Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

“AI-Care”, an innovative assistive system driven by an advanced AI model and specifically designed for visually impaired individuals, was launched on 10 June. The system is developed by the research team of Prof. Li Jing Amelia, in collaboration with Hillming Smartech Ltd and the Hong Kong Society for the Blind.

Unlike traditional passive digital tools, this innovative system pairs smart glasses with a mobile app to proactively identify surroundings and provide real-time, actionable audio instructions. From finding products to making payments, AI-Care serves as a proactive companion tailored to the spatial-perception needs of visually impaired users.

We look forward to seeing this technology scale nationwide to build a truly inclusive smart city.

PolyU develops smart assistant “AI-Care” that automatically identifies daily tasks and provides guidance to support independent living for visually impaired people | News | News and Events | Department of Computing Hong Kong currently has nearly 200,000 visually impaired people. Although white canes and guide dogs can assist with basic mobility, daily tasks such as...

hosted the annual 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐6 last Saturday to recognise our undergraduate students’ great efforts put into their Capstone Projects.

Congratulations to all the winners!

🥇𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻:
WANG Youkang (Probabilistic Optimization in LLM Inference-time Scaling and Training)

🥈𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿-𝘂𝗽:
HO Cheuk Hin (UAV- and AI-based Concrete Defect Inspection System for Smart Infrastructure)

🥉𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿-𝘂𝗽:
SREEKUMAR Sidharth (An Intelligent Financial Advisor)

🏅𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁:
• ZAIDI Syed Muhammad Askar Hussain (A Digital Twin Framework for Elderly Motion and Health Monitoring Using AI and Geolocation Technologies)
• ZENG Tianyi (SwarmMind: A Consensus-Driven Multi-Agent Reasoning Paradigm with Selective Peer Debate)

🎖𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽:

• HO Cheuk Hin (UAV- and AI-based Concrete Defect Inspection System for Smart Infrastructure)
• LAI Ka Chung (Development of a ROS-Based Mobile Robot for Environmental Monitoring and Data Analysis)

COMP Best Project Award Competition 2026 | News | News and Events | Department of Computing The Best Project Award Competition 2026 concluded successfully on 6 June, showcasing an impressive lineup of Capstone Projects presented by 10 outstandi...

🏆 Huge congratulations to Prof. YANG Hongxia and her startup, InfiX.ai!

We are thrilled to share that InfiX.ai has won the prestigious BEYOND Best of Innovation Award 2026 for its breakthrough product, InfiCube—an integrated large-model training and inference appliance!

Why InfiCube is a game-changer for enterprise AI:

🔒 Localised Security: Enables full training and inference within private environments, keeping sensitive data completely secure.

⚙️ All-in-One Infrastructure: Seamlessly bridges high-performance hardware and advanced algorithms for training, fine-tuning, and deployment.

🔄 Continuous Optimisation: Uses built-in MLOps for ongoing learning and model iteration directly in daily workflows.

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Big congratulations to this year’s departmental 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗨 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 recipients! 🎉 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗫𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗼 received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award of PolyU Department of Computing, while 𝗠𝗿 𝗧𝗔𝗠 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗲𝗶 received the Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Department of Computing 2026. We are so proud of their exceptional achievements and contributions!

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗫𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗼 is the only academic in Singapore to have bagged the President’s Science and Technology Award (Young Scientist Award), NUS University Award (Young Researcher Award) and IEEE AI’s 10 to Watch honour at the same time.

𝗠𝗿 𝗧𝗔𝗠 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗲𝗶 founded Octopus InfoTech Limited, a key player in Hong Kong that provides AI and digital solutions for digital transformation across the education and business sectors.

Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU COMP 2026 | News | News and Events | Department of Computing PolyU is proud to recognise and honour its alumni's outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the community through the Outstanding PolyU Alumni ...

