Result of 2023 Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award for LSGI

We are proud to announce the two awardees of 2023 Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award for Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI).

2023 Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award for LSGI - Awardee

Prof. Ahmed Shaker Abdelrahman received his Ph.D. in Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) in 2004. After having a two-year postdoctoral research in LSGI, he started his academic career first in Institute of Geomatics, Generalitat de Catalunya & Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain for a year, and then Department of Civil Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), formerly Ryerson University, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2007. He is currently a full professor and Associate Dean at TMU, and was formerly an Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and Interim Graduate Program Director. He was formerly the Director (2014-2018) and Vice President (2018-2020) and is now the President of Canadian Remote Sensing Society (CRSS) (2020-now). He was also a Co-Chair of Toronto Branch for Canadian Institute of Geomatics, 2013-2016, Co-Chair of Working Group IV (Methods for Image Classification) in Commission VII, International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), 2014-2018, and Vice-President of Commission III (Remote Sensing), ISPRS, 2016-2022. His excellence in research and teaching have been recognized by a number of academic awards; these include Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowship, European Commission, 2006, Dean's Teaching Award in 2015, Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Award, 2011, and CRSS Bronze Medal Award, 2011.

2023 Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award for LSGI - Young Awardee

Mr Chan Kit Lung, Paul (Award Category: Professional Achievement)

Sr. Paul CHAN Kit Lung is currently a partner of Engineering Surveys Limited, which is a leading Geospatial Solution Provider in Hong Kong. He received his BSc(Hons) Geomatics with First Class Honour from Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics in 2008. He became the member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 2012, the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors in 2013, and also currently a Registered Professional Surveyor (RPS(LS)). In the last decade, he and his team have been involved in various large-scale infrastructure projects in Hong Kong, including Hong Kong Express Rail Link Construction, Third-Runway Construction, and Common Spatial Data Infrastructure (CSDI) Development, to name a few. Apart from day-to-day professional practice, he has also participated in research and teaching activities by serving as a visiting instructor and visiting lecturer in the department in the last few years. In different courses, he shared his extensive experience over spatial data collection, utilization, and management. He also provides internship and job opportunities to PolyU students and graduates. Recently, he has actively participated in and promoted the use of advanced technology in 3D Digital Mapping for Hong Kong Smart City Development.

Congratulations to our alumni!