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SUMMARY:Seminar on Seeing Beyond Vision: RF-Based Perception for Robust and Intelligent Sensing
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nPerception and understanding of the physical world are fundamental to a wide range of applications\, from autonomous systems to smart healthcare and human-computer interaction. However\, traditional vision-based sensing (e.g.\, cameras and LiDAR) struggles in adverse weather conditions and occlusions. In this talk\, I will discuss how radio frequency (RF) signals provide a powerful alternative by penetrating visual barriers while maintaining high-resolution imaging capabilities. I will present our latest research on RF-based perception systems\, including high-resolution 3D RF imaging and RF-based SLAM for large-scale mapping. Our work leverages advanced signal processing and machine learning to bridge the gap between RF perception and optical sensing. I will conclude with a discussion on the future of RF-based sensing in autonomous vehicles\, smart healthcare\, and cyber-physical systems. \nSpeaker\nProf. Mingmin ZHAO\nAssistant Professor\,\nDepartment of Computer and Information Science\,\nUniversity of Pennsylvania \nSpeaker’s Biography\nMingmin ZHAO is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania\, where he leads the Wireless\, Acoustic\, Vision & Electronics for Sensing (WAVES) Lab. His research focuses on novel sensing modalities that leverage radio frequency (RF) signals\, AI\, and machine learning to enable robust perception in challenging environments. He is a recipient of the ACM SIGMOBILE Doctoral Dissertation Award Runner-up\, the ACM SIGMOBILE Research Highlights\, the CACM Research Highlights\, the Baidu Fellowship\, and the Yunfan Award for Rising Stars in AI. His research on contactless health monitoring has been adopted by the industry and deployed in major hospitals and patients’ homes across the United States. He received his Ph.D. from the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at MIT in 2021\, and his B.S. in Computer Science from Peking University in 2015. \nOrganiser\nProf. Edith C. H. NGAI\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\,\nThe University of Hong Kong
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251105-1/
LOCATION:Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing Two\, G/F\, Run Run Shaw Building\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Highlights,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251107T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251107T113000
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SUMMARY:AI-Empowered Mobile Edge Computing Networks
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThis talk explores the emerging paradigm of AI-empowered mobile edge computing (MEC)\, where edge nodes jointly perform wireless communication\, computation\, and sensing close to users. By colocating learning with connectivity and sharing hardware and spectrum\, MEC cuts latency and energy while enabling advanced\, privacy-aware services at scale. We focus on three pillars and demonstrate how their structure can be leveraged at the edge: (1) machine learning on encrypted data\, showing how ciphertext-compatible training/inference and federated orchestration deliver useful models without exposing raw data; (2) an edge-native metaverse\, where rendering\, state sync\, and perception are partitioned across device-edge-cloud for millisecond responsiveness; and (3) ML for cyberattack detection\, protecting networks from emerging attacks in real-time. \nSpeaker\nProf. Hoang DIHN\nUniversity of Technology Sydney\, Australia \nSpeaker’s Biography\nProf. Hoang DIHN received his Ph.D. degree from the School of Computer Science and Engineering\, Nanyang Technological University\, Singapore\, in 2016. He is currently an associate professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS)\, Australia. Over the last ten years\, he has significantly contributed to advanced wireless communications and networking systems. His excellent record evidences this with one patent filed by Apple Inc.\, five books\, eight book chapters\, more than 120 IEEE Q1 journals and 80+ flagship IEEE conference papers in communications and networking. Most of his journal papers have been published in top IEEE journals\, including IEEE JSAC\, IEEE TWC\, IEEE COMST\, and IEEE TMC. Furthermore\, his research papers have had a high impact\, evidenced by more than 20\,000 citations over the last ten years.  Since joining UTS in 2018\, he has received more than AUD 6 million in external funding and several precious awards\, including the Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award for his project “Intelligent Backscatter Communications for Green and Secure IoT Networks\,” IEEE TCSC Award for Excellence in Scalable Computing for Contributions on “Intelligent Mobile Edge Computing Systems” (Early Career Researcher)\, and IEEE TCI Rising Star Award for “Technical Contributions on the Internet.” Alternatively\, he is the lead author of two authored books\, “Ambient Backscatter Communication Networks\,” published by Cambridge University Press in 2020\, and “Deep Reinforcement Learning for Wireless Communications and Networking\,” published by IEEE-Wiley Publisher in 2022. He is currently an Editor of IEEE TMC\, IEEE TWC\, IEEE TCCN\, IEEE TVT\, and IEEE COMST. \nRead more Prof. Dihn’s biography: https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Hoang.Dinh \nOrganiser\nProf. Hongyang DU\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\,\nThe University of Hong Kong\n\nAll are welcome!
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251107-1/
LOCATION:Room CB-603\, 6/F\, Chow Yei Ching Building\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Highlights,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251107T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251107T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
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SUMMARY:(Sub-)Terahertz Wireless Communications in 6G and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nFor decades\, the (sub-)terahertz (THz) frequency band (often defined as 300 GHz to 3 THz or broader\, 100 GHz – 10 THz) had been primarily explored in the context of radar\, imaging\, and spectroscopy\, where multi-gigahertz (GHz) and even THz-wide channels and the properties of terahertz photons offered attractive target accuracy\, resolution\, and classification capabilities. Meanwhile\, the exploitation of the terahertz band for wireless communication had originally been limited due to several reasons\, including (i) no immediate need for such high data rates available via terahertz bands and (ii) challenges in designing sufficiently high-power terahertz systems at reasonable cost and efficiency\, leading to what was often referred to as “the terahertz gap”. In theory\, the use of multi-GHz wide bands available in the THz spectrum also offers unprecedented opportunities for wireless links: up to Terabit-per-second data rate\, sub-millisecond latency\, and extreme secrecy of transmissions\, among others. Over the recent decade\, advances on many fronts have drastically changed the terahertz landscape. Some research contributions even claim that THz communications are an “essential enabler of 6G-grade connectivity”. However\, today\, there are many misconceptions related to THz communications and their possible role in 6G and beyond-6G networks. This short talk aims to clarify those misconceptions\, outline the real pressing challenges\, and\, finally\, discuss some latest R&D activities and results in the area. \nSpeaker\nProf. Vitaly PETROV\nKTH Royal Institute of Technology\, Stockholm\, Sweden \nSpeaker’s Biography\nVitaly PETROV is an Assistant Professor and Head of TERANET@KTH Research Lab\, Division of Communication Systems\, KTH Royal Institute of Technology\, Sweden. Before joining KTH in 2024\, he was a Principal Research Scientist at Northeastern University\, Boston\, MA\, USA (2022-2024) and a Senior Standardisation Specialist and a 3GPP RAN1 delegate with Nokia Bell Labs and later Nokia Standards (2020-2022). Vitaly received his PhD degree in communications engineering from Tampere University\, Finland\, in 2020. His research interests include mobile near-field terahertz band communications and networking. \nOrganiser\nProf. Kaibin HUANG\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\,\nThe University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome!
