The Asian Scientist 100
Can Li
Institution
University of Hong Kong
Country
Hong Kong
Field
Engineering
Li is a recipient of the 2023 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award for his research exploring the limitations of digital computers in performing tasks accomplished by the human brain, including recognising faces, reasoning based on vague information, and learning from experience.
(Photo: University of Hong Kong)
AWARDS
- 2023 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award
Related articles
Bypassing The Brain To Walk Again
Bypassing the spinal cord with an artificial neural connection enables subjects to control their legs by swinging their arms.
Making Swimming Less Of A Drag
Researchers in Japan have developed a method for accurately determining drag during different swimming strokes.
Seeking Asia’s Best Science Writers
The Asian Scientist Writing Prize invites Asia's best science writers to try their hand at communicating science to the masses.
7 Must-Read Stories In February 2017
Keeping you up to date with the latest technology developments in Asia, from gene editing to hyperloop trains.
TSUBAME3.01 Set To Be Japan’s Largest Supercomputer
Equipped with over 2,000 of the latest NVIDIA GPUs, TSUBAME3.0 will give Japan an additional 47.2 petaFLOPS of supercomputing power.
Seeing Saturn Through The Seasons
The Subaru Telescope has produced the highest resolution ground-based views ever made of Saturn’s rings.
Soft, But Stronger Than Steel
By combining soft hydrogels with a woven glass fiber fabric, researchers have made a highly flexible composite material that is tougher than steel.
Making Sense of Virtual Assets
SMU Associate Professor Kelvin Low’s research shows that the legal rights of people who own some intangible assets are sometimes remarkably ill-defined and poorly studied.
What Mom Eats While Pregnant May Cause Kids To Be Obese
A mother's pregnancy diet may lead to her child suffering from childhood obesity, through a process known as epigenetic change.