COMP successfully hosted the 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿: 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘅 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 on 22 May 2026, bringing together over 100 students, staff, and alumni for an inspiring evening of sharing and networking. The event featured alumni sharing, a COMP trivia quiz, and a singing performance, offering students valuable opportunities to connect with alumni and gain insights into future career paths.

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We are proud to announce that 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘅𝗶𝗮 has been appointed as the 𝗩𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 at PolyU.

Prof. Yang is now revolutionising the field of generative AI with her "Model-over-Models" (InfiFusion) paradigm—a decentralised approach designed to enhance the accessibility and scalability of large language models. Her impactful work, Collaborative Generative AI (Co-GenAI) project, has also secured HK$62.6 million in RGC’s Theme-based Research Scheme.

Prof. Yang Hongxia is appointed as Vobile Group Professor in Generative Artificial Intelligence | News | News and Events | Department of Computing We are proud to announce that Prof. Yang Hongxia has been appointed as Vobile Group Professor in Generative Artificial Intelligence under the University...

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗲𝘀 ✈️

We are proud to share that the visionary "Simplex" architecture developed by 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗟𝘂𝗶 𝗦𝗛𝗔, our Honorary Professor and Departmental Academic Advisor, has been officially codified as ASTM International Standard F3269 for unmanned aircraft (UAVs). The Simplex architecture is a widely recognized runtime assurance (RTA) methodology.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 "𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗼𝘅" 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜
Drones and autonomous aircraft integrate advanced AI, which offers unparalleled performance, but can behave unpredictably. Regulators face a dilemma: how can we certify the safety of AI-enabled systems?

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Prof. Sha’s Simplex architecture provides an elegant solution. Rather than trying to prove that AI will never make a mistake, why not create a failure-safe environment for the use of AI? ASTM F3269 standard has codified the Simplex architecture to do so. This environment has three components.

🔸Complex Function: An advanced AI to deliver high-performance operations.

🔸Safety Monitor: An "always-on" watcher that tracks safety boundaries in real-time. The boundaries must be proved to ensure that 1) if hit, the safety controller can take over successfully, and 2) do not unnecessarily restrict the AI's operation.

🔸Safety Controller: If the monitor detects a pending violation, control is instantly transferred to the safety controller, which ensures the aircraft remains stable and safe at the cost of reduced performance. The safety controller must be simple enough to be certifiable and perform acceptably.

ASTM F3269 codified the Simplex architecture and established an international standard that provides a theoretically sound, experimentally verifiable, failure-safe environment for the industrial use of AI.

This transition from academic theory to an International Standard is a landmark achievement. It enables the aerospace industry to adopt cutting-edge AI capabilities without sacrificing the rigorous safety requirements essential to public trust and regulatory approval.

Congratulations to Prof. Sha for the achievement in shaping the future of aviation! 👏

Congratulations to Prof. Wu Yujie, COMP Assistant Professor, on being awarded the PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award (YIRA) 2026! 🎉

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We are thrilled to announce that Prof. Allen AU's project, "ShieldTrade: Multi-layer Defense System for Secure Web3 Transactions" has secured funding in the 3rd round of the HKSAR Government's RAISe+ Scheme!

Prof. Allen Au’s Web3 Security Project “ShieldTrade” Secures Funding in the 3rd Round of RAISe+ Scheme | News | News and Events | Department of Computing We are proud to announce that the project “ShieldTrade: Multi-layer Defense System for Secure Web3 Transactions” led by Prof. AU Man Ho Allen, our Assoc...

🏆 Congratulations to two research projects led by Prof. CHEN Changwen & Prof. YANG Hongxia on winning the PolyU Top 10 Research & Innovation Stories of the Year! Their work on VideoMind & Co-GenAI is revolutionising how we understand video and train AI models.

Two COMP Research Stories Selected for “PolyU Top 10 Research & Innovation Stories of the Year” | News | News and Events | Department of Computing We are proud to announce that two research stories from COMP have been selected for the inaugural “PolyU Top 10 Research & Innovation Stories of the Yea...