Group for Interventional Robotic and Imaging Systems (IRIS)
Funding Acknowledgement
Jan 2024 – Dec 2026
High-fidelity tendon-driven robotic assistant with multimodal sensing for joint arthroplasty, funded by Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, via General Research Fund (GRF)
[Project no. 17210023]
Jan 2024 – Dec 2028
Co-PI - AI-assisted Microrobotic Platform for Minimally Invasive Interventions, funded by Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, via Strategic Topics Grant (STG)
[Project no. STG1/E-401/23-N]
Jun 2022 – Mar 2025
Co-PI - Minimally Contiguous Intubation and Tracheostomy for Severe COVID-19 Patients with Teleoperated Endotracheal cum Percutaneous Dual Robotic Modules and Multi-Modality Guidance, funded by Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, via Collaborative Research Fund(CRF)
[Project no. C4026-21G]
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
3D Forward-viewing Optical Coherence Tomography through Soft Robotic Scanning for In-Situ Endoscopic Augmented Reality, funded by Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, via General Research Fund (GRF)
[Project no. 17209021]
Apr 2021 – Mar 2024
Multi-stage Soft Robotic Assistant for Intra-operative MRI-guided Stereotactic Brain Biopsy and Neurosurgery, funded by Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), via Midstream Research Programme (MRP)
[Project no. MRP/029/20X]
Jan 2021 – Dec 2023
Intra-operative MRI-guided Robotic System for Ultrasound-driven Drug Delivery, funded by Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, via General Research Fund (GRF)
[Project no. 17207020]
May 2020 – Apr 2025
Programme Lead - Multi-scale Medical Robotics Center Limited, funded by Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), via AIR@InnoHK cluster
May 2020 – Apr 2025
Programme Lead - Centre for Garment Production Limited funded by Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), via AIR@InnoHK cluster
Jan 2020 – Dec 2022
Robot-assisted Laser Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma under Intra-operative Magnetic Resonance Imaging, funded by Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, via General Research Fund (GRF)
[Project no. 17205919]
Feb 2019 – Jul 2021
Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guidance for Robotic Transoral Surgery, funded by Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), via University-Industry Collaboration Programme (UICP)
[Project no.UIM/353, PiH/244/19, PiH/120/19, InP/120/19, InP/199/19]
Jan 2019 – Dec 2021
Intra-operative MRI-guided Robotic System for Photothermal Therapy of Bladder Cancer, funded by Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, via General Research Fund (GRF)
[Project no. 17206818]
Dec 2018 – Nov 2023
Co-PI – Image-guided Automatic Robotic Surgery, funded by Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, via Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS)
[Project no. T42-409/18-R]
Jan 2018 – Dec 2020
MRI-guided Soft Continuum Robotic System for Transoral Laser Microsurgery, funded by Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, via General Research Fund (GRF)
[Project no. 17202317]
Jan 2017 – Dec 2019
High-performance MRI-guided Robotic System for Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, funded by Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, via General Research Fund (GRF)
[Project no. 17227616]
Jan 2016 – Dec 2018
MRI-guided and Robot-assisted Catheterization for Cardiac Electrophysiological Intervention, funded by Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, via Early Career Scheme (ECS)
[Project no. 27209515]
May 2016 – May 2017
Development of Soft Robotic Colonoscope for Non-invasive Diagnostic and Therapeutic Colonoscopy, funded by Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), via Innovation and Technology Support Programme (ITSP)
[Project no. ITS/361/15FX]
Aug 2014 – Jul 2019
Interventional Imaging and Robotic Systems, funded by Croucher Foundation, via Start-up allowance for Croucher award recipients