President's Awards

Individual Award

Dr FU Hong
傅弘博士
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Information Technology (MIT)

Since joining EdUHK in 2020, Dr FU Hong has made remarkable achievements in expanding the boundaries of new knowledge and transferring it effectively for the benefit of society.

Her research revolves primarily around intelligent multimodal sensing algorithms and their applications in healthcare, sport and education. Since 2022, she has received over HK$9.4 million in external competitive research grants for the development of a “Smart Vest for Improving the Behavioural Performance of School-aged Children with ADHD” and an “Intelligent Multi- modal System for Boccia Training”. Additionally, she has obtained two external contract research projects and two internal knowledge-transfer fund projects since 2021.

Based on her fundamental and applied research, Dr Fu has published 30 papers in the past three years in esteemed journals such as Pattern Recognition, Knowledge Based Systems, the IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, and Nano Energy. Her Scopus H-index stands at an impressive level of 20.

Beyond the confines of publications, Dr Fu is driven by her desire to make a tangible impact by applying her research findings in real-life scenarios and demonstrating the practical value of her work.

In 2021, she developed the world’s first prototype machine for Intelligent Ocular Misalignment Measurement which provides precise measurements of ocular misalignment. This algorithm-based system won EdUHK two Gold Awards, one at the 2023 International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva, and one at the 2023 International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada.

Since 2022, patents have been granted for this system in the Hong Kong SAR, mainland China and the United States. Also, a license agreement was signed in 2023 with a mainland-based high-tech biomedical company for the non-exclusive use of the system.

Dr Fu’s dedication to knowledge transfer was further recognised by her selection for an incubation programme offered by the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Research. The programme aims to enhance the commercialisation of science and support the transformation of her innovative ideas and technologies.

In summary, Dr Fu exemplifies the complete knowledge-transfer process for translating her research output into international recognition and commercialisation. Her commitment and ingenuity have led to significant contributions in her field and to broader society.