Gary Shueng-Han CHAN

Biography

Dr. S.-H. Gary Chan is currently a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong. He is also Affiliate Professor in Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship Thrust of HKUST(GZ), Chair of the Committee on Entrepreneurship Education Program at HKUST, and Board Director of Hong Kong Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Center (LSCM). He received MSE and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering with a Minor in Business Administration from Stanford University (Stanford, CA). He obtained his B.S.E. degree (highest honor) in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University (Princeton, NJ), with certificates in Applied and Computational Mathematics, Engineering Physics, and Engineering and Management Systems.

Professor Chan has co-founded and transferred his research results to several startups. Due to their innovations and commercial impacts, his startups and research projects have received local and international accolades. Notably, he received Hong Kong Chief Executive's Commendation for Community Service for "outstanding contribution to the fight against COVID-19" in 2020. He is the recipient of Google Mobile 2014 Award and Silver Award of Boeing Research and Technology. He is a Chartered Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (FCILT).