Main Research Projects

  • 03/2025 – 02/2027 ‘Develop a Vision-Language Model-based Smart Driving Assistant for Enhancing Safety and Convenience of Motorists’ (PSRI/93/2407/PR), Smart Traffic Fund, PI

 

  • 01/2025 – 12/2026‘廢棄舊動力電池回收產線智慧物料轉運機器人開發’ (C2024I002), 北辰先進循環科技（青島）有限公司, PI

 

  • 01/2025 – 12/2026‘基於重載機器人鑽孔製造的人機協作系統’ (C2024I001), 山东萊茵科斯特智能科技有限公司, PI

 

  • 01/2025 – 12/2027 ‘Mutual Cognitive Human-Robot Collaborative Manufacturing Systems’ (No. 52422514), 2024 NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund 国家优秀青年科学基金, PI

 

  • 09/2024 – 08/2026 ‘Methodologies for Rapid Reconfiguration of Human-Robot Collaborative Assembly Production Line Towards Human-Centric Smart Manufacturing’ (GHX/075/22GD), Guangdong-Hong Kong Technology Cooperation Funding Scheme (TCFS), Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), Hong Kong PI (Mainland PI: Prof. Jiewu Leng, Guangdong University of Technology)

 

  • 07/2024 – 06/2027 ‘Construction skill transfer learning for smooth worker-robot collaboration in dynamic and uncertain workplaces’ (C6044-23GF), Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) – Research Grant Council (RGC), Co-PI (PC: Dr. Yantao Yu, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

 

  • 04/2024 – 06/2026 ‘A Vision-Language Model-based Human Guided Mobile Robot Collaboration Approach for Unstructured Manufacturing Task Fulfilment’ (1-CDJT),  Research Institute of Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM), PI

 

  • 01/2024 – 12/2026 Augmented Reality and Digital Twin based Human-Robot Collaborative Manufacturing System (H-ZGL6), Research Matching Grant Scheme, PI

 

  • 01/2024 – 12/2026 ‘基於擴增實境和數位孿生技術的人機協作製造系統’ (A0049550), 莱茵科斯特智能科技有限公司, PI (香港理工大学-莱茵科斯特智能制造联合实验室首批项目)

 

  • 01/2024 – 12/2026 ‘具身智能驱动的主动式人机共融机制研究’ (IMETKF2024010), 2024年智能制造装备与技术全国重点实验室开放课题, PI (Co-I: Dr. Shufei Li, HKPU)

 

  • 01/2024 – 12/2026 ‘面向大规模个性化认知生产的数字孪生制造系统研究’ (JCYJ20230807140407016), Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission 深圳市自然科學基金面上項目, PI (Co-I: Dr. Shimin Liu, HKPU)

 

  • 01/2024 – 12/2026 ‘A Vision-based Human Digital Twin Modelling and Scene Understanding Approach for Adaptive and Natural Task Planning in Human-Robot Collaboration’ (PolyU 15206723), General Research Fund (GRF) – Research Grant Council (RGC), PI (Co-I: Prof. Lihui Wang, KTH; Prof. Dimitris Mourtzis, University of Patras)

 

  • 12/2023 – 11/2025 ‘基于自主学习的沉浸式自动化制孔在线质量评估’, 國際合作預先研究科研項目, 中國商飛上海飛機製造有限公司, PI

 

  • 07/2023 – 06/2024 K.C. Wong Belt and Road Visiting Fellowship Scheme 2023, PI

 

  • 07/2023 – 06/2025 ‘Towards futuristic human-machine symbiotic manufacturing system’ (1-W08M), Young Innovative Researcher Award 2023, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, PI

 

  • 07/2023 – 06/2025 ‘Cognitive Human-Robot Collaborative 3D Concrete Printing for Modular Integrated Construction’ (1-WZ4N), Research Funding Scheme for Supporting Intra-Faculty Interdisciplinary Projects 2022/23, PC (Co-PIs: Dr. Fan Li (AAE), Dr. Yiwei Weng (BRE))

 

  • 2023 – 2025 UK Royal Society International Exchanges Schemes 2022 Round 2 (IES\R2\222103), Co-PI (PI: Dr. Xia Min, Lancaster University)

