Awards Received by Staff

(Recent 10 years)

External Awards:

Fellowship of the IEEE 2012 -- Prof. W.C. Siu and Prof. P.K. Alex Wai

Best Paper Award, International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Communications, Vietnam, August 2011 -- Prof. Francis Lau and Mr Xu Chen
Title of winning paper “Construction of High‐Rate QC‐LDPC Codes”

IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, 2011-2012 --- Prof. C.K. Michael Tse
This award allows Prof. Tse to deliver lectures in different geographical regions including his own. The appointment is, according to IEEE, "an important society distinction, which is conferred upon very few individuals every year".

Best Paper Award, 4th Electrical Technology Frontiers Forum, Wuhan, November 2010 -- Dr Xiaohui Qu (former PhD student), SC Wong and CK Tse

Title of winning paper “功率LED替代燈的新颖諧振式Buck鎮流器” (in Chinese)

Chang Jiang Scholars Chair Professor 長江學者講座教授 2009, Ministry of Education, China (hosted by Huazhong University of Science and Technology) – Prof. C.K. Tse

The Chang Jiang Scholars Award Scheme was established in 1998 by the Ministry of Education of China and Li Ka Shing Foundation. It is now the most prestigious academic recognition in China conferred by the Ministry of Education.

Fellowship of the Institution of Engineers Australia 2009 -- Prof. C.K. Tse

Best Paper Award, International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Bangkok, Thailand, October 2009 -- Dr K.L. Chung, Dr S. Chaimool (with Prof. P. Akkaraekthalin)

Title of winning paper “A 2.45-GHz WLAN High-Gain Antenna using a Metamaterial Reflecting Surface”

Gold Medal (Jury’s Commendation), International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva, Switzerland, 2009 -- Dr Y.M. Lai, Dr K.H. Loo, Mr A. Lun, Dr S.C. Tan and Prof. C.K. Tse [See special website]

An energy-saving LED driver was highly appraised by Jury at the Geneva inventions exhibition. The new technology won the Gold Medal with Jury’s Commendation, which is a top category of awards at the exhibition.

Best Paper Award, International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP2008), Taiwan -- Dr K.L. Chung, Dr W.Y. Tam (with student Mr T.H. Mak)
Title of winning paper “A Modified Two-Strip Monopole Antenna for WMAN Applications”

Fellowship of the Optical Society of America 2008 -- Prof. P.K. Alex Wai
The Fellowship of the Optical Society of America (OSA) is conferred upon members of OSA “who have served with distinction in the advancement of optics”. The number of these distinguished individuals is limited by the OSA by laws to 10% of the total membership.

Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks and Signal Processing, Zhenjiang, China, June 2008 -- Dr Kenneth Lam (with Mr X. Li, Dr G. Qiu, Prof. L. Shen and Ms S. Wang)

Title of winning paper “An Efficient Example-Based Approach for Image Super-Resolution”

Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Communication Circuits and Systems, Xiamen, May 2008 -- Prof. Michael Tse, Dr Francis Lau (with Ben Cheng, PhD student)

Title of winning paper “An Efficient Data Collecting Network Structure in Wireless Sensor Networks”

Distinguished International Research Fellowship 2007, University of Calgary, Canada -- Prof. C.K. Michael Tse
The Distinguished International Research Fellowships are awarded to researchers who are internationally recognized leaders in their fields of expertise. Incumbents are invited to visit the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary for a short period of time to promote research collaboration.

Most Cited Paper Award 2007 -- Dr K.T. Lo

Awarded by the Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation

Fellowship of the IEEE 2006 -- Prof. C.K. Michael Tse
The Fellowship of the IEEE is conferred upon individuals with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in a field of interest of the IEEE, and the total number of elected Fellows in any one year does not exceed 0.1% of the total voting membership. It is now one of the most prestigious honours for scientists and engineers. The citation for Prof. Tse issued by IEEE reads "for contribution to power electronics circuits and applications".

Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 2005 -- Prof. David Feng

IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, 2005-2006 --- Prof. C.K. Michael Tse
This award allows Prof. Tse to deliver lectures in different geographical regions including his own. The appointment is, according to IEEE, "an important society distinction, which is conferred upon very few individuals every year".

