CUHK Research: Changing the world

Contents Foreword Foreword by the Vice-Chancellor 02 and President Message from the Pro-Vice-Chancellor 04 and Vice-President (Research) Technologies of the future 07 Surgical robotics 08 Philip Chiu and Samuel Au Computer vision 11 Jiaya Jia Logistics robotics 14 Liu Yunhui Speech and language processing 17 Helen Meng and Patrick Wong Network coding 20 Raymond Yeung Innovation and discovery for health 23 The human microbiome 24 Francis Chan and Ng Siew-chien Molecular diagnostics 27 Dennis Lo Lung cancer treatment 30 Tony Mok Digestive diseases 33 Jun Yu Restorative medicine 36 Patrick Yung Contributing to and for China 39 Art and China 40 Pedith Chan, Xu Xiaodong and Tong Yu Digitising ancient Chinese texts 43 for global impact Ho Che-wah Multiculturalism 46 Hong Ying-yi Daoist studies 49 Lai Chi-tim Chinese economy 52 Song Zheng Tackling the challenges of sustainability 56 Geographic information science 57 Kwan Mei-po Climate smart and 60 sustainable agriculture Lam Hon-ming Green energy 63 Lu Yi-chun Climate change and 66 sustainable development Amos Tai Rising stars 69 Infectious diseases and viruses 70 Peter Cheung Neuroscience and brain deterioration 72 Owen Ko Gravitational-wave physics 74 Tjonnie Li Cardiovascular immunology 76 Kathy Lui Integrable systems, quantum 78 symmetry and dualities Michael McBreen Palaeontology 80 Michael Pittman Pathfinders 82 Special education 83 Catherine So Sign language and deaf studies 84 Gladys Tang and Felix Sze Global STEMScholars 85 Stephen Dalton Ho Tsung-yi Jin Bangti Long Yi Mao Chuanbin Sinno Jialin Pan Ken Sung Yan Renbin 86 88 4 0 1 2 3 5 6 7 1