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251107-2/
LOCATION:Room CB-603\, 6/F\, Chow Yei Ching Building\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Highlights,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251110T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251110T173000
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SUMMARY:3D Intelligent Metasurfaces and Their Applications
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nIn this talk\, we will introduce two innovative types of 3D intelligent metasurfaces: Stacked Intelligent Metasurfaces (SIM) and Flexible Intelligent Metasurfaces (FIM). We will explore their exciting applications in wireless communication and sensing systems. Specifically\, SIM is a groundbreaking computing architecture that enables joint signal processing and communication in the electromagnetic (EM) domain. A SIM is fabricated by stacking an array of programmable metasurface layers\, where each layer consists of many low-cost passive meta-atoms that can individually manipulate EM waves. By appropriately configuring the passive meta-atoms\, a SIM can automatically accomplish advanced computation tasks as the EM wave propagates through it while reducing both energy consumption and processing delay. By contrast\, an FIM takes a different approach to leverage the 3D physical space. An FIM is composed of an array of low-cost radiating elements\, each of which can independently radiate electromagnetic signals while flexibly adjusting its position along the direction perpendicular to the surface. Hence\, unlike conventional rigid 2D antenna arrays\, the FIM surface shape may be dynamically reconfigured to improve the channel quality by beneficial 3D morphing. \nSpeaker\nProf. Chau YUEN\nAssociate Professor\,\nNanyang Technological University \nSpeaker’s Biography\nChau YUEN received the B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from Nanyang Technological University\, Singapore\, in 2000 and 2004\, respectively. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow with Lucent Technologies Bell Labs\, Murray Hill\, in 2005. From 2006 to 2010\, he was with the Institute for Infocomm Research\, Singapore. Since 2023\, he has been with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, Nanyang Technological University. Dr. Yuen received IEEE Communications Society Leonard G. Abraham Prize (2024)\, IEEE Communications Society Best Tutorial Paper Award (2024)\, IEEE Communications Society Fred W. Ellersick Prize (2023)\, IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in Wireless Communications (2021)\, IEEE APB Outstanding Paper Award (2023)\, and EURASIP Best Paper Award for JOURNAL ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING (2021).  He is an IEEE Fellow and also a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Web of Science. \nOrganiser\nProf. Kaibin HUANG\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\,\nThe University of Hong Kong\n\nAll are welcome!
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251110-1/
LOCATION:Room CB-603\, 6/F\, Chow Yei Ching Building\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Highlights,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251114T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251114T150000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
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SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – A Hardware-Software Design Framework for SpMV Acceleration with Flexible Access Pattern Portfolio
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/94562380867?pwd=ZLNMv8JgAFFrSAEfnTpb6iwdFC1p3E.1 \nAbstract\nSparse matrix-vector multiplications (SpMV) are notoriously challenging to accelerate due to their highly irregular data access pattern. Although a fully customized static accel- erator design may be adequate for small problems that can fit entirely within an on-chip memory buffer\, practical SpMV problems are large and have dynamic matrix structures that cannot easily be optimized at compile time. To address this need for trade-off between flexibility and performance\, we present SPASM\, a hardware-software framework that accelerates SpMV computation using a customizable portfolio of data access pat- terns as templates and a reconfigurable hardware to support their run-time execution. SPASM extracts local data access patterns of the input matrices and derives a set of template patterns to encode these inputs. Subsequently\, a novel hardware computing structure is proposed to support vectorized computation and flexible switching between different template patterns for each tile computation. Furthermore\, SPASM leverages the global compositions of input matrices to derive hardware configuration and workload schedules that improve load balancing among the parallel processing units. Importantly\, although SPASM can optimize the pattern portfolio for a particular set of expected input matrices\, the generated hardware can flexibly be used to accelerate SpMV of different input patterns albeit with reduced performance. Experimental results show that SPASM can achieve an average 2.81× speedup compared to the state-of-the-art SpMV accelerator while keeping a relatively low customization cost. \nSpeaker\nMr. Zhenyu Wu\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nZhenyu Wu received his B.Eng from Beijing Institute of Technology in 2021. He is now a PhD student from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering\, the University of Hong Kong. He is supervised by Prof. Hayden Kwok-Hay So. His research interests include domain-specific accelerator design and sparse tensor algebra. \nOrganiser\nProf. Hayden Kwok-Hay So\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251114-1/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251117T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251117T103000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
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SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Scalable and Robust Energy Routing Optimization in Stochastic Vehicular Energy Network
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/94022031345 \nAbstract\nA vehicular energy network (VEN) enables energy transfer by leveraging electric vehicles as mobile carriers through wireless exchange across large geographic areas. A scalable and robust framework for energy routing in stochastic VENs with the objective of minimizing transmission loss is presented. The problem is formulated as a graph generalized flow optimization\, solvable to global optimality via linear programming. To ensure scalability\, a flow-guided graph reduction method is proposed\, which preserves critical supply-demand connectivity by prioritizing high-impact routes based on vehicular flow patterns. Building upon this\, a route-guided time-expanded graph construction strategy is developed to avoid exhaustive temporal replication by generating only time-relevant nodes and arcs along active routes. To address long-horizon stochasticity\, a long short-term memory-based model predictive control framework is designed\, which captures both randomness and uncertainty via data-driven forecasting and residual-aware robust correction under a rolling-horizon decomposition. The proposed methods are validated on real-world U.S. datasets\, demonstrating significant gains in computational efficiency\, scalability\, and solution robustness across both time-invariant and time-varying VENs. \nSpeaker\nMiss Yao TANG\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nYao Tang received her BEng in Electrical Engineering from Beijing Forestry University in 2019\, followed by an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Hunan University. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate under the supervision of Prof. Yunhe Hou at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on applying AI and optimization to intelligent energy management in EV energy networks. \nOrganiser\nProf. Yunhe Hou\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251117-2/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251117T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251117T120000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
