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Two COMP Research Stories Selected for “PolyU Top 10 Research & Innovation Stories of the Year”

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 Year” by the university. The first story highlights the research topic “Novel multi-modal agent facilitates long video understanding by AI, accelerating the development of generative AI-assisted video analysis.” This research project is led by Prof. CHEN Changwen, Interim Dean of the Faculty of Com

1 Apr 2026

COMP Year 2 Students Win Top Honours at HackTheEast 2026

Five Year 2 undergraduate students from the Department of Computing achieved outstanding results at HackTheEast 2026, one of Hong Kong’s largest student-led inter-university AI hackathons, held from 28 February to 1 March 2026. HackTheEast 2026 was a hackathon where participants designed, implemented, and demonstrated functional AI solutions to address real-world challenges across all domains, including education, finance, legal, and insurance.

24 Mar 2026

Call for Nominations: Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Department of Computing 2026

The Department of Computing (COMP) is pleased to announce that the Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award (OPAA) of PolyU Department of Computing 2026 is now calling for nominations until 24 April 2026 (Friday). The departmental OPAA aims to publicly recognise outstanding graduates of COMP for their professional achievements and significant contributions to the community and their alma mater. The departmental awardees will be officially honoured by t

23 Mar 2026

COMP Co-Organises Inaugural One-Day High School Hackathon "HACK852" to Promote AI-empowered Learning

Hong Kong’s inaugural HACK852, a one-day hackathon for high school students, successfully concluded last Saturday (14 March 2026) at PolyU, sparking creativity and technical passion among local youths. Co-organised by COMP and Genesis, HACK852 aimed to broke down barriers to technology by welcoming high school students of all coding backgrounds. The vibrant event drew an impressive turnout, bringing together over 170 student participants, alongsi

18 Mar 2026

COMP Alumnus Ir WONG Chi-kwong, Tony, JP Honoured with Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award 2025

We are proud to announce that Ir WONG Chi‑kwong, Tony, JP, has been awarded the Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award 2025. This prestigious honour was presented to four distinguished awardees at the Award Ceremony held at Hotel ICON on 13 January. Ir WONG graduated from Hong Kong Polytechnic, the University’s predecessor, in 1987 with a Higher Diploma in Systems Analysis, and has since dedicated over 35 years of distinguished service in various IT-

21 Jan 2026

Prof. ZHANG Chen Secures Over HK1.1 Million Funding Under The NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme

We are pleased to announce that our Assistant Professor Prof. ZHANG Chen Jason’s research project, “Developing a database and computational platform to predict material properties of non-fullerene acceptors in organic solar cells,” has secured over HK$1.1 million under the Joint Research Scheme (JRS) jointly administered by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong. Proj

17 Dec 2025

Prof. CAO Jiannong and Prof. Peter NG won Gold and Silver Medals at AEII

COMP faculty members achieved a standout performance at the 5th Asia Exhibition of Innovations and Inventions Hong Kong (AEII), capturing both a Gold Medal and a Silver Medal across highly competitive fields, including robotics, AI, and cultural technologies. Award: Gold Medal PI:

15 Dec 2025