Engineering Panel (Joint Research Schemes)
(as at 12 March 2025)
Member Sphere of Interest

Chairman

Professor Ronaldo Borja*

Theoretical and computational solid mechanics; geomechanics and geosciences

Deputy Chairman

Professor Cary Y. Yang*

Nanoelectronic devices and materials; nanocarbon on-chip interconnects; flexible sensors; electronic and thermal properties of materials interfaces

Members

Professor Liangcai Cao*

Holography, Optical computing, Holographic display, Optical storage, Photopolymer, Holographic imaging

Professor Calvin Chun-kit Chan

Optical fiber communication systems, optical access systems, optical network planning, optical performance monitoring, opticla signal processing, advanced digital modulation processing

Professor Mansun Chan

Electronics - integrated circuits; microelectronics; quantum engineering

Professor Nelson Sze-chun Chan

Photonics - Semiconductor lasers, nonlinear dynamics, optical chaos, and microwave photonics

Professor Kai Chen

Data center networks, AI-centric networking, Machine learning systems, Cloud computing

Professor Xiaodong Chen*

Mechanomaterials science and engineering, flexible electronics, sense digitalization, cyber-human interfaces and systems, and carbon-negative technology

Professor Xiqun Chen*

Transportation - Transportation management, Intelligent transportation systems, Shared mobility, Transportation big data analytics

Professor Benny C.F. Cheung

Precision Engineering, Ultra-precision Machining Technology, Modelling and Simulation of Ultra-precision Machining Processes, Precision Metrology, Surface Characterization, Ultra-precision Freeform Surface Measurement

Professor Francis Y. L. Chin

Algorithms, Deep learning, Bioinformatics

Professor Byron Koon-kau Choi

Data - visual graph query processing, Time series analysis, Database security

Professor Lin Dai

Wireless communications, communication theory, next-generation communication networks, networking theory, internet of things

Professor Bin Ding*

Textile – functional textiles, Electrospun fibrous materials,

Materials – nanofibrous materials

Professor Lixin Dong

Nano-robotics, nano-biomedical devices, nano-electromechanical systems, nano-photonic systems

Professor Dongping Fang*

Safety, resilience and management in the area of building, construction and urban development

Professor Nikolaos Geroliminis*

Urban transportation systems, traffic flow theory and control, public transportation and logistics, optimization and large scale networks

Professor Hong Hao*

Structural Dynamics, Earthquake Engineering, Blast and Impact Engineering, Structural Health Monitoring

Professor Tsung-Yi Ho

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Engineering, Intelligent Systems Integration & Design, VLSI Computer-Aided Design, Computer Theory, Optimization, Quantum Computing

Professor Grace Hsuan*

Geosynthetics, plastic pipes, nanocomposite materials, and recycled materials

Professor Bo Huang

Geotechnical – spatiotemporal data analytics, Satellite image fusion, Environmental monitoring, Integrated spatial planning

Professor Wei Jin

Photonic sensing and instrumentation, fiber-enhanced laser spectroscopy, fibre-optic components and sensing systems, gas detection

Professor Kazuhiro Kosuge

Robotics and sutomation, Production and manufacturing, Robotic systems, Handling and manipulation, Human-robot interaction, Sensing and control

Professor Francis C. M. Lau

Wireless networks; cluster and cloud computing; operating systems; Internet and the web

Professor Michael Kwok-hi Leung

Energy and environment, solar photocatalysis, fuel cell electrochemistry, hydrogen production

Professor Heng Li

Construction Management

Professor Xiao-yan Li*

Development of wastewater and sludge treatment technologies

Professor Xing-fang Li*

Environmental – Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Clinical Chemistry, In Vitro Toxicology, Protein-drug Interactions, Pathogen Detection, Biotransformation of Drug and Environmental Contaminants, Drinking Water Disinfection

