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CUHK Research: Changing the world

Foreword	6
Foreword by the Vice-Chancellor	7
Message from the Pro-Vice-Chancellor	8
1. Technologies of the future	11
Surgical robotics: Philip Chiu and Samuel Au	12
Computer vision: Jiaya Jia	15
Logistics robotics: Liu Yunhui	18
Speech and language processing: Helen Meng and Patrick Wong	21
Network coding: Raymond Yeung	24
2. Innovation and discovery for health	27
The human microbiome: Francis Chan and Ng Siew-chien	28
Molecular diagnostics: Dennis Lo	31
Lung cancer treatment: Tony Mok	35
Digestive diseases: Jun Yu	37
Restorative medicine: Patrick Yung	40
3. Contributing to and for China	43
Art and China: Pedith Chan, Xu Xiaodong and Tong Yu	44
Digitising ancient Chinese texts for global impact: Ho Che-wah	47
Multiculturalism: Hong Ying-yi	50
Daoist studies: Lai Chi-tim	53
Chinese economy: Song Zheng	56
4. Tackling the challenges of sustainability	60
Geographic information science: Kwan Mei-po	61
Climate smart and sustainable agriculture: Lam Hon-ming	64
Green energy: Lu Yi-chun	67
Climate change and sustainable development: Amos Tai	70
5. Rising stars	73
Infectious diseases and viruses: Peter Cheung	74
Neuroscience and brain deterioration: Owen Ko	76
Gravitational-wave physics: Tjonnie Li	78
Cardiovascular immunology: Kathy Lui	80
Integrable systems, quantum symmetry and dualities: Michael McBreen	82
Palaeontology: Michael Pittman	84
6. Pathfinders	86
Special education: Catherine So	87
Sign language and deaf studies: Gladys Tang and Felix Sze	88
7. Global STEM Scholars	89

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