Donation of $1 Million from Pong Yuen Holdings Ltd to Support Research in the Department of Electrical Engineering

With this generous donation, Prof Michael Tse, Associate Vice-President (Strategic Research) and Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering, will conduct indepth study of current status in the development of enabling technologies for information and energy infrastructures and will develop new technologies for sustainable development of smart society. Associated matching funds, if available,  will also support the early career development of junior faculty in the Department. 

CityU-EE Smartone Joint Lab Sky100 5G Lab Visit

CityU-EE Smartone Joint Lab Sky100 5G Lab Visit was held on 10 May 2022. 24 EE faculty members and postgraduates students visited the famous Sky100 at the tallest building in Hong Kong, International Commerce Centre (ICC), and visited the Smartone 5G Lab. During the visit, 4 research seminars were conducted, with an Introduction to Private 5G Network at the CityU EE x SmarTone Joint Lab presented by EdgeNectar. Finally, a fruitful discussion between CityU-EE and Smartone was carried out to explore the long-term partnership and potential research directions.

EE Staff Retreat 2022

This year, 40 staff attended the retreat held at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort on 17 June 2022. Group discussions on topics ‘Opportunities and Teams Identification for Large Collaborative Projects’ and ‘Faculty Recruitment – Focused Areas and Approaches’ have led to various implementation plans for action.