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 Logistics robotics 12 Liu Yunhui Speech and language processing 15 Helen Meng and Patrick Wong Network coding 18 Raymond Yeung Innovation and discovery for health 21 The human microbiome 22 Francis Chan and Ng Siew-chien Molecular diagnostics 25 Dennis Lo Lung cancer treatment 28 Tony Mok Digestive diseases 31 Jun Yu Restorative medicine 34 Patrick Yung Contributing to and for China 37 Art and China 38 Pedith Chan, Xu Xiaodong and Tong Yu Digitising ancient Chinese texts 41 for global impact Ho Che-wah Multiculturalism 44 Hong Ying-yi Daoist studies 47 Lai Chi-tim Chinese economy 50 Song Zheng Tackling the challenges of sustainability 54 Geographic information science 55 Kwan Mei-po Climate smart and 58 sustainable agriculture Lam Hon-ming Green energy 61 Lu Yi-chun Climate change and 64 sustainable development Amos Tai Rising stars 67 Infectious diseases and viruses 68 Peter Cheung Neuroscience and brain deterioration 70 Owen Ko Cardiovascular immunology 72 Kathy Lui Integrable systems, quantum 74 symmetry and dualities Michael McBreen Palaeontology 76 Michael Pittman Pathfinders 7 8 Special education 79 Catherine So Sign language and deaf studies 80 Gladys Tang and Felix Sze Global STEMScholars 81 Stephen Dalton Ho Tsung-yi Jin Bangti Long Yi Mao Chuanbin Sinno Jialin Pan Ken Sung Yan Renbin 82 84 4 0 1 2 3 5 6 7 1