PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research

You are cordially invited to join the upcoming PAIR Distinguished Lecture “Urban Safety: Challenges and Responses” by Prof. YUE Qingrui of University of Science and Technology Beijing, China, on 10 November 2026! polyu.hk/ktBcs (in Putonghua)

Please join the upcoming PAIR Seminar “Hurdles and Pitfalls in Natural Product Research” by Prof. Rudolf BAUER of University of Graz, Austria, on 9 November 2026! polyu.hk/ymHqV

Please join the upcoming PAIR Distinguished Lecture "From Boat to RAFT: A Journey of Resilience and Scientific Discovery" by Prof. San Hoa THANG of Monash University, Australia on 5 November 2026. Register at: polyu.hk/mzgbn

On 8 October 2026, Prof. Markus ANTONIETTI of Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Germany delivered a PAIR Seminar titled “New Modifications of Carbon Nitrides and Their Use in Artificial Photosynthesis and Photoelectrochemistry”. polyu.hk/YcTyk

Please join the live-streaming service of the PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “Advancements and Emerging Trends in Robotic Micro-Nano Manipulation” by Prof. SUN Yu of University of Toronto, Canada, at 2:30 pm (Hong Kong time) this afternoon! youtube.com/live/0QVpCN629yo…

Please join the upcoming PAIR Distinguished Lecture “Advancements and Emerging Trends in Robotic Micro-Nano Manipulation” by Prof. SUN Yu of University of Toronto, Canada, on 22 October 2026! polyu.hk/EIqTC

Congratulations to Prof. Nathanael JIN Ling on receiving the World Young Aerosol Scientist Award 2026 from the International Aerosol Research Assembly (IARA), in recognition of his contributions and achievements in aerosol science and technology. polyu.hk/hEbWH

Mr Vincent SOURDAINE, Vice President of Neuromodulation for EMEA at Boston Scientific, delivered “Neuromodulation — Access to Innovation” at the final session of the Cambridge NeuroWorks and PolyU PAIR Joint Seminar on 29 Sept 2026. polyu.hk/BREJu

Please join the PAIR Seminar “New Modifications of Carbon Nitrides and Their Use in Artificial Photosynthesis and Photoelectrochemistry” by Prof. Markus ANTONIETTI from Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces at 2:30 pm (HKT) this afternoon! youtube.com/live/aSaNib73W4I…

To mark its 75th anniversary, World Physiotherapy selected 75 noteworthy physiotherapists worldwide. Prof. Marco PANG, Member of Research Centre of SHARP Vision, was among those selected. polyu.hk/XPkOv

Prof. Jonathan DORDICK of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute delivered a PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “Exploiting the Interface of Biomolecular Engineering and Materials Science to Generate New Therapeutic Outcomes” on 22 September 2026. Online review polyu.hk/MryMx

Please join the Cambridge NeuroWorks and PolyU PAIR Joint Seminar titled “𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧” by Mr Vincent Sourdaine of 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 live today at 4:00 pm (HKT)!  lnkd.in/gN9eKYuX

Prof. HUANG Xinyan has published a pioneering “LLM-AI” autonomous firefighting emergency response agent framework in 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈. The study presents a new solution for the future development of smart firefighting. polyu.hk/tPAxI

Prof. John SHI, Director of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute and Chair Professor of Geographic Science and Remote Sensing, has been elected as a Fellow of International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing for 2026. polyu.hk/cTYJp

Please join the PAIR Distinguished Lecture “Exploiting the Interface of Biomolecular Engineering and Materials Science to Generate New Therapeutic Outcomes” by Prof. Jonathan DORDICK of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, tomorrow at 10:30 am (HKT)! youtube.com/live/LEwiB4sNJ8A…

Congratulations to Prof. Charles XU Chunbao, Director of Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality and Chair Professor of Advanced Biorefinery, on being elected as a Fellow of Academy of Science of Royal Society of Canada. polyu.hk/KdeFn

Please join the lecture titled “Exploiting the Interface of Biomolecular Engineering and Materials Science to Generate New Therapeutic Outcomes” by Prof. Jonathan DORDICK of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, on 22 September 2026! polyu.hk/iyaBt

Prof. HAO Jianhua develops a novel tunnelling field-effect transistor utilising 2D nanomaterials, bringing the technology closer to commercial reality, offering a fundamental building block for energy-efficient computing and next-generation AI chips. polyu.hk/BUwMJ

Prof. ZHANG Xiaoge and his research team have developed an integrated AI framework named TRUECAM to enhance the reliability of AI-assisted cancer diagnosis. polyu.hk/mUSEX