RGC Poster Session & Workshop – Celebrating PolyU SPEED’s Research Excellence

At the Research Grants Council (RGC) Poster Session cum Workshop on Application for Competitive Research Funding Schemes 2026/27, held at HKMU on 24 November 2025, three of our outstanding PolyU SPEED’s academics showcased their Faculty Development Scheme (FDS) projects, exemplifying innovation, impact, and academic excellence across disciplines.
 
The RGC has been forthcoming in supporting worthy research projects of the self-financing degree awarding (SF) sector as they play an important role in building Hong Kong as a higher education hub. The RGC’s support has been found to be useful in enhancing SF universities and institutions’ research capability and supporting the institutions in amassing strategic research clusters.
 

•  Dr Alina Zhang (Senior Lecturer of the Division of Business and Hospitality Management)
  • Project: “Developing a Real-time Tourism Demand Forecasting System for Hong Kong” (UGC/FDS24/B02/22)
•  Dr Zerance Ng (Associate Head of the Division of Science, Engineering and Health Studies) 
  • Project: “The Science of Design Thinking: Theories and Applications” (UGC/FDS24/H04/22)
• Dr Junot Liang (Lecturer of the Division of Science, Engineering and Health Studies)
  • Project: “Design and Implementation of Acoustic-controlled Ventilation Louvre with Metamaterial Technology” (UGC/FDS24/E04/21)

Together, these remarkable projects highlight PolyU SPEED’s dedication to advancing research, innovation, and community impact — contributing to Hong Kong’s vision as a global knowledge hub.