Funding body: Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited
Grant/award number: AISS2025111901
Total award amount: HKD 5,184,000
Period: 01/01/2026-30/06/2027
Role: Co-Investigator
Project title: GeoAI for Climate Resilience (ResilientIA): Building a Global Centre for Safe, Trustworthy, and Ethical Geospatial AI
Short Abstract: Tackle climate change with trustworthy intelligence. We are establishing a Global Centre for Climate Resilience Geospatial AI (GeoAI). This hub will pioneer safe, transparent AI to analyze climate and societal data, creating tools for real-time monitoring, predictive analysis, and equitable planning. Focusing on urban heat, disaster risk, and sustainability, the Centre will deliver open platforms and decision-support systems. Our mission: position Hong Kong as a global leader in responsible GeoAI, empowering communities worldwide with reliable intelligence to build a resilient future.

Funding body: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Grant/award number: UGC-A0054005
Total award amount: HKD 1,625,000
Period: 01/01/2026-30/06/2027
Role: Principal-Investigator (PI)
Project title: Earth Observation Data for Environmental Monitoring and Applications.
Short Abstract: This project aims to pioneer a century of high-resolution Earth Observation hydroclimate data. By integrating GRACE satellite measurements of water storage with GNSS atmospheric profiles, we will create detailed global datasets for monitoring water and climate. This vital information will be used to model future climate risks, focusing on vulnerable regions in Africa and Asia that currently lack such data. Our work will empower better water resource management and resilience planning in the face of escalating droughts and floods.

Funding body: Environmental Conservation Fund
Grant/award number: 158/2025
Total award amount: HKD 348,000
Period: 01/07/2026 to 31/08/2027
Role: Principal-Investigator (PI)
Project title: AI-Powered Sky Scans: Revolutionizing Hong Kongs Greenhouse Gas Monitoring with GNSS-RO
Short Abstract: This project pioneers the use of AI and satellite Radio Occultation technology to map Hong Kong’s greenhouse gas pollution in unprecedented detail. By analyzing how satellite signals bend through the atmosphere, we will study how humidity and weather events trap or disperse pollutants. Our open findings will equip environmental agencies with advanced tools for smarter climate policy and monitoring, positioning Hong Kong at the forefront of environmental innovation.