Albert shared his experience with China Tibet as an engineer.

In 2006, he solo­cycled 2,000 km across the Qinghai­Tibet plateau to raise $200,000 for an international relief organization. Prior to the Sichuan Earthquake, Albert organized the first “Emergency Engineering” course in 2006 with the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers to prepare young engineers for demanding emergency relief operations work.

Albert is a professional engineer specializing in artificial intelligence and robotic systems at HKU. His research interests include robot­assisted search and rescue systems, emergency engineering, technologies for humanitarian relief, and emergency water and sanitation systems.

Outside the laboratory, Albert is an experienced humanitarian relief worker. As the first Hong Kong engineer to join Medecins Sans Frontiers’ field missions, he volunteered in South Sudan during the civil war, Uzbekistan during 911, Indonesia during the South Asia Tsunami, Pakistan during the Kashmir earthquake, and Sichuan during the Wenchuan earthquake.

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