Major Research Areas

Introduction

The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering was founded in the 1950s. We are a dynamic and multi-disciplinary Department with a very strong background in applied research. Over the years, the profile of the Department has broadened in scope, and now covers both the industrial and service sectors.

We have a critical mass of academic staff members who are world-class researchers in the strategic research areas of the Department, and whose research activities are supported by state-of-the-art research facilities and centres. These include the State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology, Laser Materials Processing Laboratory, Netshape Manufacturing Technology Unit, Advanced Optics Manufacturing Centre, Printed Circuit Board Technology Centre, Materials Engineering Laboratory, Behaviour and Knowledge Engineering Research Centre, PolyU-Microsoft Enterprise Systems Centre, the Micro/Nano Fabrication Laboratory, Cyber-Physical Systems Laboratory, the Ng Tat Lun Digital Factory and the Integrated Product Design Laboratory.

Please visit our website for more information about our research facilities.

The Department offers MPhil and PhD research degree programmes in various areas, as listed below. You are most welcome to approach the corresponding staff member for academic advice. To discuss the possibility of pursuing a research topic not covered in the list, please contact the Chairman of Departmental Research Committee, Dr Nick Chung at (852) 3400 3790; email: nick.sh.chung@polyu.edu.hk.

Research Areas

Laser materials processing and 3D printing

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Prof. H.C. Man	2766 6629	hc.man@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. K.C. Chan	2766 4981	kc.chan@polyu.edu.hk
Dr X.S. Yang	2766 6604	xusheng.yang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Sitman Wen	3400 2473	xw.wen@polyu.edu.hk

Materials technology

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Prof. H.C. Man	2766 6629	hc.man@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. K.C. Chan	2766 4981	kc.chan@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. C.Y. Tang	2766 6608	cy.tang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Gary Tsui	3400 3254	gary.c.p.tsui@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Zibin Chen	2766 6602	zi-bin.chen@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Z.L. Xu	2766 6590	zh1xu@polyu.edu.hk
Dr X.S. Yang	2766 6604	xsyang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Sitman Wen	3400 2473	xw.wen@polyu.edu.hk

Design and characterize advanced functional materials for electrical devices

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Dr Zibin Chen	2766 6602	zi-bin.chen@polyu.edu.hk

Ultra-precision machining technologies, precision manufacturing, advanced optics manufacturing, and precision metrology

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Prof. Benny Cheung	2766 7905	benny.cheung@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. Sandy To	2766 6587	sandy.to@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Chunjin Wang	3400 3190	chunjin.wang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Wai Sze Yip	2766 6598	lenny.ws.yip@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Sitman Wen	3400 2473	xw.wen@polyu.edu.hk

Healthcare product design, nanoparticle based biosensing technique and biosensor miniaturization

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Dr Roy W.C. Law	2766 6607	roy.law@polyu.edu.hk

Immersive environment designs, augmented reality, and virtual reality (Metaverse)

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Dr Paul Lee	2766 6603	lik-hang.lee@polyu.edu.hk

Mechatronics and control, product innovation, intelligent product development and micro-injection and micro-fabrication

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Prof. K.L. Yung	2766 6592	kl.yung@polyu.edu.hk

Robotics and automation, intelligent control, compliant mechanism and micro/nano manipulation

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Prof. Y.M. Li	2766 4978	yangmin.li@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Lidong Yang	2766 4980	lidong.yang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Zaixin Song	2766 6609	zaixin.song@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Chao Huang	2766 4226	hchao.huang@polyu.edu.hk

Quality, reliability, safety and innovation

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Dr Xiaoge Zhang	2766 6583	xiaoge.zhang@polyu.edu.hk

Smart product-service system, engineering design informatics, industrial intelligence, and manufacturing servitization

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Dr Pai Zheng	2766 5633	pai.zheng@polyu.edu.hk

Medical robots, bio-inspired robots, robot control, and AI for robotics

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Dr L. Teng	2766 4183	eric-long.teng@polyu.edu.hk

Manufacturing digitalization, industrial blockchain, IoT, and privacy computing

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Prof. G.Q. Huang	2766 6586	gq.huang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Ming Li	2766 4596	ming.li@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Zhe Peng	2766 6310	jeffrey-zhe.peng@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Paul Lee	2766 6603	lik-hang.lee@polyu.edu.hk

Micro-/nanorobot, microrobotic systems and control, and automation at micro-/nanoscale

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Dr Lidong Yang	2766 4980	lidong.yang@polyu.edu.hk

Spatial-temporal analytics, digital twin, industrial IoT, and smart logistics

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Dr Zhiheng Zhao	2766 6630	zhiheng.zhao@polyu.edu.hk

Green logistics, inventory management, demand forecasting, and sourcing decisions

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Dr Carman Lee	3400 3899	ckm.lee@polyu.edu.hk

Logistics and supply chain management, distribution scheduling and optimization strategy

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Prof. X.W. Fu	2766 6626	xiaowen.fu@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. G.Q. Huang	2766 6526	gq.huang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Nick S.H. Chung	3400 3790	nick.sh.chung@polyu.edu.hk
Dr K. Wang	2766 6578	allen-kun.wang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Windy X. Wen	2766 4977	windy.wen@polyu.edu.hk
Dr M. Xu	2766 6593	min.m.xu@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Zhe Peng	2766 6310	jeffrey-zhe.peng@polyu.edu.hk

Modelling for energy, environment, and sustainability

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Dr J.Z. Ren	2766 6596	jzhren@polyu.edu.hk

Knowledge engineering and management, and technology management

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Prof. Benny Cheung	2766 7905	benny.cheung@polyu.edu.hk

Knowledge management, intellectual capital management, innovation management and big data

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Dr Muhammad Saleem Sumbal	3400 3002	saleemkhan.sumbal@polyu.edu.hk

Intelligent decision support system and multi-criteria decision analysis

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Dr J.Z. Ren	2766 6596	jzhren@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Paul Y.P. Tsang	2766 4662	yungpo.tsang@polyu.edu.hk

Logistics and supply chain technologies

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Dr Paul Y.P. Tsang	2766 4662	yungpo.tsang@polyu.edu.hk

Transport modelling and data analysis, aviation and maritime studies and industrial organization analysis for the transport industry

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Prof. X.W. Fu	2766 6626	xiaowen.fu@polyu.edu.hk
Dr K. Wang	2766 6578	allen-kun.wang@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Chao Huang	2766 4226	hchao.huang@polyu.edu.hk

Sustainable transportation

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Dr J.Z. Ren	2766 6596	jzhren@polyu.edu.hk
Dr M. Xu	2766 6593	min.m.xu@polyu.edu.hk

Aviation scheduling and advanced data analytics

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Dr Windy X. Wen	2766 4977	windy.wen@polyu.edu.hk