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"We empower individuals with autism through science and technology."
Prof Catherine So & Dr Sarah Luk
Science and Technology for Autism Remediation (STAR) Limited
A challenging issue calls for a novel solution! STAR serves children with ASDs and their parents through personalised programmes based on social robots, who are determined to help these kids better communicate.
Prof Catherine So & Dr Sarah Luk | Faculty of Education
Prof Lee Tan
Personalised child story channel
With the latest artificial intelligence technology, personalised audio stories are automatically synthesised to bring an entirely new experience of storytelling to children and parents.
Prof Lee Tan | Faculty of Engineering
"Keep our kids moving!"
Prof Stephen Wong
WHO-2025 Target to reduce children and youth physical inactivity: Impact of training workshops and evidence-based electronic portal for educators (TWEEET)
In response to the WHO-2025 Target to reduce children and youth physical inactivity, the team designs a series of training workshops and evidence-based electronic portal for educators.
Prof Stephen Wong | Faculty of Education
Prof Savio Wong
Decoding the concealed emotions of children with special educational needs
Children with special educational needs often struggle with communicating their feelings and are sometimes misunderstood. Utilising wearable sensors, the team helps these children get their feelings heard by decoding their responses related to different emotions.
Prof Savio Wong | Faculty of Education
Prof Morris Jong & Dr Cynthia Hou
Using Virtual Reality (VR) Technology to Enhance Students’ Understanding of Colonial Architecture in Hong Kong
When textbook learning is mundane, and field trips are impractical, here comes a whole new way of exploring colonial architecture and local history.
Prof Morris Jong & Dr Cynthia Hou | Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Education
Prof Roger Chung
A Concept Musical Drama on End-of-life Care and Death Attitudes in Hong Kong
Let's talk about our inevitable end – that sounded awkward. What about discussing the topic of life and death over a musical drama?
Prof Roger Chung | Faculty of Medicine
Dr Alvin Leung, Dr Tong Shiu Sing & Dr Leung Po Kin
STEM Education in Physics for Secondary Schools
STEM goes beyond software programming and assembling robots. With a carefully designed programme, the team makes basic scientific principles fun and down-to-earth.
Dr Alvin Leung, Dr Tong Shiu Sing & Dr Leung Po Kin | Faculty of Science
Prof Virginia Yip & Prof Maggie Mai
Realising Children’s Potential in Language Development: Input and Intervention
Underprivileged kids are often "losing at the starting line" in terms of language development. The team is giving them a leg up in their golden period with a game-based learning programme.
Prof Virginia Yip & Prof Maggie Mai | Faculty of Arts
Prof Catherine McBride
Cayan Educational Design Limited
Language learning in early childhood is a daunting yet exciting task for educators. Cayan has developed a card game to spark the creativity side of things in children's bilingual development.
Prof Catherine McBride | Faculty of Social Science
Prof Kwan Hoi Shan
Mushroom-X Limited
"Mushrooms can save the world" is more than a slogan – a low-carbon-footprint and nutritious food source, AND a fire-resistant biomaterial, who can underestimate the potential of one tiny mushroom?
Prof Kwan Hoi Shan | Faculty of Science