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(Semester 1, 2020-21) Faculty of Engineering the University of Hong Course list for Cross-Institutional Course Enrolment (Semester 1, 2020-21) Faculty of Engineering The University of Hong Kong Last update: July 29, 2020 Level Remarks (RPG/TPG) (if any) Quota for RPG: for Contact (Please specify Prerequisites non-HKU Course Code Course Title research Course URL Person here if the (if any) Students postgraduates; (if applicable) medium of (if any) TPG: for taught instruction is postgraduates NOT English.) A course in Special topic in environmental http://www.civil.hku.hk CIVL8015 environmental engineering RPG science or 5 /civil_intranet/index.ht - - A: Research and practice environmental ml engineering Virtual prototyping in civil CIVL8018 RPG - 5 Same as above - - engineering Statistical methods for CIVL8020 RPG - 5 Same as above - - engineering Selected advanced topics CIVL8021 RPG - 5 Same as above - - in soil mechanics http://www3.cs.hku.hk/ Advanced Topics in Visual COMP8503 RPG - 5 programme/2020/com - - Analytics p8503.jsp http://www3.cs.hku.hk/ COMP9602 Convex Optimization RPG - 5 programme/2020/com - - p9602.jsp https://elink.eee.hku.h Polynomial optimizations ELEC8504 RPG - 3 k/postgrad_course_ou - - via linear matrix inequalities tlines_2021.html Probability and random ELEC8505 RPG - 3 Same as above - - processes Service behaviour of https://www.mech.hku. MECH6010 TPG - 5 - - materials hk/tpg Computer-aided product MECH6034 TPG - 5 Same as above - - development (CAPD) Nanotechnology: MECH6045 fundamentals and TPG - 5 Same as above - - applications MECH7010 Contemporary robotics TPG - 5 Same as above - - Railway Engineering – MECH7014 TPG - 5 Same as above - - Metro and High-Speed Rail SYLLABUS: CIVL8015 Special topic in environmental engineering A: Research and practice This course aims at providing students with a comprehensive understanding of ecohydrology and its recent applications in various ecosystems. The course also provides a fundamental understanding of the water and wastewater treatment systems and the potential impacts of climate change on water security. CIVL8018 Virtual prototyping in civil engineering This course aims to equip students with understanding of the fundamental principles of virtual prototyping, processes of virtual prototyping, documentation of software development, current research and development efforts, and applications that have been developed and commonly used in the architecture, engineering and construction/Facility Management (AEC/FM) industry. The course also intends to provide students with opportunities to investigate the current AEC industry practice and develop research topics to further enhance the technology by conducting a semester-long project, presentations and discussions. CIVL8020 Statistical methods for engineering This module aims to provide students with a comprehensive exposition of the use of statistical methods/models that are useful in analyzing data commonly encountered in engineering problems such as transportation. Topics will include basic tools for statistical model building, linear models, count and discrete dependent variables, duration models, and analysis of panel data. Special emphasis is placed on the data analysis and modelling of travelers’ behaviors. Software packages such as SPSS and R will be used to support the demonstration of the practical application of data analysis and model building in the module. CIVL8021 Selected advanced topics in soil mechanics Soil behavior; stresses and strains in soil masses; stress path; soil deformation and consolidation theory; soil strength and failure criteria of soils; soil modelling techniques; laboratory testing applications. COMP8503 Advanced Topics in Visual Analytics This course presents the theory, algorithms and applications of visual analysis and information visualization. Main topics to be included: basic charts and graphs; hierarchical structure visualization; graph drawing; network visualization; focus+context; database visualization; clustering; multidimensional scaling; manifold learning; anomaly detection. COMP9602 Convex Optimization This course presents the theory, algorithms and applications of convex optimization. Main topics to be included: convex sets and functions; linear programming; quadratic programming, semidefinite programming, geometric programming; integer programming; duality and Lagrangian relaxation; Newton’s method; Simplex algorithm; interior point method; a brief introduction to game theory. ELEC8504 Polynomial Optimization via Linear Matrix Inequalities Linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) play a key role in solving optimization over polynomials thanks to convexity properties, the theory of positive polynomials, and the development of LMI solvers. This course aims at providing students with the fundamental results in solving optimization over polynomials via LMI techniques, which find applications in various areas such as dynamical systems and computer vision. ELEC8505 Probability and Random Processes The subject of probability and random processes is an important one for a variety of disciplines, including estimation and detection, pattern recognition, voice and image processing, networking and communications. This course is a first year graduate level course in probability and random processes. It aims at providing students with solid knowledge of the fundamentals and applications of random phenomena. By the end of this course, the students should be able to apply the probability theory to their own research areas. MECH6010 Service behaviour of materials The aims of this course are: (1) to study the relevant physical basis for the understanding and prediction of the service behaviour, such as creep, fracture, fatigue and corrosion, of materials in industrial applications; and (2) to provide the knowledge to engineers the microstructure in such a way that the service behaviour of materials can be improved. Topics include: creep regimes; creep mechanisms; creep resistant alloys; brittle fracture; ductile fracture; brittle-ductile transition; fracture mechanism maps; fatigue; Basquins and Coffin-Manson Laws; Goodman’s relation; Palmgren-Miner rule; corrosion; electrochemical principles; forms of corrosion; corrosion control; case studies; service behaviour of engineering plastics; polymer-matrix composites. MECH6034 Computer-aided product development (CAPD) This course will focus on main technologies related to computer-aided product development, including popular product development methodologies, computer-aided design, haptic shape modelling, reverse engineering, additive manufacturing and rapid tooling. The specific course objectives are: (1) To have a good understanding of popular product development methodologies, product development processes; (2) to understand major technologies that can be used to assist product development at different phases; (3) to be able to apply the computer- aided product development technologies to develop a simple product; and (4) to understand the constraints of manufacturing and cost in product development. Topics include: product development methodologies; basic product manufacturing technologies; design for manufacturing; product costing and value engineering; solid modelling techniques; reverse engineering; additive manufacturing. MECH6045 Nanotechnology: fundamentals and applications Nanotechnology is a rapidly developing discipline which has emerged from foundations based in microtechnology built up during the past few decades. Many exciting engineering applications in nanotechnology have been proposed and some are already in use. The current intensive research activities world-wide make it highly likely that many more products and applications in nanotechnology will emerge in the next few decades. This course aims at: (1) to equip students with fundamental knowledge and concepts on micro- and nano-technology, and to enable the students to apply such knowledge in future careers in both industry and universities; (2) to enable students to understand the effects of material size on behaviour and properties, and from these to appreciate the new possibilities in both fundamental science and practical applications brought about by nanotechnology; and (3) to introduce students to promising and emerging applications of nanotechnology in energy storage/conversion, unconventional materials and optical metamaterials, and help students to further research and/or work in specific application areas. Topics include: characteristic length scales, nanomaterials, nanostructures, physical properties of nanostructures, deposition techniques of nanofabrication, micro/nanolithography, high resolution analysis and characterization, scanning probe methods, nanoindentation, mechanical behaviours of bulk nanostructured materials, processing techniques for bulk nanostructured materials, ultrahigh strength of nanostructures, bio-nanotechnology, energy storage, energy conversion, nanophotonics, plasmonics, optical metamaterial. Students who have taken and passed MECH6040 will not be allowed to take MECH6045. MECH7010 Contemporary robotics This course aims to explore the major technologies related to modern robotic systems, including the components and working principle of robots, automatic and computer-aided control, kinematics and control of mobile robots including drones and driverless cars, soft robots, etc. The specific course objectives are: (1) to have a comprehensive understanding of robotic systems in terms of their system configurations, working principles, historical evolutions, and applications; (2) to understand
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