The Education University of Hong Kong Annual Report 2023-2024 26 During the year, 30 prestigious international innovation awards were garnered. These included eight Gold Medals, six Special Awards, an Organiser’s Choice Award and a Jury’s Choice Award. The innovations provide solutions in a wide range of areas frommeasuring ocular misalignment to a detection system in case people fall. The reporting period also saw eight patents granted and 16 others filed to protect EdUHK inventions, ranging from emotional recognition to quantifying microplastics. Supported by the HKSAR Government and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and applied through the Hong Kong Sports Institute, the Sports Science and Research Funding Scheme aims to enhance the competitiveness of athletes and help them better prepare for major international sports events in the coming few years. One research project entitled ‘An IoT Edge Monitoring System for Enhanced and Personalized Management of Athletes’ Nutrition and Performance’ was awarded HK$7.82 million under this scheme in 2023-24. The objective of this project is to develop an Athletes Nutrition Management System (ANMS) that can objectively monitor and optimise the performance and health of athletes by tracking their food and nutrition intake. This will enable coaches and nutritionists to prescribe personalised nutrition plans to meet the individual nutritional needs based on an athlete’s body composition, activity level, training schedule, and injury recovery rate, and monitor their progress. EdUHK has made significant strides in promoting and facilitating applications for the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) during the fiscal year 2023-24. For instance, the ‘Social Robot for English Language Learners among Young Learners’ project was funded under the Innovation and Technology Fund for Better Living. The project is led by Professor Susanna Yeung Siu-sze from the Department of Psychology. It aims to develop an interactive social robot to enhance the English language skills, interests and motivation of kindergarten and primary students. The three-year project, funded with a total of HK$5.5 million, is intended to make a substantial impact on language education with cutting-edge AI technology for young learners. Another highlight project was awarded funding through the Innovation and Technology Support Programme. Led by Dr Michael Yeung Kin-chung from the Department of Psychology, the seed project entitled ‘Developing an EEG-fNIRS Neurofeedback Application for Brain Training for Autistic Children’ seeks to develop a versatile and novel combined EEG-fNIRS neurofeedback application to offer synergistic brain training for autistic children. The ITSP seed project received HK$1.4 million for research and development over an 18-month period. 在過去一年中，教大共獲得三十項享譽國際的創新獎 項，其中包括八個金獎、六個特別獎、一個大會特選獎 以及一個評審特選獎。這些創新發明涵蓋廣泛領域的解 決方案，包括斜視角度測量系統和跌倒感應系統等。在 報告年內，教大亦獲批八項專利，另提交了十六項專利 申請，這些專利涉及情感識別和微塑膠測定技術等。 由香港特別行政區政府與香港賽馬會慈善信託基金注 資、經香港體育學院提交資助申請的運動科研資助計 劃，旨於協助運動員提升競爭力及備戰未來數年的大型 國際體育賽事。在2023-24年度，教大研究項目「智能物 聯網科技系統：提升及個人化管理運動員營養與運動表 現」於此計劃中獲得782萬港元資助。計劃目標是開發 運動員營養管理系統，透過追蹤運動員的食物和營養攝 取量，客觀地監測和提升運動員的表現和健康狀況。教 練和營養師能藉此根據運動員的身體組成、活動水平、 訓練計劃和傷害恢復率制定個人化營養計劃，以滿足個 人營養需求，並監控其進展。 香港教育大學在2023-24財政年度致力推動及促進創新 及科技基金(ITF) 的申請。「協助兒童英語學習的社交機 械人」項目獲得了創科生活基金(FBL)的資助，由心理 學系的楊少詩教授領導。該項目的目標是開發一個互動 社交機械人，以提升幼兒和小學生的英語學習技能、興 趣和動力。該項目為期三年，總項目費用為五百五十萬 港元，有望利用尖端的人工智能技術在幼兒語言教育方 面產生重大影響。另一個項目獲得創新及科技支援計劃 (ITSP) 的資助。該項目名為「開發用於自閉症兒童大腦 訓練的EEG-fNIRS神經反饋應用程式」，由心理學系的楊 健忠博士領導。該種子項目旨在開發一個多功能的新型 結合腦電圖(EEG) 及功能性近紅外光譜(fNIRS)的神經反 饋應用程式，為自閉症兒童提供大腦訓練。該種子項目 獲得一百四十萬港元的資助，將支持為期十八個月的研 究與發展。 Children playing with the ‘Social Robot for English Language Learners among Young Learners’ in an exhibition 小朋友在一展覽會上與「協助兒童英語學習的社交機械人」互動 學習
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