Research Grants
Research Grants Obtained by Academic Staff from 2020 (in reverse chronological order)
| Staff Name | Project Title | Capacity | Funding Source and Amount | Estimated Project Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Muhammad AZHAR | A Health Buddy Bot for Enhancing the Well-Being of Hong Kong Citizens | PI |
Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP\24-1596) (HK$$100,000)
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01/01/2025 - 30/12/2025 |
| Dr. Muhammad AZHAR | Empowering Language Competence and Professional Communication through an AI-based Language Laboratory (ALL) | Leader of the Technology Support Team | Quality Enhancement Support Scheme (QESS) 02/QESS/2024 | 01/2025 – 12/2026 |
| Dr. Muhammad AZHAR | MindMate: A Generative AI System for Personalized Mental Health Recommendations Through Chat Interaction | PI | SYU/URG/24/02 | 10/2024 – 10/2026 |
| Dr. Muhammad AZHAR | Automatic Suggestions Generation by Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based on Customer Reviews | PI | RIS/24/03 | 09/2024 – 03/2027 |
| Prof. Kung Wong LAU | Understanding the Elderly-computer Interaction (ECI) in Social-Virtual Reality Applications: An Exploratory Study of the Semiotic-driven Approach and Post-experiment User Enquiry | PI | RGC/FDS | 2024 |
| Prof. Kung Wong LAU | The Hong Kong Story of Play in Public Estate: Revitalization and Inheritance of Hong Kong Faded Public Playgrounds and Game-play Activities in Immersive Virtual Environment | PI | Lord Wilson Heritage Trust (LWHT) | 2024 |
| Dr. Mehmood NAWAZ | Smart FOOD Monitoring Device using Artificial Intelligence with smart sensors | PI | Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP\10-1023) | 2024 |
| Dr. Mehmood NAWAZ | Real-time Artificial Intelligence Driven Campsite Animal Activity Monitoring and Analysis | PI | Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP\O-001183) | 2024 |
| Dr. Mehmood NAWAZ | Development of Artificial Intelligence-based Predictive Tool for Knee Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment: A Domain Adaptation Perspective | Co-I | UGC/FDS24/E18/22 (HK$471,370) | 2024 |
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Dr. KE Xiaobo
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Amateur esports and health: Designing an integrated participation framework that promotes healthy lifestyles among mass gamers | Co-I | Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme, Research Grants Council (RGC) and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) | Ongoing |
| Dr. KE Xiaobo | Achieving successful caregiving from a socio-technical perspective: Construct conceptualization and model validation among family caregivers of people with dementia | Co-I | General Research Fund (GRF), Research Grants Council (RGC) | Ongoing |
| Prof. Kung Wong LAU | Development of Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Digital Solutions for Entertainment and Game Applications (BSc-DSEGA) | PC | Enhancement and Start-up Grant Scheme for Self-financing Post-secondary Education (ESGS) | 2023 |
| Prof. Kung Wong LAU | Establishing a Resource Center for Digital Competence Education (RCDCE) | PIT | Quality Enhancement Support Scheme (QESS) | 2023 |
| Prof. Kung Wong LAU | Our Fading Folk Games: Revitalization and Inheritance of Chinese Heritage Games in Immersive Virtual Environments | PI | Chinese Heritage Research Grant | 2023 |
| Prof. K.S. LEUNG | Digital mental health in depression - deep phenotyping and monitoring |
Co-I | Health and Medical Research Fund (HK$1,491,604) | 07/ 2022 – 07/2024 |
| Prof. K.S. LEUNG | Neuropsychiatric ‘long-COVID’ in adult patients (C4061-21GF) | Co-PI | UGC/CRF (HK$3,251,480) | 05/2022 – 05/2023 |
| Prof. K.S. LEUNG | Multi-modal approaches to determine digital clinical phenotyping, novel proteomic biomarkers, and microbiota-host responses of REM sleep behavior disorder, a prodromal stage of alpha-synucleinopathy neurodegeneration, in a prospective family cohort (C4044-21GF) | Co-PI | UGC/CRF (HK$7,214,620) | 04/2022 – 04/2025 |
| Prof. Louis LEUNG | Stress-Buffering Effects of Coping Strategies and Social Supports on Psychological Distress: A Longitudinal Panel Study of the Antecedents of Problematic Social Media Use (UGC/FDS15/H13/20) | PI | UGC/FDS (HK$876,003) | 1/1/2021 – 31/12/2022 |
| Prof. Louis LEUNG | Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior: A Study of Awareness-Knowledge, Uncertainties, Risks, and Benefits Factors Affecting the Adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) (URG/19/04) | PI | SYU/URG (HK$40,000) | 1/7/2021 – 31/12/2022 |