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Prof. ZHANG Ming is the Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Director of Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) and Chair Professor in Biomechanics. He has served in various professional organizations including being a Councilor of World Council of Biomechanics (WCB), the past President of World Association for Chinese Biomedical Engineers (WACBE), the funding Chair of Chinese Society of Rehabilitation Engineering under both Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering and Chinese Rehabilitation Devices Association, Committee member of Chinese Society of Biomechanics, Committee member and fellow of Biomedical Division of Hong Kong Institute of Engineers, Standing Council Member of Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering and Vice President of China Rehabilitation Devices Association. Besides, he serves as Proposal Selection Panel Member for NSFC China and Hong Kong Research Grant Council.

Prof. Zhang has been an editorial board member for several journals and chaired a number of conferences. Besides, he has published more than 500 journal papers and book chapters. He has won a number of international awards including the Natural Science Award (First-class) of 2015 Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards by the Ministry of Education and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University President’s Awards for Excellent Performance/Achievement in Research and Scholarly Activities 2016, proving his strong research capability. 

• Bachelor of Science in Automation Control Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology
• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology
• Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Engineering, King's College, University of London