Newsletter No. 57

C U H K NEWSLETTER Project Title CUHK Investigator(s) Amount Approved (HK$ million) Compu t i ng Science, I n f o rma t i on Technology & App l i ed Mathematics 33. Dynamic near-optimization and applications Dr. X. Zhou 0.476 34. An unsupervised pattern recognition approach based on multi-models least squares learning aided by iterative relabelling: Theories, algorithms, and engineering applications Dr. L. Xu 0.652 35. Using 2-D invariants for 3-D object recognition Dr. R.C.K. Chung 0.328 36. Circuit simulation on an SIMD massively parallel computer Prof. O. Wing 0.436 37. A Chinese database management system interface Prof. V.Y.S. Lum Prof. D.K.M. Hsiao Dr. K.F. Wong 0.436 38. Towards a natural language oriented Chinese Information retrieval system Prof. V.Y.S. Lum Prof. D.K.M. Hsiao Dr. K.F. Wong 0.582 39. Performance analysis of semantics-based concurrency control protocols for databases Dr. M.H. Wong 0.303 40. A comprehensive Chinese thesaurus and its application program interface Dr. Q. Lu Mr. K.H. Lee 0.519 41. Conceptual study and implementation of a parallel routing scheme on an ATM network testbed Dr. S.C. Liew Prof. T.T. Lee 0.736 42. Matrix-analytic methods in queueing analysis Dr. R.W.H. Yeung 0.303 43. Multi-star realization of expandable shuffleNet Dr. P.T.S. Yum 0.582 44. Self-route switching 一 a theoretic foundation and new architectures Prof. R.S.Y. Li 0.612 45. The fundamental issues of design and analysis of high-speed packet switched networks Prof. T.T. Lee Dr. S.C Liew 0.303 46. Manpower planning and scheduling with staff of mixed skills Dr. X. Cai Prof. V.Y.S. Lum Dr. X. Zhou Dr. H. Yan 0.303 47. SOMER: Software-oriented memory system research Dr. C.H. Chi 0.436 48. Knowledge-based motion planning and control of platform-type manipulator for high precision operations Dr. S.X.L Shi 0.303 49. Parallel iterative methods for large-scale scientific and engineering computing Dr. R.H.F. Chan 0.732 Education 50. Education quality in Hong Kong secondary schools: Indicators and organizational determinants Dr. Y.C Cheng 0.303 51. Education and development in South China: A study of the manpower system and relevance of education for the development of the non-state economic sector Dr. S.Y.P. Chung Dr. L.N.K. Lo Dr. G.C.L Mak Dr. H.W. Wong Dr. J. Xiao 0.526 Electrical & Electronic Engineering 52. Metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy growth mechanism Dr. C.C. Hsu Prof. I.H. Wilson 0.303 53. Photoelectronic materials and structures — fundamental properties and device applications of porous silicon and similar materials Prof. I.H. Wilson Dr. J.S.P. Wong Dr. S.K. Hark 0.303 54. An ICT image processing chip based on fast computation algorithm and self-timed circuit technique Dr. O.C.S. Choy Dr. W.K. Cham Dr. C.F. Chan 0.503 55. A dielectric-loaded microstrip handheld phone antenna Dr. Y. Hwang 0.563 56. Injection oscillator phase-locked loop Dr. C.F. Chan Dr. O.C.S. Choy 0.383 NO.57 AUGUST 1994 6