International Recognitions
International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN)
International Innovation & Invention Competition (IIIC)
International Trade Fair “Ideas-Inventions-New Products” in Germany (iENA)
Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF)
Asia Exhibition of Innovations and Inventions Hong Kong (AEII)
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International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN)
International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN) has been a premier event of Canada for worldwide inventors since its debut edition in 2016. It offers a special platform to unite creativity and innovation initiatives of inventors all over the world by providing everyone with an excellent opportunity to expand their international network, business activities, promote their inventions, new products and research projects while achieving a new milestone of success of winning iCAN Awards.
With a total of 98 awards since 2018, the EdUHK research team has triumphed in this invention competition. The achievement in iCAN 2022 is a record high for the University in terms of the number of awards it has won in similar competitions. The University also grarnered its first highest honour in iCAN 2024 - the Grand Prize. These accomplishments signified that EdUHK’s innovative research has been recognized by the international academic and professional community.
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List of Award-winning Projects:
| An Innovative Method for Easy and Rapid Development of Online Experiments to Facilitate Effective STEM Education Poster |
Professor Yeung Yau-yuen Department of Science and Environmental Studies |
Gold Medal, Special Award |
| Innovative Grid Score for Electronic Orchestra Poster |
Dr Michael Leung Chi-hin Department of Cultural and Creative Arts |
Gold Medal, Special Award |
| Novel Air Purifiers Using New LED Activated Graphitic Carbon Nitride Photocatalyst Poster |
Dr Ho Wing-kei Department of Science and Environmental Studies |
Gold Medal |
| Aerobic Exercise Teaching Manual for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Poster |
Dr Clare Yu Chung-wah * Department of Health and Physical Education External partners: Dorothy Chan Fung-ying and Simpson Wong Wai-lap |
Silver Medal |
| Personalised Vocabulary Learning System Based on the Checklist of Technique Feature Analysis Poster |
Dr Zou Di Department of English Language Education External partner: Dr Xie Haoran |
Gold Medal, Special Award |
| GMoodle: Online Evidence-based Assessment System for Student Group Activities Poster |
Dr Winnie Lam Wai-man Department of Mathematics and Information Technology |
Silver Medal, Special Award |
| Chinese: Take a photo and Learn Poster |
Dr Tse Ka-ho Department of Chinese Language Studies |
Silver Medal |
| Literacy Play Kit for Supporting Young Children’s English Learning Poster |
Dr Susanna Yeung Siu-sze Department of Psychology Dr Ng Mei-lee Department of Early Childhood Education |
Silver Medal |
| Environmental Pollution Control through Practices: From “Waste” to “Treatment” Video |
Dr Chris Tsang Yiu-fai Department of Science and Environmental Studies |
Gold Medal, Special Awards |
| The MAndarin Spoken Word-Picture IDentification Test in Noise - Adaptive (MAPID-A) Video Poster |
Dr Kevin Yuen Chi-pun Department of Special Education and Counselling |
Gold Medal, Special Awards |
| Remote-controlled Digital Hydrometer | Professor Yeung Yau-yuen; Miss Leyla Liu Yan Department of Science and Environmental Studies |
Gold Medal, Special Award |
| Automatic Children Hearing and Listening in Noise Ability Screening System Video |
Dr Anna Kam Chi-shan Department of Special Education and Counselling |
Silver Medal, Special Awards |
| Computerised Working Memory Training for Students with ADHD and RD Video |
Dr Kean Poon Kei-yan* Department of Special Education and Counselling |
Silver Medal, Special Awards |
