We are proud to announce that Prof. You Dong, Associate Professor of CEE, was honored with the IASSAR (International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability) Early Achievement Research Award during the 14th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2025), held in Los Angeles, CA, USA on 1-6 June 2025. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding contributions by researchers in advancing the theory and appl

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Prof. Shipeng Zhang delivered a seminar with the topic of “Sustainable Construction: Innovations in Low-Carbon Concrete Technology” on 30 July 2025. It was co-organized with HKIE Civil Division. Find the full version of the webinar in the below link: https://youtu.be/ib3_uHa49D8  

12 Aug 2025

Prof. Yi-Qing Ni, Chair Professor of Smart Structures and Rail Transit of CEE and Director of National Rail Transit Electrification and Automation Engineering Technology Research Centre (Hong Kong Branch), was recently interviewed by 21st Century Business Herald (21世紀經濟報導) on his pioneering AI-Driven Structural Safety Monitoring Technology for High-Speed Rail and Maglev Systems. This ground-breaking research was also featured in their film series

8 Aug 2025

The special issue titled “Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) by Waste and Concrete”, edited by Prof. Chi Sun Poon, Distinguished Research Professor of CEE, has recently been published in Cement and Concrete Composites. The special issue covers recent advances in the science and technology of using waste and concrete to capture CO2 as a means to reduce the carbon emissions of the global construction industry. Cement and Concrete Composites is a

6 Aug 2025

We are pleased to announce that Dr Zifeng Huang, CEE Postdoctoral Fellow, has been awarded funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) as an independent Principal Investigator under the guidance of Prof. Yong Xia.  This three-year project, titled “A probability density functional framework for the probabilistic response and reliability analysis of dynamical structural systems subjected to random environment

4 Aug 2025

Dr Dong Liao obtained his B.E. degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2017 and his Ph.D. degree from Zhejiang University in 2022. He served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at PolyU before being appointed as a Research Assistant Professor. Dr Liao’s research primarily focuses on constitutive modelling of soil behaviour, discrete element investigation of particulate mechanics, and numerical analysis of geotechnical engineering proble

1 Aug 2025

We are thrilled to announce that Prof. Ling Jin, Assistant Professor of CEE, and his collaborative team have been awarded the Best Paper Award 2024-2025 by The Innovation, a leading interdisciplinary journal under Cell Press dedicated to promoting scientific application through cutting-edge research and high-quality reviews. This recognition marks a significant milestone for Dr Changchao Li, the first author and a postdoctoral fellow (Awardee of

31 Jul 2025

The PolyU Summer Institute 2025 was successfully held on 21-25 July 2025. CEE welcomed 48 high school students across 9 countries to engage in a series of fun-filled activities including hands-on workshop and company visit. Hosted by Prof. Andy Y.F. Leung, Associate Head of CEE, students were introduced to the academic programmes offered by the Department and gained insights into the field of civil engineering. One of the highlights was the Towe

30 Jul 2025

We are proud to announce that Prof. You Dong, Associate Professor of CEE, was honored with the IASSAR (International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability) Early Achievement Research Award during the 14th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2025), held in Los Angeles, CA, USA on 1-6 June 2025. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding contributions by researchers in advancing the theory and appl

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