- Member of the European Academy of Science and Arts (EASA)
- Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (HKAE)
- Member of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors
- Published over 371 research outputs
- Received multiple awards, specific numbers not provided
Research Experience
- Principal Engineer at Emerson Process Management from 1992 to 1995.
- Various academic positions at the University of Texas at Austin from 1995 to 2007, including Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor.
- Paul D. and Betty Robertson Meek and American Petrofina Foundation Centennial Professorship in Chemical Engineering from 2003 to 2007.
- Fluor Professor at the Viterbi School of Engineering of the University of Southern California from 2007 to 2019.
- Vice President and Presidential Chair Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen for three years during this period.
- Inaugural Dean of the School of Data Science and Chair Professor of Data Science at the City University of Hong Kong from January 2020 to June 2023.
Education
Obtained B.S. and M.S. degrees in Automatic Control from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, in 1984 and 1987, respectively. Completed Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA, in June 1992.
Background
Currently, Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science and President of Lingnan University in Hong Kong. Research interests include data analysis, artificial intelligence, etc.