| m-Orchestrate: A Mobile App for Teacher Orchestration in Collaborative Science Inquiry Video |
Dr Song Yanjie; Mr Cao Jiaxin Department of Mathematics and Information Technology |
Silver Medal, Special Award |
| VocabGO – An Augmented Reality English Vocabulary Learning App Video Poster |
Dr Song Yanjie, Dr Lai Yiu-chi, Dr Alpha Ling Man-ho and Mr Wu Kaiyi Department of Mathematics and Information Technology External partner: Dr Walter Ng Wing-shui, Prof Hiroaki Ogata |
Gold Medal, Organizer’s Choice Award |
| Audio-Tactile Chinese Characters: Bringing Multisensory & Novel Learning Experience to the Visually Impaired Video |
Dr Hung Keung Department of Cultural and Creative Arts |
Gold Medal, Best 10 Invention Designs Award |
| Tree Assessment for Life Education (TALE) Project Video Poster |
Professor Jim Chi-yung, Dr Alice Chow Sin-yin Department of Social Sciences Professor John Lee Chi-kin, TALE project team Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education |
Gold Medal, Special Award |
| The Chinese Inventory of Children’s Socioemotional Competence (CICSEC) Poster |
Prof Kevin Chung Kien-hoa, Dr Ian Lam Chun-bun Department of Early Childhood Education |
Silver Medal, Special Award |
| Dramaflow – Ideas Generation Dices for Planning Process Drama Lessons Video |
Dr Pansy Tam Po-chi Department of Early Childhood Education |
Bronze Medal, Best 10 Woman Inventors |
| A New Generation of Dissolved Oxygen Sensor Using Replaceable Photo-sensing Film Video Poster |
Prof Rudolf Wu Shiu-sun Department of Science and Environmental Studies External partners Dr Vincent Ko Chi-chiu, Dr Ron Ng Chi-on, Prof Roy Vellaisamy, Dr Jill Chiu Man-ying |
Gold Medal, Top 10 Best Invention Award, Special Award |
| Reimagining Music Learning with e-Orch Video Poster |
Dr Michael Leung Chi-hin Department of Cultural and Creative Arts |
Gold Medal Top 20 Best Invention Award Special Award |
| Upcycling Waste Residuals into Value-added Eco-coasters: From Environmental Facilities to Tables Video Poster |
Dr Tsang Yiu-fai Department of Science and Environmental Studies Co-investigators: Mr Wang Yuguang, Ms Cheng Yan-laam (RA of SES) |
Gold Medal Organizer’s Choice Award Special Award |
| Facilitating Emotion Classification Based on Non-Intrusive Learner Data via Deep Neural Networks Video Poster |
Dr Zou Di Department of English Language Education Co-investigators: Miss Liu Yalin (RA of ELE) |
Gold Medal Jury’s Choice Award Special Award |
| Advanced Tai Chi Experience: An Integration of Novel Typefaces and AR Technology Video Poster |
Dr Hung Keung Department of Cultural and Creative Arts |
Gold Medal Special Award x 2 |
| UNISON: Unpaired Cross-lingual Image Captioning Video Poster |
Prof Philip Yu Leung-ho Department of Mathematics and Information Technology External partners Ms Gao Jiahui, Ms Zhou Yi, Dr Shafiq Joty, Dr Gu Jiuxiang |
Gold Medal Special Award |
| iMaze: A Fun Working Memory Training for Pre-school Children from Low-income Families Video |
Dr Kean Poon Kei-yan* Department of Special Education and Counselling |
Silver Medal Best Woman Inventor Award Special Award |
| CKC Strokes – An Online Practice Tool for Chinese Strokes Writing Video Poster |
Dr Tse Ka-ho Department of Chinese Language Studies |
Silver Medal Special Award |
| Smart hands: Are you sure? Video Poster |
Dr Peggy Or Pui-lai Department of Health and Physical Education Co-investigators: Dr Henry So Chi-fuk Department of Mathematics and Information Technology |
Silver Medal Special Award |
| Personalized vocabulary learning system based on artificial intelligence techniques | Dr Zou Di Department of English Language Education External Partners Dr Xie Haoran and Prof. Wong Man Leung |
Gold Medal Special Award |
| An Intelligent Ocular Misalignment Measurement System Video Poster |
Dr Fu Hong Department of Mathematics and Information Technology Co-investigators: External Partner Dr Zheng Yang, Dr Li Bin Dr Song Yanjie Department of Mathematics and Information Technology Miss Qiu Minyu, Miss Hou Beibei, Mr He Ziyu (Research Assistants) |
