Annual Report 2002–03

工程學院 重要發展 Major Events in theFacul ty of Engineering •光科技研究所及其光電子封裝實驗室於二零零 二年十一月十六日正式成立，由香港特別行政 區工商及科技局常任秘書長何宣威先生及金耀 基校長主持開幕典禮。研究所由工程學院與理 學院合作組成；而實驗室則致力於研究及推廣 電子封裝這門嶄新技術，並將之發展成為本港 另一高新科技工業。 •香港科學園於二零零二年六月正式投入服務 後，學院之創新科技中心積極與之商討合作研 究，並促成若干項目。 •學院與本地工業界一直緊密合作，將有關的尖 端科研成果轉移予業界使用，今年的合作夥伴 • T he I n s t i t u te of O p t i c al Science a n d T e c h n o l o gy a n d its P h o t o n ic P a c k a g i ng L a b o r a t o ry w e r e o p e n ed o n 16th N o v e m b er 2002, w i t h M r . F r a n c i s H o , P e r m a n e n t S e c r e t a ry f o r C o m m e r c e a n d Technology, H K S A R , a n d Prof. A m b r o s e K i n g , the Vice-Chancellor, as officiating guests. The Institute of O p t i c al Science a n d Technology is a j o i nt v e n t u re of the Faculties of E n g i n e e r i ng a n d Science, w i t h s t r o n g s u p p o r t f r o m t h e U n i v e r s i t y. I ts P h o t o n i c P a c k a g i ng L a b o r a t o r y e n g a g es i n s t a t e - o f - t h e - a rt r e s e a r ch i n t o p h o t o n i c p a c k a g i ng for i n d u s t r i al application, a n d is tasked w i t h i n t r o d u c i ng this n e w t e c h n o l o gy to local i n d u s t r y. • T he H o n g K o n g Science P a r k w a s o f f i c i a l ly o p e n e d i n June 2002. C I N T E C , the f a c u l t y 's i n d u s t r i al l i a i s on a r m, succeeded i n f o r g i ng the f o l l o w i ng c o l l a b o r a t i on w i t h t he p a r k a n d its tenants: — A science p a r k t e n a n t, T e c - H i ll L t d . p r o v i d e d H K $ 6 0 0 , 0 00 as a m a t c h i ng g r a nt to s u p p o rt the I T F u n d p r o p o s al 'Wireless Stethoscope for T e l eme d i c i ne A p p l i c a t i o n s' s u b m i t t ed b y Prof. Y.T. Z h a n g of the D e p a r t m e nt of Electronic E n g i n e e r i n g, w h i c h w a s a H K $ 7 m i l l i o n project. — P e d o r t h ic T e c h n o l o gy L t d ., a g r a d u a t ed i n c u b a t ee of the p a r k, s p o n s o r ed a n I T F u n d project l e d b y Prof. R. D u a n d Prof. K . C. H u i of t he D e p a r t m e nt of A u t o m a t i o n a n d C o m p u t e r - A i d ed E n g i n e e r i ng t o d e v e l o p c o m p u t e r - a i d ed d e s i gn a n d r e l a t ed t e c h n o l o g i es f o r s p o r ts shoes. T h e p r o j e ct s e c u r ed f u n d i n g s u p p o rt to the t u n e of H K $ 5 m i l l i o n. • S e v e r al t e c h n o l o gy t r a n s f er a n d c o n t r a ct r e s e a r ch cases w e r e r e c o r d ed d u r i n g the y e a r: Launch of New MMS Services Supported by VIEW T he ' V i d e o 2 M M S' t e c h n o l o gy d e v e l o p ed b y Prof. M i c h a el L y u w a s l i c e n s ed to CSL. ' V i d e o 2 M M S' is a n i n t e l l i g e nt v i d e o - p r o c e s s i ng p l a t f o r m, w h i c h a u t o m a t i c a l ly records, extracts, a n d s u mm a r i z es T V c o n t e n t s. It also s u p p o r ts a n u m b e r of m o b i l e v i d e o o u t p u t f o r ma ts f o u n d i n m o st of the latest m o b i le handsets. The t e c h n o l o gy enables CSL to d e l i v er T V n e w s clips to its subscribers. 36 香 港 中 文 大 學 年 報 CUHK Annual Report 2002-2003