ICIG 2026 Best Paper Award
Prof Antoni Bert Chan and his postdoctoral fellow Dr Xinyan Liu have received the Best Paper Award at The 14th International Conference on Image and Graphics (ICIG 2026) for their paper titled “DMBG-RWKV: Adjacent Depth Mixing and Boundary-guided Feature Harmonization for Medical Image Segmentation”.
The paper was presented at ICIG 2026, held in Singapore from 1 to 5 October 2026.
ICIG is a leading international conference dedicated to advances in image, video, and graphics processing technologies. It brings together leading researchers and industry experts from around the world to showcase the latest research advances, emerging technologies, and future directions in the field.
QRS 2026 Most Influential Paper Award
Prof Jacky Keung has received the Most Influential Paper Award for his paper titled “Empirical Evaluation of Cross-Release Effort-Aware Defect Prediction Models”, which was presented at the 26th IEEE International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability, and Security (QRS 2026) in Florence, Italy, from 22 to 25 July 2026.
The Most Influential Paper Award is presented on a ten-year basis to recognize papers published at QRS that have demonstrated the greatest impact on the theory or practice of software quality, reliability, and security over the decade following their publication. The paper was initially presented at the QRS 2016 in Vienna, Austria from 1 to 3 August 2016.
IEEE International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability, and Security (QRS) is a leading international forum that brings together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to share research advances, practical experiences, and innovative solutions in software quality, reliability, and security. The conference plays an important role in advancing the development of reliable, secure, and trustworthy software systems.
Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) 2026/27
A project led by Prof Jianping Wang has been awarded the Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) 2026/27. The project, titled SynapseCity: AI Driven Urban Emergency Response and Rescue, has secured HK$55.69 million in funding.
TRS is a funding programme of the Research Grants Council (RGC) that aims to focus academic research efforts of UGC-funded universities on themes of strategic importance to the long-term development of Hong Kong. Proposals are assessed on academic excellence, including qualification as world-leading by international standards, impact to Hong Kong, the credentials of the project team, the existence of a clear strategy, and a sound structure for an excellent research project. Projects may receive up to HK$75 million in direct project costs over a maximum duration of five years. This year, the RGC approved 8 projects.
Prof Junhui Hou Awarded RGC Research Fellowship for 2026/27
Prof. Junhui Hou has been awarded the RGC Research Fellowship 2026/27 for his project titled “Neural Spatial Computing: Geometric Modeling, Representation Learning, and Applications”.
The RGC Research Fellow Scheme (RFS) aims to provide sustained research support, together with relief from teaching and administrative duties, for outstanding scholars in UGC-funded universities in Hong Kong.
In this round, the Research Grants Council approved 11 Research Fellowship awards. Each awardee is conferred the title of “RGC Research Fellow” and receives research funding of approximately HK$5.6 million to support their work over a five-year period.