Dr LEE Kang Kuen

Outstanding Alumni Award in Professional Achievement of PolyU Faculty of Engineering

Dr LEE Kang Kuen 李鏡權博士
- Engineering Doctorate, 2006
- Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1994

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.