Faculty of Engineering
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Sept 2025 Entry

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Full-time, Part-time
Application Deadline
PhD & MPhil
31-May-2025

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Introduction

The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering was founded in the 1950s. We are a dynamic and multi-disciplinary Department with a very strong background in applied research. Over the years, the profile of the Department has broadened in scope, and now covers both the industrial and service sectors.

 

We have a critical mass of academic staff members who are world-class researchers in the strategic research areas of the Department, and whose research activities are supported by state-of-the-art research facilities and centres. These include the State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology, Laser Materials Processing Laboratory, Netshape Manufacturing Technology Unit, Advanced Optics Manufacturing Centre, Printed Circuit Board Technology Centre, Materials Engineering Laboratory, Behaviour and Knowledge Engineering Research Centre, PolyU-Microsoft Enterprise Systems Centre, the Micro/Nano Fabrication Laboratory, Cyber-Physical Systems Laboratory, the Ng Tat Lun Digital Factory and the Integrated Product Design Laboratory.

(Please visit our laboratories website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ise/research/research-laboratories-and-facilities/)

 

The Department offers MPhil and PhD research degree programmes in various areas, as listed below. You are most welcome to approach the corresponding staff member for academic advice. To discuss the possibility of pursuing a research topic not covered in the list, please contact the Chairman of Departmental Research Committee, Dr Nick Chung at (852) 3400 3790; email: nick.sh.chung@polyu.edu.hk.

Research Area

Advanced Materials Processing Technologies

Laser materials processing and 3D printing

SupervisorTelEmail
Prof. H.C. Man2766 6629hc.man@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. K.C. Chan2766 4981kc.chan@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. Jianguo Lin2766 6605jianguo.lin@polyu.edu.hk
Dr X.S. Yang2766 6604xusheng.yang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Sitman Wen3400 2473xw.wen@polyu.edu.hk

Materials technology

SupervisorTelEmail
Prof. H.C. Man2766 6629hc.man@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. K.C. Chan2766 4981kc.chan@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. Jianguo Lin2766 6605jianguo.lin@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. C.Y. Tang2766 6608cy.tang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Gary Tsui3400 3254gary.c.p.tsui@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Zibin Chen2766 6602zi-bin.chen@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Z.L. Xu2766 6590zhenglong.xu@polyu.edu.hk
Dr X.S. Yang2766 6604xusheng.yang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Sitman Wen3400 2473xw.wen@polyu.edu.hk

Design and characterize advanced functional materials for electrical devices

SupervisorTelEmail
Dr Zibin Chen2766 6602zi-bin.chen@polyu.edu.hk

Aviation and Transportation Logistics

Transport modelling and data analysis, aviation and maritime studies and industrial organisation analysis for the transport industry

SupervisorTelEmail
Prof. X.W. Fu2766 6329xiaowen.fu@polyu.edu.hk
Dr K. Wang2766 6578allen-kun.wang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Chao Huang2766 4226hchao.huang@polyu.edu.hk

Sustainable transportation

SupervisorTelEmail
Dr J.Z. Ren2766 6596jzhren@polyu.edu.hk
Dr M. Xu2766 6593min.m.xu@polyu.edu.hk

Aviation scheduling and advanced data analytics

SupervisorTelEmail
Dr Windy X. Wen2766 4977windy.wen@polyu.edu.hk

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Green logistics, inventory management, demand forecasting, and sourcing decisions

SupervisorTelEmail
Dr Carman Lee3400 3899ckm.lee@polyu.edu.hk

Logistics and supply chain management, distribution scheduling and optimisation strategy

SupervisorTelEmail
Prof. X.W. Fu2766 6329xiaowen.fu@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. G.Q. Huang2766 6586gq.huang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Nick S.H. Chung3400 3790nick.sh.chung@polyu.edu.hk
Dr K. Wang2766 6578allen-kun.wang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr M. Xu2766 6593min.m.xu@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Windy X. Wen2766 4977windy.wen@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Zhe Peng2766 6310jeffrey-zhe.peng@polyu.edu.hk
 

