Chen Chang-Wen

Chen Chang-Wen is a Chair Professor of Visual Computing at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2021–present). Previously, he was Empire Innovation Professor at the University at Buffalo (2008–2021) and held leadership roles including Dean of the School of Science and Engineering at CUHK Shenzhen (2017–2020). His research focuses on multimedia systems, signal processing, and communication. He is a Fellow of IEEE and SPIE, and has received numerous awards including the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award (2010) and the SUNY Chancellor's Award (2016).

Chen has authored over 420 publications and holds three US patents. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary applications in visual computing, including contributions to autonomous systems, edge networks, and video quality assessment. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems and leads initiatives in global university rankings and accreditation for engineering programs.