| In memory of Prof. Lu with great respect, a great researcher and a nice colleague. |
| Lucas Hui(hui@cs.hku.hk) |
| 10:59:31 26/Apr/2005 |
| I took your course in advanced database last year for my MScIT. It was a part time degree and I had a job at day time. I remember one of the afternoon I have to take an leave from work and go to see you in your office. It was because I need to write your test in that night. I remembered you were so nice and you explain the stuff to me ready well.
I got my MScIT degree on last Dec. You were one of the best Professor I have during the program. I remember you were the guy who taught me how to make a data warehouse and how to select and extract data from an operational database into datawarehouse. I use those stuff you taught in my job right now. I just want to say Thanks.. Jacky Lo |
| Jacky Lo(jackylosc@netvigator.com) |
| 11:29:45 24/Apr/2005 |
| I took your course in advanced database last year for my MScIT. It was a part time degree and I had a job at day time. I remember one of the afternoon I have to take an leave from work and go to see you in your office. It was because I need to write your test in that night. I remembered you were so nice and you explain the stuff to me ready well.
I got my MScIT degree on last Dec. You were one of the best Professor I have during the program. I remember you were the guy who taught me how to make a data warehouse and how to select and extract data from an operational database into datawarehouse. I use those stuff you taught in my job right now. I just want to say Thanks.. Jacky Lo |
| Prof. Lu(jackylosc@netvigator.com) |
| 11:28:50 24/Apr/2005 |
| I still remembered when I saw him every day in Ma On Shan when we both took shuttle bus to HKUST. In fact, when I worked in UST as a tutor, I have been introduced by colleagues if I would like to pursue any research topics related to database. When I have met him for motivation of building Data Mining System with Intrusion Detection System, he is very nice and seriously consider my idea even this is my first time to discuss with him.
When I departed from UST, I have sent a message to him to see whether we could work together for some topics. I do feel sorry for his pass away and I would like to devote my deepest bless to his family. Regards, Anthony LAI CS Graduate, 1998 |
| Anthony LAI(anthonylai@infosechk.org) |
| 10:28:12 17/Apr/2005 |
| Prof. Lu joined HKUST when I was there. I was very happy that he chose to come to HKUST and further strengthen the DB group.
