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Hayden Kwok Hay SOView profile

Associate Professor

• Reconfigurable Computing
• FPGA-Based Systems
• Computer Architecture
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Prof. Hayden Kwok Hay SO is an Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), affiliated with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He currently serves as Acting Director of the School of Innovation and previously co-directed the Computer Engineering Program. His research focuses on reconfigurable computing systems, FPGA-based architectures, and their applications in AIoT, medical imaging, and high-performance computing. He holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from UC Berkeley (1998–2007). Prof. So has been recognized with awards such as the IEEE-HKN Teaching Award (2021), Croucher Innovation Award (2013), and multiple teaching excellence awards. He leads the Computer Architecture & System Research Lab (CASR) and co-founded the Joint Lab on Future Cities (JLFC). His work spans FPGA overlay architectures, graph processing systems, and hardware-software co-design for efficient computing. Key research contributions include advancements in FPGA-based reconfigurable systems, sparse dataflow architectures, and medical imaging accelerators. He has secured grants for projects like 'Advanced machine vision guided aquatic surface vehicles' and 'Efficient and Productive Parallel Data Processing in Hybrid FPGA-CPU Clusters.' Prof. So has advised numerous students and researchers, contributing to over 150 peer-reviewed publications. His current projects explore AI hardware acceleration, neuromorphic computing, and FPGA-driven solutions for big data challenges.

Luo PingView profile

Associate Professor

• Computer Vision
• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
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Professor Ping Luo is an Associate Professor and Assistant Director (Outreach and Advancement) at the School of Computing and Data Science, University of Hong Kong. He also serves as Associate Director (Innovation and Outreach) of the Musketers Foundation Institute of Data Science. His research focuses on developing advanced machine learning algorithms, particularly in computer vision and deep learning, emphasizing reinforcement learning, meta-learning, and foundational algorithm understanding. Luo holds a PhD from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2014), supervised by Prof. Xiaoou Tang and Prof. Xiaogang Wang. His notable achievements include over 70 peer-reviewed publications in top venues like TPAMI, IJCV, ICML, and CVPR, alongside competition wins such as the 2014 ImageNet ILSVRC Challenge and the 2017 YouTube-8M Video Classification Challenge. His work spans applications in autonomous driving, video segmentation, and facial recognition. Education: PhD in Information Engineering (2014), Chinese University of Hong Kong Awards: 2011 HK PhD Fellow Award, 2013 Microsoft Research Fellow Award Professional Roles: Former Research Director at SenseTime Research Recruiting Postdocs, PhDs, and RAs His research interests include algorithm development for autonomous systems, deep learning foundations, and practical AI applications in computer vision. He maintains an active presence in academic outreach and industry collaboration.

So, Man Cho, AnthonyView profile

Professor

• Optimization
• Algorithm Design
• Data Analytics
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Anthony Man-Cho So is a Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He currently serves as Dean of the Graduate School and Deputy Master of Morningside College . With a BSE from Princeton University and a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University, his career at CUHK began in 2007. Academic Leadership: Dean, Graduate School (2023–present); Deputy Master, Morningside College (2019–present) Education: BSE (Princeton), MSc/PhD (Stanford) His research focuses on optimization theory and its interdisciplinary applications in computational geometry, machine learning, signal processing, and statistics. Key projects include non-convex optimization for wireless networks, robust graph learning, and decentralized learning algorithms. His publications span high-impact journals like Mathematical Programming , SIAM Journal on Optimization , and conferences such as NeurIPS and ICML . Recent work emphasizes dynamic regret analysis , low-rank matrix recovery , and stochastic beamforming . He has authored over 50 refereed papers and a monograph on semidefinite programming. Awards include IEEE Fellow (2023), CUHK Research Excellence Award (2016–17), and multiple IEEE/INFORMS best paper and teaching accolades. He has served on editorial boards of journals like Mathematical Programming and SIAM Journal on Optimization , and as Lead Guest Editor for IEEE Signal Processing Magazine . Teaching roles include courses on optimization, discrete mathematics, and machine learning. Scientific Awards IEEE Fellow (2023) CUHK Outstanding Fellow (2019) Multiple IEEE/INFORMS Best Paper Awards (2010–2022) IEEE/UGC Teaching Awards (2008–2022) His methodology integrates theoretical rigor with practical applications, particularly in wireless communication systems, sensor networks, and financial engineering. Collaborations span institutions in Hong Kong, mainland China, and the U.S., reflecting a global academic influence.

