Draft:HKU Knowledge Exchange Office

Knowledge Exchange Office,
The University of Hong Kong
HKU KEO
Established2010
ChairmanProfessor Max Shen
Location
Knowledge Exchange Office, Room 254, Main Building, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Websitewww.ke.hku.hk

The Knowledge Exchange Office (KEO) is a unit within The University of Hong Kong (HKU) established in 2010.[1] The office is responsible for developing and implementing the institution’s long-term strategy for knowledge exchange and maximizing the research impact in the community. [2]

KE Events Highlight

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The KEO has been organizing a variety of KE events in several forms such as seminars, conferences, and workshops for different parts of the community.

KE Seminars

  • Reduction of Illegal Global Wildlife Trade through Novel Conservation Forensics Research[3]

Impact Workshops

  • Impact Workshop (24): Statistical Engagement and Impact case studies for REF 2020[4]

KE Conferences

  • Interdisciplinary Quick Talks: Health and the City[5]

Other KE Events

  • HKU Impact: Social Media Competition[6]

Awards

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An establishment of the Faculty Knowledge Exchange Awards in 2011 is to recognize exceptional KE achievements of each faculty at the University of Hong Kong.[7]

  • Dr Chao Ren and team member - Urban Ventilation Assessment and Wind Corridor Plan for Chinese Cities[8]
  • Professor Hing Yan Chan and team member – ‘Ink Art and New Music’ Creative Exchange Project of Composing for Mixed Ensemble
  • Professor Haipeng Shen, Dr Dan Yang and Dr Zhengli Wang- Transforming Industries: Empowering Organizations through Big Data Analytics
  • Professor Richard Yuxiong Su - Revolutionizing Jaw Reconstruction through Computer-Assisted Surgery: Delivering Excellence with Patient-Specific Solutions
  • Dr Wilton Wai Tung Fok and team members - Application of MGF Artificial Intelligence for Abnormal Detection for Saving Lives
  • Professor Shahla Ali - Advancing the Global and Regional Impact of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration[9]
  • Professor Ian Chi Kei Wong and team members - Big-data pharmacovigilance of COVID-19 vaccines shapes public health policies. Professor Wong and his team have done a series of studies to identify potential negative consequences after COVID-19 vaccination. They analyze Bell’s palsy and carditis following vaccination via a nested case-control study. [10]
  • Professor Xiaoming Yuan – Impact of Operator Splitting Algorithms in Huawei Cloud's Live Streaming Business
  • Professor Wai Fung Lam and team members - Enhancing civil society’s capacity and readiness for sustainability attainment: Rural revitalisation

References

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  1. ^ "HKU 2009/10 Annual Report on Knowledge Transfer Recurrent Funding" (PDF). University Grants Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  2. ^ "About KE – KE Office". Knowledge Exchange Office. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  3. ^ "Reduction of Illegal Global Wildlife Trade through Novel Conservation Forensics Research". www.ke.hku.hk/event/. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  4. ^ "Impact Workshop (24): Statistical Engagement and Impact case studies for REF 2020". www.ke.hku.hk/event/. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  5. ^ "Interdisciplinary Quick Talks: Health and the City". www.ke.hku.hk/event/. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  6. ^ "HKU Impact: Social Media Competition". www.ke.hku.hk/event/. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  7. ^ "Faculty Knowledge Exchange Awards 2023". www.ke.hku.hk/spotlight/. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  8. ^ Ren, Chao; Yang, Ruozi; Cheng, Chen; Xing, Pei; Fang, Xiaoyi; Zhang, Shuo; Wang, Huifang; Shi, Yuan; Zhang, Xuyi; Kwok, Yu Ting; Ng, Edward (November 2018). "Creating breathing cities by adopting urban ventilation assessment and wind corridor plan – The implementation in Chinese cities". Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 182: 170–188. doi:10.1016/j.jweia.2018.09.023. ISSN 0167-6105.
  9. ^ Bantekas, Ilias; Ortolani, Pietro; Ali, Shahla; Gomez, Manuel A.; Polkinghorne, Michael (February 2020). "UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration: A Commentary". Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108633376. ISBN 9781108633376.
  10. ^ Wan, Eric Yuk Fai; Chui, Celine Sze Ling; Lai, Francisco Tsz Tsun; Chan, Esther Wai Yin; Li, Xue; Yan, Vincent Ka Chun; Gao, Le; Yu, Qiuyan; Lam, Ivan Chun Hang; Chun, Raccoon Ka Cheong; Cowling, Benjamin John; Fong, Wing Chi; Lau, Alexander Yuk Lun; Mok, Vincent Chung Tong; Chan, Frank Ling Fung; Lee, Cheuk Kwong; Chan, Lot Sze Tao; Lo, Dawin; Lau, Kui Kai; Hung, Ivan Fan Ngai; Leung, Gabriel Matthew; Wong, Ian Chi Kei Wong (August 2021). "Bell's palsy following vaccination with mRNA (BNT162b2) and inactivated (CoronaVac) SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: a case series and nested case-control study". the Lancet. Infectious Diseases. 22 (1): 64–72. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00451-5.