 

  • 2023 ‘A Human-Machine Symbiotic Manufacturing System’ (No. 208104445065), Large Equipment Fund for Research in 2022/23 Exercise, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, PI

 

  • 01/2023 – 12/2025 ‘Research on key technologies of cognitive predictive maintenance of complex equipment based on domain knowledge graph’ (2023A1515011557), Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province (GDSTC) 廣東省科學技術廳面上項目, PI

 

  • 01/2023 – 12/2025 ‘A multimodal intelligence-enabled strategy learning approach for cognitive human-robot collaborative assembly’ (PolyU 15210222), General Research Fund (GRF) – Research Grant Council (RGC), PI (Co-I: Prof. Lihui Wang, KTH)

 

  • 11/2022 – 10/2024 ‘工業智能產品服務系統設計方法研究’, 中國美術學院文創設計智造（Design-AI Lab）教育部哲學社會科學實驗室（培育）, PI

 

  • 01/2023 – 12/2024 ‘Development of an Augmented Reality-Assisted Head-up Display (AR-HUD) mechanism for recommending driving strategy’ (PSRI/35/2202/PR), Smart Traffic Fund (STF), Transport Department & HKPC, HKSAR, China, PI (Co-I: Dr. Xiao Huang (COMP) and Dr. Chao Huang (ISE), HKPU)

 

  • 09/2022 – 08/2024 ‘Cognitive digital twin-based machining system for smart precision manufacturing’ (1-BBR2), State Key Laboratory of Ultra-Precision Machining Technology (SKL-UMT), PI (Co-I: Prof. Benny C.F. Cheung, Dr Chunjing Wang).

 

  • 06/2022 – 05/2023 ‘Frontiers of Industrial Big Data and Intelligent Systems’ (N_PolyU548/22), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) – Research Grant Council (RGC) Joint Research Scheme (Conference Grant),  PI (Co-PI: Prof. Tao Peng, ZJU).

 

  • 03/2022 – 06/2024 ‘A Visual Reasoning-based Approach for Mutual-Cognitive Human-Robot Collaboration’ (G-UAMS), Collaborative DGRF, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, PC.

 

  • 01/2022 – 12/2025 Endowed Young Scholar in Smart Robotics (1-84CA), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, PI (Donor: Ir Dr Wong Tit Shing).

 

  • 07/2021 – 06/2023 ‘Industrial big data-enabled smart maintenance technology for complex equipment (MHX/001/20), Mainland Hong Kong Joint Funding Scheme (MHKJFS), by Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), HKSAR & Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), China, Hong Kong PI (Mainland Partner: CasiCloud Inc.)

 

  • 01/2021 – 12/2023 ‘Research on key methodologies for user-oriented industrial smart product-service systems‘ (No. 52005424), by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 国家青年科学基金, PI

 

  • 09/2020 – 08/2024 ‘Big data analytics for product and service design’ (AiDLab-RP2-1), AIR@InnoHK Project by Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), Co-PI

 

  • 09/2020 – 08/2024 ‘A cyber system for sustainable design by using evolutionary algorithms for eco-innovation’ (AiDLab-RP2-2), AIR@InnoHK Project by Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), Co-I

 

  • 09/2020 – 12/2021 ‘A Novel CNN-based Approach for 3D Printed Complex Surface Inspection’ (G-UAHH), DGRF project by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, PI

 

  • 06/2020 – 06/2022 ‘Joint research and development of key technology of intelligent design of cutting machine’ (BZ2020049), by Jiangsu Science and Technology Plan (Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan Joint Programme), Hong Kong PI

 

  • 11/2019 – 10/2022 ‘A Tri-Model-based Digital Twin Development in Smart Manufacturing Environment’ (1-BE2X), Start-up Fund by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, PI

 

  • 07/2021 – 06/2022 ‘Smart Manufacturing Training System’ , Large Equipment Fund (Teaching), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Co-I

 

  • 07/2022 – 06/2024 ‘Investigation of an online data-driven intelligent automation platform for drivers considering the psychological condition instability and behaviours for a sustainable and safe transportation system’, Smart Traffic Fund (STF), Transport Department & HKPC, Co-I