Modelling for energy, environment, and sustainability

SupervisorTelEmail
Dr J.Z. Ren2766 6596jzhren@polyu.edu.hk

Knowledge engineering and management, and technology management

SupervisorTelEmail
Prof. Benny Cheung2766 7905benny.cheung@polyu.edu.hk

Intelligent decision support system and multi-criteria decision analysis

SupervisorTelEmail
Dr J.Z. Ren2766 6596jzhren@polyu.edu.hk

Knowledge management, Intellectual Capital management, innovation management and big data 

SupervisorTelEmail
Dr Muhammad Saleem Sumbal3400 3002saleemkhan.sumbal@polyu.edu.hk

Precision Engineering (State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology)

Ultra-precision machining technologies, precision manufacturing, advanced optics manufacturing, and precision metrology

SupervisorTelEmail
Prof. Benny Cheung2766 7905benny.cheung@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. Sandy To2766 6587sandy.to@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Chunjin Wang3400 3190chunjin.wang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Wai Sze Yip2766 6598lenny.ws.yip@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Sitman Wen3400 2473xw.wen@polyu.edu.hk

Product Design and Miniaturisation

Healthcare product design, nanoparticle based biosensing technique and biosensor miniaturisation

SupervisorTelEmail
Dr Roy W.C. Law2766 6607roy.law@polyu.edu.hk

Immersive environment designs: augmented reality, and virtual reality (Metaverse)

SupervisorTelEmail
Dr Paul Lee2766 6603lik-hang.lee@polyu.edu.hk

Smart Manufacturing and Robotics

Mechatronics and control, product innovation, intelligent product development and micro-injection and micro-fabrication

SupervisorTelEmail
Prof. K.L. Yung2766 6592kl.yung@polyu.edu.hk

Robotics and automation, intelligent control, compliant mechanism and micro/nano manipulation

SupervisorTelEmail
Prof. Y.M. Li2766 4978yangmin.li@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Lidong Yang2766 4980lidong.yang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Zaixin Song2766 6609zaixin.song@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Chao Huang2766 4226hchao.huang@polyu.edu.hk

Quality, reliability, safety and innovation

SupervisorTelEmail
Dr Xiaoge Zhang2766 6583xiaoge.zhang@polyu.edu.hk

Smart product-service system, engineering design informatics, industrial intelligence, and manufacturing servitisation

SupervisorTelEmail
Dr P. Zheng2766 5633pai.zheng@polyu.edu.hk

Manufacturing digitalization, industrial blockchain, and privacy computing

SupervisorTelEmail
Prof. G.Q. Huang2766 6586gq.huang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Li Ming2766 4596ming.li@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Zhe Peng2766 6310jeffrey-zhe.peng@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Paul Lee2766 6603lik-hang.lee@polyu.edu.hk

Micro-/nanorobot, microrobotic systems and control, and automation at micro-/nanoscale

SupervisorTelEmail
Dr Lidong Yang2766 4980lidong.yang@polyu.edu.hk

Spatial-temporal analytics, digital twin, industrial IoT, and smart logistics

SupervisorTelEmail
Dr Zhao Zhiheng2766 6630zhiheng.zhao@polyu.edu.hk

Visual computing, computer vision, soft sensors, pattern recognition, machine learning, computer aided healthcare, and AI applications to smart city

SupervisorTelEmail
Prof. Jane You2766 6622jane.you@polyu.edu.hk
Research Facilities

Please visit our website for more information about our research facilities.

Other Information

Please visit our website to find out more about the research interests of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and contact our staff to discuss research opportunities.

Supporting Documents
Academic Referee's Report

Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required.

Curriculum Vitae

Compulsory

Research Proposal

Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal.  Please click here to download the form.

Transcript / Certificate

Compulsory

Others

Optional - Scholarships/awards received

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