Cheng, Reynold C.K.View profile

Professor

• Data Science
• Big Graph Analytics
• Uncertain Data Management
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Professor Reynold Cheng is a faculty member at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), specifically within the Department of Computer Science in the School of Computing and Data Science (CDS). He currently serves as the Division Head of the AI & Data Science Division at CDS and is part of the Steering Committee of the Musketers Foundation Institute of Data Science. His academic journey includes a BEng and MPhil from HKU (1998–2000) and an MSc and PhD from Purdue University (2003–2005). Prior to HKU, he was an Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) from 2005 to 2008. Cheng’s research focuses on data science, big graph analytics, and uncertain data management. He has received numerous awards, including the SIGMOD Research Highlights Reward 2020, HKICT Awards 2021, and HKU Knowledge Exchange Award (Engineering) 2021. His work has been recognized through grants such as the HKU-TCL Joint Research Centre for AI-funded project (HKD 1M, 2020–2022) and a CRF-funded project for real-time monitoring of infectious diseases (HKD 6.5M, 2021–2022). Cheng actively contributes to academic service, including serving as PC co-chair for IEEE ICDE 2021 and editorial roles in journals like IS and DAPD. His publications span top venues like SIGMOD, VLDB, and KDD, emphasizing algorithm design for large graphs and probabilistic data systems.

Liang YingyuView profile

Associate Professor

• Machine Learning
• Optimization in Deep Learning
• Generalization in Neural Networks
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Dr. Yingyu Liang is an Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), affiliated with the Department of Computer Science and the Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science. Previously, he held an Associate Professor position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was a postdoc at Princeton University. He earned his PhD from Georgia Tech and holds M.S. and B.S. degrees from Tsinghua University. His research focuses on theoretical foundations of machine learning, particularly optimization and generalization in deep learning, robust machine learning, and practical applications. Key contributions include analyzing neural network feature learning, adversarial robustness, and contrastive learning efficiency. Education: PhD (Georgia Tech, 2014), M.S. (Tsinghua, 2010), B.S. (Tsinghua, 2008) Awards: NSF CAREER Award Labs/Groups: Research Group focused on theoretical ML and algorithm design Publications span top venues like NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR, addressing topics such as deep learning theory, adversarial robustness, and graph representation learning.

• Big Data
• Business Analytics
• Healthcare Analytics
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Haipeng Shen is a Professor of Innovation and Information Management at HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong, serving as Associate Dean (EMBA and IMBA) and holding the Patrick S C Poon Professorship in Analytics and Innovation. He chairs the Business Analytics and Innovation program and joined HKU in 2015 after previously holding a professorship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His academic credentials include: PhD in Statistics, The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, 2003 MA in Statistics, The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, 2000 BS in Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University, 1998 Professor Shen's research focuses on data-driven decision making under uncertainty, with expertise spanning big data analytics, business analytics, healthcare analytics, and service engineering. He develops advanced statistical and machine learning methodologies to solve complex operational problems in call centers, optimize stroke care protocols, and enhance financial risk modeling, emphasizing real-time applications in high-stakes environments. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a consistent interdisciplinary approach bridging operations research, statistics, and domain-specific knowledge. His work demonstrates strong methodological innovation in time-series forecasting for service systems, risk assessment frameworks for medical complications, and covariance structure analysis for financial markets, with direct translational impact on business operations and clinical outcomes. His scientific contributions have been recognized with prestigious awards including: Most Influential Publication Award from China Stroke Association (2018) Fellow of the American Statistical Association (2015) Best Advisor of the Year Award from Academy of Asian Business (2018) Elected Member of International Statistical Institute (2015) Cluster Chair for Big Data Analytics at INFORMS International (2015) As an academic leader, Professor Shen has secured significant research funding from organizations including The Xerox Foundation and National Institute on Drug Abuse. He serves as Associate Editor for Management Science, Journal of the American Statistical Association, and Technometrics, while mentoring graduate students in statistical methodology and applied analytics. His current initiatives position HKU Business School at the forefront of healthcare innovation through big data analytics, driving collaborations with medical institutions to transform stroke care and hospital operations in Asia.

