and works in the larger community to advance the contributions of technical women. The HKUST ACM-W Student Chapter, which is part of the HKUST ACM Student Chapter, o ers a support network for female students. wo student chapters connected to the renowned Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) were established at the University in , with the support of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. The HKUST ACM Student Chapter seeks to enhance student participation in the Association and to create early opportunities for building a network among professionals, including researchers, professors, and alumni. It also o ers opportunities for students and professionals to exchange ideas and for students to attend activities and utilize services provided by the Association. In addition, an ACM-W Student Chapter, which supports, celebrates, and advocates for women in computing was launched. It is the rst such chapter in Greater China. ACM-W provides a range of programs and services to ACM members HKUST ACM Student Chapters Established T 21 IN FOCUS hree MPhil Program in Technology Leadership and Entrepreneurship students have designed an award-winning sensor-embedded smart sleeve that provides next-generation, virtually assisted tness training any time any place. Originally called FITKICK and now rebranded as Koach, the product developed by Phillip Wing Hong Chan, Jitesh Chhabria and Derek Wing Hang Yip tracks full body movement to analyze user forms and techniques in real-time. Koach sleeves have their own micro-processor and memory, which allow users to track and record their performance without carrying their smart phones. Data are collected and analyzed within the sleeves, and synced to a mobile app a er a workout through Bluetooth. Qualitative feedback on posture and form is available. It also supports multiple activities, including body-weight training, yoga, running and cycling. The MPhil trio’s initial device won the championship at HKUST’s Healthcare Designathon Competition in December . The innovators later became one of the eight teams across Asia selected to join the AIA Accelerator program, where they received mentorship and support from a leading start-up incubator and industry experts, among other opportunities. In , they won the championship and HKSTP Technopreneur Gold Award at the YDC E-Challenge, Gold Award at the JEC Outstanding Engineering Project Awards, and also became a Kairos Society K company. The web app, which will also be compatible with other tness tracking products, allows users to nd, plan, and track their workouts using the thousands of workout videos freely available online. The beta version is due for release at the end of February. The wearable device is scheduled for launch later this year, with the team of three now joined by electronics engineer Michael Siu, so ware developer Ming Tsang, both School of Engineering students, and fashion designer Chailie Ho who is contributing to the apparel designs. Phillip Chan, BEng Electronic Engineering, also received a Merit Award in the Tertiary Student Project category at the Asia Paci c ICT Alliance Awards for his Wearable Gesture Input Device, which allows people to control computers remotely. T Next-Generation Fitness Device Takes Personal Training to Fresh Peaks
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