Annual Report 2002–03

journals. For the year 2002-3, over 4,100 items of research output were recorded. Patents The University encourages inventors among its staff to disclose their discoveries, apply for patents, and transfer their technologies for the benefit of the community. As of June 2003, the University and its staff secured two registered trademarks and 35 patents (22 US, 1 European, 5 Chinese, 2 Taiwanese and 5 Hong Kong), covering the fields of pharmaceutics, biotechnology, material science, information technology, and medical technology. Many of the patented technologies have since been successfully transferred. Technology Transfer 1. Artificial Intelligence Crime Analysis and Management System (AICAMS) AICAMS, developed by Prof. K.P. Lam of the Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Department, is a collaborative research project between the Hong Kong Police Force and the University. The computer-based system has three key components: a suspect look-alike tool which produces facial images from witness descriptions; an artificial intelligence system that produces deductions when details of a crime are compared with its database of previous cases; and a detailed crime map of Hong Kong where frontline officers can see their surroundings on a computer screen together with data 專利權 中大在推動創新及發明方面不遺餘力，鼓勵敎硏 人員向公眾介紹嶄新的科硏技術及發明、申請專 利權，以及將科技轉移作商業用途。 截至二零零三年六月止，中大及其敎硏人員共取 得兩項註冊商標和三十五項專利（二十二項美國 專利，一項歐洲專利，五項中國專利，兩項台灣 專利及五項香港專利），涵蓋藥物醫療技術、生 物技術、材料科學及資訊科技等範疇。此外，不 少獲授專利權的科技，已成功轉移，令硏究成果 得以禆益社會。 科技轉移 1.反罪惡鑑别系統 系統工程與工程管理學系林啟沛敎授與香港警 方共同發展了一套反罪惡鑑別系統，名為人工 智 能 罪 案 分 析 處 理 系 統（ 英 文 簡 稱 為 A I CAMS ) 。該電腦系統由三個部分組成，包 括根據目擊證人的描述以繪製疑犯拼圖的工 具，將案情與過往罪案比較從而作出推斷的人 工智能系統，以及詳細的罪案黑點地圖。該地 圖可經電腦查閲，讓前線警員清楚了解肇事現 場周圍的環境、各種資料，以及過去發生的罪 研究 Research 4 9