CUHK continues to rank top as 4 more professors named IEEE Fellow

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14 December 2006

Four professors, Prof. Robert LI, Prof. WANG Jun, Prof. Michael WANG and Prof. Y.T. ZHANG at The Chinese University of Hong Kong have been named the prestigious IEEE Fellow. They are elected in recognition of their extraordinary accomplishments in various engineering fields, which includes Prof. Robert Li’s contributions to network coding and switching theories; Prof. WANG Jun’s contributions to recurrent neural networks for optimization and engineering applications; Prof. Michael WANG’s contributions to frictional contact and impact modeling, and robotic workholding and fixturing for manufacturing automation; and Prof. Y.T. ZHANG’s contributions to the field of wearable devices and signal processing algorithms for mobile healthcare.

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is the world’s largest professional organization, with more than 365,000 members in over 150 countries. IEEE members play a vital role in computer science, electronics, telecommunications and engineering fields etc.

IEEE fellowship is a prestigious recognition for those members who have made outstanding achievements in the field of engineering. This year, the IEEE’s Board of Directors has elected a total of 268 fellows worldwide. 4 out of 6 elected in Hong Kong are professors at CUHK, bringing the total number of fellows in CUHK to 16. Currently there are 16 IEEE Fellows at CUHK, which is the largest among all local universities.

Besides being honored as IEEE Fellows, Professor Y.T. Zhang is the recipient of the 2006 IEEE-EMBS Service Award for his exceptional and meritorious service to the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) with outstanding contributions to the development and promotion of EMBS’ conferences, educational activities, and international collaboration. Currently there are only 66 Fellows worldwide (49 Fellows and 17 Fellows Emeritus) who have received this award. He has also been elected a Fellow of the International Academy of Medicinal and Biological Engineering (FIAMBE). Currently Professor Zhang’s research focus is on wearable medical instruments and sensors for m-Health.

IEEE Fellows teaching in CUHK

Year Elected	Name	Department
2006	Prof. LI Shuo-Yen, Robert	Information Engineering
	Prof. WANG Jun	Mechanical and Automation Engineering
	Prof. WANG Yu, Michael	Mechanical and Automation Engineering
	Prof. ZHANG Yuang-Ting	Electronic Engineering
2005	Prof. HUANG Jie	Mechanical and Automation Engineering
	Prof. LEE Tong, Tony	Information Engineering
	Prof. ZHOU Xunyu	Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
2004	Prof. LYU Rung Tsong, Michael	Computer Science and Engineering
2003	Prof. XU Yangsheng	Mechanical and Automation Engineering
2003	Prof. YEUNG Wai Ho, Raymond	Information Engineering
2002	Prof. WONG Wing Shing	Information Engineering
2001	Prof. XU Lei	Computer Science and Engineering
2000	Prof. NGAN King Ngi	Electronic Engineering
1997	Prof. YAO Da Wei, David	Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
1995	Prof. WEI Keh Wei, Victor	Information Engineering
1991	Prof. LIN Chinlon	Information Engineering


2006 Class of Fellows (from left): Prof. Y.T. ZHANG, Prof. Michael WANG, Prof. Robert LI and Prof. WANG Jun.


Professor Y.T. Zhang was awarded the 2006 IEEE-EMBS Service Award.