Lingnan University honours 55 distinguished scholars with Research and Knowledge Transfer Excellence Awards
Lingnan University held its Research and Knowledge Transfer Excellence Awards Presentation Ceremony 2025 on 17 September, honouring 55 faculty members for their outstanding contributions to academic research and knowledge transfer, advancing community well-being and societal progress during the past academic year. The awards included the Outstanding Researcher Award, the Early Career Researcher Award, and the Research & Knowledge Transfer Fund Award, recognising faculty members for their innovative scholarship and impactful initiatives that elevate Lingnan’s global research presence.
Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science, delivers the welcoming speech.
In his welcoming remarks, President S. Joe Qin congratulated all the faculty members who were honoured for their outstanding contributions over the past year. He said, “This year has truly been remarkable. In the latest RGC funding exercise, Lingnan secured 49 competitive projects, bringing in nearly HK$30 million, our highest ever. Of these, about 10 projects were worth nearly HK$1 million or more. These achievements reflect Lingnan’s commitment to pioneering research that bridges arts and sciences, leveraging AI and interdisciplinary approaches to address global challenges.
The projects worth nearly HK$1 million or more in RGC funding span various academic disciplines, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences. They comprise a project titled “Reduced-dimensional predictor learning of co-dynamic data from dynamic systems” led by President S. Joe Qin; another titled “Mathematical Modelling and Analysis of Graph Neural Networks” led by Prof Raymond Chan Hon-fu, Vice-President (Academics) cum Provost and Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Scientific Computing; and one titled “Advancing Scalable Point Cloud Compression with Hierarchical Representation” by Prof Sam Kwong Tak-wu, Associate Vice-President (Strategic Research), Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, and J.K. Lee Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence.
For the full list of awardees, please visit:
Research & KT Excellence Awards | Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer
Officiating guests of the Research and Knowledge Transfer Excellence Awards Presentation Ceremony 2025. (From left: Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science at Lingnan University; Mr Michael Hui Wah-kit, Council Member; Dr Patrick Wong Chi-kwong, Chairman of the Court; Mr Augustine Lui Ngok-che, Chairman of Lingnan Education Organization and Court Member; Ms Marina Lee Man-wai, Court Member; and Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning)
Dr Patrick Wong Chi-kwong, Chairman of the Court, gives the opening address.
Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning, delivers the closing speech.
This year, Lingnan University honours 55 scholars for their outstanding contributions to academic research and knowledge transfer in advancing community well-being and societal progress during the past academic year.