On 16 August 2024, we are honour to receive Mr Paul CHAN, Financial Secretary; Ms Lillian CHEONG, Under-Secretary for Innovation; Mr ZHANG Guolai, Second-class Inspector of Youth Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR; Mr Simon CHAN, Chairman of Cyberport; Dr Rocky CHENG, CEO of Cyberport; and Prof. Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and Innovation) of PolyU, at COMP’s exhibition booth at the Digi

19 Aug 2024

We are proud to announce that two of our professors, Prof. LUO Xiapu and Prof. XIAO Bin, have been honoured with the Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2024 in the category of Research and Scholarly Activities: Outstanding Researcher. Prof. LUO Xiapu has received the Outstanding Award. His pioneering research spans across Mobile/IoT/System Security and Privacy, Blockchain/Smart Contract, Software Engineering, Network Security and Privacy

13 Aug 2024

The BlockSec Blockchain Security Award Presentation Ceremony 2023/2024, organised by COMP, took place on 2 August 2024. Generously funded by BlockSec, this recognition celebrates the remarkable achievements of students in the MSc in Blockchain Technology programme. It particularly honours those who have made significant strides in the COMP5566 Blockchain and Smart Contract Security course, demonstrating outstanding academic abilities and a commit

9 Aug 2024

PolyU research teams have achieved remarkable success at the 2024 Silicon Valley International Inventions Festival (SVIIF), garnering a total of nine prestigious awards. One of the gold medals goes to the project titled "Edge AI-Empowered Smart Devices and Robotics for AIoT Applications," led by our Chair Professor, Prof. Cao Jiannong, Dean of the Graduate School, Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Professor in Data Science, Chair Professor of Distr

1 Aug 2024

We are proud to announce that the paper titled "When Audio Denoising Meets Spiking Neural Network", authored by our PhD students, Mr HAO Xiang and Mr MA Chenxiang, and collaborated with Miss Qu YANG, National University of Singapore; Prof. Tan Kay Chen, Interim Head and Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence, DSAI, PolyU; and Dr Wu Jibin, Assistant Professor, COMP, received the Best Paper Award at the 2024 IEEE Conference on Artificial Int

19 Jul 2024

From 4 – 6 July 2024, COMP successfully organised the Senior Secondary Python Programming Contest ("Contest"). The Contest received an overwhelming response, with applications from over 210 secondary schools. To accommodate more students, we increased the participant quota from 35 to 48 teams.   The Contest consists of three training sessions conducted by Dr LEONG Hong Va, our Senior Lecturer, followed by a 3-hour coding contest. The format of t

16 Jul 2024

COMP 50th Anniversary Research Student Conference was successfully held on 24 June 2024 at the New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel. The event, themed "Fostering Academic Excellence," brought together an impressive array of speakers, academics, and research students for a day of knowledge-sharing and recognition of outstanding scholarly work.   The conference was inaugurated with a warm welcome speech and opening speech from Prof. LI Qing, Chair

26 Jun 2024

The Best Project Award Competition 2024 concluded last Saturday, showcasing an impressive array of Capstone Projects from nine outstanding students. This year's finalists were evaluated by a distinguished panel of judges comprising faculty members and industry leaders: Mr Raymond CHU, Associate Director, University Collaborations and Entrepreneurship, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation Mr Terence LEUNG, Se

11 Jun 2024

The 50th Anniversary Alumni Homecoming Dinner on the evening of 31st May brought together over a hundred alumni and staff members to celebrate the department's fifty years of achievements.   During the welcome speeches, Dr Miranda LOU, Executive Vice President of PolyU, and Prof. LI Qing, Chair Professor of Data Science and Head of COMP, both emphasised the significant role of alumni support over the years and expressed their gratitude.   The eve

3 Jun 2024

Department of Computing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (COMP) and Huawei Hong Kong (Huawei) announced the establishment of an ICT Academy. The Academy aims to cultivate high-quality ICT talents in Hong Kong. Through a collaborative framework, both parties will align with the university's professional standards and the need for talent cultivation. Through incorporating Huawei's certified technology and training courses, talent programmes

28 May 2024