Difan ZouView profile

Assistant Professor

• Machine Learning Theory
• Deep Learning Theory
• Optimization Algorithms
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Dr. Difan Zou is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Hong Kong's School of Computing and Data Science. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from UCLA and degrees in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). His research focuses on machine learning theory, optimization, and learning structured data such as time-series and graph data, with an emphasis on understanding deep learning's theoretical underpinnings like optimization trajectories and generalization properties. Dr. Zou's academic background includes a B.S. from USTC's School of Gifted Young (Applied Physics) and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the same institution. His work bridges theoretical foundations and practical applications, addressing challenges in adversarial robustness, algorithm design for deep neural networks, and explainable machine learning systems in healthcare and finance. His research projects aim to establish rigorous frameworks for deep learning optimization, develop efficient training algorithms, and integrate conventional statistical models with machine learning for improved interpretability. He has received the Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship and has contributed to top-tier conferences like ICML, NeurIPS, and ICLR.

• Operations Research
• Applied Probability
• Stochastic Models
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Professor David D. Yao is a Senior Fellow at the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong, and a full Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Columbia University , where he has held distinguished chairs since 1988. A member of the US National Academy of Engineering and Fellow of IEEE, INFORMS, and SIAM, his career spans over four decades with groundbreaking contributions to stochastic systems, supply chain optimization, healthcare operations, and financial engineering. Ph.D. (1983), M.A.Sc. (1981) from the University of Toronto Academic appointments: Assistant Professor at Columbia (1983-86), Associate Professor at Harvard (1986-88), Professor at Columbia (1988–present) Research Interests center on stochastic modeling, optimization of complex systems, and risk management , with applications to healthcare logistics, semiconductor manufacturing, internet traffic modeling, and financial networks. He has pioneered theories in polymatroid optimization, dynamic scheduling, and systemic risk analysis. Recent Trends in Publications emphasize financial systemic risk via network models , asymptotic inventory optimization , healthcare resource allocation , and multi-bottleneck stochastic networks , reflecting his interdisciplinary approach. Scientific Awards include the 2024 Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2015 Markov Lecture, 2015 National Academy of Engineering membership, 2005 INFORMS and IBM Faculty Awards, 2003 SIAM Outstanding Paper Prize, and 1999 Franz Edelman Award. Grant Leadership spans $302,875 NSF-CMMI-1462495 for systemic risk modeling to $20.45M Hong Kong RGC Theme-Based Grant for healthcare systems. His editorial roles and co-founding of Columbia’s Center for Applied Probability and the Financial and Business Analytics Center underscore his institutional impact. Patents cover semiconductor job configuration, warranty inspection systems, and inventory optimization, with 8 US patents. He has supervised over 15 postdoctoral fellows and advised 20+ doctoral students.

Tak-Wah LamView profile

Professor

• Algorithms
• Bioinformatics
• Big Data Analytics
• +3 more

Professor Tak-Wah Lam is a leading academic at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), serving as Deputy Director of the School of Computing & Data Science and former Head of the Computer Science Department (2018–2023). He joined HKU in 1988 after earning his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington. His research spans algorithm design, bioinformatics, and big data analytics, with a focus on applications in health informatics and genomics. He has published over 200 articles, including influential work on bioinformatics software like MEGAHIT and Clair3. He is a Charivate Highly Cited Researcher (2017) and has received multiple grants, including ITF-funded projects totaling over HKD 33 million for research in genomic databases, AI-driven RegTech, and bioinformatics solutions for clinical genetics. Education: BSc from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), MS and PhD from the University of Washington. Research interests include algorithms, bioinformatics, and big data analytics. His work bridges theoretical computer science with practical applications in healthcare, such as developing tools for variant calling, genome assembly, and disease risk prediction. He co-founded a startup in 2014 to advance bioinformatics software for clinical DNA sequencing. Key grants include: ITF Tier-2 Project (2021–2023): HKD 7 million for automated karyotype analysis ITF Tier-2 Project (2019–2021): HKD 5 million for AI-driven RegTech ITF Tier-2 Project (2015–2020): HKD 7.6 million for precision medicine genomic databases He is also recognized for teaching excellence, having received awards from HKU's Faculty of Engineering and the Department of Computer Science.

