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Prof. Gary CHAN’s and Prof. Kenneth LEUNG’s Teams Won Silver Awards at HKICT Awards 2024

(Left photo) Prof. Gary Chan (left), Professor of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Mr. Chan Hei (right), CEO of Alpha Vision Technology Limited, and Ms. Janet Fu (center), Manager of HKSTP Incubation & Acceleration Programs. (Right photo) Prof. Kenneth Leung (right), Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in CSE Department, and his students Lee Cheuk-Sum (second left), Marcus So Ho-Mang (first left) and Wong Ho-Leong (second right).
(Left photo) Prof. Gary Chan (left), Professor of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Mr. Chan Hei (right), CEO of Alpha Vision Technology Limited, and Ms. Janet Fu (center), Manager of HKSTP Incubation & Acceleration Programs. (Right photo) Prof. Kenneth Leung (right), Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in CSE Department, and his students Lee Cheuk-Sum (second left), Marcus So Ho-Mang (first left) and Wong Ho-Leong (second right). [Download Photo]

Two teams from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering secured two Silver Awards in different categories in the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2024.

Prof. Gary CHAN, in collaboration with Alpha Vision Technology Limited, won a Silver Award in Smart People (Smart Ageing) for their project on Privacy-Preserving Elderly Monitoring with a Novel Edge AI Camera.

By streaming the activities of the elderly, summarizing the activities and providing real-time alerts, the team’s “SafeOne” system improves the monitoring experience of caregivers with privacy protection, and supports active detection of life-threatening situation to safeguard the life of singleton elderly. The system uses a camera-based edge AI to ensure that all data is processed locally and no images or videos can be recorded or transmitted, thereby ensuring the user’s privacy and confidentiality.

A Computer Engineering (CPEG) student team led by Prof. Kenneth LEUNG won the Silver Award in Student Innovation (Higher Education) with their AI-Driven Real-Time Sign Language Translate App called HandsTalk. The team comprised Class of 2024 CPEG graduates LEE Cheuk-Sum, Marcus SO Ho-Mang and WONG Ho-Leong.

HandsTalk is an AI-powered real-time sign language translation mobile communication app designed to remove communication barriers for sign language users, allowing them to communicate directly without intermediaries and without the need for any special device. The app seamlessly translates sign language into English using advanced AI models, computer vision technology and generative AI. Users can use it in real-time scenarios, video conversations, and more.

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Prof. Gary Chan (left), Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Mr. Chan Hei (right), CEO of Alpha Vision Technology Limited, and Ms. Janet Fu (center), Manager of HKSTP Incubation and Acceleration Programs.
Prof. Gary Chan (left), Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Mr. Chan Hei (right), CEO of Alpha Vision Technology Limited, and Ms. Janet Fu (center), Manager of HKSTP Incubation and Acceleration Programs.
Prof. Gary Chan’s Silver Award in Smart People (Smart Ageing)
Prof. Gary Chan’s Silver Award in Smart People (Smart Ageing)
Prof. Kenneth Leung (right), Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in Computer Science and Engineering Department, and his students Lee Cheuk-Sum (second left), Marcus So Ho-Mang (first left) and Wong Ho-Leong (second right).
Prof. Kenneth Leung (right), Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in Computer Science and Engineering Department, and his students Lee Cheuk-Sum (second left), Marcus So Ho-Mang (first left) and Wong Ho-Leong (second right).
The Computer Engineering student team received the Silver Award in Student Innovation (Higher Education) on stage.
The Computer Engineering student team received the Silver Award in Student Innovation (Higher Education) on stage.
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