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SUMMARY:💡 Informational Webinar on the MSc(Eng)ICES (Integrated Circuits and Electronic Systems) Admissions for 2026/27 ✨
DESCRIPTION:MSc(Eng)ICES is a new programme jointly offered by the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)\, Faculty of Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Center for Advanced Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits. Prof. Yuhao ZHANG and Prof. Han WANG\, the Programme Directors of the Master of Science in Integrated Circuits and Electronic Systems (MSc(Eng)ICES) programme and the committee members will give an online admissions talk via Zoom. \nPlease find the details as follows: \n📅 Date: November 17\, 2025 (Monday)\n🕒 Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (HKT)\n🔗 Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/94597307927\n📍 Meeting ID: 945 9730 7927 \nIn the talk\, details about the Integrated Circuits and Electronic Systems discipline\, career prospects\, programme structure\, and admission requirements will be covered. At the end of the talk\, an interesting interactive Q&A session is waiting for you. All students\, parents and teachers are welcome to attend the talk and be familiar with the latest admissions information. We are looking forward to seeing you! \nThe MSc(Eng)ICES application for 2026/27 is now open. To visit the admissions website\, please click HERE. 📝 \nRelated news: https://ece.hku.hk/20251010-1
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251117-1/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Highlights,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251117T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251117T150000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
CREATED:20251114T091828Z
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SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Fast Spectroscopy and Chemical-Specific Microscopy in NIR-IIc Window Based on Advanced Fiber Laser
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: : https://hku.zoom.us/j/94746878840?pwd=YEf9BnbAPbuFS7TZl0jbE4qf5rty3N.1 \nAbstract\nThe NIR-IIc window (1600–2000 nm) offers exceptional potential for deep-tissue bioimaging. However\, progress has been hindered by the lack of suitable laser sources. To overcome the limitation\, we develop a suite of specialized laser systems tailored for the NIR-IIc region. In this talk\, several novel laser systems are introduced\, including a spectrally flat supercontinuum source for molecular discrimination\, a fiber-based oscillator for deep photoacoustic imaging of hydration dynamics\, a dual-wavelength optical parametric amplifier for multiplexed detection of materials such as microplastics\, and a dual-comb coherent Raman platform for hyperspectral validation. Collectively\, we hope that these novel laser light sources will provide new and effective solutions for exploring the NIR-IIc region. \nSpeaker\nMr. Huajun TANG\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nHuajun Tang received the B.S. degree and the master’s degree from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)\, Wuhan\, China\, in 2016 and 2019. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Hong Kong\, under the supervision of Prof. Kenneth K.Y. Wong. His research interests include AI chips\, neuromorphic computing\, memory\, and VLSI design. \nOrganiser\nProf. Kenneth K.Y. Wong\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251117/
LOCATION:Room CB-603\, 6/F\, Chow Yei Ching Building\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251120T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251120T160000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
CREATED:20251113T070933Z
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SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Fast and efficient genomic analysis with memristor-based in-memory computing hardware
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/99194942035?pwd=W2Dch8eGCZCClFk8j97JlRvpcTrpMP.1 \nAbstract\nAdvances in third-generation sequencing (TGS) have unlocked the potential for portable\, real-time genomic analysis\, but data processing remains a critical bottleneck hindering practical on-site applications. The massive\, error-prone data streams generated by these sequencers overwhelm traditional von Neumann architectures\, which are limited by costly data movement. This presentation introduces two novel in-memory computing (IMC) hardware-software codesigns developed to accelerate genomic analysis directly in memory\, specifically targeting the challenges of high error rates and raw signal data. \nThe first work\, ShiftCAM\, addresses the high insertion and deletion (indel) error rates in basecalled reads\, a key challenge for existing CAM-based accelerators. ShiftCAM is a novel time-domain Content Addressable Memory (CAM) that efficiently calculates the Shifted Hamming Distance to better approximate the computationally expensive edit distance. This approach\, combined with a hardware-specific “Modification to Accidental Match” strategy\, significantly reduces false positives. Simulations demonstrate that ShiftCAM achieves a 2.1× higher F1 score in contamination analysis and offers a 29.5× speedup and 9.4× higher energy efficiency over state-of-the-art in-memory classifiers. \nThe second work presents a memristor-based codesign that bypasses basecalling entirely to process raw\, analog sequencer signals directly in analog memory. This system merges the traditionally separate steps of basecalling and read mapping. By exploiting intrinsic memristor device noise for locality-sensitive hashing and implementing parallel approximate search\, our fully integrated chip experimentally demonstrates high-accuracy (97.15% F1 score) infectious disease detection from raw signals. This direct-processing approach yields a 51× speed-up and 477× energy saving over a conventional ASIC. \nCollectively\, these two works demonstrate that specialized in-memory computing architectures provide a powerful and viable solution for integration with portable sequencers. By tackling bottlenecks from indel-rich reads (ShiftCAM) to raw analog signals (memristor-codesign)\, these approaches pave the way for true real-time\, on-site genomic analysis in fields like personalized medicine and metagenomics. \nSpeaker\nMr. Peiyi He\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nHe\, Peiyi received B.E degree from School of Integrated Circuits\, Tsinghua University\, Beijing\, China\, in 2023. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Can Li. His research interests mainly include in-memory computing\, content-addressable memory\, analog computing\, bioinformatics and computational biology. \nOrganiser\nProf. Can Li\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251120-2/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251120T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251120T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
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SUMMARY:Exploring Careers in Industry: Quantitative Research Talk
DESCRIPTION:About the Talk\nThe talk is co-organised by Susquehanna and Prof. Kenneth Kin-Yip WONG from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Hong Kong. This is a unique opportunity to explore careers in quant trading\, hear firsthand from an experienced researcher\, and connect with industry professionals. \nThe speaker\, Dr. Davor OBRADOVIC\, holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania and has been a Quantitative Researcher at Susquehanna for 24 years. He’ll share insights into the quant trading landscape\, how academic research translates into solving complex trading problems\, and what life is like at Susquehanna. \nWhy Attend?\n\nDiscover how your academic background can thrive in industry\nGain insider knowledge about the quant trading field\nNetwork with Susquehanna professionals over refreshments\nReceive exclusive Susquehanna-branded merchandise\n\nRefreshments will be provided during the talk. 😊\n \nTarget Audience\nEEE RPg Students and Postdocs are welcome! \nRegister Now\nhttps://ece.hku.hk/20251120-s \nWe look forward to seeing you at the talk!