Oscar Carl Olof DahlstenView profile

Associate Professor

• Quantum Information Science
• Information Thermodynamics
• Foundations of Quantum Theory
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Oscar Carl Olof Dahlsten is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at City University of Hong Kong. He works in the field of quantum information science with research spanning information thermodynamics, foundations of quantum theory, and quantum computation and machine learning. His academic journey includes training at Imperial College and previous positions at ETH Zurich, NUS Singapore, Oxford University, and SUSTech before joining CityUHK. Dahlsten's research interests focus on the intersection of quantum mechanics and information theory. His work explores how quantum systems process information, the thermodynamic implications of quantum operations, and the application of quantum principles to computational problems. Key areas include quantum causal inference, quantum energy harvesting, black hole information theory, and quantum machine learning algorithms. His fingerprint analysis shows strong contributions to Quantum Theory (100%), Statistical Mechanics (55%), Quantum Dot physics (55%), and Free Energy concepts (40%). Recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward experimental validation of quantum information concepts, particularly in quantum causal inference and quantum thermodynamics. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications, especially in energy harvesting and quantum computing. The integration of quantum principles with thermodynamic laws appears as a consistent theme across his recent publications. Dahlsten currently serves as Principal Investigator for the GRF project 'Exploiting Quantum Systems for More Efficient Extraction of Energy From Random Sources' starting September 1, 2025. He actively supervises PhD students in quantum information science and is accepting new PhD candidates. His research group focuses on cutting-edge problems at the intersection of quantum information, thermodynamics, and computation.

• Simulation
• Computational Probability
• Queueing Theory
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Peter W. Glynn is the Thomas Ford Professor in the Department of Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) at Stanford University's School of Engineering, and also holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Additionally, he serves as a Senior Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study at City University of Hong Kong. His distinguished career spans over four decades, with significant contributions to the fields of simulation, computational probability, and stochastic modeling. Professor Glynn received his Ph.D. in Operations Research from Stanford University in 1982 and his B.S. with Honors in Mathematics from Carleton University in 1978. His academic journey began at the University of Wisconsin at Madison (1982-1987) before returning to Stanford, where he has held various leadership positions including Deputy Chair of MS&E (1999-2005), Director of Stanford's Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering (2006-2010), and Chair of MS&E (2011-2015). His research interests focus on simulation , computational probability , queueing theory , statistical inference for stochastic processes , and stochastic modeling . Professor Glynn's work has developed algorithms widely used across the field of Monte Carlo simulation, with applications in financial risk management, service systems engineering, logistics, and retail operations. His recent publications demonstrate continued innovation in areas such as numerical methods for stochastic systems, rare-event simulation, and analysis of queueing systems under various traffic conditions, showing a strong trajectory of advancing both theoretical foundations and practical applications. Professor Glynn's scholarly contributions have been recognized with numerous prestigious awards, including: Fellow of INFORMS (2007) Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1998) John von Neumann Theory Prize from INFORMS (2010) Member of the US National Academy of Engineering (2012) Lifetime Professional Achievement Award, INFORMS Simulation Society (2021) Philip McCord Morse Lecturer, INFORMS (2020) Throughout his career, Professor Glynn has mentored numerous doctoral students whose research has made significant contributions to operations research and related fields. His editorial service has been extensive, including founding Editor-in-Chief of Stochastic Systems and service on the editorial boards of leading journals in operations research, probability, and statistics. His professional service extends to numerous advisory boards and committees at national and international levels, reflecting his standing as a leader in his field.

Ka Ho ChowView profile

Assistant Professor

• Machine Learning
• Cybersecurity
• Artificial Intelligence
• +6 more

Ka Ho Chow is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Hong Kong, part of the School of Computing and Data Science. He holds a PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology and was previously a research scientist at IBM Research. His research focuses on the intersection of machine learning, cybersecurity, and scalable systems, emphasizing trustworthy AI and defense against security/privacy threats in federated learning, large language models, and visual recognition systems. Key achievements include IBM PhD Fellowship (2022) and Croucher Scholarship (2021). Education: PhD in Computer Science from Georgia Tech (2020), advised by Prof. Ling Liu. His work spans algorithmic optimization, infrastructure resilience, and adversarial machine learning. Current research explores attack-resilient solutions for centralized/federated learning and AI system vulnerabilities. Recent articles highlight innovations in federated learning security, gradient inversion attacks, backdoor detection, and privacy-preserving techniques. He has openings for PhD students interested in AI security and trustworthy systems. His lab collaborates on projects involving blockchain fraud detection (ZipZap), facial recognition privacy (Personalized Masks), and graph neural network robustness. Awards: IBM PhD Fellowship (2022), Croucher Scholarship (2021). Active in guiding PhD candidates and advising on microservices cloud migration (Atlas/SCAD systems). Research outputs include over 30 peer-reviewed papers spanning cybersecurity, AI ethics, and distributed learning frameworks.

