Major external appointments and awards of PolyU members
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From January to June 2021, the following PolyU members were either appointed significant duties to share their scholarly expertise to benefit the wider community or had their academic efforts duly recognised. ( listed in alphabetical order)
Dr Daniel W. M. Chan
Associate Professor and Associate Head (Teaching), Department of Building and Real Estate
Awards
International Outstanding Researcher Award in Building and Real Estate, and ISSN Golden Research Prize for ISSN Awards 2020, International Society for Scientific Network
Professor Chen Xiaojun
Chair Professor of Applied Mathematics, Department of Applied Mathematics
Director, University Research Facility in Big Data Analytics
Award
Fellow, Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Professor Cheng Li
Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Awards
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering
Distinguished Fellow, International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration
Mr Daniel Elkin
Assistant Professor, School of Design
Award
2021 Smart 50 Awards, Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo
Professor Guo Song
Associate Head (Research & Development), Department of Computing
Awards
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering
Fellow, Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association
Professor Ajay Kumar
Professor, Department of Computing
Appointment
President, IEEE Biometrics Council
Award
Fellow, Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association
Dr Lilly Li
Associate Professor, Institute of Textiles and Clothing
Award
Gold Award, The 4th China (Shanghai) International Exhibition of Invention 2021
Professor Li Ping
Chair Professor of Neurolinguistics and Bilingual Studies
Dean, Faculty of Humanities
Associate Director, University Research Facility in Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience
Appointment
External Reviewer, NYU-ECNU Institute of Brain and Cognitive Science, NYU Shanghai
Professor Shi Wenzhong
Chair Professor of Geographical Information Science and Remote Sensing, Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Director, Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute
Award
2021 Smart 50 Awards, Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo
Dr Shih Yi-teng
Assistant Professor, School of Design
Awards
Two Bronze A’ Design Awards (Toy, Games and Hobby Products Design Category in 2020-2021)
Dr Shou Dahua
Assistant Professor, Institute of Textiles and Clothing
Awards
Gold Medal and Excellence in Innovation Award, 13th European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation (EUROINVENT) 2021
Gold Award and Special Award, 35th World Genius Convention & Education Expo 2021
Professor Charles Wong Man-sing
Associate Dean, Faculty of Construction and Environment
Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Award
2021 Smart 50 Awards, Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo
Professor Yu Changyuan
Professor, Department of Electronic and Information Engineering
Award
First Class Prize, Technological Invention Award in the Guangdong Province Science and Technology Awards 2020
