HONG KONG, Aug. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Professor Li Wen Jung, Vice-President (Expertise and Worldwide Technique) and Chair Professor within the Division of Mechanical Engineering at Metropolis College of Hong Kong (CityUHK), and Professor So Hing Cheung, from the Division of Electrical Engineering, have each been elected as Members of the European Academy of Engineering (EAE). They’ve been recognised for his or her excellent contributions to synthetic intelligence (AI)-enabled micro/nano-sensing applied sciences and statistical sign processing and clever algorithms, respectively.
Professor Li Wen Jung(proper) and Professor So Hing Cheung
Professor Li is recognised for his pioneering contributions to AI, micro/nano-systems, robotics and biomedical engineering, with excellent analysis achievements. He has revealed extensively in main worldwide journals and holds roughly 30 patents. As well as, he has based start-ups to commercialise clever sensing and micro/nano-system applied sciences. These improvements have been broadly utilized in robotics, aerospace, sports activities analytics, schooling, infrastructure monitoring and industrial Web of Issues (IoT).
Along with his analysis accomplishments, Professor Li has performed a pivotal management function within the College’s strategic growth and internationalisation. He served as Affiliate Provost from 2018 to 2023 and at the moment serves as Vice-President (Expertise and Worldwide Technique), main initiatives in international expertise recruitment, worldwide partnerships and strategic educational growth. His management has contributed considerably to CityUHK’s persevering with growth as a globally related and innovation-driven college.
Professor Li has additionally made intensive contributions to the worldwide engineering neighborhood. He beforehand served as President of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Nanotechnology Council, founding editor of two IEEE publications, and organiser of main IEEE conferences which have fostered worldwide collaboration in nanotechnology, robotics, biomedical engineering and supplies science. He’s a Fellow of each the IEEE and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), a Distinguished Abroad Scholar of the Chinese language Academy of Sciences, an Worldwide Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and a Member of the Nationwide Academy of Synthetic Intelligence (NAAI).
Professor So, one other newly elected EAE Member, has made sustained contributions to statistical sign processing and clever algorithms. His analysis has superior the fields of sparse restoration, matrix completion, sturdy estimation, supply localisation and federated studying. Lately, his work has targeted on enhancing the robustness and reliability of AI methods in complicated environments. His pioneering analysis on sparsity-inducing algorithms, sturdy low-rank matrix restoration, and Byzantine-resilient federated studying has strengthened the theoretical foundations of AI whereas bettering its sensible reliability and safe real-world deployment.
Professor So has additionally actively promoted worldwide educational collaboration. He beforehand served on the Sign Processing Principle and Strategies Technical Committee of the IEEE Sign Processing Society and is an IEEE Fellow. This July, he was elected as a Member of the NAAI in recognition of his scholarly achievements, skilled management and contributions to advancing AI. His election to the EAE additional underscores the worldwide recognition of his excellent analysis achievements.
The election of Professor Li and Professor So to the EAE highlights the world-class analysis excellence of CityUHK students in engineering, AI and innovation. It additionally additional strengthens the College’s worldwide standing in engineering analysis and innovation, underscoring CityUHK’s dedication to advancing interdisciplinary analysis, translating analysis outcomes into societal affect and contributing to international technological progress.
Based in 1992 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the EAE is a world academy. Its members are rigorously elected by their friends throughout 13 specialised engineering courses and comprise internationally famend leaders and distinguished students from academia and trade, together with Nobel Laureates, Turing Award Laureates, Fields Medalists, and recipients of different main worldwide distinctions. Election to the EAE is considered one of many highest honours within the worldwide engineering neighborhood, recognising sustained excellence in engineering analysis, technological innovation, schooling, and industrial management. The 2026 elected cohort includes 147 Members. As of 5 August 2026, Professor Li was considered one of solely 4 newly elected Members worldwide within the Mechanical Engineering (Supplies) class. This yr’s newly elected Members additionally embody eminent students and know-how leaders equivalent to Turing Award laureate Professor Vinton G. Cerf, and Nobel Laureate Professor Phillip A. Sharp.
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