Part-time Temporary Student Research Assistant(s) (Semester 2, AY2025/26)
(to commence from from January to May 2026)
We are looking for passionate students to work as Part-time Temporary Student Research Assistants for 2026 at Innovation Wing. Our Student Research Assistants will work on real-world industrial challenges and deliver engaging workshops to fellow HKU students. Applicants are expected to be efficient in programming or design prototyping to effectively address these challenges and have good interpersonal skills to present their achievements.
Applicants must be current members of the Innovation Wing (https://innowings.engg.hku.hk/innowing1/membership/). They are expected to have high commitment to the Innovation Wing community, with high levels of responsibility and motivation. The appointees will be working on projects related to artificial intelligence and computer vision, GenAI, electronics, or robotics. They should be able to work independently within a team to deliver projects timely with tight deadlines. If you lack relevant experience, don’t worry. You can enhance your skills by exploring our previous workshops (https://innoacademy.engg.hku.hk/workshop/).
The appointment will commence from January to May 2026 with the possibility of renewal in summer, subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.
We welcome undergraduates from all Faculties to apply for this job. Interested students can submit the application via THIS LINK with:
- The latest CV (including the project(s) you have participated in)
- The latest academic transcripts
- Purpose statement for this internship (within 300 words and state your preferences or propose your own projects for this internship)
- Preference on the projects (GenAI / AI & Computer Vision / Electronics / Robotics (hardware) / Robotics (software) / Drone; multiple options allowed)
- The earliest available date
- (Optional) A video introducing and demonstrating one of your previous projects (preferably related to artificial intelligence and computer vision, GenAI, electronics, or robotics).
on or before 23:59 on November 2, 2025. A confirmation email will be sent to you and an interview will be scheduled for shortlisted applicants. Review of applications will commence as soon as possible and continue until the posts are filled.
Project list at a glance:
No. | Project name | Brief introduction |
1 | Crack Detection on concrete covered slope | This project aims to develop a user interface assisted by an AI model to ease the data collection process for detecting cracks on artificial slopes. |
2 | Autonomous Drone for flight within vegetated environment | This project aims to leverage state-of-the-art technologies to develop an agile robotic system capable of traversing complex environments for effective slope maintenance. |
3 | Smart Analysis System for Seawall and Breakwater | This project aims to develop an AI-powered analysis system to denoise the underwater scans of coastal structures and localize defects in these critical structures. |
4 | Robot for installing insulation on overhead cable | This project aims to develop an advanced automated insulation installing robotic system that can perform maintenance tasks without suspending power supply, thereby ensuring continuous service and minimizing inconvenience for residents. |
5 | Big infrastructure 3D model reconstruction with 3DGS | This project aims to develop a user interface to facilitate maintenance in MTR stations with new features, such as allowing operators to walk freely in the digital twins and query maintenance records. |
6 | AI Chatbot – Maintenance Assistant | The project seeks to develop an internally hosted chatbot that answers MTR maintenance questions while ensuring data security by processing all information on-premises. |
7 | CLIO: Robot tour guide for Inno Wing | This project aims to develop an interactive tour guide robot to introduce Inno Wing for visitors |
8 | AI Historian Assistant (AIHA) | This project seeks to develop an AI-powered voice guide designed to assist historians and general users in streamlining the retrieval and connection of scattered, multimodal historical sources they provide. |
9 | AI Historian Assistant (AIHA) | In collaboration with the HKU Library, this project aims to build a chatbot that leverages library resources to introduce history and enable users to explore the library’s digital collection. |
10 | Social worker interactive training chatbot (SWITCH) | This initiative develops a chatbot capable of role-playing social service users from diverse backgrounds to facilitate the training of social workers. |
11 | AI Moot Court | This project aims to develop a multi-agent system that simulates the counter party and the presiding judge in the moot court to assist in legal teaching and learning. |
12 | Archaeology | This project aims to develop a user interface to speed up building the digital Armenia shred database |
13 | Scalable, Privacy-aware Thermal based crowd visualisation system | This project focuses on developing an Internet of Things (IoT) system for crowd monitoring that prioritizes user privacy. |
14 | Legged Robot | This project aims to develop in-house capabilities to control legged robots or humanoid to perform complex movements. |
Recruitment Talk
Date: October 24, 2025 (Friday)
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Venue: Brainstorming Area, Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing One, HKU
All interested undergraduates are encouraged to attend!