School of Science and Technology
School of Science and Technology

Strategic Research Areas

• Environmental Science
• Smart City

Contact Person

Dr XU Jingliang, Steven
Tel: 3120 2478
E-mail: sjlxu@hkmu.edu.hk

Staff Member Research Interests

ASSI, Dani Samer
BSc (TUL-Poland); MSc (UofG-UK); PhD (UofG-UK); MIET

• Biomedical Engineering
• Artificial Synaptic Devices (Neuromorphic Devices) 
• Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs)
• Medical Device Development
• Wearable Health Technology
• 3D Printing

ASTUDILLO, Placencia Juan Carlos
BSc (UCN-Chile); PhD (HKU); PD (UCN-Chile)

• Ecology and biodiversity
• Ecological engineering 
• Invasive species
• Sustainable aquaculture
• Marine biofouling

AU YEUNG Siu Kei, Jeff
BEng (Hons), MPhil, PhD (HKUST); SMIEEE, MIET, MHKCS

• Digital image and video processing 
• Automatic speech recognition 
• Natural language processing
• Machine learning and Deep Learning
• Signal processing 

CAI Yancheng
BEng (CAU); MEng (BJUT); PhD (HKU);
CEng, MHKIE, FICE, MIStructE, MASCE

• Additive manufacturing
• Composite structures
• Connections and joints
• High performance steel
• Modular integrated construction structures
• Structural stability

CHAN Man Ngai, Sidney
BSc (Hons), PhD (CityU of HK)

• Microplastic pollution and environmental monitoring
• Microalgae applications
• Bioremediation of organic pollutants by microalgae
• Analytical chemistry and method development

CHAN Moon Tong, Tony
Grad. Dip (RSS); MPhil (CUHK); PhD (CityU of HK);
Professional Statistician, American Statistical Association

• Generalized linear mixed models
• Zero-inflated poisson models
• Multilevel statistical models
• Time series analysis and forecasting

CHEN Jianlin
BSc, MSc (TJU); PhD (CityU of HK)

• Environmental (Bio) chemistry
• Biosensors
• Green chemistry

CHEN Xueli, Shirley
BSc (SYSU); PhD (CityU of HK)

• Medical Image Analysis
• Treatment Response & Disease Prediction
• Deep Learning

CHU Hon Wai, Wilson
BSc (Boston University); MSc (Johns Hopkins University);
PhD (HKUST); SMIEEE

• Electronic circuits
• Communication systems

CHUI Kwok Tai, John
BEng (Hons); PhD (CityU of HK);
MIEEE

• Computational intelligence
• Energy monitoring and management
• Intelligent transportation
• Smart metering and sub-metering
• Biomedical informatics

FU Yaru
BEng (Hons) (NEEPU); MSc (Hons) (NUPT);
PhD (CityU of HK); MIEEE, MTCGCC

• Intelligent communications and networking
• Radio resource management
• Internet-of-Things
• Digital Twin Networks

HAN Jie, Crystal
BSc, MSc (XMU); PhD (CUHK)

• Environmental and chemical analysis
• Crystal engineering and materials science
• Supramolecular science

HUANG Hongli
Bsc(ZSTU), Msc(University of Leeds-UK), PhD(Uofg-UK)

• Deep learning
• Biomedical signal processing
• Sensor fusion
• Wearable technology

HUNG King Fai, Kevin
BSc (Hons) (Queen's University); MPhil, PhD (CUHK);
MIET, SMIEEE, MCIE

• Biomedical engineering
• Mobile health and telehealth
• Biosignal processing and biosystem simulation
• Eye tracking and pupillary dynamics monitoring
• Quantum AI for biosignal and medical image processing

KARTHIKEYAN, Vaithinathan
BTech (Pondiuni); MTech (Pondiuni); PhD (CityU HK); MIEEE

• Quantum Electronics
• Terahertz materials and devices
• Thermoelectrics
• 3D Additive manufacturing

LAI Keng Po, Ball
BSc, PhD (HKBU)

• Pollutants and Human Health
• Epigenetic Transgenerational Effects of Pollutants
• Omics Technology and Big Data Analysis
• Drug Discovery

LAM Siu Kei, Stephen
BEng (PolyU); MSc (EEE), MSc (BSE) (HKU); DEng (HKMU);
CEng, CEnv, MIET, MIMechE, MHKIE

• Building services engineering
• Renewable energy
• Environmental science

LEE Chi Chung, Tony
BEng (Hons), PhD (PolyU);
CEng, MIET, MHKIE, MIEEE, MCIE

• Electrical and electronic testing
• Optical communications
• Network performance monitoring
• Internet of Things (IoT)

LEE Lap Kei, Keith
BEng (Hons), PhD (HKU);
MIEEE

• Algorithms
• Multimodal data fusion
• Natural language processing
• Educational technology
• Bioinformatics

LEE Wang Fat, Fred
BSc (Hons), PhD (PolyU)

• Harmful algal blooms
• Coastal wetland and Mangroves
• Environmental omics 

LI Yaohan, Yolanda
BEng (Hons) (UNNC); MSc (UCL); PhD (PolyU)

• Sustainable and intelligent infrastructure systems
• Digital twins
• Multi-hazard risk assessment
• Life-cycle maintenance and management
• Robust decision making under deep uncertainty

LI Yishu, Shu
BSc, MSc (Bristol UK), PhD (CityU of HK)

• Requirements engineering
• Software design
• Large language models
• Agile project management 

LIN Huiju, Daisy
BSc (CSU); MSc (CSU); PhD (CityUHK)

• Emerging organic contaminants
• Environmental fate and source apportionment
• Airborne and indoor exposure
• Analytical chemistry
• Environmental and human health risk assessment

LIU Yalin, Alin
BEng (CQUPT); MSc, PhD (MUST)