Professor Youfu Li

Robotics, Robot Vision, Visual Tracking, Robot Sensing

Professor Wei-hsin Liao

Robotics & Automation – Smart Materials and Adaptive Structures, Energy Harvesting and Vibration Control, 3D/4D Printing, Mechatronics, Exoskeleton and Prosthesis

Professor John Zhang Lin

Advanced room air distribution (ventilation), associated thermal comfort, indoor air quality (IAQ) and energy efficiency, outdoor thermal comfort, stress and tolerance

Professor Honghai Liu*

Robotics & Automation – Intelligent Sensing and Understanding, Machine Learning, Intelligent Robotics

Professor Yun-hui Liu

Vision, Production & Manufacturing, Robotics & Automation

Professor Ning Lu*

Geotechnical engineering; engineering mechanics; geomechanis; landslides

Professor Chris Mi*

Power electronics, electric drives, wireless power transfer, inductive power transfer, battery diagnostics, battery prognostics, electric and hybrid vehicles, electric machines, digital and analog electronics

Professor Wei Pan

Building & Construction, Modular Integrated Construction, Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainable Construction

Professor Jeongwon Park*

Electronic materials; nano-technology

Professor Marios Polycarpou*

Intelligent systems and networks, adaptive and learning control systems, fault diagnosis, machine learning, and critical infrastructure systems

Professor Timon Rabczuk*

Constitutive Modeling, Material Instabilities, Fracture, Strain Localization, Numerical Methods (Extended Finite Element and Mesfhree Methods), Isogeometric Analysis, Computational Fluid-Structure Interaction, Biomechanical Engineering

Professor Andrey Savkin*

Robotics – deployment and navigation of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles, control of mobile robots

Professor Chii Shang

Environmental, chemistry and photochemistry in engineered and natural water systems, water purification and green hydrogen production

Professor Ling Shi

Robotics - cyber-physical systems; automatic control; game theory

Professor Chester Ching-tat Shu

Photonics – optical signal processing, non-linear fiber, optical fiber sensors

Professor Wan-chi Siu

Image and Video Technology, Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Object tracking and detection

Professor Steve Wai-ching Sun*

Computational mechanics, mechanics of porous media, geotechnical engineering, geomechanics, multiscale material modeling

Professor Hwa-yaw Tam

Photonics

Professor Ping Tan

Computer vision, Computer graphics, Robotics

Professor Tao Wang

Atmospheric chemistry, land-sea-air exchange, air quality, lab, field and model studies

Professor Yu Wang

Geotechnical, soil structure interaction, seismic risk assessment

Professor Qihao Weng

Remote Sensing, Geographical Information Science, Surveying, Urban Sustainability, Geospatial AI/Data Science, Urban Climate & Environment

Professor Hei Wong

Electronic materials, nanoelectronics, device reliability

Professor Feng Xia*

Artificial intelligence, graph learning, brain science, digital health, robotics and systems engineering

Professor Min Xie

Systems engineering, industrial statistics, quality and reliability, and engineering management

Professor Zhao Xu

Smart grids, renewable energy and power system optimization and analysis, power electronics-energy storage system design, electronic converter design, electric vehicle

Professor Shuhuai Yao

Heat and mass transport, Microfluidics and nanofluidics, Lab-on-a-chip, Phase change heat transfer

Professor Mo Yang

Nanomaterials-based biosensing, bioimaging and therapeutics, Microfluidics for biomedical applications

Professor Ben Young

Cold-formed steel structures, High strength steel, Tubular structures, Thin-walled structures, Structural stability, Stainless steel structures, Aluminum structures and Fire resistance of metal structures

Professor Dan Zhang

Robotic systems

Professor Fumin Zhang

Control and Robotic Systems (CRS)

Professor Qingfu Zhang

Artificial intelligence, Evolutionary Computation, Multiobjective Optimization, Computational Intelligence, Optimization, Modern Heuristics, Machine Learning

Professor Linjie Zhou*

Integrated photonics, optical devices, silicon photonics, microwave photonics

Secretary

Ms Milly NG

Assistant Secretary-General (Research)1, UGC

*Non-local Members