Dr Jiang Hao, Postdoc in the research team led by Prof Guo Yongxin, has received the Young Scientist Award 2026 at the IEEE International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (ACES-China) held on 21-24 August 2026 in Qingdao, China. The awards were presented to outstanding early-career researchers under the age of 35 in the fields of applied computational electromagnetics and education.
Two EE faculty, Prof TAN Chaoliang (Associate Professor) and Prof WU Gengbo (Assistant Professor), have received the Research Excellence Award 2026 for Junior Faculty from the College of Engineering in recognition of their excellent and impactful research and achievement.
It is an encouraging milestone that highlights their dedication and the exciting promise of their research journey.
Ir Prof Kwai Man LUK, Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (HKAE) and Chair Professor of EE, has been elected the President of the Academy.
This appointment reflects his standing as a distinguished scholar and leader in the engineering community. In his new role, Prof Luk will guide the Academy’s efforts to advance engineering excellence, foster innovation, and promote the development of Hong Kong as an international center for innovation and technology.
His leadership at HKAE will also contribute to strengthening connections between academia, industry, and the wider community, supporting both the advancement of engineering in Hong Kong and the continued development of our department.
The team comprising Dr Wang Xiaosheng (Postdoc), Dr Ma Tianlu (Postdoc), Mr Yang Junhui (PhD student), Mr Zhu Zhaozheng (PhD student), Mr Guo Hao (PhD student) has won the Best Paper Award at the International Zhejiang Power Electronics Conference (ZPEC) 2026. The winning paper, supervised by Prof Derrick Jiang, is titled “Dead-Zone Elimination for Voltage Transient Synchronization Method in Bidirectional Wireless Power Transfer Systems”. Co‑organized with the IEEE Power Electronics Society, the China Power Supply Society, and leading industry partners, ZPEC 2026 provided a dynamic platform for exchange between academia and industry, highlighting the practical applications of emerging power electronics technologies. Out of 254 submissions, three outstanding papers were honored with the Best Paper Awards.
Prof Derrick Jiang (Associate Professor), Dr Ben Zhang (Postdoc), and scholars from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Hanjiang National Laboratory, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, and Wuhan University, have won the Silver Medal at Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF) 2026 for the project titled “Smart Subsea Wireless Power Network for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles”. The project focuses on an intelligent subsea wireless power network designed to provide autonomous and reliable energy replenishment for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).
SVIIF, organized by the International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA), brings together more than 500 inventors from over 30 countries, creating an international platform for innovation, creativity, and technological advancement.
Prof K M Luk, Chair Professor, has received the ACES-China Technical Excellence Award 2026. This is a prestigious honor presented by the International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES) China Chapter in recognition of his outstanding career achievements and contributions in the fields of applied computational electromagnetics and education.
Prof Luk’s life-long dedication and profound impact on the field have earned him this distinguished honor.
Prof Henry Chung, Chair Professor, has been honored with the inaugural Research Impact Award by the College of Engineering in recognition of the exceptional impact of his research or research creation on the economy, society, culture, public policy or services, health, the environment or quality of life locally, regionally or internationally.
As Prof Chung approaches his retirement at the end of this month, his passion for research and the profound impact of his work will continue to inspire us.
Prof Arindam Basu has been selected to receive the Young Alumni Achiever Award from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, in recognition of his remarkable achievements as a young alumnus who has shown promise and early success in his professional journey.
IIT Kharagpur is ranked 64th globally in the subject area of Engineering & Technology. The award is conferred by the Institute each year to alumni aged 45 or below to acknowledge their extraordinary accomplishments, outstanding achievements in their chosen field, and for distinguished community services, which in turn have created an impact and made their alma mater proud. The award will be presented to Prof Basu at the Institute’s Platinum Jubilee Foundation Day ceremony on 18 August 2026.
Prof Din-ping Tsai (Chair Professor) has published a paper in the top journal – Nature Communications, on 23 June 2026. The paper titled “Varifocal Alvarez metalens array for adaptive light-field imaging” is a collaborative work with scholars from Nanjing University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, and Jilin University.
You may get a glimpse of the research work in the paper located at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74606-8.
Prof H C So has been elected a Member of the European Academy of Engineering 2026 in the Computer Science and Information Technology Class. This prestigious honour is a mark of exceptional achievement and recognizes his sustained and outstanding contributions to the advancement of engineering and technology.
Prof So's research interests include detection and estimation, fast and adaptive algorithms, multidimensional harmonic retrieval, robust signal processing, source localization, and sparse approximation.
The European Academy of Engineering, established in 1992, represents the highest academic authority in the field of engineering and technology in Europe. Members are elected by their peers across 13 specialized engineering classes.
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