Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics

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Prof. Fugee Tsung (second right) was conferred the prestigious George L. Smith International Award for Excellence in Promotion of Industrial Engineering by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) on June 2, 2025, at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo, held in Atlanta, Georgia.
Prof. Fugee Tsung (second right) was conferred the prestigious George L. Smith International Award for Excellence in Promotion of Industrial Engineering by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) on June 2, 2025, at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo, held in Atlanta, Georgia. 
Commended for Sustained International Leadership in Industrial Engineering
Prof. Fugee TSUNG Honored with IISE 2025 George L. Smith International Award for Excellence in Promotion of Industrial Engineering
Soft-spoken Nick Chin put into practice skills acquired at HKUST, where he obtained three degrees: PhD in Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management, MSc in Telecommunications, and BEng in Electronic Engineering.
Soft-spoken Nick Chin put into practice skills acquired at HKUST, where he obtained three degrees: PhD in Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management, MSc in Telecommunications, and BEng in Electronic Engineering. 
Groundbreaking Effort
Engineer Who Made Hong Kong Home Is Innovating Healthcare Technology
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
HKUST’s Prof. Fugee TSUNG Awarded Prestigious 2025 Shewhart Medal, the “Nobel Prize of Quality 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. 
Pioneering Pulse
HKUST Entrepreneur Trio Revolutionizes Contactless Health Monitoring
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
PanopticAI’s Vital Signs App Became World’s First FDA-Cleared App for Contactless Pulse Rate Measurement
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. 
Recognizing Contributions to Optimization Theory
Prof. Daniel PALOMAR Elevated to Fellow of the European Association for Signal Processing
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) 
HKUST Tops in Areas of Excellence and Theme-based Research Schemes 2024/25 with Highest Funding among Local Universities
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”
IEDA Undergraduates Crowned Champion on CILTHK Student Day 2024
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. 
Shining on World Stage
Alumnus Philip Yeung Named CILT International Young Achiever of the Year 2022
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