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Externally Sponsored Research Projects

Research Projects Supported By UGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grant (CERG)

2007-2008 CERG Projects

  1. Dr Y.L. Chan (PI) and Prof. W.C. Siu (co-I), An Efficient SP/SI-Frame Coding Scheme for Supporting Interactive Browsing Operations in H.264 Video
  2. Dr Z. Chi (PI) and Prof. D. Feng (co-I), Attention-Driven Image Interpretation, Annotation and Retrieval
  3. Dr K.M. Lam (PI) and Dr G.P. Qiu (Nottingham Univ., U.K.) (co-I), Interactive Image Analysis Using Efficient Features
  4. Dr M.W. Mak (PI) and Prof. S.Y. Kung (co-I), Homology-Based Kernel Methods for Sequence Classification in Bioinformatics
  5. Dr C.W. Sham (PI), Prof. C.N. Chu (Lowa State Univ., U.S.A.) Prof. F.Y. Young (CUHK) (co-Is), Optimal Block Orientation for Interconnect Issues during Placement and Floorplanning
  6. Prof. W.C. Siu (PI), On New Challenges of Motion Estimation for Heterogeneous Display Systems
  7. Dr M. Small (PI), Characterisation of Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics in Cardiac Time Series with a Novel Complex Network Transformation
  8. Prof. C. Surya (PI), Development of III-Nitride Based Intermediate Band Solar Cells
  9. Dr S.C. Tan (PI) and Dr Y.M. Lai (co-I), Research on Automotive LED Drivers Technology
  10. Prof P.K. Wai (PI), Dr K. Nakkeeran (Univ. of Aberdeen, U.K.) (co-I), Design and Analysis of a Novel Nonuniform Fiber Bragg Grating Pulse Compressor
  11. Prof. C.H. Woo (PI), Stress-Induced Preferred Nucleation of Dislocation Loops in Irradiation Creep Modeling

2006-2007 CERG Projects

  1. Dr Y.L. Chan (PI) and Prof. W.C. Siu (co-I), Efficient Multi-View Video Coding with Flexible Viewpoint Switching Support
  2. Dr K.M. Lam (PI) and Dr G.P. Qiu (Nottingham Univ., U.K.) (co-I), Content-Based Learning for Image Super-Resolution
  3. Dr F. Leung (PI) and Dr H.K. Lam (King's College London, U.K.) (co-I), Stability and Performance Design of Sampled-Data and Time-Delayed Fuzzy-Model-Based Control Systems
  4. Dr K.T. Lo (PI), Designing Efficient and Secure H.264 Video Encryption Systems
  5. Prof. W.C. Siu (PI), Prof. A.G. Constantinides (Imperial College, U.K.) and Dr L.P. Chau (Nanyang Technological Univ., Singapore) (co-Is), Video Transcoding Techniques and Strategies for Advanced Video Coding
  6. Dr M. Small (PI), Prof. C.K. Tse, Dr P.C. Robinson (Univ. of Cambridge, U.K.) and Dr I. Kleppe (Univ. of Cambridge, U.K.) (co-Is), Complex Dynamics and Bifurcation in Cortical Synaptic Transmission
  7. Dr W.Y. Tam (PI), Suppression of Spurious Waves in Thin-Film Bulk Acoustic Resonators Using Perforated Electrodes
  8. Dr S.C. Wong (PI) and Prof. C.K. Tse (co-I), Optimization and Design of Radio-Frequency Power Amplifiers for Telecommunication Applications

2005-2006 CERG Projects

  1. Dr Y.K. Chan (PI) and Prof. W.C. Siu (co-I), Video Streaming with Efficient and Seamless
  2. Dr K.W. Cheng (PI), Dr M. Chow and Prof. Y.S. Lee (co-Is), Synthesis of Efficient and Integrated Power-Factor-Correction Circuits
  3. Dr M.W. Mak (PI) and Prof. S.Y. Kung (co-I), Mobile Phone-Based Speaker Verification via Blind Stochastic Feature Transformation
  4. Dr W.Y. Tam, (PI), Dr W.K. Leung, Prof. D.B. Ge (co-Is), Double-Negative Metamaterials for Microstrip Antenna Applications

2004-2005 CERG Projects

  1. Dr Y.L. Chan (PI) and Prof. W.C. Siu (co-I), Video Proxy with Error-Resilient Support for Video Transmission over Wireless Networks
  2. Dr Y.H. Chan (PI), Feature-Preserving Multiscale Error Diffusion for Digital Halftoning
  3. Dr K.M. Lam (PI), Prof. L.S. Shen (Beijing Polytechnic Univ., PRC) and Prof. W.C. Siu (co-Is), Efficient Techniques for Indexing Human Faces in a Large Database
  4. Dr B. Law (PI) and Prof. W.C. Siu (co-I), Unified Feature Analysis in Uncompressed and Various Transformed Domains with Applications to Image Retrieval
  5. Dr D. Lun (PI), Dr K.C. Ho (Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, U.S.A.), On the Design and Applications of Symmetric Multiwavelet Systems of High Multiplicity
  6. Dr M.W. Mak (PI) and Prof. S.Y. Kung (co-I), Multi-Sample Decision Fusion for Biometric Verification
  7. Dr M. Small (PI), Dr F. Lau and Prof. C.K. Tse (co-Is), Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos in the Human Cardiovascular System
  8. Prof. C. Surya (PI) and Prof. Pilkuhn Manfred (Stuttgart Univ., Germany), Characterization of the Reliability of GaN-Based Devices
  9. Mr K.Y. Tong (PI) and Dr J.Y. Dai (co-I), Thin Film Transistors Using Hafnium Oxide Gate Dielectric
  10. Prof. C.K. Tse (PI), Fundamental Research in Power Electronics Circuits
  11. Dr S.C. Wong (PI) and Prof. C.K. Tse (co-I), Study of Effects of Device Nonlinearities on Bifurcation Behavior of Power Converters
  12. Prof. C.H. Woo (PI) and Prof. Wang Biao (co-I), Size and Surface Effects in Nanostructured Ferroelectrics