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251120-1/
LOCATION:Room LE-9\, LG2/F\, Library Extension Building (LE)\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Career Talks,Highlights,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251121T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251121T120000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
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SUMMARY:Seminar on Probing Arousal Modulation of Brain Networks Using Multimodal Functional MRI in Awake Rodents and Non-human Primates
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nArousal fluctuation is known to contribute to fMRI based functional dynamics\, but its detailed mechanism is largely unclear. Combining invasive neural recording (electrophysiological recording and fiber photometry) and manipulation (optogenetics and chemogenetics) techniques with awake\, unanesthetized animal fMRI provides unique opportunities to unravel the arousal contribution. Highly optimized unanesthetized mouse and marmoset fMRI setups allowed a wide range of arousal states from high alertness to NREM and REM sleep\, which was identified through simultaneous electrophysiological recording. Dynamic functional connectivity analysis revealed an inverted U-shape modulation of global functional connectivity strength and functional gradient from low to high arousal level. Further combined with simultaneous fiber photometry\, our multimodal fMRI revealed direct relationship between Locus Coeruleus Norepinephrine (LC-NE) system and such modulation. Direct neuronal manipulation using optogenetics/chemogenetics simultaneously with awake mouse fMRI confirmed the causal contribution of LC-NE system to inverted u-shape modulation. In conclusion\, multimodal fMRI in awake rodent and non-human primate revealed arousal modulated inverted U-shaped functional connectivity dynamics\, which can be driven by LC-NE activity. \nSpeaker\nDr. Zhifeng LIANG\nSenior Investigator\,\nDirector of the Brain Imaging Center\,\nInstitute of Neuroscience\,\nChinese Academy of Sciences\, Shanghai \nSpeaker’s Biography\nZhifeng LIANG obtained his Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences from Fudan University and PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He conducted his postdoc training at the Department of Biomedical Engineering\, Pennsylvania State University\, before joining the Institute of Neuroscience (ION)\, Chinese Academy of Sciences as an Investigator and director of 9.4T animal MRI facility. He is now Senior Investigator and Director of the Brain Imaging Center at the Institute of Neuroscience\, with a research focus on multimodal fMRI techniques and applications in neuroscience. \nOrganiser\nDr. Alex Tze Lun LEONG\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\,\nThe University of Hong Kong \nAcknowledgement\nTam Wing Fan Innovation Wing Two\n\nAll are welcome!
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251121-1/
LOCATION:Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing Two\, G/F\, Run Run Shaw Building\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Highlights,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251121T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251121T150000
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UID:113987-1763735400-1763737200@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Handling collaborative eavesdroppers in secure cell-free system
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/meetings/93247207941/invitations?signature=9mw43b9u1DETwxS1FU3ze_f2GpaMXc_Qr8OHnU4L4c8 \nAbstract\nIn wireless communication system\, physical layer security is an important issue to ensure the data transmission of the communication users. In previous physical layer security problem\, eavesdroppers are considered wiretapping the target signal independently. However\, with the development of intelligent devices\, eavesdroppers can wiretap the signal collaborately. Combined with the covert and passive nature of eavesdroppers\, mitigating the adverse effect of the collaborative eavesdroppers becomes ultimately significant. \nIn this talk\, we try to maximize the secrecy rate of the communication users while restricting the outage probability by eavesdroppers within a limited threshold. In particular\, we provide an asymptotically equivalent transformation of the outage probability under passive and collaborative eavesdroppers. Furthermore\, a zeroth-order algorithm is proposed to handle the resultant optimization problem. \nSpeaker\nMr. Hancheng Zhu\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nHancheng Zhu received the B.Eng. degree from the Faculty of Computer Science and Technology\, Nanjing Tech University\, Nanjing\, China\, and the M.Eng. degree from the Faculty of Information Science and Engineering\, Southeast University\, Nanjing\, China\, in 2015 and 2018\, respectively. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong. His research interests include first-order optimization\, and wireless communication. \nOrganiser\nProf. Yik-Chung Wu\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251121/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251124T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251124T160000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
CREATED:20251118T042520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T042520Z
UID:113922-1763996400-1764000000@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Event-augmented 3D Geometry Estimation for Extreme Conditions
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/meetings/92032873265/invitations?signature=ZlnhYyZi056expgN41HYZdcENW6INTs0MyPEhyhl7r8 \nAbstract\nRobust 3D geometry estimation from videos is essential for autonomous navigation\, SLAM\, and 3D reconstruction. While recent pointmap-based methods such as DUSt3R enable accurate pose-free reconstruction\, RGB-only approaches remain fragile under dynamic scenes and extreme illumination. We introduce a geometry estimation framework that augments pointmap reconstruction with asynchronous event data. It features: (1) a retinex-inspired enhancement module and a lightweight event adapter with SNR-aware fusion for adaptive RGB–event integration; and (2) an event-based photometric consistency loss that enforces spatiotemporal coherence during global optimization. Our method delivers robust geometry estimation in dynamic\, low-light environments without night-time retraining\, achieving substantial gains over state-of-the-art RGB-only baselines on monocular depth\, video depth\, and pose tracking.\n \nSpeaker\nMr. Yifei YU\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nYU Yifei received B.E degree from School of Information Science and Technology\, Fudan University\, Shanghai\, China\, in 2022. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Xiaojuan Qi. His research interests mainly include in-memory computing\, 3D vision\, neuromorphic computing\, and software-hardware co-design. \nOrganiser\nProf. Xiaojuan Qi\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251124/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251125T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251125T090000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
CREATED:20251120T081820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T081820Z
UID:114045-1764057600-1764061200@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – An Acoustic-responsive Hydrogel Electrode for Wearable Deep Brain Stimulation
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/94612024859?pwd=Sqldxnoy6vEOP3HqfBBLs1oMxAQvFx.1 \nAbstract\nDeep brain stimulation (DBS) is a powerful therapy for neurological disorders\, yet conventional systems rely on finite-lifetime batteries and rigid implants that necessitate repeated surgeries and pose long-term risks. This seminar presents EchoGel\, a brain-compatible\, acoustic-responsive\, and conductive hydrogel electrode platform designed to enable fully wearable\, battery-free DBS. Once implanted in the brain\, EchoGel harvests external acoustic waves to enable wireless energy transfer and eliminate tethered connections. Its flexible\, needle-shaped hydrogel electrodes then provide stable and long-lasting stimulation. When integrated with a miniaturized wearable acoustic generator\, the system delivers deeper and more durable neuromodulation in freely behaving animals. Together\, these advances establish a path toward safer\, minimally invasive\, and long-lasting DBS technologies. \nSpeaker\nMs. Yilin Yang\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nYilin Yang received her B.Eng. and M.Eng\, both in Biomedical Engineering from Sun Yat-sen University. She is currently a Ph.D. student in the WISE Research Group working on brain-machine interfacing with soft and implantable bioelectronic systems. She is interested in the design\, fabrication\, and characterization of wearable neuromodulation and recording system based on novel soft materials. \nOrganiser\nProf. Shiming Zhang\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251125-5/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251125T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251125T150000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
