The "Artificial Intelligence MGF Network for Anomalies Detection" technology can provide timely alerts for rescue efforts and help prevent accidents by analyzing human posture and movements in real-time to detect abnormal situations like falls, fainting, drowning, or violence such as fighting and abuse.

It can also recognize human body movements in thermal images, so individual privacy is protected as it doesn't involve identifying the face or body characteristics.

The technology, developed by Wilton Fok Wai-tung's research team from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, had won the Invention & Innovation CAI Award, the Delegation of Malaysia Prize, and a gold medal at the event.

The team has established partnerships with child and elderly care facilities as well as swimming pools to apply the new technology.

It is also planned to use thermal images to analyze pedestrian movements at traffic light junctions to allow for the smart extension of the time for the elderly, children, or people in wheelchairs to cross the road.

HKU's 17 research teams have won a total of 19 prizes, including two special grand prizes, one gold Medal with the congratulations of the jury, six gold, six silver, and four bronze medals for their innovations at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva.