Bulletin No. 1, 2009

38   Chinese University Bulletin No. 1, 2009 Honours and Recognition P rof. Liu Yunhui (left) of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering and Prof. Tang Xiaoou (right) of the Department of Information Engineering have been elected Fellows of the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for their extraordinary accomplishments in ‘robotic multifingered grasping and adaptive visual servo systems’ and ‘pattern recognition and video processing’ respectively. With the two newly elected fellows, CUHK continues to rank top among all local universities with a total of 23 IEEE Fellows. Prof. Liu Yunhui developed a real-time algorithm for stability analysis in robotic multi-fingered grasping. This algorithm greatly improved computational efficiency and grasping stability. The technique can be applied to artificial hands to improve their nimbleness. Prof. Liu also developed an adaptive visual servo system that can automatically track a specified still or moving object and respond accordingly. Prof. Tang Xiaoou’s pattern recognition technique, providing a more accurate search result by rapidly comparing colours, shapes and faces in pictures, was adopted by MSN.com in its image search function. Prof. Tang’s video processing technique was also used by Microsoft in MSN Messenger and web cameras. This technique can accurately trace the web camera user’s face as it moves to add special effects on the user’s face for fun, such as putting on hats, masks, or showing a distorted mirror image. CUHK Home to Most IEEE Fellows in Hong Kong