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 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
Dr. KE Xiaobo
 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