Main Research Projects

Funded research projects as PI

External ones (19, e.g., 3 GRF, 2 NSFC, 1 NSFC-RGC, 2 ITF, 2 STF, 4 major industrial projects):

• 01/2026 – 12/2028 ‘A Mixed Reality-Assisted Vision-Language Model-Guided Approach for Adaptive Human-Robot Collaboration in Smart Manufacturing’ (PolyU 15207625), General Research Fund (GRF) – Research Grant Council (RGC), PI (Co-I: Prof. Lihui Wang, KTH), HK$1,108,779
• 05/2025 – 04/2027 ‘人機交互智能體動作捕捉係統研究’ (P0056232),北京度量科技有限公司, PI, HK$2,000,000
• 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, HK$5,012,789.42
• 01/2025 – 12/2027 ‘Mutual Cognitive Human-Robot Collaborative Manufacturing Systems’ ( 52422514), NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund, PI, CNY$ 2,000,000
• 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, $2,000,000 CNY.
• 09/2024 – 08/2026 ‘Methodologies for Rapid Reconfiguration of Human-Robot Collaborative Assembly Production Line Towards Human-Centric Smart Manufacturing’ (GHX/075/22GD), Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), PI, HK $2,975,510.
• 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’ (B-ZGL6), 山东萊茵科斯特智能科技有限公司, PI, HK $ 2,000,000.
• 01/2024 – 12/2025 ‘基於自主學習的沉浸式自動化製孔在線質量評估’ (COMAC-SFGS-2023-3148), 中國商飛科技周合作項目, PI, $1,495,000 CNY.
• 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, $50,000 CNY.
• 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), 深圳市自然科學基金面上項目, PI, $300,000 CNY.
• 01/2024 – 12/2026    ‘A Vision-based Human Digital Twin Modelling and Scene Understanding Approach for Adaptive and Natural Task Planning in Human-Robot Collaboration’ (PolyU_15206723), General Research Fund (GRF) – Research Grant Council (RGC), PI, HK$ 990,198.
• 07/2023 – 06/2024    C. Wong Belt and Road Visiting Fellowship Scheme 2023, PI, HK$70,000.
• 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, PI, HK$1,480,124.35.
• 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, HK$1,036,905.
• 01/2023 – 12/2025 ‘Research on key technologies of cognitive predictive maintenance of complex equipment based on domain knowledge graph’ ( 208104445065), Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province广东省自然科学基金面上项目, PI, 100,000 CNY.
• 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, 150,000 CNY.
• 07/2022 – 06/2023 ‘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, HK$196,000 (University top-up: HK$50k)
• 09/2021 – 08/2023 ‘Industrial big data-enabled smart maintenance technology for complex equipment’ (MHX/001/20), Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Funding Scheme (MHKJFS), Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), HKSAR & Ministry of Science and Technology, China, PI, HK$2,826,70
• 01/2021 – 12/2023 ‘Research on key methodologies for user-oriented industrial smart product-service systems’ (No. 52005424), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), PI, 240,000 CNY.

Internal ones (10):

• 04/2025–04/2027 ‘Mutual Cognitive Human-Robot Collaborative Manufacturing Systems – 1′ 互認知人機協作製造系統, Matching Fund, Research Institute of Advanced Manufacturing, PI, HK$500,000.
• 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, HK$500,000.
• 07/2023 – 06/2025 ‘Towards futuristic human-machine symbiotic manufacturing system’ (1-W08M), Young Innovative Researcher Award 2023, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, PI, HK$500,000
• 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, HK$500,000. (Co-PIs: Dr. Fan Li (AAE), Dr. Yiwei Weng (BRE))
• 07/2023 – 06/2024‘A Human-Machine Symbiotic Manufacturing System’ (208104445065), Large Equipment Fund for Research in 2022/23 Exercise, PI, HK$1,225,231.
• 09/2022 – 08/2024 ‘Cognitive digital twin-based machining system for smart precision manufacturing’, State Key Laboratory of Ultra-Precision Machining Technology, HKPU, PI, HK$400,000.
• 03/2022 – 02/2024 ‘A Visual Reasoning-based Approach for Cognitive Human-Robot Collaboration’ (G-UAMS), Collaborative DGRF Project, HKPU, PC, HK$775,200 (Co-PI: Dr Carmen K.M. Lee)
• 01/2022 – 12/2028 Endowed Young Scholar in Smart Robotics (1-84CA), Donor: Ir Dr Wong Tit Shing, PI, HK$2,100,000
• 09/2020 – 12/2021 ‘A Novel CNN-based Approach for 3D Printed Complex Surface Inspection’ (G-UAHH), Departmental GRF project, HKPU, PI, HK$250,000
• 11/2019 –10/2022 ‘A Tri-Model-based Digital Twin Development in Smart Manufacturing Environment’ (1-BE2X), Start-up Fund, HKPU, PI, HK$500,000

Funded research projects as Co-PI

• 07/2024 – 06/2027 ‘Construction skill transfer learning for smooth worker-robot collaboration in dynamic and uncertain workplaces’ (C6044-23GF, HK$ 5,071,230), Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) – Research Grant Council (RGC), Co-PI, HK$ 700,000 (PC: Yantao Yu, HKUST)
• 04/2024 – 04/2026 ‘Lunar Base Construction — Spark plasma sintering with AI, BIM, and robotics’ (1- BBFA), Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations, Co-PI, HK$1 million (PC: Dr. Yiwei Weng, HKPU)
• 05/2024 – 04/2025 ‘iWorkStation 4.0: A Human-Centric Smart Assembly Station’ (1-BC8N), Large Equipment Fund for Research in 2022/23 Exercise, Co-PI, HK$1,314,532 (PC: Dr. Ming Li, HKPU)
• 11/2023 – 10/2025 ‘Collaborative Prognosis and Health Management of Industrial Complex Equipment with Federated Learning-based Distributed Intelligence’ (IES\R2\222103), UK Royal Society International Exchanges Schemes 2022, Co-PI, GBP £12,000 (PC: Dr. Min Xia, University of Lancaster)
• 06/2023 – 05/2026 ‘The Impact of Digital Twin on the Service Quality and Productivity of the Hospitality Industry’, HKPU School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Co-PI, HK$12M (PC: Dr.Anyu Liu, HKPU)
• 06/2023 – 06/2025 ‘Causality-Aware Neural Network (CANN) for Industrial Applications’ (1-UARJ), Departmental General Research Fund, Co-PI, HK$0.8M (PC: Xiaoge Zhang)
• 04/2022 – 12/2024 ‘Development of an IOTA-enabled Cyber-Physical Production System for Smart Manufacturing’ (1-CD4E), Research Institute of Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM), Co-PI, HK$0.5M (PC: Carman Lee, HKPU)
• 09/2022 – 08/2024 ‘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’ (PSRI/03/2108/PR), Smart Traffic Fund, Co-PI, HK$5,007,830.15 (PC: NG Kam Hung)
• 05/2022 – 05/2025 Research Centre for Unmanned Autonomous Systems (1-CE0F & 1-CE55, Faculty Reserve), Co-PI, HK$8 million (PC: Prof. WEN Chih-yung, HKPU)
• 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, HK$1M (PC: Dr. Carman Lee, HKPU)
• 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), Co-PI, 700,000 CNY (PC: Linzhen Zhou, Yancheng Institute of Technology)