• Blockchain enabled network security
• Indoor immersive communications
• Non-terrestrial networks
• AI agentic 6G networking 

LU Yi, Helen
BEng (HHU), PhD (HKU)

• Hydrological process
• Sediments transport
• Application of machine learning

MA Xiaoxue, Kayley
BSc (Hons) (BUPT); MSc (HKUST); PhD (CityUHK)

• Machine Learning
• Data Mining and Analytics
• Artificial Intelligence for Software Engineering
• Large Language Models 

MO Wing Yin, Ian
BSc (PolyU); PhD (HKBU)

• Fish feed and supplements
• Climate change and aquaculture
• Ecology and conservation of mangrove
• Antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes associated with fish 

NG Ching Man, Christie
PhD (PolyU)

• Chemical analysis
• Biofuel catalysis

PAK Chun Wai, Kenneth
BEng(Hons), MSc (PolyU); PhD(RMIT); MHKIE (STL), FHKCI, FHKICA

• Deployment and implementation of robotic construction
• Welding technology
• Infrared thermography
• Ground penetrating radar
• Ultrasonic tomography

PAN Min, Livia
BSc (Hons) (SCAU); PhD (CUHK)

• Environmental pollution
• Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
• Soil and plant contamination and remediation
• PPCPs contamination

REN Sijie, Jimmy
BEng (ECNU), PhD (CityU of HK), SMIEEE

• Computer Vision
• Computational Photography
• Computational Imaging
• Machine Learning
• Generative AI

TAM Fung Yee, Nora
BSc (Hons) (CUHK); MSc (Sheffield UK);
MPhil (CUHK); PhD (York UK);
C.I. Biol, F.I. Biol, BBS, JP

• Ecology and conservation of mangrove and coastal wetlands
• Bioremediation of toxic pollutants
• Biotechnology in waste treatment and pollution control

TAM Wan Ting, Emily
BSc (Hons), PhD (HKU)

• Molecular microbiology
• Genetic engineering
• Food microbiology
• Antibiotic resistance 

TANG Chi Hung, Charles
BSc (Hons), MPhil (CUHK); PhD (UT-Austin)

• Planktonic organisms
• Marine ecology
• Ecotoxicology
• Environmental science

TANG Wai Fan, Fanny
BSc (Hons) (CityU of HK); MSc (HKU); EdD (NTU);
C.Build E MCABE, MHKIE, MIET, MIEEE, FHKICA

• Material science and properties
• Reliability engineering
• Failure analysis
• Higher education curriculum development

TAO Bishenghui Tabitha
BSc, MSc (PolyU), PhD (MUST)

• Blockchain technology 
• Complex networks 
• Graph neural network

TONG Kin Fai, Kenneth
BEng (Hons), PhD (CityU of HK)
FIEEE, CEng, FHEA, FEMA

• Novel Antennas
• Fluid Antenna System
• Applied Electromagnetics
• Surface Wave Propagation
• AI assisted RF Hardware Design 

TONG Kwong Bun, Bruce
BEng (Hons), MPhil, PhD (CUHK); MIEEE

• Artificial and computational intelligence
• Metaheuristic algorithms
• Black-box optimization
• Data-driven optimization

TSANG Kin Wai, Ernest
BEng (Hons), PhD (CityU of HK), MHKIE

• Building services engineering
• Daylighting and solar radiation
• Building and urban energy modeling
• Green and wellness buildings
• Climate change

VELLAISAMY, Arul Lenus Roy
BSc (St. Xavier's College); MSc (Loyola College);
PhD (Nagpur University)

• Quantum technology
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning for healthcare applications 
• Terahertz materials and devices 
• Neuromorphic materials and devices

WANG Dan, Debby
PhD (CityU of HK); MIEEE

• Structural bioinformatics
• Structure-based drug design
• Health informatics

WANG Fu Lee, Philips
BEng, MPhil (HKU); MBA (Imperial);
MSc (HKUST); MCG (OUHK); PhD (CUHK);
FBCS, FCG (CS, CGP), FCPA Australia,
FHKIE, FIET, HKFCG

• Applied algorithm
• Educational technology
• Information retrieval
• Machine learning

WANG Weiming, Wyman
BEng (Hons) (HUST); PhD (CUHK)

• Image Processing
• Point Cloud Processing
• Natural Language Processing

WANG Xinyu, Shawn
BEng (ZJU China); MSc, PhD (CityU of Hong Kong)

• Submarine Communication Cable Path Planning
• Network Optimization
• Resource Allocation
• Parallel Processing
• Smart Cities

WEERASURIYA, Asiri Umenga
BSc (Hons), MSc (Sri Lanka); PhD (HKUST);
AMIESL, AFHEA

• Pedestrian-level wind environment
• Air ventilation assessment
• Natural ventilation of buildings
• Air pollution dispersion in built-up areas
• Explainable machine learning

WONG Shun Man
BSc (Hons), PhD (PolyU)

• Organocatalysis
• Design and preparation of new phosphine ligands
• Applications in cross-coupling reactions
• Development of new transition metal-catalyzed C-H functionalization

WONG Sze Wan, Emily
BChinMed, PhD (HKU);
RCMP

• Vascular biology 
• Pharmacology 
• Chinese medicine 
• Cancer therapy 
• Food and drug analysis
• Aquaculture

XU Jingliang, Steven
BSc, MSc (JNU); PhD (CityU of HK)

• Marine and freshwater pollution
• Aquatic physiology
• Environmental toxicology
• Microalgal ecophysiology
• Mangrove ecology

YAN Fan, Farah
BEng (Hons), MPhil, PhD (CityU of HK)

• Computer networks
• Cyber security
• Machine learning
• Multimedia technologies

Modified Date: 9 July, 2026

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