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Dr. Ren Sijie Jimmy 任思捷博士
BEng ECNU, PhD CityU, SMIEEE
Assistant Professor
School of Science and Technology

Biography

Jimmy S. Ren is currently an assistant professor at Department of EECS, School of Science and Technology. Before joining HKMU, he had over 12 year's experience in the AI and software industry. He was an executive research director at SenseTime where he leads a multi-functional team to build high impact computational photography products which are being used by tens of millions smartphone users. Prior to that, he was a staff researcher in Lenovo Labs Hong Kong and was a software engineer in Ericsson China R&D.
 
He received his Ph.D. degree from City University of Hong Kong. His research interests are computational photography, computer vision and generative AI. He is in the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Stanford's List of World's Top 2% Scientists in the area of Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing. His publications appeared in journals such as TPAMI, IJCV, TMM, TCSVT, TITS, etc as well as in top-tier conferences such as CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, AAAI, ICCP, etc.. He has over 8000 citations according to Google Scholar. He is a senior member of IEEE.
 
He invented the core algorithm within world's first AI powered 2x2OCL image sensor, namely Sony IMX854. It is an innovative and hardware friendly AI-based remosaic algorithm for image sensors with Quad-Bayer coding and 2x2OCL micro-lens architecture. This technology became the core function in this AI image sensor.
 
He also has roles in various academic services such as advisory board member for Master of Science in Data Science program of School of Data Science, Lingnan university. Member of faculty selection committee at Qing Yuan Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He was also an external graduate research advisor at Tsinghua University Graduate School at Shenzhen.
 
His home page is: https://www.jimmyren.com.
 
 
 
 
 

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Modified Date: 02 Aug, 2025
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Jonathan Chiu
Marketing Director
3DP Technology Limited

Jonathan handles all external affairs include business development, patents write up and public relations. He is frequently interviewed by media and is considered a pioneer in 3D printing products.

Krutz Cheuk
Biomedical Engineer
Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital

After graduating from OUHK, Krutz obtained an M.Sc. in Engineering Management from CityU. He is now completing his second master degree, M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering, at CUHK. Krutz has a wide range of working experience. He has been with Siemens, VTech, and PCCW.

Hugo Leung
Software and Hardware Engineer
Innovation Team Company Limited

Hugo Leung Wai-yin, who graduated from his four-year programme in 2015, won the Best Paper Award for his ‘intelligent pill-dispenser’ design at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering’s International Conference on Consumer Electronics – China 2015.

The pill-dispenser alerts patients via sound and LED flashes to pre-set dosage and time intervals. Unlike units currently on the market, Hugo’s design connects to any mobile phone globally. In explaining how it works, he said: ‘There are three layers in the portable pillbox. The lowest level is a controller with various devices which can be connected to mobile phones in remote locations. Patients are alerted by a sound alarm and flashes. Should they fail to follow their prescribed regime, data can be sent via SMS to relatives and friends for follow up.’ The pill-dispenser has four medicine slots, plus a back-up with a LED alert, topped by a 500ml water bottle. It took Hugo three months of research and coding to complete his design, but he feels it was worth all his time and effort.

Hugo’s public examination results were disappointing and he was at a loss about his future before enrolling at the OUHK, which he now realizes was a major turning point in his life. He is grateful for the OUHK’s learning environment, its industry links and the positive guidance and encouragement from his teachers. The University is now exploring the commercial potential of his design with a pharmaceutical company. He hopes that this will benefit the elderly and chronically ill, as well as the society at large.

Soon after completing his studies, Hugo joined an automation technology company as an assistant engineer. He is responsible for the design and development of automation devices. The target is to minimize human labor and increase the quality of products. He is developing products which are used in various sections, including healthcare, manufacturing and consumer electronics.

Course Code Title Credits
  COMP S321F Advanced Database and Data Warehousing 5
  COMP S333F Advanced Programming and AI Algorithms 5
  COMP S351F Software Project Management 5
  COMP S362F Concurrent and Network Programming 5
  COMP S363F Distributed Systems and Parallel Computing 5
  COMP S382F Data Mining and Analytics 5
  COMP S390F Creative Programming for Games 5
  COMP S492F Machine Learning 5
  ELEC S305F Computer Networking 5
  ELEC S348F IOT Security 5
  ELEC S371F Digital Forensics 5
  ELEC S431F Blockchain Technologies 5
  ELEC S425F Computer and Network Security 5
 Course CodeTitleCredits
 ELEC S201FBasic Electronics5
 IT S290FHuman Computer Interaction & User Experience Design5
 STAT S251FStatistical Data Analysis5
 Course CodeTitleCredits
 COMPS333FAdvanced Programming and AI Algorithms5
 COMPS362FConcurrent and Network Programming5
 COMPS363FDistributed Systems and Parallel Computing5
 COMPS380FWeb Applications: Design and Development5
 COMPS381FServer-side Technologies and Cloud Computing5
 COMPS382FData Mining and Analytics5
 COMPS390FCreative Programming for Games5
 COMPS413FApplication Design and Development for Mobile Devices5
 COMPS492FMachine Learning5
 ELECS305FComputer Networking5
 ELECS363FAdvanced Computer Design5
 ELECS425FComputer and Network Security5