CREATED:20251117T063039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T063039Z
UID:113905-1764079200-1764082800@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Robot Learning and Control for Fabric Manipulation and Fixture-Free Automated Sewing
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/7425733217?omn=96993354197 \nAbstract\nAutomating garment production requires production‑grade precision for each production process across diverse fabrics\, which remains challenging for conventional model-based methods. While model-based control scheme is effective for automating rigid-body handling processes\, it struggles with fabrics’ effectively infinite degrees of freedom\, nonlinear dynamics\, and frequent self-occlusions from wrinkles and folds. End‑to‑end deep learning offers rich representational power to capture fabric states and dynamics for policy learning\, yet existing methods lack the precision\, stability\, and safety guarantees demanded by industrial deployment. \nTo address this challenge\, we present a new robot learning and control paradigm for fabric manipulation in which learning expands the boundary of achievable tasks\, while control guarantees system stability and performance. The paradigm comprises: (i) multi-level perception\, (ii) feedback-structured policy learning\, and (iii) convergence-and-stability assurance. \nWe instantiate this paradigm in fixture-free sewing with a dual-arm manipulator and an ordinary industrial sewing machine. \n\nThe multi-level perception comprises global fabric state estimation using a mesh-based representation with a Graph Attention Network (GAT) and local\, real-time edge detection using High-speed Fabric Edge Detection System (Hi-FEDS)\, enabling global pose tracking\, wrinkle-aware state representation\, and precise seam estimation for real-time sewing.\nThe feedback‑structured policy learning—implemented via Imitation Learning (IL) with the Mesh Action Chunking Transformer (MACT)—operates in a closed‑loop\, error‑driven fashion to drive random wrinkled fabrics toward wrinkle‑free target states.\nOnce the fabrics reach control‑ready initial states\, a model‑based nonlinear controller—using nonholonomic sewing dynamics and time scaling—guarantees exponential convergence and sub‑millimeter steady‑state sewing error. Dual‑arm impedance control regulates internal wrenches applied to the fabric and the external wrenches of the system\, ensuring stability when interacting with passive environments.\n\nSpeaker\nMr. Kai Tang\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nKai Tang received his B.Sc. in Process Equipment and Control Engineering from South China University of Technology in 2020\, and M.Sc. (Distinction) in Control and Optimisation from Imperial College London in 2021. He is currently pursuing Ph.D. in robotics at JC STEM Lab of Robotics for Soft Materials\, the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong. He is involved in the Centre for Transformative Garment Production\, Hong Kong SAR. His research focuses on robotic fabric manipulation and fixture-free automated sewing using control and deep learning. \nOrganiser\nProf. Kazuhiro Kosuge\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251125/
LOCATION:Room CB-603\, 6/F\, Chow Yei Ching Building\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251125T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251125T160000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
CREATED:20251118T034820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T035127Z
UID:113916-1764082800-1764086400@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Seam-Informed Garment Handling Using Bimanual Manipulator
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/7425733217?omn=96993354197 \nAbstract\nSeams are information-rich components of garments. The presence and combination of different types of seam help to estimate the state of a garment. We introduce a novel Seam-Informed Strategy (SIS) for garment state estimation and planning for garment handling.  In this talk\, we will consider a problem to flatten a T-shirt which is randomly placed on a flat surface and demonstrate how SIS effectively estimate the garment state to facilitate grasp and unfold action. \nSeams are extracted from visual information. The Seam Feature Extraction Method is proposed to formulate seam extraction as an oriented object detection problem. The extracted seams provide an implicit representation of the garment’s structure and are used as grasping point candidates for bimanual flinging to unfold the garment. The Decision Matrix Iteration Method is proposed to select a pair of grasping points from the grasping point candidates. The decision matrix is initialized based on human demonstrations\, then updated using the robot’s execution results to improve its grasping and unfolding policy. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and generalization ability of the proposed strategy. \nSpeaker\nMr. Xuzhao Huang\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nXuzhao Huang received the B.Eng. degree in Mechanical Design\, Manufacturing\, and Automation from Xiamen University\, China\, in 2018\, and the M.Eng. degree in Mechatronics Engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology\, Shenzhen\, in 2021. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Engineering with The University of Hong Kong. His research interests include visual perception and robotic manipulation of deformable objects. \nOrganiser\nProf. Kazuhiro Kosuge\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251125-2/
LOCATION:Room CB-603\, 6/F\, Chow Yei Ching Building\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251125T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251125T160000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
CREATED:20251119T064431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T064939Z
UID:114022-1764082800-1764086400@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Diffusion Model Acceleration with RRAM-based In-memory Neural Differential Equation Solver
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/93740801215 \nAbstract \nDiffusion models generate high-quality images and videos\, closely mirroring the imagination of human brain. Specifically\, score-based diffusion models generate by solving neural differential equations. However\, their digital computer implementations are discrete in time and inherently digital\, with energy efficiency constrained by the von Neumann architecture. Herein\, we firstly demonstrate a chip-level solution that embodies the implementation of time-continuous and analog conditional score-based diffusion using a Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM) in-memory neural differential equation solver. Notably\, the score-based diffusion process is intrinsically robust to analog computing noise. We validate our solution on a conditional diffusion task. Our in-memory neural differential equation solver opens a brand-new hardware solution for edge generative AI. \nSpeaker\nMr. Jichang Yang\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nJichang Yang received both his B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology\, Wuhan\, China\, in 2019 and 2022\, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Han Wang. His research interests mainly include in-memory computing\, diffusion models\, and software-hardware co-design. \nOrganiser\nProf. Han Wang\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251125-4/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251125T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251125T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
CREATED:20251118T035502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T035502Z
UID:113919-1764086400-1764090000@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Automated Straight-line Sewing of Stretchable Fabrics with Different Lengths
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/7425733217?omn=96993354197 \nAbstract\nDifferent Length Alignment Sewing (DLAS)\, which involves stretching the shorter fabric to match the longer one and sewing them together in a straight line\, is a challenging task that needs to satisfy several requirements when automating the sewing process. To address the challenges\, we propose a novel robotic sewing system\, Different Length Robotic Sewing System (DLRoSS)\, which consists of a roller type end-effector\, attached to a 6-DoF manipulator. The end-effector composed of active shorter and longer fabric rollers\, and a passive press-roller attached to the shorter-fabric roller. Assuming that one end of the two fabric layers are initially positioned under the sewing machine’s presser foot\, the system automates DLAS by operating in four distinct phases. (P1) Fabric wrapping: Individual fabric layers are picked\, held\, and wrapped from the other end onto the feed rollers. (P2) Sewing: During the sewing\, the shorter fabric is stretched and aligned with the longer fabric in real- time using roller velocity control based on the sewing speed and apriori known length ratio. (P3) Sewing completion: In the final sewing round on the fabric rollers\, the press roller is engaged to prevent the stretched fabric from slipping off due to internal tension. (P4) Sewing fabric release: At the end of sewing\, the fabric edge moves past the press roller\, and the fabric releases from the rollers. Experimental results demonstrate that DLRoSS achieves consistent\, high-quality sewing of stretchable fabrics of different materials and lengths. \n \nSpeaker\nMr. Bingchen Jin\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nBingchen Jin received his B.Sc. degree in Mechanics and Electronics Engineering from Jiangsu University\, China\, in 2015\, and his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)\, in 2018. From 2019 to 2021\, he was a research assistant in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen). He is currently towards his Ph.D. degree at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong SAR. He is involved in the Centre for Transformative Garment Production\, Hong Kong SAR. His research focuses on robotics manipulation\, and artificial intelligence. \nOrganiser\nProf. Kazuhiro Kosuge\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251125-3/
