Jan 2025 Entry
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 laboratories website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ise/research/research-laboratories-and-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.
Advanced Materials Processing Technologies
Laser materials processing and 3D printing
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | zhenglong.xu@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr X.S. Yang | 2766 6604 | xusheng.yang@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr Sitman Wen | 3400 2473 | xw.wen@polyu.edu.hk |
Design and characterize advanced functional materials for electrical devices
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Dr Zibin Chen | 2766 6602 | zi-bin.chen@polyu.edu.hk |
Aviation and Transportation Logistics
Transport modelling and data analysis, aviation and maritime studies and industrial organisation analysis for the transport industry
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Prof. X.W. Fu | 2766 6329 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Dr Windy X. Wen | 2766 4977 | windy.wen@polyu.edu.hk |
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Green logistics, inventory management, demand forecasting, and sourcing decisions
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Dr Carman Lee | 3400 3899 | ckm.lee@polyu.edu.hk |
Logistics and supply chain management, distribution scheduling and optimisation strategy
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Prof. X.W. Fu | 2766 6329 | xiaowen.fu@polyu.edu.hk |
| Prof. G.Q. Huang | 2766 6586 | 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 M. Xu | 2766 6593 | min.m.xu@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr Windy X. Wen | 2766 4977 | windy.wen@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr Zhe Peng | 2766 6310 | jeffrey-zhe.peng@polyu.edu.hk |
Modelling for energy, environment, and sustainability
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Dr J.Z. Ren | 2766 6596 | jzhren@polyu.edu.hk |
Knowledge engineering and management, and technology management
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Prof. Benny Cheung | 2766 7905 | benny.cheung@polyu.edu.hk |
Intelligent decision support system and multi-criteria decision analysis
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| 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 | |
| Dr Paul Y.P. Tsang | 2766 4662 | yungpo.tsang@polyu.edu.hk |
Knowledge management, Intellectual Capital management, innovation management and big data
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Dr Muhammad Saleem Sumbal | 3400 3002 | saleemkhan.sumbal@polyu.edu.hk |
Precision Engineering (State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology)
Ultra-precision machining technologies, precision manufacturing, advanced optics manufacturing, and precision metrology
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| 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 |
Product Design and Miniaturisation
Healthcare product design, nanoparticle based biosensing technique and biosensor miniaturisation
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Dr Roy W.C. Law | 2766 6607 | roy.law@polyu.edu.hk |
Immersive environment designs: augmented reality, and virtual reality (Metaverse)
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Dr Paul Lee | 2766 6603 | lik-hang.lee@polyu.edu.hk |
Smart Manufacturing and Robotics
Mechatronics and control, product innovation, intelligent product development and micro-injection and micro-fabrication
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Prof. K.L. Yung | 2766 6592 | kl.yung@polyu.edu.hk |
Robotics and automation, intelligent control, compliant mechanism and micro/nano manipulation
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| 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 | |
| Dr Xiaoge Zhang | 2766 6583 | xiaoge.zhang@polyu.edu.hk |
Smart product-service system, engineering design informatics, industrial intelligence, and manufacturing servitisation
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Dr P. Zheng | 2766 5633 | pai.zheng@polyu.edu.hk |
Medical robots, bio-inspired robots, robot control, and AI for robotics
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Dr Teng Long | 2766 4183 | eric-long.teng@polyu.edu.hk |
Manufacturing digitalization, industrial blockchain, and privacy computing
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Prof. G.Q. Huang | 2766 6586 | gq.huang@polyu.edu.hk |
| Dr Li Ming | 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 | |
| Dr Lidong Yang | 2766 4980 | lidong.yang@polyu.edu.hk |
Spatial-temporal analytics, digital twin, industrial IoT, and smart logistics
| Supervisor | Tel | |
| Dr Zhao Zhiheng | 2766 6630 | zhiheng.zhao@polyu.edu.hk |
Please visit our website for more information about our research facilities.
Please visit our website to find out more about the research interests of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and contact our staff to discuss research opportunities.
Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) and Unified PhD Scholarship Framework (UPSF).
Optional - For PolyU Research Postgraduate programmes
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