The most I liked about Prof. Lu was his ability to ease all your worries and reduce your tensions while conveying his deep interest and enthusiasm about what you are saying. Just talking to him was a great relief and a strong motivating factor. He was a model Professor and a Great Advisor!!! I shall miss him very much. |
| Kamal Karlapalem |
| 00:37:46 29/Mar/2005 |
| Rest now, Prof. Lu, in the heaven...
Your kindness and great contributions will be remembered by the world... |
| Liao Shu(eg_lsxac@stu.ust.hk) |
| 20:24:49 22/Mar/2005 |
| 悼念中國數據庫先驅陸宏鈞教授
香港科技大學師生 3月9日，我們送別了摯愛的陸宏鈞教授。 科大計算機科學系陸宏鈞教授是國際著名數據庫專家，在回饋祖國的感召下，他加入科大，成為開拓中國數據庫科技的先驅，促進中國與國際數據庫界的交流與合作；陸教授也是一位誨人不倦、桃李滿門的良師，為中國數據庫研究培養優秀的人才。2005年3月3日，他因癌病在廣州與世長辭。 陸教授治學嚴諽，待人謙和，平易近人。他以無比的勇氣和堅毅與癌病搏鬥，即使在最艱難的時刻，仍不忘安慰身邊的朋友，對未來充滿信心。他多次謝絕同事的探訪，寧願自己背負重擔，不願為朋友添憂。 雖然，陸教授已經離開了我們，但他那爽朗豪邁的笑聲，親切友善的態度，將會永遠留在我們心中。我們希望借點滴文字，追憶陸教授樹立的精神典範，遙寄敬愛。 懷念親密戰友 陳天雄教授 宏鈞是我的親密戰友。我們經常聯絡，交流與癌病搏鬥的消息，彼此勉勵。他在網上查找抗癌的資料，更為我購買治癌健康產品，送到我家裡來。即使身患絕症，宏鈞仍然保持積極樂觀的態度，永不言敗。在赴廣州治病前夕，他說他會做先頭部隊，如果以中藥治療有效，我便可以隨後上廣州治病。 傳道授業解惑 馮劍琳博士 陸老師和藹可親，關心同學的學業與前途。2004年初，我將研究論文寄給老師，他很快便給我回覆：課題很有趣。我不禁回想起1998年初，第一次請老師指導論文時，他給我同樣的鼓勵，還語重心長地勸勉我，要成為優秀的研究人員，便應把目光放遠，在高水平的國際學術會議上發表論文。我的研究成果已獲國家自然科學基金會資助，將在著名的國際學術研討會上發表。這些成就是與老師反覆討論的結果，希望能告慰老師在天之靈。 茗茶共話 鄧智強博士 系內不少同事和學生都嚐過陸宏鈞教授的名茶。1999年9月7日，我在他辦公室喝過一次茶，那時正值面試，陸教授親切地向我這個初出茅廬的應徵者分享他的教學經驗。我深受打動，決定加入了科大。最遺憾的是，這五年來沒有好好把握機會，多向他討教。 回饋祖國 錢大康教授 記得在1997年中，我到新加坡國立大學邀請宏鈞加盟科大，他問我為何選中他，我說：“因為你是數據庫領域最優秀的學者。”約一年後，他應聘加盟科大。他沒有以自己的學術地位自居，只表示希望在回歸後的香港為祖國多做一點事。宏鈞的離去的確是中國數據庫界的一大損失。 相識滿天下 倪明選教授 我早在1982年便認識宏鈞，當時他是威斯康辛大學的研究生；想不到20年後，當我接任科大計算機科學系主任時，又有機會與他共事。宏鈞深受計算機科學系內教職員和學生愛戴。他的辦公室經常有來自世界各地的訪客，而無數來自世界各地的唁文，可見宏鈞在朋友和學生心中的份量。 薪火相傳 為紀念陸宏鈞教授，科大計算機科學系籌備成立“陸宏鈞紀念獎學金”，鼓勵香港和內地研究生從事數據庫研究，弘揚陸教授推動中國數據庫研究的宏願。 （科大悼念陸宏鈞教授網頁：http://www.cs.ust.hk/luhongjun/） |
| 香港科技大學師生 |
| 09:10:20 14/Mar/2005 |
| 有幸在去年的VLDB Database School聆听您的教诲，虽然只是短短的一天，但是您的渊博的知识和严谨的治学态度使我终生难忘。
陆老师，一路走好！ 华南理工大学 王亮明 |
| 华南理工大学 王亮明 |
| 22:40:24 13/Mar/2005 |
| 沉痛悼念陆教授!
厦门大学 姜青山 |
| 姜青山 |
| 21:54:51 12/Mar/2005 |
| I was in the hospital with a broken leg when I learned of Hongjun's departure. While it did not come as a complete surprise as I had been following his condition closely, it was still a great shock to me. I will miss his hearty laughter and cheerful disposition. Hongjun was all the time very optimistic of his chances. Even the day before he went to Guanzhou, he told me he liked the treatment plan prescribed by the doctors there and was confident he had made the right choice in going. He said he would let me know of his progress as soon as he had settled down. Alas, that is not to be, and those were the last words I heard from him.
