PolyU | Department of Biomedical Engineering

【PolyU BME delegates visit Sun Yat-sen University】 PolyU BME and the School of Biomedical Engineering at the Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) jointly organised a two-day PolyU-SYSU Joint Biomedical Engineering Symposium on August 26 and 30. Ir Prof. Ming Zhang, Head of BME, and Prof. Mo Yang, Associate Head (Research) of BME, visited SYSU on August 26 to explore the potential biomedical engineering collaborations between the two departments. On August 29, five more BME colleagues joined Prof. Mo Yang to visit SYSU to conduct research presentations and discussions, which were beneficial to the research development of both departments. PolyU BME looks forward to future collaborations with SYSU to contribute to the research excellence in the field of biomedical engineering! #PolyUBME #BME #innovation #research #knowledgetransfer #biomedicalengineering #technology #university #SYSU #symposium

【PolyU BME welcomes new Associate Professor Dr Elmer Ker】 PolyU BME warmly welcomes Dr Dai Fei Elmer Ker, our new Associate Professor! Dr Ker completed his B.S. in Molecular Biology and Genetics at the University of Sydney, Ph.D. in Biological Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, and postdoctoral training in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University. Dr Ker’s research interests include biomaterial development and computer vision-based cell tracking. His work has been published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Acta Biomaterialia, Bioactive Materials, Biomaterials, Medical Image Analysis, NPG Asia Materials, Scientific Data, Stem Cell Research & Therapy, and Science. #PolyUBME #BME #biomedicalengineering #research #innovation #MusculoskeletalTissueEngineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Biomaterials #ComputerVision #Microscopy

【🎉 PolyU BME welcomes new BSc and MSc students】 PolyU BME extended a warm welcome to all undergraduate and taught postgraduate freshmen through the orientation sessions on August 27! 🌟This year, BME has nearly 90 and 80 new students joining the BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Engineering and MSc in Biomedical Engineering respectively! Ir Prof. Ming ZHANG, Head of Department, welcomed the students in both orientation sessions. Dr Hin-chung Lau, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader of BSc in BME, and Dr Youhua Tan, Associate Professor and Programme Leader of MSc in BME, introduced the programme details to the students in respective session. Students also had the chance to meet their teachers before the commencement of the new semester. Members of the 31st BME Student Association Promexus were also present to greet the new BSc students, remember to follow their IG at @polyu_31bmesa_promexus for more updates!💚🔥 We wish all students a joyful and fruitful university life at BME and PolyU! #PolyUBME #BME #Orientation #Freshmen #UG #TPg #undergraduate #taughtpostgraduate

【🎉 PolyU BME welcomes new research students】 This morning, PolyU BME has conducted the orientation sessions for the research postgraduate freshmen, who were greeted by their supervisors. Ir Prof. Ming ZHANG, Head of Department, welcomed the students and introduced them the department history, structure and development. Dr Xiaoling HU, Director of Research Postgraduate Studies, elaborated the programme details to the students before the commencement of their studies. We wish all students every success in the pursuit of research excellence at BME! #PolyUBME #BME #Orientation #Freshmen #RPg #researchpostgraduate #researchstudent

【PolyU is dedicated to enhancing sports technology research and nurturing talents】 𝘉𝘺 𝘐𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧. 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘡𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘎 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘔𝘌, 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 To enhance research in sports technology and nurture talents in related fields, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗨 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲—𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀). RISports PolyU RISports will collaborate with the BME to 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗦𝗰 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲: 𝟰𝟳𝟬𝟬𝟱) next year. Additionally, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗦𝗰 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲: 𝗝𝗦𝟯𝟭𝟱𝟬) 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆. The curriculum not only covers cutting-edge sports technology theories and the fundamentals of human biomechanics but also emphasizes practical application. The university also provides numerous scholarships to support elite athletes in pursuing bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees. PolyU not only offers a platform for scientific learning to athletic elites but also leverages their social influence and reputation to further raise public awareness and interest in sports. Full Article: https://polyu.hk/rlxIw #PolyUBME #BME #risports #polyu #hkpolyu #PolyUResearch #interdisciplinaryresearch #sportstech #sportsresearch #sportstechnology #sportsbiomechanics #sportswear #sportstraining #elitesports #athlete #sportsperformance

