Past Events in 2024

In 2024, the following events were held…

• [08/2024] It is great to share I was selected as the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in 2024. This prestigious acknowledgment, compiled and announced annually by researchers at Stanford University, USA, is determined by citations, h-index, co-authorship-adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in various authorship positions, and a composite indicator. Congratulations to our academic staff for their unwavering dedication to achieving research excellence! This recognition highlights their significant contributions and influence within their respective fields of expertise.

• [09/2024] It is great to serve as the session chair of IEEE ITSC 2024 for the session “Unmanned Aerial Vehciles”, in Edmonton, Canada. Also, I host the workshop on “Intelligent Vehicle Meets Urban: Safe And Certifiable Navigation And Control for Intelligent Vehicles In Complex Urban Scenarios” in ITSC 2024. It is also great to meet Dave, Hongzhou, etc.!

• [08/2024] It is great to share that our ITF seed fund proposal, titled Safety-certified Multi-source Fusion Positioning for Autonomous Vehicles in Complex Scenarios, is granted by the Hong Kong ITC.

• [08/2024] It is great to share that I was invited to serve as the associate editor in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology from Sept 2024 for one year.

• [08/2024] It is great to share that our paper, titled Factor Graph Optimization for GNSS/INS Integration: A Comparison with the Extended Kalman Filter, is received the most citations in the year 2023! This work will be recognized during Friday’s Awards Luncheon at the upcoming ION GNSS+ 2024 conference in Baltimore, MD.

• [07/2024] It is great to share that our paper, titled Factor Graph Optimization-based Smartphone IMU-only Indoor SLAM with Multi-hypothesis Turning Behavior Loop Closures, is accepted by the IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. Congratulations to Shiyu!

• [07/2024] A very short video edited by RTHK is available through the RTHK Youtube Channel.

• [07/2024] It is great to be invited to give talk at Wuhan University with fruitful discussion. Thank you very much for the invitation from Prof. Li Xingxing.

• [07/2024] It is great to be interviewed by the 头条日报 about the low altitude economy and our research on our UAV research, such as the UAV for window cleaning and aerial 3D printing.

• [06/2024] It is great to share that our paper, titled Integrity-constrained Factor Graph Optimization for GNSS Positioning in Urban Canyons, is accepted by the NAVIGATION. In this paper, we proposed an integrity constrained factor graph optimization for GNSS positioning in urban canyons. In particular, the fault detection and exclusion (FDE) module is combined in the state estimation problem using the switchable constraints before the protection level calculation. Congratulations to Xia Xiao on this great work!

• [06/2024] It is great to share that our project, titled LiDAR Aided GNSS Multipath/NLOS Modeling and Mitigation for Robotics Positioning in Urban Canyons, is funded by the Hong Kong RGC under the Early Career Scheme. Looking forward to the impact from this project! The details of this project can be found by LINK.

• [06/2024] It is great to share that our paper, titled Towards High-Definition Vector Map Construction Based on Multi-sensor Integration for Intelligent Vehicles: Systems and Error Quantification, is accepted by the IET Intelligent Transport Systems. Congratulations to Runzhi on this great work!

• [06/2024] It is great to be invited to give the seminar talk at Tsinghua University on the topic of 3D LiDAR Aided GNSS Positioning for Autonomous Systems in Urban Canyons. Thank you very much for the invitation from Dr. Lv from Tsinghua University. The details of the talk can be found by the Link.

• [06/2024] It is great to be interviewed by the Hong Kong RTHK on our research about UAV enabled window cleaning and UAV enabled aerial 3D printing technologies, together our latest view on the low altitude economy (LAE)!

• [06/2024] It is great to share that our paper, titled Tightly-coupled Visual/Inertial/Map Integration with Observability Analysis for Reliable Localization of Intelligent Vehicles, is accepted by the IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles. Congratulations to Zheng Xi on this great work!

• [06/2024] It is great to share that our paper, titled Towards Persistent Spatial Awareness: A Review of Pedestrian Dead Reckoning-Centric Indoor Positioning Techniques, is accepted by the IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation & Measurement. Congratulations to Shiyu on this great work!

• [05/2024] It is great to be interviewed by the Hong Kong TVB on our research about UAV enabled window cleaning and UAV enabled aerial 3D printing technologies. Looking forward to the impact of the listed topics!

• [04/2024] It is great to make a presentation sharing with Hohai University invited by Prof. Zhang Zhetao, titled “3D LiDAR aided GNSS Positioning in Urban Canyons for Autonomous Systems”.

• [04/2024] It is great to make a presentation sharing with Westwell. Thank you very much for the coordination and invitation from PolyU RIO.

• [04/2024] Congratulations to Yihan for the paper acceptance in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement titled Zhong, Y., Hu, R., Bai, X., Li, X., Hsu, L. T., & Wen, W. (2024). Enhancing GNSS Positioning Accuracy for Road Monitoring Systems: A Factor Graph Optimization Approach Aided by Geospatial Information. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement.

• [04/2024] It is great to attend the PolyU FCE sharing where I was invited to make a short presentation to share the Smart Traffic Fund project.

• [04/2024] It is great to attend the 无锡江阴产学研交流 where I was invited to make a short presentation titled “具备安全保证的复杂环境下无人系统与应用” in Wuxi, Jiangsu. Thank you very much for the coordination and invitation from PolyU RIO.

• [02/2024] It is happy to share that our proposal titled “Sustainable Window Cleaning for PolyU Jockey Club Innovation Tower with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV): An Application of Autonomous Systems Enabled Carbon Reduction” is granted by PolyU Carbon Neutrality Funding Scheme 2023/24. This project aims to explore the potential of the UAV system for carbon neutrality aiming at high altitude building cleaning.

• [01/2024] It is great to share that our proposal titled “Development of an Assisted Navigation and Collision Avoidance System using AI and Location-based Service” is granted by Hong Kong Smart Traffic Fund. This project aims to develop a low-cost, high-precision co-location solution suitable for urban canyons. It includes developing an algorithm to solve satellite positioning offsets caused by building obstructions and reflections, as well as developing a collision avoidance warning application for issuance of early warning and enabling emergency interventions to reduce collision risks in blind areas of sight.

• [01/2024] It is great to run into the year 2024!