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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, and the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies.. 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 the US National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (HKAE). Professor Kwong has a prolific publication record, with over 500 journal articles and 160 conference papers, and an h-index of 100, as per Google Scholar. He is a highly cited researcher from 2022 to 2025.
He has received the IEEE Signal Processing Society (IEEE SPS) 2025 Best Paper Award for the research paper titled “An Underwater Image Enhancement Benchmark Dataset and Beyond” published in IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. Also, he has been honoured with the 2026 IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Outstanding Paper Award for his co-authored paper Learning-Aided Evolution for Optimization. He is currently the associate editor of several leading IEEE transaction journals.
Research interests
- Evolutionary Algorithms
- Video Coding
- Pattern Recognition
- Machine Learning
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Adaptive Text–Region Grounding for Multi-label Few-Shot Classification
KWONG, S. T. W. (PI)
1/03/26 → 30/06/27
Project: Grant Research
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Satellite Image Recognition and Typhoon Intensity Forecasting Model Based on Artificial Intelligence
KWONG, S. T. W. (PI), CHAN, C. L. J. (CoI) & CHU, J.-E. (CoI)
Innovation and Technology Commission
15/02/26 → 14/02/28
Project: Grant Research
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Advancing Scalable Point Cloud Compression with Hierarchical Representation (基于层次化表示的高效可扩展点云压缩)
KWONG, S. T. W. (PI), CONG, R. (CoI) & YUAN, H. (CoI)
Research Grants Council (Hong Kong, China)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Grant Research
Research output
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Adaptive pattern learning particle swarm optimization for large-scale optimization
LAI, Z.-T., WANG, Z.-J., LIU, S., CHEN, Z.-G., ZHAN, Z.-H., KWONG, S. & ZHANG, J., Feb 2026, In: Swarm and Evolutionary Computation. 101, 15 p., 102268.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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A hybrid output feedback control scheme of Markovian jump systems via partly transition rates/probabilities design
TIAN, Y., SU, X., KWONG, S. & SHEN, C., Jan 2026, In: Science China Information Sciences. 69, 1, 15 p., 112206.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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A Landscape-Aware Differential Evolution for Multimodal Optimization Problems
LIN, G.-Y., CHEN, Z.-G., LIU, C., JIANG, Y., KWONG, S., ZHANG, J. & ZHAN, Z.-H., Feb 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. 30, 1, p. 256-270 15 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Prizes
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2025 IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) Best Paper Award
LI, C. (Recipient), GUO, C. (Recipient), REN, W. (Recipient), GONG, R. (Recipient), HOU, J. (Recipient), KWONG, S. T. W. (Recipient) & TAO, D. (Recipient), Jan 2026
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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2025年度山東計算機學會科學技術獎 — 自然科學獎一等獎
KWONG, S. T. W. (Recipient), 叢潤民 (Recipient), 郭春樂 (Recipient), 李鋒 (Recipient), 白慧慧 (Recipient) & 張偉 (Recipient), Nov 2025
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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2026 IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Outstanding Paper Award
KWONG, S. T. W. (Recipient), Oct 2025
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
Activities
- 2 Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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Panel discussion: High performance computing for research and education
CHAN, R. (Moderator), LI, J. (Speaker), SEE, S. (Speaker) & KWONG, S. (Speaker)
8 Jul 2025Activity: Talks or Presentations › 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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解讀|預算案5000萬推全民AI培訓 學者剖析善用AI核心關鍵 Responds to the 2026-27 budget
25/02/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
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嶺大與中國科學技術大學簽署合作備忘錄 深化科研合作及人才交流 Lingnan University and University of Science and Technology of China sign MoU on programme collaboration
YAO, X., QIN, S. J. & KWONG, S. T. W.
27/01/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
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嶺南大學鄺得互教授研究團隊論文榮獲2025年IEEE SPS最佳論文獎 Lingnan University AI expert Prof Sam Kwong Tak-wu receives 2026 IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Outstanding Paper Award
15/01/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer