Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme - List of Funded Projects for 2023/24
Project No. Project Title (English) Hong Kong Principal Investigator/ University German Principal Investigator/ Institution Funding Period
(Year) 		Amount Awarded by RGC
(HK$)
(1st Year) 		Amount Awarded by RGC
(HK$)
(2nd Year)
G-CityU101/23 Amateur Esports and Health: An Integrated Participation Framework that Promotes Healthy Lifestyles among Mass Gamers Prof Christian Wagner / CityU Prof Jan Recker / University of Hamburg 2 29,960 29,960
G-CityU102/23 Quantifying the Role of CBAM on Carbon Reduction and Its Implication for Corporate Emission Reporting Dr Zhang Lin / CityU Prof Aaron Praktiknjo / RWTH Aachen University 2 42,900 42,900
G-CUHK404/23 Mitochondrial Dysfunction as A Common Pathological Pathway of Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia: The Potential of RANKL Inhibitor for Dual Treatment Prof Cheung Wing hoi / CUHK Prof Christoph Brochhausen-Delius / University of Heidelberg 2 32,200 32,200
G-CUHK405/23 Spectral Flow Cytometry-based Immune Profiling for Improved Sepsis Diagnosis: A Multi-Center, International Study Prof Tan Likai / CUHK Dr Immo Prinz / University Medical Center of Hamburg Eppendorf (UKE) 2 44,000 45,000
G-CUHK407/23 Combination of Artificial Intelligence (ENDO-AID) and Mucosal Exposure Device (Endocuff Vision® ) to Enhance Colorectal Neoplasia Detection: a Randomized Controlled Trial Dr Lau Ho-shing Louis / CUHK Dr Markus Wolfgang Scheppach / University of Augsburg 2 22,400 22,400
G-CUHK408/23 Membrane Remodeling by Biomolecular Condensates in Plant Autophagosome and Vacuole Prof Zhuang Xiaohong / CUHK Dr habil. PD Rumiana Dimova / Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces 2 45,000 45,000
G-CUHK409/23 Molecular Study of Phosphate Signalling and Autophagy Crosstalk under Phosphate Starvation in Arabidopsis thaliana Prof Jiang Liwen / CUHK Prof Gabriel Schaaf / University of Bonn 2 44,988 44,988
G-CUHK411/23 A Robust Data Analytics-based FBSDE Solver for High-dimensional Stochastic Control Problem Prof Yam Phillip Sheung-chi / CUHK Dr Long Teng / University of Wuppertal 2 44,700 44,700
G-EdUHK801/23 Impact of Artificial Intelligence-enabled Automated Adaptive Feedback on Students’ Motivational and Cognitive Learning Outcomes in Scenario-based Learning Dr Bai Shurui / EdUHK Dr Michael Sailer / Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 2 27,800 27,800
G-EdUHK803/23 Self-assessment Using ChatGPT in Foreign Language Learning: A Mixed-method Study in Translation Courses Prof Yan Zi / EdUHK Dr Wei Jingying / SDI University of Applied Languages in Munich 2 18,800 18,800
G-PolyU501/23 Maximum Consensus Integration of GNSS and LiDAR for Urban Navigation Dr Wen Weisong / PolyU Prof Claus Brenner / University of Hannover 2 28,600 28,600
G-PolyU502/23 3D Mapping Aided GNSS with Receiver Clock Modelling for Urban Navigation Dr Zhang Guohao / PolyU Prof Steffen Schön / University of Hannover 2 28,600 28,600
G-PolyU503/23 Development of ultra-high performance strain-hardening cementitious composites (UHP-SHCC) as overlays to enhance the ductility of 3D printed structures Dr Weng Yiwei / PolyU Prof Viktor Mechtcherine / Dresden University of Technology 2 41,200 41,200
G-PolyU507/23 Bridging of One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Actions Between Hong Kong and Germany (BeONE) Dr Woh Pei Yee Peggy / PolyU Prof Dennis Nurjadi / University of Lübeck 2 27,800 27,800
G-HKU706/23 Identification and characterization of DHHC inhibitors blocking acylation of membrane proteins of Influenza virus and Coronavirus Dr Yuan Shuofeng / HKU Dr Michael Veit / Free University Berlin 2 28,600 28,600
G-HKU707/23 Heterogenous in-memory accelerators combining memristor-based crossbar for matrix multiplication and content-addressable memories Dr Li Can / HKU Prof John Paul Strachan / Forschungszentrum Jülich 2 44,800 44,800
G-HKU708/23 Relationship between Physical Properties of Galaxy Clusters and their Dynamical States Dr Lim Jeremy Jin Leong / HKU Dr Jeremy Sanders / Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Garching 2 44,800 44,800