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Name in Chinese
鄺得互
Biography
Professor KWONG Sam Tak Wu is the Associate Vice-President (Strategic Research), J.K. Lee Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence, the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and the Acting Dean of the School of Data Science of Lingnan University. Professor Kwong is a distinguished scholar in evolutionary computation, artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, and image/video processing, with a strong record of scientific innovations and real-world impacts. Professor Kwong is one of the most highly cited researchers by Clarivate in 2022, 2023 and 2024. He has also been actively engaged in knowledge transfer between academia and industry. He was elevated to IEEE Fellow in 2014 for his contributions to optimization techniques in cybernetics and video coding. He was the President of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (SMCS) in 2021-22. He is a fellow of US National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (HKAE). Professor Kwong has a prolific publication record with over 350 journal articles, and 160 conference papers with an h-index of 93 based on Google Scholar. He is currently the associate editor of a number of leading IEEE transaction journals.
Research interests
- Evolutionary Algorithms
- Video Coding
- Pattern Recognition
- Machine Learning
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Revamping Coral Health Assessment through Deep Multi-modality Learning
KWONG, S. T. W. (PI)
1/01/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Grant Research
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Tomorrow is Now: Eco-friendly Autonomous Construction through Sustainable 3D Concrete Printing (LU Part)
LIEW, K. M. (PI), DAI, J. G. (CoPI), LIAO, W. H. (CoPI), NG, S. T. T. (CoPI), ZHANG, X. (CoPI), YE, H. (CoPI), WENG, Y. (CoI), QIU, J. (CoPI), YIN, B. (CoPI), KWONG, S. T. W. (CoPI) & RABCZUK, T. (CoPI)
Research Grants Council (HKSAR)
1/01/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Grant Research
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Research output
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A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach Using Asymmetric Self-Play for Robust Multirobot Flocking
JIA, Y., SONG, Y., CHENG, J., JIN, J., ZHANG, W., YANG, S. X. & KWONG, S., 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 21, 4, p. 3266-3275 10 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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AgentsCoMerge: Large Language Model Empowered Collaborative Decision Making for Ramp Merging
HU, S., FANG, Z., FANG, Z., DENG, Y., CHEN, X., FANG, Y. & KWONG, S. T. W., 24 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 15 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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AI-generated Image Quality Assessment in Visual Communication
TIAN, Y., LI, Y., CHEN, B., ZHU, H., WANG, S. & KWONG, S., 11 Apr 2025, Proceeding of the 39th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. WALSH, T., SHAH, J. & KOLTER, Z. (eds.). Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, p. 7392-7400 9 p. (Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence; vol. 39, no. 7).Research output: Book Chapters | Papers in Conference Proceedings › Conference paper (refereed) › Referred Conference Paper › peer-review
Prizes
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50th Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions: Bronze Medal
KWONG, S. T. W. (Recipient), Apr 2025
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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3 awards in the 4th Asia Exhibition of Innovations and Inventions Hong Kong
KWONG, S. T. W. (Recipient), Dec 2024
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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Activities
- 1 Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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Creating a Better Future: Harnessing AI for Social and Environmental Responsibility
KWONG, S. (Speaker)
7 Dec 2023Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
Press/Media
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深港聯動探索AI+新材料創新路徑 Prof Sam Kwong introduces Lingnan’s AI development to the Shenzhen New Materials Industry Association delegation
28/04/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
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深港聯動探索AI+新材料創新路徑——深圳市新材料行業協會企業家考察團赴港交流 Prof Sam Kwong introduces Lingnan’s AI development to the Shenzhen New Materials Industry Association delegation
25/04/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
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博雅教育助力拓展跨學科智能應用 嶺大學者鄺得互:喜見「產學研」合作為城市創科注新動能 On developing interdisciplinary education in the digital era(An article by Prof Sam Kwong Tak-wu, Associate Vice-President (Strategic Research), J.K. Lee Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence of School of Data Science)
8/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Commentaries