30 IN FOCUS Achievements & Appointments Prof. KWOK Hoi-Sing, Electronic and Computer Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, which is dedicated to encouraging inventors in academia and the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors. Prof. Kwok is an expert in display technologies and nanotechnologies, holding more than patents. Prof. Matthew MCKAY, Electronic & Computer Engineering and Chemical & Biological Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), bringing the total number of Fellows among School of Engineering faculty members to . Prof. McKay was recognized for his contributions to random matrix theory in statistical signal processing. Prof. LI Zexiang, Colin Lam Ko Yin Professor of Engineering and Electronic and Computer Engineering, was selected as one of model innovators and entrepreneurs for the th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone by the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government. Honorees have made distinguished contributions in driving the development of the area over the past years. Administrative Prof. Lionel NI Appointed Founding President of HKUST (Guangzhou) (e ective date to be announced) Provost of HKUST, to May , Chair Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Prof. PONG Ting-Chuen Appointed Vice-President for Administration and Business (e ective July , ) Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Prof. Charles NG Appointed Dean of HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School Chair Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Prof. ZHANG Limin Appointed Head of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (e ective July , ) Chair Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Prof. Andrew POON Appointed Head of Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering (e ective July , ) Professor, Electronic and Computer Engineering Prof. TimWOO Appointed Associate Director and Academic Director (Undergraduate Core Education) of Center for Education Innovation Associate Professor of Engineering Education, Electronic and Computer Engineering Faculty Prof. Tristan BRAUD Assistant Professor, Integrative Systems and Design PhD – University Grenoble Alpes Prof. CHEN Hao Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering PhD – The Chinese University of Hong Kong New appointments Prof. Charles NG (le ), CLP Holdings Professor of Sustainability, Chair Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Dean of HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and Prof. HUI Pan (right), Computer Science and Engineering, an International Fellow in recognition of their outstanding and continuing contributions to the profession.
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