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Professors Sun Chi-Kuang and Liu Hao-Li Honored with the 31st TECO Award
The 31st TECO Award Ceremony was grandly held on January 9 at the Taipei Biomedical Park Auditorium. This year, the recipients of the Technology Category Award have undertaken an impressive 174 industry-academia collaboration projects, with a total cooperation value reaching NT$500 million. Additionally, 267 technology transfer projects were completed, generating over NT$400 million in transfer fees. These achievements fully embody the TECO Award's spirit of "industry-academia application," driving a wave of technological innovation. This year’s TECO Award in the Technology Category covers four major fields. Among the distinguished winners are Professor Sun Chi-Kuang and Professor Liu Hao-Li from our department, showcasing NTU Electrical Engineering’s leadership in cutting-edge technology.

Professor Sun Chi-Kuang (Electrical Engineering/Information/Communications Field) Award Recognition: Professor Sun Chi-Kuang is a pioneer in millimeter-wave/sub-millimeter-wave optical communications and terahertz wave research in Taiwan. He has integrated advanced optoelectronic technologies into clinical applications and innovative startups, making significant contributions to Taiwan's cutting-edge terahertz academic research and clinical techniques for molecular biomedical imaging and disease detection. Personal Biography: Professor Sun Chi-Kuang graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering at National Taiwan University (NTU) in 1987 and later earned his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Physics from Harvard University. He returned to Taiwan in 1996 to teach, focusing on extreme ultrafast engineering and system development. He has pioneered multiple new fields in electrical engineering, including nano-ultrasound and second-harmonic microscopy. To date, he has published 277 SCI papers with over 10,000 citations and holds 42 patents. Professor Sun founded the Molecular Biomedical Imaging Research Center, actively integrating AI with medical technology to advance cancer detection and treatment, for which he has received multiple prestigious awards. Professor Liu Hao-Li (Biomedical/Agricultural Field) Award Recognition: Professor Liu Hao-Li is dedicated to research in non-invasive focused ultrasound technology. His groundbreaking guidance techniques and array scanning methods have enabled localized blood-brain barrier opening, allowing large-molecule brain tumor drugs to enter the brain for treatment. His work has now reached the stage of clinical validation, making outstanding contributions to human medicine. Personal Biography: Professor Liu Hao-Li is currently a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at National Taiwan University. He previously taught at Chang Gung University, where he also served as the department chair of electrical engineering. He specializes in medical engineering, medical ultrasound, and medical imaging research and education. His postdoctoral research at Harvard University deepened his understanding of precise validation, which he has since brought to Taiwan, driving the integration of electrical engineering expertise with clinical needs. Professor Liu and his team have developed numerous innovative ultrasound technologies, including blood-brain barrier opening, epilepsy treatment, and gene delivery, breaking the traditional limitations of ultrasound applications. He successfully achieved precise focused ultrasound energy delivery beneath the skull for drug treatment applications, gaining international recognition.

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