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1. Recent Competitive
Earmarked Research Grants (CERG)
2. Recent Consultancy Projects
3. Research Project
Recent
Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG)
In the recent three years the Centre has successfully secured
16 CERG grants from UGC for academic research, and acquired
over HK$4.8 million hi-tech consultancy projects from the
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute
(ASTRI), Productivity Council and private organizations to
investigate, such as, the core technologies of video coding,
video monitoring and advanced car imaging.
2008:
The Center received 6 successful CERG projects in last year
(2008). The following is a list of the projects:
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From
Image/Video Interpolation to Super-Resolution Videos
Prof. W.C. Siu (Funds awarded: HK$327,247)
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Design
of Non-octave Contourlet Packet with Applications to Image
Retrieval and Compression
Dr N.F. Law and Prof. W.C. Siu (Funds
awarded: HK$352,101)
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Lossless
Compression of Color-indexed Images Based on Adaptive
Palette Reordering
Dr Y.H. Chan (Funds awarded: HK$340,677)
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2D-3D
Face Recognition based on 3D Face Model Reconstruction
Dr. K.M. Lam (Funds awarded: HK$358,660)
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On
Relaxed Stability Conditions and Performance of TSK Fuzzy
Control Systems
Dr Frank Leung (Fund awarded: HK$357,937)
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Self-Supervised
Feature Selection for Sequence Classification in Bioinformatics
Dr M.W. Mak (Fund awarded: HK$337,226)
2007:
The Center received 5 successful CERG projects in 2007. The
following is a list of the projects:
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On
New Challenges of Motion Estimation for Heterogeneous
Display Systems
Prof. W.C. Siu (Funds awarded: HK$375,320)
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Interactive Image Analysis using Efficient Features
Dr. K.M. Lam and Dr. Guoping Qiu
(Funds awarded: HK$418,000)
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An Efficient SP/SI-frame Coding Scheme for Supporting
Interactive Browsing Operations in H.264 Video
Dr Y.L. Chan and Prof. W.C. Siu
(Funds awarded: HK$390,720)
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Attention-Driven Image Interpretation, Annotation and
Retrieval
Dr Zheru Chi and Prof. David Feng
(Fund awarded: HK$565,200)
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Homology-Based Kernel Methods for Sequence Classification
in Bioinformatics
Dr M.W. Mak and Prof. S.Y. Kung (Fund
awarded: HK$418,000)
2006:
The Center received 5 successful CERG projects in 2006.
The following is a list of the projects:
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Video
Transcoding techniques and strategies for Advanced Video
Coding
Prof. Siu Wan-chi, Prof Constantinides A.G.
(Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine)
and Dr Chau Lap-Pui (Nanyang Technological University)
(Fund awarded: $534,000)
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Efficient
Multi-view Video Coding with Flexible Viewpoint Switching
Support
Dr. Chan Yui-lam and Prof. Siu Wan-Chi
(Fund awarded: $ 356,000)
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Content-based
Learning for Image Super-resolution
Dr Lam Kenneth Kin-man and Dr Qiu Guoping
(Nottingham University) (Fund awarded: $554,000)
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Stability
and performance design of sampled-data and time-delayed
fuzzy-model-based control systems
Dr Leung Frank Hung-fat and Dr Lam Hak-keung
(King's College London) (Fund awarded: $318,000)
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Designing
Efficient and Secure H.264 Video Encryption Systems
Dr Lo Kwok-tung (Fund awarded: $439,000)
Recent
Consultancy Projects
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Core Technology Platform and Recognition for Driver
Assistance System
Prof. W.C. Siu and Dr. Kenneth Lam
Ongoing project, May 2009 - November 2010, Project Amount:
$828,000, a hi-tech consultancy project on some core technologies
and algorithms for modern driver assistance system.
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Video
Object Detection and Parameterization
Prof. W.C. Siu and Dr. Bonnie Law
Ongoing project, March 2009-February 2011, Project Amount:
HK$376,000, a hi-tech Teaching Company project on modern
algorithms for video monitoring and video tracking.
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Provision
of Research for Future Multimedia Standard
Prof. W.C. Siu and Dr. Y.L.Chan
Ongoing project, July 2008 - December 2009, Project Amount:
$1,000,000, a hi-tech consultancy project on features
of new standards and taking part in the design of future
standards.
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High
Definition TV Technologies Applied Research Platform
Prof. W.C. Siu, Dr. Yui-Lam Chan and
Dr. Kenneth Lam
A Recently completed contract research, March 2007-September
2008, Project Amount: $2,000,000, a hi-tech HDTV coding
consultancy project on the design and development of a
HDTV codec, the result of which forms the fastest high-profile
(HDTV) video codec available in the market with the special
feature of video transcoding.
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Enhancement
of Inspection Speed in Previously Developed AOI Equipment
Dr Kenneth K.M. Lam (Completed July 2008, Project
Amount: $221,000, a hi-tech project on enhancing the performances
of AOI algorithms.)
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Software
Modules for Image Processing and Pattern Recognition
Dr Kenneth K.M. Lam (Completed in April 2008,
Project Amount: $48,000, a consultancy project for the
development of different image processing and pattern
recognition algorithms.)
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Database
Development for a License Plate Number Recognition System
Dr Kenneth K.M. Lam (Completed in Oct.
2008, Project Amount: $45,500, a hi-tech consultancy project
for the database development of the License Plate Number Recognition System.)
Research
Project
In
terms of research, consistent with the shift in teaching emphasis
towards information engineering, a considerable number of
research projects have a strong connection with information
engineering. In the area of digital signal processing, the
Centre has an impressive research track record. Many of our
research outputs are related to the core technologies that
enable information transmission, storage, manipulation and
retrieval.
With
13 core faculty members and 11 other faculty members who work
in related areas, the Centre has made some significant contributions
to the development of fast algorithms, high-performance signal
processor architecture, data compression techniques, video
coding and processing, pattern and voice recognition, network
management, multimedia applications, medical imaging, etc.
The
following are the research projects undertaken by the Centre:
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