Funded Research Projects to Advance Smart Railways

Six research projects of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), all of which are exploring applications of advanced railway technologies in environmental, social and governance measures, have received a total funding of HKD7.25 million under the MTR Research Funding Scheme 2023.

The proposals comprise smart solutions for emergency evacuation in metro stations; noise control in railway engineering; comprehensive monitoring network; autonomous modularised trains; and fire resilience in station designs—alongside a multi-dimensional assessment tool towards sustainable development goals. To this end, the use of Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT); deep learning in computer vision; metamaterials; and electromagnetic energy harvesting will be optimised. —Construction+ Online

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Source: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University