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Leading Minds Driving Research and Innovation

PolyU is home to many world-renowned scholars and academicians, who are leading the way in a wide range of frontier scientific disciplines. By leveraging their multidisciplinary expertise, they produce highly-cited research and develop innovations that positively impact industries and communities in Hong Kong, the Nation and the world. Their outstanding accomplishments underscore PolyU’s unwavering dedication to research excellence. We take pride in our scholars’ knowledge, creativity and determination to use research and innovation to build a brighter future.

Professor CAO Jiannong

Dean, Graduate School
Director, Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things
Director, University Research Facility in Big Data Analytics
Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Professor in Data Science
Chair Professor of Distributed and Mobile Computing

Member of the Academia Europaea
Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences
Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Fellow of China Computer Federation

Professor Yang CHAI

Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Science
Professor, Department of Applied Physics

Member of the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences
Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials

Ir Professor Christopher Y.H. CHAO

Vice President (Research and Innovation)
Director, Policy Research Centre for Innovation and Technology
Chair Professor of Thermal and Environmental Engineering

Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences
Fellow of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
Fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers
Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK
Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, UK
Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Professor Changwen CHEN

Chair Professor of Visual Computing

Member of the Academia Europaea
Fellow of The International Society for Optics and Photonics
Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Professor Qingyan CHEN

Director, PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
Chair Professor of Building Thermal Science

Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences
Fellow of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials
Fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers

Ir Professor T.C. Edwin CHENG

Dean, Faculty of Business
Fung Yiu King – Wing Hang Bank Professor in Business Administration
Chair Professor of Management

Academician of The International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences
Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences
Croucher Senior Research Fellow
Chartered Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Professor Li CHENG

Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Engineering
Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering
Distinguished Fellow of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration

Professor Wallace Woon-Fong LEUNG

Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences
Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering
Fellow of the American Filtration and Separations Society
Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Professor Gang LI

Sir Sze-Yuen Chung Endowed Professor in Renewable Energy
Chair Professor of Energy Conversion Technology

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics
Optica Fellow
RGC Senior Research Fellow

Professor Xiang-dong LI

Dean, Faculty of Construction and Environment
Director, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development
Ko Jan Ming Professor in Sustainable Urban Development
Chair Professor of Environmental Science and Technology

Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences
Geochemistry Fellow of the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
Fellow of the International Association of GeoChemistry

Ir Professor H.C. MAN

Dean, Faculty of Engineering
Director of PolyU-Wuxi Technology and Innovation Research Institute
Director, University Research Facility in 3D Printing
Cheng Yick-chi Chair Professor in Manufacturing Engineering
Chair Professor of Materials Engineering

Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Science
Fellow of the Laser Institute of America, USA
Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Mining and Minerals, UK

Professor John SHI Wen-zhong

Director, PolyU-Shenzhen Technology and Innovation Research Institute (Futian)
Director, Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute
Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Professor in Urban Informatics
Chair Professor of Geographical Information Science and Remote Sensing

Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, UK
Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors

Professor Jin-Guang TENG

President
Chair Professor of Structural Engineering

Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
President of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences
Member of the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences

Professor William Shiyuan WANG

Chair Professor of Language and Cognitive Sciences

Academician of the Academia Sinica
Fellow of Guggenheim Foundation
Fellow of Linguistic Society of America

Professor WANG Zuankai

Associate Vice President (Research and Innovation)
Chair Professor of Nature-Inspired Engineering

Founding Member of the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences
Croucher Senior Research Fellow
RGC Senior Research Fellow
Xplorer Prize
Laureate of BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize

Professor Qihao WENG

Chair Professor of Geomatics and Artificial Intelligence

Foreign Member of the Academia Europaea
Fellow of the American Association of Geographers
Fellow of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association
Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Professor Raymond Wai-Yeung WONG

Dean, Faculty of Science
Clarea Au Professor in Energy
Chair Professor of Chemical Technology

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Foreign Member of the European Academy of Sciences
Founding Member of the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences
Croucher Senior Research Fellow
RGC Senior Research Fellow

Professor Tong YANG

Chair Professor of Mathematical Science

Foreign Member of the Academia Europaea
Member of the World Academy of Sciences
Foreign Member of the European Academy of Sciences
Member of the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences
American Mathematical Society Fellow
RGC Senior Research Fellow

Ir Professor YUNG Kai-leung, BBS

Associate Head, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Director, Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations
Sir Sze-yuen Chung Professor in Precision Engineering
Chair Professor of Precision Engineering

Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences
Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Expert Member of the China’s Lunar Exploration Programme Phase 3
Academic Committee Member of the China’s Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (China’s Mars Sample Return Mission Space Science and Ground Application Branch)
Expert panel member (Mars Sample Return Mission) of the Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center, China National Space Administration

Professor ZHANG Dan

Director, PolyU-Nanjing Technology and Innovation Research Institute
Director, Consortium for Intelligent Robotics Research
Chair Professor of Intelligent Robotics and Automation

Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering
Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada
Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Fellow of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering

Professor Xiao Lin ZHAO

Chair Professor of Civil Infrastructure

Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Australia
Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Ir Professor ZHENG Yongping

Director, Research Institute for Smart Ageing
Director, Jockey Club Smart Ageing Hub
Henry G. Leong Professor in Biomedical Engineering
Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Laureate of BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize

Professor Zijian ZHENG

Associate Director, Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems
Associate Director, University Research Facility in Materials Characterisation and Device Fabrication
Chair Professor of Soft Materials and Devices

Founding Member of the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences
Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
RGC Senior Research Fellow