NA-affiliated Professor Choi Pui-tung Gary, Vice-Chancellor Assistant Professor of the Department of Mathematics, was honoured with the Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award 2025 by the Croucher Foundation in recognition of his outstanding contributions to scientific research. The award provides HK$5 million over five years to support Professor Choi’s pioneering research, fostering innovation in Hong Kong’s scientific community.

Professor Choi’s research focuses on developing sophisticated mathematical tools to better model and visualise complex anatomical structures, aiming to improve medical imaging for diagnosis and surgery. Addressing the limitations of existing computational techniques, his project aims to create a comprehensive suite of tools that handle intricate geometry and topology, including efficient parameterisation, automatic feature detection, topology-aware 3D shape reconstruction, and an integrated platform for managing these structures.