1975 – CS courses first taught in HKU
1982 – BSc(CompStud) first offered
1988 – CS Department Founded
Academic Staff
Tenure-track and Tenured Staff – 26
Contracted Staff – 4
Research Groups
Algorithms and Bioinformatics (8)
Data and Software Engineering (5)
HCI, Graphics and Computer Vision (6)
Information Security and Forensics (5)
Systems and Networking (4)

Rank 14 th globally in 2013/14
Rank 10 th globally in 2012/13

Where did the 2013 graduates go?
Community,
Social &
Personal
Services
4%
Further Studies
7%
Civil Service
4%
Others
12%
Commerce &
Industry
68%
Educational
Institutions
5%

HKU Outstanding Teaching Award
Two HKU Outstanding Researcher Awards
Two HKU Outstanding Young Researcher Awards
HKU Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award
Five Faculty Outstanding Teaching Awards
Two Faculty Knowledge Exchange Awards

Best Paper Award x 20
Best Student Paper Award x 6
Editorship, Invited Lectures,
Keynote Speeches ~110
Applied Research: Top in HKU in ITF Funding

High Throughput Analysis of Sequencing (NGS)
Data for Clinical Diagnosis

Funding: Innovation & Technology Fund + Novogene
 Joint Lab: HKU-BGI Bioinformatics Algorithm Laboratory
 Software: SOAP-dp & BALSA
• fastest (and sensitive) software for alignment & variant detection
•
~ 5 hours for Whole Genome Sequencing (1,000 Gigabases) using commodity hardware

Users/Collaborators: NIH, Johns Hopkins, NCSA, Institute of
Cancer Research (UK), Beijing Cancer Hospital, HKSH, …

Lineament Systems to Fight High-Tech Crime in
Cyberspace
Detects IP Infringement activities on the Internet
Detects potential auction fraud in cyberspace
Monitors illegal file sharing
 Contract Research funds by law enforcement agencies
 Systems deployed to HKSAR Customs & Excise Department since 2007 to fight Cyberspace Crime in Hong Kong
 Received Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award

Research graduates/students playing leading roles in local law enforcement agencies

Data Visualization Technology for Water Environment Conservation
 Supported by Hong Kong Jockey Club
 Systems deployed in Hong Kong
 Hundreds of institutional users worldwide

Received State Award in Science and Technology

BEng(CompSc) [Accredited by HKIE]
BEng(CE) [joint prog w/ EEE Dept]
BEng(EngSc) - Computing & Data Analytics
[joint prog with Dept of Statistics & Actuarial
Science] (new prog launched from 2012/13)
Double-Degree BBA(IS)/BEng(CompSc)
[joint prog w/ Faculty of Business & Economics]
Major / Minor in CS (for non-CS students)
No. of Students in
2013/14
170
50
8
123
MSc(CompSc)
MSc(EComIComp) [joint prog w/ EEE Dept]
Master of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Maj: 49 / Min: 62
Foundation: 303
245
171
FT: 22 / PT: 7
FT: 84 / PT: 12