Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics

Prof. Fugee Tsung (left) received the 2025 Shewhart Medal from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) – the Nobel Prize in the field of quality – at the ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement, held in the United States on May 4, 2025. He is among the very few Chinese scholars who have received this prestigious honor since it was first presented in 1948.
Prof. Fugee Tsung (left) received the 2025 Shewhart Medal from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) – the Nobel Prize in the field of quality – at the ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement, held in the United States on May 4, 2025. He is among the very few Chinese scholars who have received this prestigious honor since it was first presented in 1948. 
Recognition for Pioneering Advanced Statistical Process Control
(From left) Dr. Nick Chin, Dr. Kyle Wong, and Teric Chan have embarked on their start-up journey since their postgraduate studies at HKUST.
(From left) Dr. Nick Chin, Dr. Kyle Wong, and Teric Chan have embarked on their start-up journey since their postgraduate studies at HKUST. 
PanopticAI’s co-founders Dr. Kyle Wong (second right), Dr. Nick Chin (second left) and Mr. Teric Chan (first right), and their advisor Prof. Richard So (first left), Associate Dean of Engineering (Research and Graduate Studies).
PanopticAI’s co-founders Dr. Kyle Wong (second right), Dr. Nick Chin (second left) and Mr. Teric Chan (first right), and their advisor Prof. Richard So (first left), Associate Dean of Engineering (Research and Graduate Studies). 
Transforming Smartphones into Medical-Grade Vital Sign Monitors
Prof. Daniel Palomar (first left) was presented a certificate for elevation to EURASIP Fellow at the 32nd European Signal Processing Conference, which took place in Lyon, France on August 26-30, 2024.
Prof. Daniel Palomar (first left) was presented a certificate for elevation to EURASIP Fellow at the 32nd European Signal Processing Conference, which took place in Lyon, France on August 26-30, 2024. 
Project Coordinators and some of the Co-Investigators of the three research projects deliver a presentation on their research projects during a media briefing. (From left) Prof. Jack Cheng, Associate Head and Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Prof. Zhao Jidong, Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Prof. Bertram Shi, Professor of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering; Prof. Zhang Jiheng, Head and Professor of the Department
Project Coordinators and some of the Co-Investigators of the three research projects deliver a presentation on their research projects during a media briefing. (From left) Prof. Jack Cheng, Associate Head and Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Prof. Zhao Jidong, Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Prof. Bertram Shi, Professor of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering; Prof. Zhang Jiheng, Head and Professor of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics; and Prof. Li Jia, Associate Professor of Carbon Neutrality and Climate Change Thrust of HKUST (Guangzhou) 
The champion team comprises (from left) Chan Tsz-Yin, Ng Kwan-Yee, Abby Lam, and Cheung Chun-Chit. (Photo credit: CILTHK)
The champion team comprises (from left) Chan Tsz-Yin, Ng Kwan-Yee, Abby Lam, and Cheung Chun-Chit. (Photo credit: CILTHK) 
Helping Airlines to Achieve “Fly Net Zero”
Philip Yeung (right) received the award of CILT International Young Achiever of the Year 2022 at the CILT International Conference 2022 in Perth, Australia in October.
Philip Yeung (right) received the award of CILT International Young Achiever of the Year 2022 at the CILT International Conference 2022 in Perth, Australia in October. 
From Designing Products to Experiences
PanopticAI developed an AI health monitoring app using the camera on a smartphone or tablet to monitor the user’s vital signs such as heart rate, respiration rate, blood pressure etc. A pilot scheme has been deployed to 10 to 20 elderly homes across the city.
PanopticAI developed an AI health monitoring app using the camera on a smartphone or tablet to monitor the user’s vital signs such as heart rate, respiration rate, blood pressure etc. A pilot scheme has been deployed to 10 to 20 elderly homes across the city. 
Taking Your Pulse with Your Phone