Four CUHK scholars have received awards from the 2024-25 Research Grants Council (RGC) Senior Research Fellow Scheme and RGC Research Fellow Scheme in recognition of their distinguished research achievements.

The two schemes aim to provide sustained research support integrated with relief from teaching and administrative duties for outstanding mid-career researchers at Associate Professor rank, and senior researchers at full Professor rank at UGC-funded universities, facilitating them to dedicate their career to research and development and nurture the next generation of local research talent.

The two CUHK scholars named RGC Senior Research Fellows are Professor Michael Lyu Rung-tsong, Choh-ming Li Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, and Professor Zhao Ni of the Department of Electronic Engineering. Professor Lyu leads a research project titled “language models on code intelligence”, while Professor Zhao’s is “Development of optical sensing technologies for early detection and ambulatory monitoring of cardiovascular and cerebral diseases”. CUHK will receive a fellowship grant of about HK$8 million for each award to cover salary costs for relief teachers and support for research projects over a period of 60 months.

Professor Yu Bei, Associate Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Professor Lu Xinhui, Associate Professor of the Department of Physics were named RGC Research Fellows. Professor Yu leads a research project titled “Machine learning driven VLSI mask optimisation”, and Professor Lu works on “Exploring the critical amorphous and crystalline morphology of organic optoelectronic thin films by neutron and X-ray scattering”. CUHK will receive a fellowship grant of about HK$5.3 million for each award to cover salary costs for relief teachers and support for research projects over a period of 60 months.