Cao Jiannong

Professor Cao Jiannong is a distinguished academic at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, holding titles including Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Professor in Data Science and Chair Professor of Distributed and Mobile Computing. He serves as Acting Vice President (Education), Dean of Graduate School, Director of the Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT), and Director of the University Research Facility in Big Data Analytics.

Research Interests:

• High-performance distributed computing
• Mobile distributed computing
• Wireless sensor networks
• Big data analytics
• Blockchain systems
• AIoT and edge computing
• Artificial intelligence applications

Scientific Contributions:

• Over 600 publications in leading journals and conferences
• 16 patents
• HK$101 million in competitive research grants as Principal Investigator
• World’s top 2% most cited scientist (2021-2023) by Stanford University

Professional Recognition:

• Member of Academia Europaea
• Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences
• Fellow of IEEE
• Fellow of China Computer Federation (CCF)
• Distinguished member of ACM
• Over 50 keynote/invited speeches at major conferences

Leadership Roles:

• Chair of IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Computing (2012-2014)
• Entrepreneurship Advisor of HK A.I. Lab
• Member of Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Fund Assessment Panel
• Member of RGC Engineering Panel