2003-2004 CERG Projects

  1. Dr Y.L. Chan (PI) and Prof. W.C. Siu (co-I), Advanced Digital VCR for Streaming MPEG Video
  2. Dr Y.H. Chan (PI), Restoration of Color-Quantized Images and Its Application in Image Compression
  3. Dr D. Cheng (PI) and Dr M. Chow (co-I), Design of an Intelligent Switch for Fully Integrated Power Nets
  4. Prof. D. Feng (PI), Dr Z. Chi, Dr C.L. Ho (HK Sanatorium and Hospital) and Dr K.P. Wong (co-I), Combined PET/CT Imaging
  5. Dr K.M. Lam (PI), Dr G.P. Qiu (Nottingham Univ., U.K.), Prof. Z. Tan (Xian Jiaotong Univ., PRC) and Prof. W.C. Siu (co-Is), Facial Image Analysis for Video Indexing and Retrieval
  6. Dr B. Law (PI) and Prof. W.C. Siu (co-I), A Study on Rotation and Scaling Invariant Wavelet Texture Features
  7. Dr A. Leung (PI), Prof. P.K. Wai and Prof. C. Surya (co-Is), Numerical Study of Photonic Crystals for Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and Related Structures
  8. Dr K. Lo (PI), Dr Z. Chi and Dr S.Y. Cho (Nanyang Tech Univ., Singapore) (co-Is), Adaptive Processing of Data Structures for Image Content Classification
  9. Dr D. Lun (PI), Dr K.C. Ho (Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, U.S.A.), Multiwavelets for Denoising and Singularity Detection
  10. Prof. W.C. Siu (PI) and Dr Y.L. Chan (co-I), On Video Transcoding for Multimedia Applications
  11. Dr M. Small (PI), Dr T. Ikeguchi (Saitama Univ., Japan) and Prof. C.K. Tse (co-Is), Characterisation of Chaos and Synchonisation in Biomedical Time Series with Novel Surrogate Techniques
  12. Prof. C. Surya (PI), Dr S.Q. Shi (ME), Dr M.H. Xie (HKU), Dr S.J. Xu (HKU) and Dr A. Djurisic (HKU) (co-Is), Fabrication and Characterization GaN-based Quantum Dots by Selective Growth in Nanoscale Window Regions Patterned by Atomic Force Microscopy Assisted Anodization of Si3N4 Thin Films
  13. Mr K.Y. Tong (PI), On-chip Multi-layer Inductors and Transformers for RF Integrated Circuits
  14. Prof. C.K. Tse (PI), Dr Y.M. Lai, Dr F. Lau and Dr M. Small (co-Is), Bifurcation Analysis with Applications to Power Electronics Systems
  15. Prof. P.K. Wai (PI) and Prof. H.Y. Tam (EE) (co-I), Studies on the Performance of a Novel All-Optical Polarization Controller

2002-2003 CERG Projects

  1. Dr M. Chow (PI) and Prof. C.K. Tse (co-I), Design Optimization of Power-Factor-Corrected Switching Power Supplies
  2. Prof. D. Feng (PI), Dr Z. Chi and Dr C.L. Ho (HK Sanatorium and Hospital) (co-Is), Functional Imaging Techniques for Early Detection of Liver Cancer
  3. Dr M. Chow (PI) and Dr D. Cheng (co-I), Synthesis and Applications of Polyphase Converters Using Integrated Magnetics
  4. Dr M.W. Mak (PI) and Prof. S.Y. Kung (Princeton Univ., U.S.A.), Non-linear Stochastic Matching for Robust Speaker Verification
  5. Prof. W.C. Siu (PI) and Dr B. Law (co-I), Fast Wavelet Transform Using Lifting Structure for Image and Video Compression
  6. Prof. C. Surya (PI) and Dr H.L. Hwang (National Tsing Hua Univ., Taiwan) (co-I), Development of Thick GaN Epiwafers Using High Growth-rate Chemical Vapor Deposition Technique
  7. Dr W.Y. Tam (PI), Prof. C. Surya and Dr M. Chow (co-I), SAW Devices on ZnO/III-nitride/Diamond Multilayered Substrates
  8. Prof. C.K. Tse (PI), Dr F. Lau and Dr M. Small (co-Is), Investigation of Chaos -Based Communications
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