Awards & Recognitions
2026
Assistant Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering
NSFC Young Scientists Fund (Category C) 2026
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics
The 51st Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions - Silver Medal
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Division of Arts and Machine Creativity|Acting Director of Center for Artificial Intelligence Research
Associate Dean of Engineering (Undergraduate Recruitment and Student Development)|Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering|Director of Research Center on Decarbonization Technology
Saint Francis Prize in Techno-Humanities (AI Humanities Commendation Award) from Saint Francis University
Dean of Humanities and Social Science|Chair Professor, Division of Social Science
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering|PG Programs Coordinator (Computer Science and Engineering)
HKUST-University of Bristol Global Knowledge Network Award
Head and Chair Professor, Division of Life Science|Lo Ka Chung Charitable Foundation Professor of Science|Co-Director of Brain and Intelligence Research Institute
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Division of Integrative Systems and Design|Director of Low Altitude Economy Research Center|Associate Director of HKUST-JD.com Joint Laboratory
RGC Research Fellow 2026/27
Associate Professor, Department of Physics|Director of IAS Center for Quantum Matter
2026 Stanford/Elsevier World's Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists List in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences (Subfield: Experimental Psychology)
Dean of Humanities and Social Science|Yan Ai Foundation Professor of Social Science|Chair Professor, Division of Social Science