Grand Champion, Efficiency Challenge 2004 -- Dr Martin Chow, Prof. Y.S. Lee, Mr C.P. Lee, Mr Y.L. Cheng
Awarded by California Energy Commission's PIER program and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR program, for a power supply design that achieves the highest efficiency. The citation reads as follows: "Hong Kong Polytechnic University team's power supply design for an external stand alone AA battery charger was named both Grand Champion and Best in Class in the Open Category. With an output power of 2.5 W, an output voltage of 6.25 V and an output current of 0.4 A, the team's design delivered an average active power efficiency of 74 percent. The design was implemented using the NCP1215A variable OFF time switch mode power supply (SMPS) controller from ON Semiconductor. The judges noted that the design's low part count was impressive, that it delivered an extremely good efficiency for such a low output power and that the no load power consumption of 0.16 W was remarkable."

Best Paper Award (announced and awarded 2005), International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications -- Prof. C.K. Michael Tse
Awarded by the European Circuits Society to the best paper published in its Transactions during 2003. The award-winning paper is on circuit theory of power factor correction.

Honorable Mention Winner, 30th Annual Pattern Recognition Society Award 2004 -- Dr Kenneth Lam and Prof. Wan-Chi Siu (with student K.H. Lin)
Awarded by IEEE Pattern Recognition Society for a paper published in Pattern Recognition in 2003.

Fellowship of the IEEE 2003 -- Prof. David Feng
The Fellowship of the IEEE is conferred upon individuals with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in a field of interest of the IEEE, and the total number of elected Fellows in any one year does not exceed 0.1% of the total voting membership. It is now one of the most prestigious honours for scientists and engineers. The citation for Prof. Feng issued by IEEE reads "for contribution to modeling and data processing for biomedical and multimedia applications".

First Prize, Dynamics Days Europe Best Poster Presentation 2002 -- Dr Michael Small and Prof. C.K. Michael Tse
Awarded by Dynamics Days Europe 2002 for the best presentation in the poster session.

First Runner-up, Best Paper Award 2002 -- H.S. Ma, Dr Jimmy To and Dr C.K. Li
Awarded by 3rd International Network Conference.

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Prize Paper Award 2001 -- Prof. C.K. Michael Tse and Dr Martin Chow
Awarded by IEEE Power Electronics Society as one of the best three papers published in the Transactions in 2001. The award-winning paper is on the general synthesis method of efficient power-factor-corrected voltage regulators.

Awards Received by Students

Chen Zenghai, Lee Tsz Yan and Liang Zhen (Supervisors: Dr Z. Chi and Dr H. Fu)

Innovative Spirit Award of the Lenovo Innovative Design Competition for the project “Typing Text Using Gaze Gestures”.

Lam Pui Kit

Champion in Men’s Foil (Grade A Team) and Bronze Medal in Men’s Foil (Grade A Individual) in the 17th All China University Fencing Championship.

Choi Wing Ha, Leung Chi Kin, Sun Yin Shu, Wong Cheuk Sze and Wong Wing Chi (Supervisor: Dr Jimmy To)

First Runner-up, Best Artistic Design Award and Best Engineering Award of 2011 Robocon Hong Kong Contest.

Cheung Hoi Kit, Hong Chin To, Hung Wai Kin, Li Ka Kin, Li Kai Cheung, Pang Yun Kei, Sun Yin Shu, Tong Chi Ming and Wong Ming Hin (Supervisor: Dr Jimmy To)

Third Runner-up, Best Artistic Design Award and Best Engineering Award of 2010 Robocon Hong Kong Contest.

Mok Kwan Tat

First Prize in the Undergraduate Section of the IEEE Student Paper Contest 2009, by the IEEE Hong Kong Section.

Fang Yuan

Second Position in the IEEE Region 10 Undergraduate Student Paper Contest 2009.

Fang Yuan (Mentor: Prof. Ke Wu)

The IEEE MTT-S Undergraduate/Pre-graduate Scholarship for the Fall 2009, by the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, USA

Chan Chiu Hung, Chan Tsz Kit, Cheung Hoi Kit, Cheung Kin Fung, Chun  Wing Fung, Fan Wing Sze, Ho Wing Fung, Hung Sun Fai, Wong Ming Kin and Yuen Shing Chi (Supervisor: Dr Jimmy To)

Second Runner-up and Best Artistic Design Award of 2009 Robocon Hong Kong Contest.

Ben Chi-Tsun Cheng

Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship 2008/09 for PhD students.