We have lost not only a great scholar, but a kind, caring, cheerul, humble and upright human being with a never-say-die spirit. He is a model for all of us and will be fondly remembered long after he is gone! Sam Chanson chanson@cs.ust.hk |
| Samuel Chanson |
| 13:23:17 12/Mar/2005 |
| Hi, Lu. 188 days past, from the first day you went to hospital in the end of last summer, to this unusual cold spring in Guangzhou, you were fighting with the terrible tumor…No one can imagine what you are actually suffering, because none of us here ever had this kind of experience… However, all you showed during these 188 days are super optimistic attitude with the warmest smile as before, even during your very serious days, you still held the belief that a healthier Lu will be back…Still cheer me up and dream the bright future confidently… Later I cannot help asking, how come you still look so happy and energetic, and you made me think of also having some cancer for fun… You laughed and said no no, it is not fun at all…Of course not, everyone should know that is evil disease. But you are different!! You are different because you are the best friend, best professor and greatest people in my life, also in many people’s life…
No reason can be proper enough for your away, and 188 days' prays and tears still cannot save you away from the illness. You ever talked God will bless everybody who love others and cherish lives. So I am very confident that God will take good care of you, a great professor and a perfect person… Even during your last dangerous days, we still believe in that God will prepare you a miracle, because we believed that if only one can be treated for a miracle and that one should be definitely you!! Maybe you cannot feel this, all of us just prayed for you that day and swore to God that if you can be fine and we were willing to sacrifice all our luckiness…Oh, no, you should notice this well, you should know the entire world are mourning and praying for you, and you will be peaceful in the heaven… During the last mail, you said you are leaving HK for the new treatment, and you added today’s apart is just for tomorrow’s meet, but when to be apart or meet is beyond our control, and there is some will on this…Reading all your mails again and again, I still cannot imagine these even are your last words…Oh, no last words at all, someday we should meet with each other again, in that beautiful place, with all your beloved friends and students, we should have festivals other than VLDB, SIGMOD and PAKDD… |
| An Zi(purple_0130@yahoo.com) |
| 22:53:28 10/Mar/2005 |
| 彰彰學者宏道崇先覺
謙謙君子鈞範啟後知 CS System 敬輓 |
| CS System |
| 09:36:04 10/Mar/2005 |
| Dear HongJun, you are the true definition of the word "gentleman". You will be missed by anyone who had the
pleasure to meet you. Mounir. |
| Mounir Hamdi |
| 17:04:40 09/Mar/2005 |
| We will always miss you.
In memory of Prof. Lu... |
| Sun Zhen(aszsun@ntu.edu.sg) |
| 16:59:51 09/Mar/2005 |
| 重如泰山。。。
In memory of Prof. Lu... |
| He Qi(qihe@pmail.ntu.edu.sg) |
| 16:52:18 09/Mar/2005 |
| I still sometimes hear your lighthearted laughter next door. I'll miss it. |
| Andrew Horner |
| 13:35:35 09/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Prof Lu,
I took one of your database classes when I was an undergrad. In my memory, you're a nice, intelligent teacher and you're also willing to share your experience with us. Although you may not remember everybody in this board, we all miss you and hope you may rest in peace. Roger |
| Roger Hsiao(hsiao@cs.ust.hk) |
| 11:55:46 09/Mar/2005 |
| Actually, i can't believe what i have seen and what i have heard. You are my academic advicer and i only met you four times in the last year.
I remember the last time that i met you was in April,2004. I ask for your helping hand and you give me help immediately. When we met you, you were joking with us and said "Why don't take my FYP project?". Now, all the scene are in my memory. I will remember you have been my academic advicer, the toturial class is T12, your helpful, nice, intellgence ... all of them are in our memory. We all miss you ... |
| Chow Ming Yan(cs_cmyab@stu.ust.hk) |
| 10:08:45 09/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Hongjun,
It took me a number of days to digest the news that we have lost you, a great colleague and scholar. I still vividly remember the first day that I met you in National University of Singapore more than 13 years ago – you led me through the “maze” of offices in the (former) Department of Computer Science and Information Systems and gave me a good introduction to the university. It gave me great comfort in the new environment. For the next two years before I moved back to Australia you were not only my colleague, but also a model, a mentor, and a family friend. I will always remember you as a great scholar, colleague, teacher, and friend who were highly intelligent, full of energy, and with great influence. Wanlei Zhou (wanlei@deakin.edu.au) |
| Wanlei Zhou(wanlei@deakin.edu.au) |
| 09:20:12 09/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Prof. Lu,
Though I haven't seen you before, I have heard a lot of good stories about you. Thank you for one paper that you worked with us. You will be always with us. A mentor and a great man. Zhang Zhong |
| Zhong Zhang(zzhang@cs.sfu.ca) |
| 06:38:29 09/Mar/2005 |
| I really cannot believe it when I learned the news. We haven't had contact with each other for long. But it feels like yesterday, that you were giving me advice in conducting research as a Professor, that you were teaching me how to appreciate tea like a father, that you were sharing chocolate with me like a friend ...