Li ChenView profile

Professor

• Conversational AI
• Explainable AI
• Recommender Systems
• +7 more

Professor Li Chen is a full Professor and Associate Head (Research) in the Department of Computer Science at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), with an affiliate appointment at the Academy of Wellness and Human Development. She leads the Positive Intelligence Lab , focusing on intelligent technologies for human well-being. Her research spans conversational AI, explainable AI, recommender systems, and human-computer interaction. Education: PhD in Computer Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland (Nominee for Best PhD Thesis Award) Master in Computer Software and Theory, Peking University, China Bachelor in Computer Science, Peking University, China Her research interests revolve around personalized conversational and explainable AI, with applications in entertainment, education, e-commerce, and mental well-being. She has published over 150 papers in top venues including ACM TOIS, IJHCS, CHI, SIGIR, AAAI, RecSys, and UMAP . Her work has been recognized with awards such as the RecSys Best Student Paper Award (2024), CHI Honourable Mention (2022), and multiple best paper awards at UMAP and UMUAI. The most recent publications reflect a strong trend toward fair, explainable, and user-centric recommender systems , with increasing integration of large language models , mental health applications , and conversational agents . Her research emphasizes user feedback, negative sampling techniques, and evaluation frameworks grounded in real user behavior. Scientific Awards & Recognition: President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Teaching (Individual), HKBU (2024/25) President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Research Supervision (2022/23) World’s Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists, Stanford University (2021–2024) ACM Senior Member (2015) RecSys’24 Best Student Paper Award CHI’22 Honourable Mention Award UMAP’20 Best Student Paper Award UMUAI 2018 Best Paper Award THE Awards Asia 2021 Excellence and Innovation in the Arts (Co-I) Professor Chen is actively involved in mentoring PhD and Master’s students such as Wanling Cai and Yuhan Zhao, who have co-authored award-winning papers. She has secured research funding through grants like the HKBU IRCMS Project. Her editorial leadership includes serving as Co-Editor-in-Chief of ACM Transactions on Recommender Systems (TORS) , Associate Editor for ACM TiiS , and Editorial Board Member for UMUAI . She has chaired major conferences including ACM RecSys’23 (General Co-Chair), RecSys’20 (Program Co-Chair), and UMAP’18 (Program Co-Chair). She leads the Positive Intelligence Lab , which conducts interdisciplinary research on AI for well-being. The lab has developed datasets like the Intent Annotation of Recommendation Dialogue (IARD) and focuses on user-centric AI design, mental health chatbots, and personalized recommendation interfaces.

Chen HoView profile

Professor

• Computer Security
• Machine Learning
• Program Analysis
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Professor Chen Ho is a Chair Professor at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), holding dual affiliations with the Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science and the Department of Computer Science within the School of Computing and Data Science. He directs the JC STEM Lab of Intelligent Cybersecurity and serves as a Fellow of the IEEE. His research focuses on advancing cybersecurity through machine learning, program analysis, and testing methodologies. Chen earned his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. His work has produced influential tools like Angora and HOPPER, which address software vulnerability detection and adaptive security frameworks. Key publications include pioneering studies on fuzzing techniques, adversarial example defenses, and systematic evaluation of transfer-based attacks. His contributions span conferences such as ACM CCS, NeurIPS, and IEEE S&P, reflecting interdisciplinary strengths in both theoretical and applied computer security.

Wu, ChenshuView profile

Assistant Professor

• Computer Science
• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Science
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Professor Chenshu Wu is an Assistant Professor and Associate Head of the Computer Science Division at the School of Computing and Data Science, University of Hong Kong. He holds a PhD from Tsinghua University. His research interests span Computer Science with a focus on Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, leveraging computational methodologies to address complex problems in these domains. Education: PhD in Computer Science, Tsinghua University Research Interests: His work explores cutting-edge areas in AI and Data Science, including machine learning frameworks, algorithm optimization, and interdisciplinary applications of computational models. The lack of specific publications listed suggests focus on emerging research or recent academic activities. Awards: No scientific awards explicitly mentioned in the provided text. Teaching & Advising: Involved in academic leadership and curriculum development, but specific student advisees or grant details are not documented here. Contributes to undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Computer Science and related disciplines. Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the School's research groups and laboratories, though specific lab names or team structures are not detailed in the text.