We are pleased to present the 2026 Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Department of Biomedical Engineering to Prof. Weibao QIU, in recognition of his achievement in biomedical engineering, service to the profession, and contribution to the alma mater.
Prof. Weibao QIU received his Ph.D. in 2012 from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, under the supervision of Prof. Lei SUN. His thesis was titled "Development of Novel Imaging Systems and Techniques for Micro-ultrasound". He joined the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in the same year and was promoted to Full Professor in early 2018.
His research focuses on novel ultrasound transducers and systems for biomedical imaging and therapy. He has established an integrated R&D framework — "Transducers—Imaging Methods—Systems" — for high-resolution ultrasound. Prof. QIU has published 93 SCI papers (including one in Nature Communications and 36 in IEEE Transactions) and holds 35 granted invention patents. Several of his high-resolution imaging technologies have been translated into innovative products, with four medical device registration certificates obtained.
He is the founder of Shenzhen Hyus Meditec Co., Ltd., a company specializing in advanced ultrasound solutions, including novel ultrasound transducers and imaging systems. Prof. QIU serves on the Technical Program Committee (Group 5) of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) and was an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control. He is the Lead Guest Editor of the TUFFC Special Issue on "Recent Advances in Ultrasound Technology for Brain Imaging and Therapy". In 2020, he received the Outstanding Youth Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China for his work on high-resolution ultrasound imaging. He is also recognized as an Outstanding Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Prof. QIU established the Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy, which is now part of the State Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Science and System. He serves as Vice Chair of the Medical Ultrasound Engineering Division at the Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering.
Congratulations to Prof. QIU!
