Drainage Service Department Research & Development Forum 2023

Date: 14 Nov 2023 (Tue)
Hong Kong Time:
AM Session: 09:00 – 12:20
PM Session: 14:00 – 16:55
Venue: Room N201, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Target audience: We welcome representatives from the government, academia, consultants, contractors, professional bodies, green groups, NGOs and other stakeholders to participate in our Forum.
Registration Fee: Free of Charge

AM Session:

TIME	PROGRAMME
09:00 - 09:30	Registration
09:30 - 09:50	Opening
09:50 - 09:55	Welcome Speech
09:55 - 10:20	Ir. Prof. Irene LO, JP Chair Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, HKUST Topics: Photoelectrochemical Treatment of Saline Sewage by a Mutifunctional Photoanode: Novel Technology towards Sustainability and Carbon Neutrality
10:20 - 10:45	Ir. Prof. Kai-leung YUNG, BBS Associate Head and Chair Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, PolyU Ir. Dr. Yuk-ming TANG Senior Teaching Fellow, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, PolyU Topics: Intelligent Non-invasive Structural Health Inspection System for Multi-part Covers
10:45 - 11:00	Break
11:00 - 11:25	Prof. Zhiguo YUAN, AM Chair Professor, School of Energy and Environment CityU Topics: Towards net-zero energy and net-zero carbon wastewater management
11:25 - 11:50	Prof. Xiao-yan LI Chair Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, HKU Topics: Mainstream anammox: Promise and challenges for sustainable nitrogen removal in saline wastewater treatment
11:50 - 12:15	Ir. Prof. Mohamed Salah GHIDAOUI Chinese Estates Professor of Engineering and Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST Topics: Time-Reversal of Waves for Intelligent Monitoring of Pressurized Mains
12:15 - 12:20	Session Remarks

PM Session:

TIME	PROGRAMME
14:00 - 14:20	Registration
14:20 - 14:30	Opening of Afternoon Session
14:30 - 14:55	Ir. Prof. Dan TSANG Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST Topics: Enhancing Water Resilience with Blue-Green Infrastructure: A Pilot-scale Study on Bioretention Systems for Stormwater Harvesting in New Development Areas
14:55 - 15:20	Prof. Yun-hui LIU Choh-ming Li Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, CUHK Director, Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Topics: Robot and AI Technologies for Inspection Tasks in Smart Cities
15:20 - 15:35	Break
15:35 - 16:00	Prof. Jimmy JIAO Professor, Department of Earth Science, HKU Topics: Study on Potential Application of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR)
16:00 - 16:25	Dr. Ping LOU Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, HKU Topics: Vision Generative AI: A new frontier for sewage treatment industry
16:25 - 16:50	Mr. Kai WU Head of Environmental Research and Development, HKPC Topics: Best practices for eco-friendly wastewater management
16:50 - 16:55	Session Remarks

Notes:

The programme is subject to change without prior notice.
The presentations will be conducted in English or Cantonese or Putonghua. Simultaneous interpretation in English, Cantonese and Putonghua will be provided.