We are pleased to announce that four distinguished graduates are awarded the “Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2023” in recognition of their professional/entrepreneurial achievements and significant contributions to the Department. Their remarkable achievements and valuable contributions have earned them well-deserved honour and respectful recognition.
Congratulations to the following awardees!
Outstanding Alumni Award in Professional Achievement of PolyU Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Dr LEE Kang Kuen
Professor of Practice (Transportation), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
MSc in Electrical Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1994)
Engineering Doctorate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2006)
Dr Lee has been working in the railway industry for 40+ years covering rolling stock and infrastructure maintenance, design and construction of new railway lines and major asset upgrading/replacement projects, operations, business development, and consultancy services both in Hong Kong, Mainland China and overseas including Sweden, India, Middle East, Philippine, Singapore, and Australia. From 2013 to 2020 Dr Lee has been working on the first driverless metro line in Australia - Sydney Metro project and overseeing the successful commencement of first passenger service of the Northwest section in mid-2019, and the award in 2020 of a major contract to Hong Kong MTR for the City and Southwest section of the project. Since 2016 Dr Lee has also been serving as consultant to Singapore LTA on metro asset condition assessment, and SMRT as a member of the Technical Advisory Panel and Technical Mentor.
Dr Lee has been doing research work for the continuous condition monitoring of mission critical components of the railway using Fibre Bragg Grating sensors since 2012 and the deployment of AI to develop Smart Railway Linear Infrastructure and Smart Trains.
Dr Lee is a Chartered Engineer(UK), Member of IET (UK) and a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.
Outstanding Young Alumni Award in Professional Achievement of PolyU Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Ng, Mike Ka Wai
Principal Manager - Smartgrid Development,CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2012)
Mr. Ng has been working in CLP Power (Hong Kong) Limited since 2009 where he currently serves as Principal Manager – Smartgrid Development in Power Systems Business Group. Throughout his career, Mr. Ng has led and contributed to a number of notable projects, including the commissioning of the first two Transmission Intelligent Substations in CLP Power in 2012 and 2014 respectively. These substations have played a vital role in enabling CLP Power to deliver energy in a more efficient and reliable way, while also supporting the development of smartgrid.
Outside of his professional career, Mr. Ng is committed to community service. During the fifth wave of the epidemic, he led the construction team in the North Region of CLP Power and worked closely with various Government departments to connect power to thousands of new community isolation and treatment facilities in the New Territories in order to meet an urgent need for Hong Kong SAR Government to build thousands of new community isolation facilities in the shortest period of time under the fifth wave of the epidemic.
Outstanding Young Alumni Award in Professional Achievement of PolyU Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Ir Dr Barry Mok Kwan-tatBachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electronic and Information Engineering 2009
Master of Philosophy 2013
Ir Dr Mok Kwan Tat received his Bachelor’s and Master of Philosophy degrees from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2009 and 2013 respectively, and his Doctor of Philosophy degree from The University of Hong Kong in 2016. He currently serves as the Assistant General Manager at the Arc Health Technology Limited, a state-recognized high-tech enterprise that focuses on designing, developing, and manufacturing medical devices. In his role, he oversees the company's operations at the research and development center in Hong Kong and the production plant in Shenzhen. Dr Mok has also authored over 20 journal and conference publications with 600 citations and holds six patents.
Dr Mok has played a significant role in the development of various medical devices, including non-invasive surgical robotics, AI-assisted colonoscopes, FDA Class II-certified physiologic monitoring systems, and military-used electrocardiogram wearable sensors. He has also served as a Co-opt Committee Member of the Biomedical Engineering Division at The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, steering the development and promotion of the biomedical engineering industry within the community.
Outstanding Young Alumni Award in Entrepreneurial Achievement of PolyU Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Dr TAN Fengze
Doctor of Philosophy 2020
Dr Tan Fengze is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of the Shenzhen Metalenx Technology Co., Ltd. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He co-founded the Shenzhen Metalenx Technology Co., Ltd. in 2020. It is a high-tech enterprise focused on the design, manufacturing and application system development of metalens. With its own IPRs in metalens, and mature metalens design theories and manufacturing technologies, several metalens product series have been developed successfully for the market. Dr Tan pushed forward the mass production of metalens products and the commercialization of metalens. Dr Tan is also recognized as the Overseas High-Caliber Personnel in Shenzhen and the “X·36Under36” S-class Young Entrepreneur.
