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Welcoming New Faculty, Promotions, and Administrative Appointment at AIS

15/09/2025

The Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS) at HKUST extends our warmest congratulations to the faculty members recently appointed to administrative roles and promoted within our divisions, and welcomes the new faculty who have joined us since March 1, 2025.

These faculty members have distinguished themselves across various fields, including environment and sustainability, smart building, public policy, artificial intelligence (AI), arts, computer-aided design and manufacturing, big data, and other emerging areas. Together with our current group of world-class scholars, they will bolster our commitment to drive new pedagogy and interdisciplinary research in emerging areas with flexibility and agility.

Administrative Appointment (w.e.f. September 5, 2025)

Prof. Kira MATUS

Appointed Acting Head, Division of Public Policy

Professor, Division of Public Policy; Division of Environment and Sustainability

Expertise: Sustainable production and manufacturing; Emergence of the innovation systems approach; Green chemistry and engineering; National innovation systems in Asia and Europe

Promotion to Chair Professor (w.e.f. July 1, 2025)

Prof. YEUNG King Lun

Chair Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Expertise: Environmental pollution treatment; Nanoporous and nanostructured materials; Biomedical engineering (BME)

Promotion to Professor (w.e.f. July 1, 2025)

Prof. Alex HE Jingwei

Professor, Division of Public Policy

Expertise: Health policy; Policy design and innovations; Population aging; Social policy

Prof. ZHU Pengyu
Professor, Division of Public Policy

Expertise: Big data and urban planning; Sustainable transportation; Economic development policy; Housing and land use policy; Migration and employment

Promotion to Associate Professor (w.e.f. July 1, 2025)

Image	Prof. Laurence DELINA Associate Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability Expertise: Environment and society; Global and planetary change; Environmental sustainability; Renewable energy; Developing countries
Image	Prof. GU Dasa Associate Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability Expertise: Air pollution; Atmospheric chemistry; Emission inventory; Remote sensing; Environmental technologies
Image	Prof. Mitch LI Guijun Associate Professor, Division of Integrative Systems and Design; Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering Expertise: Laser manufacturing; Advanced manufacturing technologies
Image	Prof. LIN Yatang Associate Professor, Department of Economics; Division of Public Policy Expertise: Environmental economics; Urban and regional economics; International trade; Economic growth and development
Image	Prof. SONG Shenghui Associate Professor, Division of Integrative Systems and Design; Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering Expertise: Machine learning for communications (model and data-driven approaches); Integrated sensing and communication; Wireless communications and machine learning with focus on distributed intelligence (federated learning)

New Faculty in alphabetical order of Divisions and surnames (Mar 1 to Sep 15, 2025)

Division of Arts and Machine Creativity

Dr. Vennes CHENG
Lecturer I
PhD in Art History, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Expertise: Modern and contemporary art of Hong Kong and China, diaspora studies, artist archives, and historical and mnemonic contingency

Prof. Timothy PAGE
Assistant Professor

PhD in Composition, University of Chicago

Expertise: Music; Performing arts; Media, visual and verbal culture

Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas

Dr. Daniel CHUN
Lecturer I, Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas; Division of Arts and Machine Creativity

PhD in Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Expertise: Technology policy; Smart city; ArtTech; Entrepreneurship

Prof. ZHU Renqiang

Research Assistant Professor
PhD in Electronic & Computer Engineering, HKUST

Expertise: III-Nitride materials and devices

Division of Environment and Sustainability

Prof. CHEN Shi

Assistant Professor
PhD in Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University

Expertise: Large-scale climate and energy issues, including lifecycle emissions, global supply chains, and the role of emerging economies in decarbonization efforts.

Prof. Hemraj BHATTARAI

Research Assistant Professor
PhD in Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University

Expertise: Large-scale climate and energy issues, including lifecycle emissions, global supply chains, and the role of emerging economies in decarbonization efforts.

Division of Integrative Systems and Design

Prof. Tracy MOK

Associate Professor
PhD in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong

Expertise: Computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD / CAM); Artificial intelligence; Simulation and modelling; Process systems efficiency and optimization; Big data and social science research

Prof. XU Wenchao

Assistant Professor

PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo

Expertise: Information engineering

Prof. ZHOU Peng

Research Assistant Professor
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, HKUST

Expertise: Aeroacoustics; Aerodynamics; Aerospace engineering; Noise and acoustics; Flow instability

Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management

Prof. Justin LEUNG

Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor of Practice
Master of Engineering – Economic Systems, Stanford University

Expertise: Corporate governance, corporate strategy, entrepreneurship and initial public offering (IPO)