4 Programme Opening Ceremony (Opening Speech by Chairman of Research Grants Council) Professor Timothy W. TONG, SBS, JP Registration *Theme-based Research Scheme projects showcased in Public Symposium 2024 are funded by the Research Grants Council in the Eighth Round (2018/19) and Ninth Round (2019/20) exercises. 10:00 – 10:10 9:45 – 10:00 10:10 – 10:30 10:30 – 11:15 11:15 – 11:30 11:30 – 12:15 12:15 – 13:45 Lunch Break 13:45 – 14:30 14:30 – 15:15 15:15 – 15:30 15:30 – 16:15 Presentation Sessions Poster/ Video Presentation/ Model Display Programme Time Plenary Session – Funding Mechanism of the Theme-based Research Scheme (by Chairman of Collaborative Research Projects Steering Committee) Professor Paul KL YU Venue: LT-C Venue: LT-D Theme 1 - Understanding Diseases and Disease Prevention THEME 1 (A1) A Stem Cell Approach to Dissect the Molecular Basis of Neurodegenerative Diseases Professor Nancy IP (to be presented by the Deputy Project Coordinator, Professor Zhenguo WU) The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology THEME 1 (A2) Potentiating Host Immunity for HIV-1 Functional Cure Professor Zhiwei CHEN The University of Hong Kong THEME 1 (A3) Control of Influenza: Individual and Population Immunity Professor Benjamin John COWLING The University of Hong Kong THEME 1 (A4) Fighting Disease Recurrence and Promoting Tissue Repair after Liver Transplantation: Translating Basic Discoveries to Clinical Excellence Professor Nancy Kwan MAN The University of Hong Kong Poster and video presentations, as well as model displays (if any), from the 10 project teams are showcased outside LT-C and LT-D. Theme 3 - Enhancing Hong Kong’s Strategic Position as a Regional and International Business Centre THEME 3 (A5) Contributing to the Development of Hong Kong into a Global Fintech Hub Professor Kar Yan TAM The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Theme 4 - Advancing Emerging Research and Innovations Important to Hong Kong THEME 4 (B4) Image-guided Automatic Robotic Surgery Professor Yunhui LIU The Chinese University of Hong Kong THEME 4 (B5) Research and Development of Artificial Intelligence in Extraction and Identification of Spoken Language Biomarkers for Screening and Monitoring of Neurocognitive Disorders Professor Helen MENG The Chinese University of Hong Kong THEME 2 (B3) SureFire: Smart Urban Resilience and Firefighting Professor Asif Sohail USMANI The Hong Kong Polytechnic University THEME 2 (B2) A Paradigm-shifting, Fully-integrated, Compact Wastewater-to-resource Facility (WWRF) Professor Guanghao CHEN The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Theme 2 - Developing a Sustainable Environment THEME 2 (B1) Sustainable Marine Infrastructure Enabled by the Innovative Use of Seawater Sea-Sand Concrete and Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites Professor Tao YU The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Tea Break Tea Break
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NDk5Njg=