Wang Qiuwei

Sonca Products Gold Medal Award 2008, by Sonca Products Limited.

Fang Yuan

First Prize in the Undergraduate Section of the IEEE Student Paper Contest 2008, by the IEEE Hong Kong Section.

Cheng Wun Hung, Chiu So Sum, Lai Ka Shue Patrick, Lai Sum Yu, Li Hong Ki Jacky, Wong Wai Yan and Yu Pak Wing (Supervisor: Dr Jimmy To)

First Runner-up, Best Artistic Design Award and Best Engineering Award of 2008 Robocon Hong Kong Contest.

Lun Tze King, Sitt Kaung, Szeto Kwun Kuen, Tong Siu Cheong and Fung Sin Yin (Supervisor: Dr Jimmy To)

Best Artistic Design Award of 2007 Robocon Hong Kong Contest.

Leung Ka Kuen

Sir Edward Youde Memorial (SEYM) Fellowship 2006/07, by the SEYM Council.

Lui Benjamin

Sonca Products Gold Medal Award 2006, by Sonca Products Limited.

Au Chi Kit, Tam Man Kit

Champion, Hong Kong Youth Skills Competition, organized by Vocational Training Council, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Clothing Industry Training Authority, and Construction Industry Training Authority.

Poon Ching Long, So Ka Man

Second Runner-up, Hong Kong Youth Skills Competition, organized by Vocational Training Council, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Clothing Industry Training Authority, and Construction Industry Training Authority.

Tang Yiu Him, Wong Ka Ho, Pun Yau Fung, Choy Shu Sang, Chan Wai Shing, Cheung Siu Chak (Supervisor: Dr Jimmy To)

First Runner-up of 2006 Robocon Hong Kong Contest

"Robocon" is short for "Robot Contest", an international event launched by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) in 2002. The aim is to create friendship and promote the exchange of experience in engineering and information technology among the young people of today. The Hong Kong selection contest in 2006 was organized by RTHK. Our department has two teams contesting in this contest.

Chan Kam Hung, Ho Tsz Chun, Li Hong Ki Jacky, Chan Ho Ming, Wong Fung Ling, Leung Chi Yung, Leung Lai Yee (Supervisor: Dr Jimmy To)

Second Runner-up of 2006 Robocon Hong Kong Contest.

Fang Yuan

First Runner-up, The RTHK Inter-Varsity Putonghua Debate Competition 2005.

Lin Kwan Ho

Honorable Mention Winner of the 30th Annual Pattern Recognition Society Award, by Pattern Recognition Society, for the paper "Spatically Eigen-weighted Hausdorff Distance for Human Face Recognition". The project is supervised by Dr Kenneth Lam.

Cheung Ming Cheung

First Runner-up of Signal Processing Postgraduate Forum 2004, by IEEE Chapter of Signal Processing.

Kwok Chi Hang

First Runner-up of IEE Hong Kong YMS Exhibition/Conference 2004, by the IEE Younger Members Section and winner of the First Prize in the Undergraduate Section of the IEEE Student Paper Contest, by the IEEE Hong Kong Section, for the project "Polarization Maintaining Mode-locked Fiber Ring Laser". This project was supervised by Prof. Alex Wai.

Jiuchao Feng

Distinguished Thesis Award by the Faculty of Engineering 2003/04. The winning thesis was "Signal Reconstruction with Application to Chaos-Based Communications" and the supervisor was Prof. C.K. Tse.

Wong Tang Paai

First Runner-up (IT & Health Care) of the PolyU-IDT Innovative Entrepreneur Contest 2003/04, by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and IDT International Ltd., for the project "Skin Colour Tone Index Sensor".

Fu Changhong

2nd Prize, The 8th "Challenge Cup" Competition 2003, by South China University of Technology.

Yiu Kwok Kit

3rd Prize, The 8th "Challenge Cup" Competition 2003, by South China University of Technology.

Chan Ching Lap

Championship of IEE Hong Kong YMS Project Competition 2002, by Younger Members Section of IEE Hong Kong, for the project "TwinVQ: an approach for MPEG-4 audio compression". This project was supervised by Dr Chris Chan.

Fung Hiu Wah, Lui Hsian Fei, Tung Ming Yau

Category Award, PolyU-IDT Innovative Enterpreneur Contest 2001/02, by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.