Gold Medal Jury's Choice Award |
| Rapid Quantification of Microplastics Using Total Organic Carbon Analysis with Simple Sample Pretreatment Video Poster |
Dr Chris Tsang Yiu-fai Department of Science and Environmental Studies Co-investigator: Dr Siu Yee-ming (Post-Doctoral Fellow) Ms Cheng Yan-laam, Ms Pang Hei Tung (Research Assistants) |
Gold Medal Organizer's Choice Award |
| Fall Detection System for Smart City Video |
Dr Steve Mung Wai-yin Research & Development Office External Partner Linked-Technologies Limited |
Gold Medal Special Award |
| Nano-Sensor System for Meat and Seafood Monitoring Video Poster |
Prof Stephen Chow Cheuk-fai Department of Science and Environmental Studies |
Gold Medal Special Award |
| Revolutionizing Early Childhood Education with Vision AI-led Games for Active Learning and Balanced Technology Usage |
Headset Limited (EdUHK EASE Fund Team) External Partner TREE BEAR Limited |
Gold Medal Special Award |
| Sitting Light Volleyball and Its Functional Sports Garment Video Poster |
Dr Leung Ka-man Department of Health and Physical Education Ms Chan Ka-man Department of Health and Physical Education External Partner Ms Wong Hiu-to |
Gold Medal Special Award |
| Learningverse - A 3D Metaverse for Online Collaborative Learning Video Poster |
Dr Song Yanjie Department of Mathematics and Information Technology Prof Philip Yu Leung-ho Department of Mathematics and Information Technology Prof John Lee Chi-kin Department of Curriculum and Instruction Dr Fu Hong Department of Mathematics and Information Technology Mr Wu Kaiyi (Research Assistants) Mr Cao Jiaxin (Ph.D. Candidate) |
Silver Medal Special Award |
| Game-basis Learning Materials for Children to Promote Healthy Eating and Be a Germ Fighter Video |
Dr Louisa Chung Ming-yan Department of Health and Physical Education Co-investigator: Dr Peggy Or Pui-lai Department of Health and Physical Education |
Bronze Medal Special Award |
| Automatic Screening System for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia with Auditory Tasks Video Poster |
Dr Anna Kam Chi-shan Department of Special Education and Counselling |
The Grand Prize Gold Medal |
| I-well Home Video Poster |
Prof Leung Chi-hung Department of Special Education and Counselling External Partners: Mr Yu Wai-kwok, Mr Chung Man-fai (Seemple Limited) |
Gold Medal Organizer’s Choice Award |
| Social Robot Video Poster |
Prof Susanna Yeung Siu-sze Department of Psychology |
Gold Medal Jury’s Choice Award |
| Artificial Mussel: A Novel Device for Monitoring Heavy Metals and Radionuclides in Global Aquatic Environments Poster |
Prof Rudolf Wu Shiu-sun Department of Science and Environmental Studies External Partners: Prof Ko Chi-chiu, Dr Yang Yi, Dr Ng Chi-on, Prof Kenneth Leung Mei-yee |
Gold Medal Top 20 Best Invention Awards |
| Digital Puppetry System: Connecting Young Generation and Cultural Heritage with Novel Technology Video Poster |
Prof Hung Keung Department of Cultural and Creative Arts |
Gold Medal Special Award |
| A+Sleep: Personalized Acoustic Control Pillow Video Poster |
Dr Steve Mung Wai-yin Research and Development Office Co-investigators: Prof Chetwyn Chan Che-hin Vice President (Research and Development) Mr Liao Jason Ken (Research Assistant) Externals Partner: Invisible Tech |
Silver Medal Special Award |
| EdUAI: Personzlized Math Learning Poster |
Mr Wong Chi-on (Alumni of BSc (AIET) ) Dr So Chi-fuk Department of Mathematics and Information Technology |
Silver Medal Special Award |
| Make-Play Station Video Poster |
Dr Hu Xinyun Department of Early Childhood Education Dr Vivienne Leung Wai-man Department of Early Childhood Education External Partners: Mr Yu Wai-kwok , Mr Chung Man-fai (Seemple Limited) |
Silver Medal Special Award |
| Portable Aeroponic Culture Unit Video Poster |
Prof Wong Ming-hung Department of Science and Environmental Studies Dr Li Wai-chin, Dr Man Yu-bon Department of Science and Environmental Studies External Partner: Dr Chung Ming-kei |
Silver Medal Special Award |
* Former Staff