Yi King Choi

Dr. Yi-King Choi is a Senior Lecturer and Master Programme Associate Director at the School of Computing and Data Science (CDS), University of Hong Kong. She holds BSc, MPhil, and PhD degrees in Computer Science from HKU. Her research focuses on geometric computing, computer graphics, and medical visualization with notable contributions to collision detection algorithms for ellipsoids and quadric models. She leads the WATERMAN project developing water quality management systems and has received awards including the Li Ka Shing Prize for Best PhD Thesis (2009).

Education

• BSc (First Class Honors), University of Hong Kong (1996)
• MPhil, University of Hong Kong (2000)
• PhD, University of Hong Kong (2008)

Research Interests

• Geometric computing with emphasis on quadric surfaces and collision detection
• Medical visualization applications
• Computer graphics algorithms for real-time systems

Awards

• Best Tutor Award (2005)
• Li Ka Shing Prize for Best PhD Thesis (2009)

Her publications emphasize computational geometry solutions for complex geometric problems, with recent work advancing collision detection methodologies in robotics and computer-aided design contexts. Collaborative projects include the HKU Computer Graphics Group's work on quadric surface intersections and parametric modeling.