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Celebrating New Administrative and Academic Appointments, Promotion, and New Faculty at AIS (Jan – Sep 2026)
11/09/2026
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 members who joined us from Jan to Sep, 2026.
AIS is fueled by our people from diverse backgrounds. This diversity allows us to continue driving research breakthroughs through interdisciplinary collaboration and nurturing versatile talent to address pressing global challenges.
These faculty members have distinguished themselves across various fields, including creative arts, performing arts & design, bioelectronics, biological sciences, computer sciences, environment and sustainability, health sciences, human-AI interaction, technology and innovation policy, and other emerging areas. Together with our existing cohort of world-class scholars, they will bolster our commitment to pioneering new pedagogy and interdisciplinary research in emerging areas with flexibility and agility.
Administrative Appointments, Academic Appointments and Promotion
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Appointment as Head of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas |
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Head* and Professor, Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas
Expertise: Media intelligence; Global Communication; Cyberpsychology and Behavior; AI in the social sciences and humanities
*w.e.f. Sep 1, 2026 |
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Re-appointment as Associate Head of Division of Environment and Sustainability and Appointment as Chair Professor |
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Associate Head and Chair Professor, ENVR
Expertise: Land-atmosphere interactions; Land-surface and hydrologic process; Development of community land-surface, weather prediction, and climate models; Urbanization and its impacts on weather and climate; Agriculture management modeling in land-surface models; Regional climate modeling and assessment
w.e.f. Jul 1, 2026 |
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Appointment as Director of the Institute for Public Policy |
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Director of the Institute for Public Policy# Professor, Division of Public Policy
Expertise: Big data analytics and urban AI; Sustainable Transportation; Economic Development Policy; Low-altitude economy development; Housing and Land Use Policy; Green finance and carbon trading markets; Blockchain and digital economy; Migration and Employment
#w.e.f. Apr 15, 2026 |
Professor Emeritus
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Professor Emeritus, Division of Integrative Systems and Design and Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics
Expertise: Architectural geometry; Computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM); Rapid prototyping |
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Professor Emeritus, Division of Public Policy
Expertise: Climate Change and Global Environmental Governance; Environmental Policy and Governance; Theories of public policy |
Professorial Title Appointments
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Professor of Interdisciplinary Education, Division of Environment and Sustainability
Expertise: Biomarkers and microbial VOCs; Bioaerosols; General air quality; Environmental education |
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Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Education, Division of Environment and Sustainability
Expertise: Life cycle assessment; Sustainable consumption; Sustainability education; Environmental chemistry |
Promotion to Lecturer I
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Lecture I, Division of Public Policy
Expertise: Regulatory Policy; Chemical Regulation; Policy Change and Dynamics |
New Faculty in alphabetical order of divisions and surnames (Jan 1 to Sep 1, 2026)
Division of Arts and Machine Creativity
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Assistant Professor
Expertise: Computational creativity; AI-mediated artistic practice; Computer music; Live coding performance; Decentralized creative systems |
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Assistant Professor
Expertise: Computer vision; Embodied AI |
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Research Assistant Professor
Expertise: Trustworthy Creative AI |
Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas
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Associate Professor
Expertise: Infectious disease modeling; Epidemiology; Digital medicine; AI application in medicine; Microbiology |
Division of Environment and Sustainability
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Lecturer I
Expertise: Nature-based solutions in coastal and urban environments; Biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services; Community and industry engagement in applied environmental research; Science communication and public engagement through creative and experiential approaches |
Division of Integrative Systems and Design
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Mr. Terence CHEUNG Lecturer I
Expertise: Architectural geometry; Computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM); Advanced manufacturing |
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Prof. GAO Feng Research Associate Professor
Expertise: Computational Arts; Creative AI; Human-AI Interaction; XR; AI for Creativity |
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Prof. WANG Haiping Research Assistant Professor
Expertise: Spatial Intelligence |
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Assistant Professor
Expertise: Robotics; Bioelectronics; Sensory interface; Human-Machine Interface |
Division of Public Policy
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Assistant Professor
Expertise: Technology and labor; Technology policy; Platform economy; Science and technology studies; Digital infrastructure |
