25 IN FOCUS Student & Researcher Honors, Awards & Achievements A cross-disciplinary undergraduate team secured rst place at the inaugural Fishackathon, held in Hong Kong. The -hour hackathon, a public-private partnership involving the US State Department, private sector, and civil society, has been held since to develop technology solutions to address over shing. In , the event was held in over cities worldwide, including Hong Kong for the rst time. In winning the local competition, Pranesh Balekai, Jainam Mehta, both Electronic and Computer Engineering, Kenta Iwasaki, School of Engineering, Arvind Iyer, Computer Engineering Program, Don Dyu Kim, Mathematics, and Soo Yeon Seo, Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management, developed an integrated so ware and hardware solution to ease the economic and environmental impact of shing equipment lost or disposed of in the sea (also known as “ghost gear”). Undergraduates Yin Cheung Chan, Kok Ho Lai, Mei Yuk Tsang and Ka Lok Tsui, Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management (IELM), won the championship at the HKSQ Company Based Student Project Competition . The competition, organized by the Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ), gave students the opportunity to gain problem-solving experience on an industry-based case. The contest was sponsored by LSG Sky Chefs, with participants asked to propose practical solutions to improve the company’s internal delivery procedures. The IELM team rst identi ed problems with the existing system, then suggested the development of a new information system and automated railway system that could reduce manual processes by up to %. Judging criteria included approach, e ectiveness and practical applicability. Postdoctoral fellow Dr Youzhe Fan and MPhil students Ji Chen and Chenyang Xia, all Electronic and Computer Engineering, won a Gold Medal at the rst G Algorithm Innovation Competition. The G event, held as part of the InnovateAsia FPGA Design Contest, attracted over teams. The ECE participants were one of only three teams to receive a Gold Medal. The competition was sponsored by Intel, Huawei and Spreadtrum and took place at Xidian University, Xi’an. A Civil and Environmental Engineering undergraduate team, comprising Siu Kwan Choi (team leader), Ho Fai Chung, Po Hon Wong and Chi Fai Yuen won the rst prize in the Undergraduate Division at the Introducing and Demonstrating Earthquake Engineering Research in Schools (IDEERS) competition in Taiwan. Civil and Environmental Engineering postgraduates Nan Zhang (team leader), Chunyang Du, Yang Liu and Cheng Ning Loong received the second prize in the Postgraduate Division and third prize for Best Presentation. The contest was held at the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering in Taipei. Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management undergraduates Sze Yin Chung, Yiu Wang Ho, Alpha Lai, Ming Ho Li, Ching Man Lo and Chun Sing Yu secured the HKIE-MI Young Engineers Programme / championship. A er joining the initiative, participants went on a series of technical visits. Teams then had to give a -minute presentation on their experiences and how they would inspire future students to join the program. The endeavor is jointly organized by the Manufacturing and Industrial Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE-MI) and HKIE Young Members Committee to encourage interest in manufacturing and industrial engineering as a career.
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