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Xin Huang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), Faculty of Science. He serves as Coordinator of Research Postgraduate Programme (PhD&MPhil) and Coordinator of Programming Contest Teams.
His educational background includes:
- Ph.D. in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2014)
- B.Eng. in Computer Science from Xiamen University (2010)
Huang's research focuses on innovative technologies for large-scale graph data management and analysis. His work spans graph data management including keyword search and graph indexing, graph mining techniques for summarization and decomposition, community search algorithms, and graph learning approaches including graph neural networks. His research integrates theoretical foundations with practical applications in social network analysis and privacy-aware computing.
His publication record shows consistent output in top-tier venues with a clear evolution from foundational graph algorithms to more complex applications involving dynamic and uncertain graphs, reflecting the growing importance of graph analytics in real-world systems.
Notable awards include:
- Best Student Paper Award at ACM/IEEE IWLS 2023
- Best Faculty Article Award from Chinese Communication Association (2022)
- HKBU President's Award for Outstanding Performance as Young Researcher (2021)
- RGC Early Career Award (2020)
- Best Paper Award at WISE 2019
Huang actively mentors PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, currently supervising five PhD candidates and four postdocs. His research has been supported by competitive grants including the RGC Early Career Award. He serves as Associate Editor for Data Science and Engineering and World Wide Web Journal, and participates extensively in program committees for major conferences including VLDB, ICDE, and WWW.
As part of HKBU's Database Research Group, Huang contributes to a vibrant research environment that has secured over $10 million in research funding and published more than 200 papers in top venues.
