and students have been serving in Sichuan reconstruction project in almost every summer after the Sichuan earthquake on 12 May 2008. During the 10-years-on period, our HKU delegates, including the Vice President of Research Prof. Andy...
MSc EEE student Guo Yu won the Champion Team Award in the Microsoft 2018 Internship Job Hack
The MSc EEE student Mr. Guo Yu won the Champion Team Award in the Microsoft 2018 Internship Job Hack in Microsoft Office, Hong Kong on 9 March 2018. MSc EEE student Guo Yu presented the project “Points Trading Platform Based on Blockchain...
MSc students visited Tencent Shenzhen Headquarters
A group of around 40 MSc students reading ELEC6098 e-Commerce and mobile commerce visited the headquarters of Tencent in Shenzhen on 16 March 2018. Students are from different programs such as MSc in EEE, Energy Engineering, eCom iCom, and...
HKU EEE AI Startup Fano Labs Receives Grand Award of HK ICT Awards 2018
Hong Kong – April 4, 2018 - Fano Labs, a Hong Kong based artificial intelligence (AI) startup specializing in speech and natural language processing (NLP) technologies, has received the Grand Award of the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2018: Smart Business...
MSc students visited Tesla service centre
A group of M.Sc students in EEE and Energy Engineering visited the Tesla Service Centre in Tsuen Wan on 24 March 2018. They are taking a course “EMEE6002 Sustainability and Climate change”. Learning the latest technologies on electric vehicle,...
The Avatar Team of HKU-EEE Won 2 Prizes in the First China (Hengqin) International University Quantitative Finance Competition
The Avatar team, with Mr. Ray Zhi-Xi Li from the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, representing HKU won the Third Prize in the First China (Hengqin) International University Quantitative Finance Competition...
In Memory of Professor S.Y. King (1919-2018)
Message from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Dear colleagues, students, alumni and friends, The Department is sad to announce that Professor S.Y. King, a former Head of our Department, passed away in Vancouver on 21 February 2018.
The roles of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in modern society
Programme Directors interviewed by JUMP (Ming Pao)
Are the Socially Deprived Exposed to More Air Pollution in Hong Kong? HKU-Cambridge CEERP reveals air pollution-induced environmental injustice
Poor air quality can result in extremely detrimental health consequences, such as cancer, stroke, asthma or heart disease [1, 2]. Interdisciplinary research conducted by the HKU-Cambridge Clean Energy and Environment Research Platform (HKU-Cambridge CEERP) revealed that there is a statistically significant, positive relationship between ambient PM2.5 …
Prof. Victor OK Li and Dr. Jacqueline Lam celebrated the first of its kind MOU on PhD Pathway reached between HKU and Cambridge
Prof. Victor OK Li and Dr. Jacqueline Lam, in celebration of the MOU on PhD Pathway reached between HKU and Cambridge, with Prof. Peter Mathieson and Mrs. Mathieson. We thank sincerely our President for giving such a big support to make this a...
Dr. Christopher H. T. Lee received the Li Ka Shing Prize (The Best Ph.D. Thesis Award)
Dr. Christopher H. T. Lee Dr. Christopher H. T. Lee, our alumni, has recently received the Li Ka Shing Prize, or also known as the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, to recognize his academic excellence in research. Under the supervision from Prof. K. T....
HKU Chair of Power Electronics Professor Ron Hui led sustainable lighting systems research brings new LED products and theory breakthrough
The project led by Professor Ron S.Y. Hui, Chair of Power Electronics at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Hong Kong on sustainable lighting systems has led to both theoretical and practical breakthroughs. Novel LED systems with not...
Prof. Edmund Lam received the 2017 Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) Fellowship
Prof. Edmund Lam has been awarded the 2017 Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) Fellowship
HKU EEE AI Startup Fano Labs Announces Pre-A Round Led by Horizons Ventures
Fano Labs, a Hong Kong based artificial intelligence (AI) startup specializing in speech and natural language processing (NLP) technologies, has raised a Series Pre-A round led by Horizons Ventures.
HKU EEE PhD student interviewed by CNBC on a faster way to translate text based on AI
Jiatao Gu was interviewed by CNBC on a new way to translate text which is much faster than existing methods.
EEE Graduates Eric Au Yeung & Ken Law and MSc EEE student Alan Chiang won the Gold Award in the National Internet Plus – Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
The graduates and students of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering won the Gold Award in the 3rd National Internet Plus - Innovation and Entrepreneurship Context (http://cy.ncss.org.cn/) (第三届中國“互聯網+”創新創業大賽) in Xian on 17 Sep...
Teaching Assistance Award Ceremony 2016-17
In order to dictate the honor to the most brilliant Teaching Assistants (TAs), our department has launched a TA award ceremony. There are total 4 awards presented this year, where the Best TA Award is presented to YAU Cheuk Wang, and the...
Dr Harry Shum Heung Yeung will be honoured as Honorary University Fellowships
Dr. Harry Shum Heung Yeung will be honoured as Honorary University Fellowships 2017.
Ir Dr. Philip Pong was interviewed by Sing Tao Daily
Ir Dr. Philip Pong, the awardee of the Young Engineer of the Year Award 2016, was interviewed by Sing Tao Daily about nurturing future talents for engineering.
Kick-Off Participation to ACM-HK Programming Contest
Our departmental programming team -- Yau Cheuk Wang, Chiu Pit Cheung, and Chan Wing Hei -- made a kick-off participation to the ACK-HK Programming Contest on 24 June 2017. This has been the first time for our department to send a programming team...
Summer Internship Programme 2017
The HKUEEE Summer Programme 2017 is a two-week programme tailored for senior high-school students filled with hands-on electronic projects, field trip, company internship opportunities, and most importantly, fun! It has taken place from 11-21 July...