LOCATION:Room CB-603\, 6/F\, Chow Yei Ching Building\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251126T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251126T150000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
CREATED:20251117T074555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T074555Z
UID:113912-1764165600-1764169200@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Dynamic Motion Modeling and Planning of Fabric Piece
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/9706928305?omn=95929409545 \nAbstract\nUnlike rigid objects\, fabric pieces are difficult for robots to plan motion because they are deformable objects with infinite degrees of freedom\, and their states evolve during robot motion. Instead of using a detailed model\, we propose using an oriented bounding box to approximate the state of the fabric piece. The fabric piece motion is approximated by a Transformer-based neural network. A simple yet effective robot trajectory is designed based on the predicted future motion of the fabric piece. Experimental results on an industrial robot system with a fabric piece demonstrate that the fabric piece can avoid collisions with different obstacles and types of fabric. We then extend this approach to garment dynamic motion planning\, incorporating more complicated oriented bounding box modeling and trajectory design methods. \nSpeaker\nMr. Letian Li\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nLetian Li received the B. Eng. degree in detection\, guidance\, and control technology and the M. Eng. degree in instrumentation science and technology from the School of Instrumentation and Optoelectronic Engineering\, Beihang University\, Beijing\, China\, in 2019 and 2022\, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with JC STEM Lab of Robotics for Soft Materials\, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, Faculty of Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong SAR\, China. He is engaged in collaborative research with the Centre for Transformative Garment Production\, Hong Kong SAR\, China. His research interests include motion planning and learning. \nOrganiser\nProf. Kazuhiro Kosuge\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251126-2/
LOCATION:Room CB-603\, 6/F\, Chow Yei Ching Building\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251126T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251126T150000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
CREATED:20251119T043408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T043408Z
UID:113999-1764165600-1764169200@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Hardware-Adaptive and Superlinear-Capacity Memristor-based Associative Memory
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/99913066038?pwd=qqqBn1ojbFqbJJ4Koun6hucopMT2rJ.1 \nAbstract\nBrain-inspired computing aims to mimic cognitive functions like associative memory\, the ability to recall complete patterns from partial cues. Memristor technology offers promising hardware for such neuromorphic systems due to its potential for efficient in-memory analog computing. Hopfield Neural Networks (HNNs) are a classic model for associative memory\, but implementations on conventional hardware suffer from efficiency bottlenecks\, while prior memristor-based HNNs faced challenges with vulnerability to hardware defects due to offline training\, limited storage capacity\, and difficulty processing analog patterns. Here we introduce and experimentally demonstrate on integrated memristor hardware a new hardware-adaptive learning algorithm for associative memories that significantly improves defect tolerance and capacity\, and naturally extends to scalable multilayer architectures capable of handling both binary and continuous patterns. Our approach achieves 3x effective capacity under 50% device faults compared to state-of-the-art methods. Furthermore\, its extension to multilayer architectures enables superlinear capacity scaling (∝  for binary patterns) and effective recalling of continuous patterns (∝  scaling)\, as compared to linear capacity scaling for previous HNNs. It also provides flexibility to adjust capacity by tuning hidden neurons for the same-sized patterns. By leveraging the massive parallelism of the hardware enabled by synchronous updates\, it reduces energy by 8.8× and latency by 99.7% for 64-dimensional patterns over asynchronous schemes\, with greater improvements at scale. This promises the development of more reliable memristor-based associative memory systems and enables new applications research due to the significantly improved capacity\, efficiency\, and flexibility. \nSpeaker\nMr. Chengping He\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nChengping He received his B.Eng. and M.S. degrees from the Department of Physics at Nanjing University\, China\, in 2019 and 2022\, respectively. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering under the supervision of Professor Can Li. His research focuses on in-memory computing\, analog computing\, associative memory\, and software-hardware co-design. \nOrganiser\nProf. Can Li\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251126/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251126T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251126T160000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
CREATED:20251117T073459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T092027Z
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SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – A Novel Fabric Alignment System for Sewing
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/9706928305?omn=95929409545 \nAbstract\nAccurate fabric alignment is essential in garment manufacturing\, yet remains a challenging and labor-intensive task. This work presents a novel automated fabric alignment system that integrates a vision-guided robotic platform and a new Global Local Weighted Iterative Closest Point (GLW-ICP) algorithm. The system estimates the pose of wrinkle-free fabric panels—even under partial occlusion—by aligning global fabric edges and local sewing lines to CAD models. A roller-based end-effector then manipulates the fabric to achieve millimeter-level alignment accuracy. Unlike traditional ICP methods\, GLW-ICP introduces adaptive weighting and sparsity to enhance robustness against occlusion and unmatched points. Experiments with various fabric types\, including shirts and collars\, demonstrate consistent\, high-precision alignment. This system reduces operator dependency\, improves consistency\, and serves as a crucial step toward fully automated garment production workflows. \n  \nSpeaker\nMr. Wenbo Dong\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nWenbo Dong received his B.Sc. in Automation from Northeastern University\, China\, and M.Sc. degrees in Control Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology and Mechanical Engineering from the University of California\, Riverside. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Hong Kong\, where he is affiliated with the JC STEM Lab of Robotics for Soft Materials. \nOrganiser\nProfessor Kazuhiro Kosuge\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251126-1/
LOCATION:Room CB-603\, 6/F\, Chow Yei Ching Building\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251126T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251126T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
CREATED:20251120T033601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T033601Z
UID:114032-1764172800-1764176400@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Parameter-sharing AI Model Caching\, Delivery\, and Inference at the Edge
