The HKUST Faculty Recognition Ceremony 2024 was held on December 4 to acknowledge and celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of the University's faculty members during the 2023-24 academic year. Three AIS faculty members - Prof. Kei May LAU (EMIA), Prof. ZHANG Qian (ISD), and Prof. ZHU Pengyu (PPOL) - were honored at the ceremony for receiving significant external accolades in recognition of their research excellence.

Prof. Kei May LAU
Research Professor in the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas and Senior Fellow in the HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study

• Elected to the US National Academy of Engineering
• Received the Women in Photonics Excellence Award 2024 from the IEEE Photonics Society 

Prof. ZHANG Qian 
Acting Head in the Division of Integrative Systems and Design, Tencent Professor of Engineering, Chair Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Senior Fellow in the HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study

• Named RGC Senior Research Fellow 2024/25 

Prof. ZHU Pengyu 
Associate Professor in the Division of Public Policy

• Named RGC Research Fellow 2024/25

Please join us in celebrating the achievements of Prof. Kei May LAU, Prof. ZHANG Qian, and Prof. ZHU Pengyu!