Dr Annie Wang, member of RISports and Research Assistant Professor of PolyU | Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), led a research team to install a new multicamera system at the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) karate studio. The system can do markerless motion capture and performance analysis for karate athletes. It is welcomed by Mr Mohamed Elhosieny Aly, Technical Commission Chairman of World Karate Federation and Chairman of Asian Karate Federation Technical Commission, Mr William Thomas, Head Karatedo Coach of HKSI, and karate referee of Asian countries. They also made suggestions on system optimization and would like encourage other karate organizations to use it. #risports #polyu #hkpolyu #PolyUResearch #interdisciplinaryresearch #sportstech #sportsresearch #sportsbiomechanics #sportswear #sportstraining #elitesports #athlete #karate #motioncapture #sportsperformance

Last month Prof. HC Man (Dean of Faculty of Engineering), Prof. Ming Zhang (RISports Director) and Prof. CY Wen (Associate Director) visited the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences of Loughborough University, which has been ranked number 1 for sport-related subjects for the last eight years in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. It was a fruitful trip to share their experiences in offering sports education programs and explore research collaborations. #loughboroughuniversity #sportseducation #risports #polyu #hkpolyu #PolyUResearch #sportscience #sportstech #sportsresearch #sportsbiomechanics #sportswear #sportstraining #sportsrecovery #elitesports #athlete #interdisciplinaryresearch

【PolyU and AquaBloom join forces to nurture sports technology talent and advance industry development】 PolyU and AquaBloom International Sports Technology Group Limited (ABSG) signed an MoU on 16 August for the establishment of the “Sports Technology Talent and Industry Development Centre”. The Centre aspires to cultivate top industry talents and accelerate sports research and industry development in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area through education programmes, academic exchanges and joint research projects. Witnessed by Prof. Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and Innovation) of PolyU and Dr Rocky CHENG, Chief Executive Officer of Cyberport, the MoU was signed by Prof. Ming ZHANG, Director of the Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports PolyU), Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chair Professor of Biomechanics of PolyU and Mr Mike YANG, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ABSG. This strategic partnership will leverage PolyU research strengths and ABSG industry experience to foster each other’s academic activities and education projects on sports technology. #PolyUBME #BME #RISports #research #biomedicalengineering #sportstech #sportstechnology #sportsscience #knowledgetransfer #innovation #university

The Distinguished Sports Research Seminar "Wearable Iontronic Devices for Sports and Healthcare Applications" delivered by Prof. Tingrui PAN, Chair Professor of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and the Executive Director of Institute for Innovative Medical Devices, organised by RISports and jointly co-organised by the PolyU | Department of Biomedical Engineering, the PolyU - Samaranch Sports Development Centre and the PolyU - HKSI Research Centre was successfully held yesterday. This seminar attracted over 50 PolyU staff and students to share Prof. Pan's research findings in iontronic sensors. 體育科技研究院主辦、香港理工大學-薩馬蘭奇體育發展中心及生物醫學工程學系協辦，由中國科學技術大學講座教授及智能医疗器械研究中心執行董事潘挺睿教授主講的「應用於運動健康的鋰電穿戴器械」昨天圓滿結束。是次講座吸引接近超過50位理大師生參與，分享潘教授於鋰電傳感器方面的研究成果。 #risports #polyu #hkpolyu #PolyUResearch #sportscience #sportstech #sportsresearch #interdisciplinaryresearch #wearabletechnology #體育科技研究院 #香港理工大學 #研究所 #體育 #體育運動 #做運動 #可穿戴裝置

【Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2024🏆】 BME Associate Professor Dr Xiaoling Hu had been awarded the Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2024 - Outstanding Individual Award - Knowledge Transfer: Industry! Dr Hu is the founder of Thecon Technology (HK) Limited (a PolyU academic-led startup). The “Mobile Ankle-foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton” developed by the research team led by Dr HU had recently won the Gold Medal at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva. All winners of the Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2024 were chosen by a Faculty Assessment Panel, comprising Heads (or their delegates) and chaired by the Dean of Engineering, from amongst a pool of well-qualified nominees put forward by individual departments. The selection was made with reference to the indicative criteria for assessment as laid down by the University for the exercise. Congratulations to Dr Hu for her exceptional achievement! #PolyUBME #BME #research #teaching #biomedicalengineering #knowledgetransfer #innovation #university