Faculty of Engineering > Department of Electronic and Information Engineering

Department of Electronic and Information Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy / Master of Philosophy

Jan 2024 Entry
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Introduction

Introduction


The Department of Electronic and Information Engineering (EIE) aims to solve complex problems with innovative ideas and to produce high impact research that is relevant to industry and society. Major research endeavours within the Department are focused into the following areas: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics; Future Wireless Networks, Intelligent Energy Systems and IoT; and Photonic Systems and Devices. Currently, over a hundred research projects are being undertaken. These projects are mostly funded by the Hong Kong government, the Chinese mainland central and provincial governments, or our industrial partners such as Alibaba, Huawei, PCCW/HKT and Tencent. Most of the Department’s research students will receive financial support during their PhD study. Every year, a few candidates nominated by the Department will be awarded the prestigious Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (HK$27,100 per month studentship in 2023/24) and the deadline for applying the Fellowship is 1st December. Many of our research degree graduates continue their career paths by becoming a researcher/an academic in local/overseas/mainland institutions or international renowned companies such as Huawei, Tencent and Alibaba. Some even start their own companies to pursue their dreams.

 

Applications are now invited for registration on our full-time programme leading to the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)/Master of Philosophy (MPhil) by research in EIE. Please browse the e-prospectus to learn more about our research degree study programmes and EIE research interests.

 

We very much look forward to welcoming you to EIE!

Research Areas

Research Areas


Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
  • Bioinformatics, affective recognition, AI for scoliosis diagnosis
  • Data security and privacy, edge AI for IoT systems, digital forensic analysis
  • Emerging video coding including Versatile Video Coding (VVC), screen content coding, light-field video coding, 360-degree omnidirectional video coding, 3DTV/ 3DV, machine learning for video coding, video transcoding
  • Image/video super-resolution, image restoration and enhancement, computational imaging, 3D model reconstruction
  • Intelligent acoustic and speech signal processing, speaker verification, speech recognition, speech enhancement, active noise cancellation
  • Machine learning, deep learning, deep neural networks, reinforcement learning, adversarial machine learning, video surveillance, face recognition, action and activity recognition, behaviour and crowd analysis, indoor positioning, object detection, recognition and tracking, autonomous driving

Please click here to find out more about the research interests of our Department of Electronic and Information Engineering and contact our staff directly to discuss research opportunities.

Future Wireless Networks, Intelligent Energy Systems and IoT
  • Antennas and RF circuits for microwave/millimetre-wave/terahertz wireless communications
  • Big data analytics
  • Edge AI and mobile AI
  • Encrypted database using secure hardware
  • Forward error correction code design
  • Integrated sensing and communication
  • Integrity assurance for sensor network & IoT
  • Internet of energy
  • Iterative information processing
  • Massive IoT connectivity
  • Peptide-based data storage systems
  • RF/Microwave Microelectronics Circuits
  • Security and privacy for IoT and data-driven systems
  • Smart power electronics technologies and systems
  • Ultra-reliable and low latency communications techniques
  • Vehicular ad-hoc networks and vehicular-to-everything communications
  • Vehicular fog computing networks
  • Wireless communications and networking
  • Wireless power transfer technologies

Please click here to find out more about the research interests of our Department of Electronic and Information Engineering and contact our staff directly to discuss research opportunities.

Photonic Systems and Devices
  • 3D imaging techniques
  • Advanced Opto-electronic devices: light emitting devices (LEDs); photodetectors; transistors
  • Detection strategies for sensors and imaging
  • Fibre lasers
  • Fourier domain mode locked laser
  • Growth and characterisation of advanced materials for optoelectronic devices: vacuum, vapour and solution deposition methods
  • High efficiency printable photovoltaic devices: perovskite photovoltaic cells; organic photovoltaic cells
  • Information optics
  • Machine/deep learning in optical imaging
  • Microscopy systems
  • Nanophotonics
  • New form-factor optoelectronic devices: flexible electronics; transparent electronics
  • Next generation short reach and access systems
  • Nonlinear fibre optics
  • Numerical reconstruction and phase retrieval
  • Optical fibre communication systems
  • Optical fibre sensors
  • Optical imaging techniques
  • Optical meta devices
  • Optical performance monitoring
  • Optoelectronic devices: device physics
  • Plasmonic sensors
  • Quantum information photonics
  • Single-pixel imaging and digital holographic systems
  • Visible light wireless communication

Please click here to find out more about the research interests of our Department of Electronic and Information Engineering and contact our staff directly to discuss research opportunities.

Research Facilities

Research Facilities


Space

 

  • Staff: 1000m2
  • Laboratory: 2300m2 

 

14 Research Laboratories

 

  • Advanced Materials and Electronics Laboratory
  • Artificial Intelligence and Signal Processing Laboratory
  • Circuits Research Laboratory
  • Complex Networks Research Laboratory
  • Data Analytics Research Laboratory
  • Electronics and Telecommunications Research Laboratory
  • Fibre Optic System Laboratory
  • Information Photonics Laboratory
  • Microfabrication Laboratory
  • Molecular Beam Epitaxy Laboratory
  • Optical Communications and Networking Research Laboratory
  • PolyU-Huawei Joint Laboratory for Optical Interconnection Network and Advanced Computing System
  • PolyU-Innovation Technology (HK) Audio and Speech Signal Processing Joint Laboratory
  • Specialty Optical Fibre Fabrication Laboratory

 

Please visit our website for more information about our research facilities.

Other Information

Other Information


Enquiries

 

Research

Prof. Francis Lau, Chairman, Departmental Research Committee or Academic Staff in respective research areas

 

General

Miss Vicky Hui, Secretary, Departmental Research Committee

Ms Cora Au, Assistant Officer, EIE General Office

 

For more information about the prestigious Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), please visit the following link:

https://www.polyu.edu.hk/gs/hkpfs/

 

Research Personnel Vacancies

 

We also welcome applications for research staff posts for a number of research projects, as shown at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/eie/about-eie/research-study_-job-opportunities/. Suitably qualified appointees who are able to propose an MPhil or PhD research topic in consultation with the project leader will be encouraged to register for a research degree at EIE.

Supporting Documents

Supporting Documents


Academic Referee's Report

Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required.

Curriculum Vitae

Compulsory

Research Proposal

Optional - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal.  Please click here to download the form.

Transcript / Certificate

Compulsory

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