Rick Mo

Rick Mo

Center of Advanced Power and Autonomous Systems

Head of Emerging Applications & Head of Business Development and Commercialisation

Dr. Mo Tiande is the Head of Business Development and Commercialisation Unit and the Head of Emerging Applications Unit at the Centre of Advanced Power and Autonomous Systems (APAS) of the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC). He is engaged in the research of cutting-edge technologies such as new energy vehicles, autonomous driving, human-machine interaction, hydrogen energy and fuel cells, and new materials etc. Dr. Mo has managed and participated in more than 50 innovative technology research projects and technical consultancy projects. He has published more than 20 academic papers and has more than 30 invention patents and utility model patents, as well as more than 20 international and local awards. He led his team to win the Best Paper Award in the 2022 Journal of Energy Storage, the Best Paper First Prize in the 2023 International Symposium on Nanotechnology and Smart Materials for Environmental Applications, the Silver Award in the 2024 Sixth APEC Energy Smart Community Initiative Best Practice Award Program in the Smart Energy Category, and the Best Paper Award in the 2025 Seventh Asia Energy and Electrical Engineering Symposium