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JRMP 2026 — Smart School Rooms

PolyU Junior Researcher Mentoring Programme (Group 09): guiding seven secondary-school students to build "smart" classrooms using sensors and MQTT to track classroom environment and student movement — hands-on AIoT with Arduino and Raspberry Pi, from protocols and programming through research methods to conference presentation.

Highlights

  • 25+ core & guest lectures, 4+ practical AIoT workshop sessions, 12+ continuous assessments
  • International conference participation (ISBDAI 2026) alongside Nobel Laureate Prof. Ferenc Krausz
  • My Favourite Poster Award, IET Young Professionals Exhibition & Competition 2026
  • Mentee projects: Privacy-Preserving Autonomous Patrol Robot for Elderly Healthcare · Smart Classroom Monitoring System
  • Two research publications from the mentee group

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JRMP 2026 Group 09 project brief — Smart School Rooms: using sensors and MQTT to track classroom environment
JRMP 2026 Group 09 project brief — Smart School Rooms: using sensors and MQTT to track classroom environment
Junior Research Mentorship Programme 2026 cohort — mentees from seven Hong Kong secondary schools
Junior Research Mentorship Programme 2026 cohort — mentees from seven Hong Kong secondary schools
My Favourite Poster Award certificate — IET Young Professionals Exhibition & Competition 2026 (19 July 2026)
My Favourite Poster Award certificate — IET Young Professionals Exhibition & Competition 2026 (19 July 2026)
JRMP Group 09 at IET YPEC 2026 — presenting "Privacy-Preserving Autonomous Patrol Robot for Elderly Healthcare" and "Smart Classroom Monitoring System", and receiving the My Favourite Poster Award
JRMP Group 09 at IET YPEC 2026 — presenting "Privacy-Preserving Autonomous Patrol Robot for Elderly Healthcare" and "Smart Classroom Monitoring System", and receiving the My Favourite Poster Award
JRMP mentees demonstrating their projects to the judges at IET YPEC 2026
JRMP mentees demonstrating their projects to the judges at IET YPEC 2026

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MentorshipAIoTMQTTSTEM Outreach