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link:  https://hku.zoom.us/j/94531714904 \nAbstract\nThe rapid proliferation of AI applications in the 6G era calls for efficient support of edge intelligence\, where models must be cached and executed at the network edge to deliver low-latency inference services. Unlike cloud data centers with abundant resources\, edge servers are constrained in both storage and computation\, creating new bottlenecks in AI service provisioning. Two critical yet underexplored challenges are storage efficiency in edge caching and model loading during edge inference\, both of which fundamentally determine the efficiency of delivering AI services at the network edge. \nThis talk will present recent advances on parameter-sharing AI model edge caching and inference. We first introduce TrimCaching\, a framework that leverages parameter sharing across models to improve storage efficiency in edge caching and significantly enhance model downloading performance. Building on this foundation\, we then discuss PartialLoading\, which reduces the dominant latency from repeatedly loading model parameters into GPU memory by strategically scheduling user requests to reuse shared parameters. Together\, these two works establish a unified perspective on exploiting parameter sharing to mitigate both edge caching and inference bottlenecks\, paving the way for scalable and efficient edge intelligence in next-generation networks.\n \nSpeaker\nMr. Guanqiao Qu\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nMr. Guanqiao Qu received his B.E. and M.E. degrees in Electronics and Information Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) in 2020 and 2022\, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). His research interests include edge intelligence\, wireless networking\, distributed learning\, and edge inference. \nOrganiser\nProf. Xianhao Chen\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251126-3/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251126T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251126T180000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
CREATED:20251121T024713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T024713Z
UID:114067-1764176400-1764180000@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Split Learning: Empowering AI on Resource-Constrained Edge Devices
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/94531714904 \nAbstract\nThe next-generation mobile network aims to natively support distributed intelligence\, such as federated learning\, across massive wireless edge devices. Unfortunately\, in the era of large models\, the deployment of federated learning faces significant obstacles due to the limited resources on edge devices. In this talk\, I will briefly introduce split learning (SL) and elucidate how it overcomes resource limitations via device-server co-training\, which transforms next-generation edge AI. Then\, I will present our recent work on adaptive split federated learning (AdaptSFL) in resource-constrained edge networks. Specifically\, our work first provides a unified convergence analysis of split federated learning (SFL) to quantify the impact of model splitting and client-side model aggregation on the learning performance\, based on which the AdaptSFL framework is developed to adaptively control model splitting and client-side model aggregation to balance communication-computing latency and training convergence in SFL. Simulations results demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach in accelerating SFL under resource constraints. At last\, I will conclude the talk by discussing open problems and challenges in SL at the wireless edge.\n \nSpeaker\nMr. Zheng Lin\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nZheng Lin is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong\, China.  His research interests include wireless networking\, edge intelligence\, and distributed machine learning. \nOrganiser\nProf. Xianhao Chen\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251126-4/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251127T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251127T150000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
CREATED:20251120T084558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T084558Z
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SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – A Continuous-Time Memristor-based Ising Solver for High-Efficiency Combinatorial Optimization
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/99378601502?pwd=bKeW5GqjRbFRaQFLBmZmTBJHPSdKBf.1 \nAbstract\nSolving complex combinatorial optimization problems is a fundamental challenge that pushes conventional digital computers to their limits. While some physics-based computing approaches offer a promising alternative\, many existing systems remain trapped in a hybrid digital-analog loop\, burdened by slow\, power-hungry iterations and data conversions. \nThis work presents a fully integrated memristor-based Ising machine chip that operates as a fully analog dynamic system\, solving these problems in a single shot. Its architecture embeds the entire optimization process into the continuous physical dynamics of the circuit. By encoding the problem’s couplings as memristor conductances\, the hardware directly minimizes the system’s Hamiltonian through a single\, continuous analog transient. \nExperimental results from a 96-spin integrated chip demonstrate the system’s capability to find high-quality solutions using a quantum-inspired annealing protocol. By eliminating digital overhead entirely\, the solver achieves a nearly 10x improvement in energy efficiency and a significant speed-up. This approach opens a new avenue for creating powerful and scalable hardware accelerators for the next generation of computing. \nSpeaker\nMs. Keyi Shan\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nKeyi Shan is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, supervised by Prof. Can Li. She received her B.E. degree in Automation from Xi’an Jiaotong University\, China in 2022. Her research focuses on in-memory computing\, Ising machine\, analog computing\, combinatorial optimization\, and energy-based neural networks. \nOrganiser\nProf. Can Li\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251127-3/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251127T153000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
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UID:114042-1764253800-1764257400@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Toward 6G Edge AI: The Optimization and Application of Movable Antenna and Fluid Antenna
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link:https://hku.zoom.us/j/97594921448?pwd=0AyvpTWODP87uNjZhADkvcGRrXh3V7.1 \nAbstract\nThe recently emerged movable antenna (MA) and Fluid antenna (FA) show great potential in leveraging spatial degrees of freedom for enhancing the performance of wireless systems. In future AI-embedded 6G communication networks\, MA/FA has great potential to improve the quality of service of edge AI. However\, resource allocation in MA/FA-aided systems faces unique challenges due to the non-convex and coupled constraints on antenna positions. \nIn this talk\, we will systematically reveal the challenges brought by the minimum MA/FA separation constraints at first\, and propose a penalty framework for resource allocation under such new constraints in MA/FA-aided systems. \nFurthermore\, we will also address the challenge of edge AI inference for handling the trade-off problem of model accuracy and network latency. To guarantee the high-quality of users’ service\, the latency and peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) of features are considered in the objective of optimization\, and we propose an efficient algorithm under the block coordinate descent framework to solve this trade-off problem.\n \nSpeaker\nMr. Yichen Jin\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nYichen Jin received the B.Eng. degree from the Faculty of Automation\, Nanjing University of Science and Technology\, Nanjing\, China\, and the MSc degree from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong\, in 2020 and 2022\, respectively. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong. His research interests include wireless communication and edge AI. \nOrganiser\nProf. Yik-Chung Wu\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251127-2/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251127T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251127T160000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
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UID:114030-1764255600-1764259200@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Trustworthy Tree-based Machine Learning by MoS2 Flash-based Analog CAM with Inherent Soft Boundaries
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/96125660975?pwd=yg6g1tnX9xobocust8dUATRUcIan5q.1 \nAbstract\nThe rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has raised concerns regarding its trustworthiness\, especially in terms of interpretability and robustness. Tree-based models like Random Forest and XGBoost excel in interpretability and accuracy for tabular data\, but scaling them remains computationally expensive due to poor data locality and high data dependence. Previous efforts to accelerate these models with analog content addressable memory (CAM) have struggled\, due to the fact that the difficult-to-implement sharp decision boundaries are highly susceptible to device variations\, which leads to poor hardware performance and vulnerability to adversarial attacks. This work presents a novel hardware-software co-design approach using MoS2 Flash-based analog CAM with inherent soft boundaries\, enabling efficient inference with soft tree-based models. Our soft tree model inference experiments on MoS2 analog CAM arrays show this method achieves exceptional robustness against device variation and adversarial attacks while achieving state-of-the-art accuracy. Specifically\, our fabricated analog CAM arrays achieve 96% accuracy on Wisconsin Diagnostic Breast Cancer (WDBC) database\, while maintaining decision explainability. Our experimentally calibrated model validated only a 0.6% accuracy drop on the MNIST dataset under 10% device threshold variation\, compared to a 45.3% drop for traditional decision trees. This work paves the way for specialized hardware that enhances AI’s trustworthiness and efficiency. \nSpeaker\nMr. Bo Wen\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nBo Wen received his B.Eng. degree from the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)\, China in 2015\, and his M.Eng. degree from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2020. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree at the Department  of Electrical and Electronic Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Can Li. His research interests focus on in-memory computing\, analog content-addressable memory\, trustworthy machine learning and software-hardware co-design. \nOrganiser\nProf. Can Li\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251127/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251128T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251128T120000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
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UID:113860-1764327600-1764331200@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Lightweight Learning for the Coordination of Distributed Energy Resources
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/8957840635?pwd=jB4IyfmX0hTbEjn9W0LVEs31VhDw0e.1&omn=97635631185 \nAbstract\nThe proliferation of distributed energy resources presents significant coordination challenges due to their scale and variability. While traditional centralized methods are hindered by high communication and computational costs\, resource-constrained edge devices struggle with conventional algorithms. This paper aims to bridge this gap by developing lightweight learning approaches for edge devices\, enabling scalable and efficient coordination of distributed resources. The work focuses on three key analyses: descriptive analysis (non-intrusive load monitoring)\, predictive analysis (load forecasting)\, and prescriptive analysis (energy management for market participation). Ultimately\, these lightweight algorithms are implemented on established hardware testbeds\, paving the way for low-cost\, high-efficiency coordination of massive\, distributed assets. \n  \nSpeaker\nMr. Yehui LI\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nYehui Li received the B.S. degree in electronic science and technology from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2022. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical and electronic engineering with the University of Hong Kong. His current research interests include data analytics and edge intelligence in smart grids. \nOrganiser\nProf. Yi Wang\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251128-1/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251128T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251128T120000
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UID:114064-1764327600-1764331200@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Brain-Inspired Structural Optimization: Edge Pruning and Kernel Pruning Across Analog and Digital RRAM-Based Compute-in-Memory.
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/93194207095?pwd=se5Jt0b8jIM7nz3yy9YZdNrWJIm818.1 \nAbstract\nThis seminar introduces two complementary pruning strategies implemented directly on RRAM-based compute-in-memory hardware. The first approach uses the intrinsic randomness of analog RRAM electroforming to build an over-parameterized random-weight network\, where edge pruning selects an efficient sub-network without requiring precise conductance tuning. This enables robust topology optimization while minimizing programming complexity.\nThe second approach is realized on a fully digital reconfigurable RRAM logic architecture\, where in-memory XOR/AND operations measure kernel similarity and dynamically prune redundant convolution kernels during training. Together\, these two pruning mechanisms illustrate a unified hardware–algorithm co-design philosophy: pruning is not a post-processing step\, but a native in-memory operation that co-optimizes connectivity\, computation\, and resource efficiency. This synergy highlights a scalable path toward adaptive\, energy-efficient RRAM-based AI accelerators. \nSpeaker\nMr. Songqi Wang\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nSongqi Wang received his B.Sc. degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology\, and is currently a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Hong Kong under the supervision of Prof. Han Wang. His research interests mainly include RRAM-based compute-in-memory architectures\, secure and intelligent edge-computing systems\, and software–hardware co-design for differential-equation-based models. \nOrganiser\nProf. Han Wang\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251128/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251128T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251128T150000
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UID:114204-1764338400-1764342000@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Tackling Instability and Redundancy in Diffusion-Based Generative Models
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/99109748447?pwd=JSHjhMjma2hylEHbOCcLr3fJRCOoJq.1 \nAbstract\nThis seminar presents novel solutions to tackle instability and redundancy in modern generative models. We first address the high-variance optimization challenges in Conditional Flow Matching (CFM) by introducing the Stable Velocity framework. This includes StableVM for robust training stability and StableVS\, a finetuning-free accelerator that doubles sampling speed. Second\, we target spatial redundancy in super-resolution via the Quadtree Diffusion Model (QDM). QDM utilizes a quadtree-guided masking strategy to focus computation solely on information-rich regions. Together\, these contributions pave the way for more stable\, efficient\, and scalable generative models. \nSpeaker\nMr. Donglin Yang\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nDonglin Yang is an MPhil student in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, supervised by Prof. Xiaojuan Qi. He received his B.Eng. degree from Tsinghua University. His current research focuses on deep generative models\, with a particular emphasis on theoretical optimization for diffusion and flow-based models. \nOrganiser\nProf. Xiaojuan Qi\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251128-3/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251128T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20251128T160000
DTSTAMP:20260512T050612
CREATED:20251112T081230Z
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UID:113875-1764342000-1764345600@ece.hku.hk
SUMMARY:RPG Seminar – Collaborative Load Forecasting via Multi-Party Data Sharing
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/98873959228 \nAbstract\nAccurate load forecasting is fundamental to the stability and efficiency of modern power grids. While collaborative approaches that leverage multi-party data sharing can significantly enhance forecasting accuracy\, they also introduce complex challenges. Effective collaboration is often hindered by data heterogeneity across participants\, critical data privacy concerns\, and the lack of clear incentives for sharing. This seminar aims to bridge this gap by presenting a comprehensive framework for collaborative load forecasting via multi-party data sharing. The work focuses on three key areas: first\, handling data heterogeneity through personalization strategies; second\, enhancing data privacy with distributed learning techniques; and third\, fostering collaboration through an incentive-driven model trading mechanism. Ultimately\, this framework paves the way for a secure\, efficient\, and economically viable ecosystem for multi-party collaboration\, enabling more intelligent load forecasting paradigm. \nSpeaker\nMr. Dalin Qin\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nBiography of the Speaker\nDalin Qin received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering and its automation from South China University of Technology in 2022. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical and electronic engineering at the University of Hong Kong. His current research interests include data analytics and data sharing in smart grids. \nOrganiser\nProf. Yi Wang\nDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong \nAll are welcome.
URL:https://ece.hku.hk/events/20251128-2/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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