Faculty Knowledge Exchange Awards 2023

The Faculty Knowledge Exchange (KE) Awards were introduced in 2011 to recognise each Faculty’s outstanding KE accomplishment that has made demonstrable economic, social or cultural impacts to benefit the community, business/industry, or partner organisations.

Nominations in each Faculty were considered by an Ad Hoc Faculty KE Award Selection Committee chaired by the Dean, and members included the Faculty representative serving on the KE Working Group, Director of the Knowledge Exchange Office (KEO) or his representative, and a member from outside the University.

The selection criteria include quality of the underpinning research and the impact with support of evidence, effectiveness of the engagement process with the community or partner organisations, and demonstration of cross- and multi-disciplinary impacts.

The following colleagues have won the Faculty KE Awards 2023: 

Faculty of Architecture:
Dr Chao Ren, Department of Architecture, and team member – Professor Yuguo Li, Department of Mechanical Engineering
‘Urban Ventilation Assessment and Wind Corridor Plan for Chinese Cities’

Faculty of Arts:
Professor Hing Yan Chan, School of Humanities (Music), and team member – Ms Sharon Lu, Cultural Management Office
“‘Ink Art and New Music’ Creative Exchange Project of Composing for Mixed Ensemble”

Faculty of Business and Economics (HKU Business School):
Professor Haipeng Shen, Dr Dan Yang and Dr Zhengli Wang, HKU Business School
‘Transforming Industries: Empowering Organizations through Big Data Analytics’

Faculty of Dentistry:
Professor Richard Yuxiong Su, Faculty of Dentistry
‘Revolutionizing Jaw Reconstruction through Computer-Assisted Surgery: Delivering Excellence with Patient-Specific Solutions’

Faculty of Engineering:
Dr Wilton Wai Tung Fok and team members – Dr Yik Chung Wu and Dr Xiaojuan Qi, Ms Yingxian Chen, and Mr Chak Wai Ng, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
‘Application of MGF Artificial Intelligence for Abnormal Detection for Saving Lives’

Faculty of Law:
Professor Shahla Ali, Department of Law 
‘Advancing the Global and Regional Impact of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration’ 

Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine:
Professor Ian Chi Kei Wong and team members – Professor Esther Wai Yin Chan, Dr Carlos King Ho Wong and Dr Eric Yuk Fai Wan, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy; Dr Xue Li, Department of Medicine; Dr Celine Sze Ling Chui, School of Nursing; Dr Francisco Tsz Tsun Lai and Miss Nicole Fung, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy
'Big-data pharmacovigilance of COVID-19 vaccines shapes public health policies'

Faculty of Science:
Professor Xiaoming Yuan, Department of Mathematics
'Impact of Operator Splitting Algorithms in Huawei Cloud's Live Streaming Business'

Faculty of Social Sciences:
Professor Wai Fung Lam and team members – Dr Winnie Wai Yi Law, Ms Katie Hiu Lai Chick, Mr Ryan Siu Him Leung, Ms Sianna Si In Yiu, Ms Vivian Hoi Shan Leung, Dr Taihua Hu, Ms Iris Pui Yee Man, Mr Leo Ying Yin Li, Ms Yiying Zhang, Dr Vivian Ho Yee Chu, Dr Jessica Marie Williams and Dr Sarah Sau Tung Liao, Center for Civil Society and Governance; Dr Billy Chi Hang Hau and Professor David Dudgeon, School of Biological Sciences; Professor Ji Chen, Department of Civil Engineering
'Enhancing civil society’s capacity and readiness for sustainability attainment: Rural revitalisation'

My heartiest congratulations to all the colleagues concerned on their stellar achievements in KE.

Professor Max Shen
Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Acting Director of Knowledge Exchange Office