Annual Report 2006–07

學術發展 Academic Development 33 清華大學深圳研究生院院長關志成教授（左）與副校長程伯中 教授，主持「清華深圳研究生院—香港中文大學工程學院媒體 科學、技術與系統聯合研究中心」揭幕典禮 Prof. Guan Zhicheng (left), Dean of the Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University and Prof. Ching Pak-chung, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, officiated at the opening ceremony of the Tsinghua Shenzhen Graduate School — CUHK Faculty of Engineering Joint Research Centre for Media Sciences, Technologies and Systems The Faculty of Engineering and the Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University jointly established the Tsinghua Shenzhen Graduate School–CUHK Faculty of Engineering Joint Research Centre for Media Sciences, Technologies and Systems, which was officially inaugurated on 21 November 2006 in Shenzhen. The centre aims to draw on the complementary advantages and pool the expertise of both institutions in research and development, as well as training of research talents in media science. Its research areas include multimedia technology, human-computer spoken language systems, information retrieval, information security technology, embedded systems, and computer networks technology. The Microsoft–CUHK Joint Laboratory for Human-centric Computing and Interface Technologies and Microsoft Research Asia jointly organized the First Microsoft Joint Laboratory Symposium on 1 December 2006 in CUHK. Mr. Xie Huanzhong, director-general of the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China delivered a keynote speech as the guest of honour. The symposium offered a good platform for the joint laboratories to exchange experience in the training of research talents and ideas in future research orientation. It also helped to escalate the cross-boundary exchange among the higher education institutions in Hong Kong and mainland China. • • The Radiofrequency Radiation Research Laboratory was established and equipped with state-of-the-art testing facilities for radiation performance test of a wide range of wireless terminals and systems. The laboratory is fully compliant to the test standards and specifications for Over-the-Air tests of the Cellular Telecommunication and Internet Association. The laboratory fully supports the Total Isotropic Sensitivity and Total Radiated Power measurements and is ideal for testing radiation performance for the wireless terminals, base station antennas, and Radio Frequency Identification systems. With a view to nurturing young talents among secondary students who are interested in the engineering science, the Faculty and the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers jointly organized the first Summer Engineering Academy from 16 to 28 July 2007. Nearly 70 outstanding students from F.4 to F.6 nominated by the principals of 40 secondary schools joined the event. The two-week programme included engineering classes and practical training, visits to advanced laboratories of the Faculty and high-tech factories in mainland China, and a problem-based learning project competition. Four professors—Prof. Li Shuo-yen Robert, Prof. Wang Jun, Prof. Wang Yu Michael, and Prof. Zhang Yuanting—from the Faculty were conferred the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellowships in 2006 for contribution in their respective research areas, making the total number of IEEE Fellows among current Faculty members 16, the largest among all institutions in Hong Kong. • • • 工程學院新成立的射頻輻射研究實驗室，擁有最先進設備 以測量無線終端及系統寬頻帶射頻性能，符合美國移動通 訊工業協會無線空中測試標準的要求，並且可以支持總全 向靈敏度和總輻射功率的測量，是無線終端、基站天線及 射頻識別標籤系統輻射性能測試的理想場地。 為培育對工程科學有濃厚興趣的中學生，工程學院及香港 教育工作者聯會於二零零七年七月十六至二十八日合 辦首屆暑期工程學院。參與的中四至中六學生約七十 位，來自四十間中學，均獲校長推薦。兩星期的活動 包括由工程學院教授領導的工程學課堂及實習、參觀 高科技實驗室及內地高科技廠房，以及問題導向式專 題研習比賽等。 工程學院的李碩彥教授、王鈞教授、王煜教授及張元 亭教授，於二零零六年獲選為電機及電子工程師學會 院士，以表揚他們在不同科技領域上的重大貢獻。這 使學院內擁有此專銜的現任教授增達十六名，數目為 本港院校之冠。 • • •