Academic and Teaching Staff

Professor K.T. Chau received his B.Sc. (Eng.) degree with First Class Honours, M.Phil. degree, and Ph.D. degree all in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He worked at HKU for 28 years, with various positions including the Director of International Research Centre for Electric Vehicles, Associate Dean of Engineering and Head of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Starting from June 2023, he serves as Chair Professor of Electrical Energy Engineering at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), and currently also Co-Director of the Research Centre for Electric Vehicles (RCEV), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).

He is elected Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (FIEEE) for Contributions to Energy Systems for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, and the Chang Jiang Chair Professor conferred by the Ministry of Education, China. He has received the Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award for Education, Training and Public Awareness by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International. He has also been honoured the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) Distinguished Lecturer and Distinguished Speaker.

His research interests are focused on Electrical Energy Engineering, with emphasis on Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Renewable Energy Systems, and Power Electronics & Drives. Currently, he serves as Section Editor-in-Chief of the Energies, and editorial board members of many international journals. Professor Chau has published 9 books, over 400 refereed journal papers and over 380 international conference papers, and has filed over 60 patents. His latest citations can be found in Google Scholar and Scopus.

In community service, Professor Chau has served as Member of the Electrical Safety Advisory Committee for the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, Member of the Accreditation Advisory Board for the Hong Kong Accreditation Service of Innovation and Technology Commission, Member of the Appeal Board Panel under Energy Efficiency Ordinance, Member of the Disciplinary Tribunal Panel under Electricity Ordinance, Member of the Disciplinary Board Panel under Building Energy Efficiency Regulation, and Member of the New Energy Transport Fund Steering Committee for the Environment and Ecology Bureau. He has also served as Member of Engineering Panel for the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC), Member of Innovation and Technology Support Program Panel for the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF), and Member of Incu-Tech/Incu-Bio Program Panel for the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP). 

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.Sc.(Eng.)), The University of Hong Kong
• Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.), The University of Hong Kong
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), The University of Hong Kong

• Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (FIEEE)
• Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET)
• Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (FHKIE)
• Fellow of the International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (FAIIA)