The Department of Computer Science has secured over HK$4.5 million in research funding from the Research Grants Council (RGC) for the 2025/26 funding cycle. This year, amidst a highly competitive environment featuring 313 project submissions, HKBU secured a total of 65 awards, in which the Department of Computer Science garnered five awarded projects, including three under the General Research Fund (GRF) and two through the Early Career Scheme (ECS).
Professor Jianliang Xu, Head of the Department, expressed his profound gratitude to faculty’s achievements and the collaborative effort of the entire team. “This achievement underscores our department's unwavering commitment to advancing pioneering research and innovation. These grants will enable our researchers to explore new frontiers, engage in impactful multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary projects, and make substantial contributions to society that extend beyond the realm of academia.”
The GRF and ECS are competitive peer-reviewed research funding schemes administered by the RGC. The GRF supports researchers who have demonstrated or have the potential for research excellence, while the ECS aims to nurture junior academics and prepare them for a career in education and research.
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Principal Investigator
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Project Title
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GRF
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Professor Yiu-ming Cheung
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Toward Inconsistent Label Spaces-aware Federated Learning beyond Vanilla Environments
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Professor Bo Han
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Towards Dynamic Knowledge-aware Federated Learning for Foundation Models
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Professor Jianliang Xu
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Private High-Dimensional Similarity Search for Cloud-Based Retrieval Augmented Generation
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ECS
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Professor Xiaoqing Guo
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Automatic Ultrasound Video Summarization for Improved Diagnosis with Simplified Scanning Protocols
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Professor Renjie Wan
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Bridging the Performance Gap in USV Operations: Confronting Water Surface Reflection Challenges
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