EdUHK Students Clinch First Prize at Huawei ICT Competition 2025-2026 Hong Kong SAR Final, Gear Up for Regional Final
A team of students from The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) majoring in BSc(Hons) in Artificial Intelligence and Educational Technology (BSc(AI&EdTech)) has achieved outstanding success at the Huawei ICT Competition 2025-2026 Hong Kong SAR Final (Innovation Competition AI Track), taking home the First Prize with their innovative project Interpreter Gloves for the Chinese Sign Language. The achievement highlights EdUHK’s strength in nurturing AI talent and the practical application of cutting-edge technology in social welfare, and the team is now gearing up to compete in the Regional Final to be held in April 2026, where they will go head-to-head with outstanding teams from other cities.
The winning team comprises Year 3 students HUANG Yusi, LIU Xiaobin, and Year 1 student DENG Yixuan, under the supervision of Dr. CHEUNG Ho Yin Haoran, all from the Department of Mathematics and Information Technology (MIT). Drawing on their professional knowledge in AI, the team developed a smart sign language interpretation glove tailored for Chinese Sign Language (CSL) users, addressing the long-standing communication barriers between the hearing/speech-impaired community and the general public.
Their award-winning project, Interpreter Gloves for the Chinese Sign Language, integrates Huawei’s AI-related technologies including MindSpore and CANN, as well as advanced edge computing, sensor technology and deep learning algorithms. The wearable glove device captures CSL gestures in real time through high-precision flex sensors and motion measurement units, and converts them into audible speech and readable text via on-device AI inference, realizing seamless, network-independent barrier-free communication. The project stands out for its human-centered design, solving the practical pain points of existing sign language translation technologies such as poor mobility and reliance on external equipment, and has broad application prospects in assistive technology and the AIoT field.
This achievement is a testament to the students' solid academic foundation, innovative thinking and practical ability, as well as EdUHK’s emphasis on interdisciplinary integration and industry-academia collaboration in the BSc(AI&EdTech) programme. It also reflects the programme’s educational goal of cultivating AI talents who can apply technological innovation to solve real social problems and contribute to social equity and inclusive development.
After clinching the top honour in the Hong Kong SAR Final, the team is now fully immersed in preparations for the upcoming Regional Final in April 2026, polishing their project and optimizing the technical details of the interpreter gloves to showcase the innovative strength of EdUHK students on a broader stage against teams from other cities.
EdUHK will continue to strengthen the cultivation of AI and emerging technology talents, provide more platforms for students to participate in high-level academic and technological competitions, and encourage young scholars to use professional knowledge to drive technological innovation and create greater social value.
