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, the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Centre, the Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre, the Micro/Nano Fabrication 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 Departmental Research Committee Chairman, Prof. Xiaowen Fu at (852) 2766 6329; email: xiaowen.fu@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 Aamer Nazir	2766 6630	aamer.nazir@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 Z.L. Xu	2766 6590	zh1xu@polyu.edu.hk
Dr X.S. Yang	2766 6604	xsyang@polyu.edu.hk

Electronic assembly and LED technologies, green materials, green product design and green manufacturing

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Prof. Winco K.C. Yung	2766 6599	wincokc.yung@polyu.edu.hk

Net shape forming and blanking, and process simulation

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Prof. L.C. Chan	2766 6634	lc.chan@polyu.edu.hk

Ultra-precision machining technologies and optics manufacture

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

Green product design and life cycle assessment, and green manufacturing

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Prof. Winco K.C. Yung	2766 6599	wincokc.yung@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Aamer Nazir	2766 6630	aamer.nazir@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

Special forming equipment design and manufacture

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Prof. L.C. Chan	2766 6634	lc.chan@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

Quality, reliability, safety and innovation

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Prof. Winco K.C. Yung	2766 6599	wincokc.yung@polyu.edu.hk

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

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

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 6329	xiaowen.fu@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Nick S.H. Chung	3400 3790	nick.sh.chung@polyu.edu.hk
Dr M. Xu	2766 6593	min.m.xu@polyu.edu.hk
Dr Windy X. Wen	2766 4977	windy.wen@polyu.edu.hk

Distribution requirements, enterprise resource planning and manufacturing information systems

Supervisor	Tel	Email
Prof. P. Ji	2766 6631	p.ji@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, knowledge mining and business intelligence, intellectual capital management, technology forecasting and roadmapping

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 6329	xiaowen.fu@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