We all miss you ... |
| Lily Tian(L.Tian@infratec.de) |
| 04:24:26 09/Mar/2005 |
| Dr. Hongjun Lu was so wonderful, so warm and so distinguished scholar. He stimulated database research a lot especially in Asian counties. Despite of his illness, he contributed a lot to IEEE ICDE conference to be held in April 5th-9th at Tokyo in Japan as a panel chair. We saw you were working in so many places, as WAIM STC chair, PAKDD STC chair, VLDB trustee, IEEE TKDE associate editor, VLDB06 general chair, etc. Your outstanding contribution to database community was extremely large and innumerable.
You will stay in our heart forever. We sincerely wish you a peaceful rest. Yoshifumi Masunaga / President of the Database Society of Japan / Prof. Ochanomizu Univ. Masaru Kitsuregawa / General Chair of the ICDE 2005, Tokyo / Prof. Univ. of Tokyo |
| Masaru Kitsuregawa(kitsure@tkl.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp) |
| 02:14:31 09/Mar/2005 |
| Although the time that I have known Hongjun closely is only a few years, I cannot express how sad I feel after hearing his pass away. I believed in his last email message that he is recovering.
I respect him for the role model that he played as a leading database researcher not only in the Asia/pacific region but also globally. I still vividly remember the conversion that I had with him last year when he visited my university second time. I was impressed by his thoughtful approach to promoting database research in China. While he was a Chinese who loved China, he was also a truly open-minded leader in the database community. He emphasized that the Asia/Pacific database community should take more active roles globally and supported those who are willing to. In my humble opinion, Hongjun being the general PC chair, VLDB 06 should plan something special in memory of him. May he rest in peace. Sang Cha Seoul National University 3/4/05 |
| Sang K. Cha(chask@kdb.snu.ac.kr) |
| 00:44:28 09/Mar/2005 |
| 作为第一批EMTM在上海的学生,虽然只上过您仅有的两堂课,但您认真负责,耐心教学的师长风范永远留在我的心中! 安息吧,陆老师!
EMTM Shanghai 2002 |
| 许健/James(jamesxu63@yahoo.com.cn) |
| 21:58:49 08/Mar/2005 |
| I am lucky to have met you when I joined NUS, a senior alumnus, well-known researcher, knowledgeable scholar, patient teacher, kind and integrated person. You always encouraged me each time we met and kept positive towards the difficulty. All these will continue to be with me. |
| Huang Zhiyong(huangzy@comp.nus.edu.sg) |
| 20:06:46 08/Mar/2005 |
| 永远怀念您，尊敬的陆老师！ |
| An Lu(anlu@cs.ust.hk) |
| 19:20:36 08/Mar/2005 |
| 教人育才 桃李满天下
博学慎思 声名流千秋 |
| baihua zheng(bhzheng@smu.edu.sg) |
| 18:39:15 08/Mar/2005 |
| I knew you at PAKDD'03, and had only several sentences with you. Thank you very much for your suggestion. Your kindness and smile will be in my heart for all my life. |
| Yanchang Zhao(yczhao@it.uts.edu.au) |
| 18:35:31 08/Mar/2005 |
| My colleagues and I at Computer Science Department at Hong Kong Baptist University express our deepest condolences to Hongjun’s family.
Hongjun: Thanks for your kind words in your email of Feb. 11, 2005… You will be fondly remembered as a renowned scientist/colleague in the field as well as a great person. -- Jiming Liu, PhD Head and Professor Department of Computer Science Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong HONG KONG |
| Jiming Liu(jiming@comp.hkbu.edu.hk) |
| 15:53:04 08/Mar/2005 |
| It is the most difficult time when people have to say "good-bye", especially to a nice and talented man. May you find peace in your new journey. You will be missed, Professor Lu. |
| Eva(etam@cs.ust.hk) |
| 10:38:14 08/Mar/2005 |
| 唁电
惊悉本学会高级会员、数据库专业委员会委员、著名数据库专家、香港科技大学陆宏钧教授于2005年3月3日下午6时因患癌症在广州逝世，享年六十岁。本学会对他的去世表示深切的哀悼，对他的家人表示诚挚的慰问。 陆宏钧教授在数据库领域有很深的学术造诣，他的学术成果得到了国际数据库界的一致认可。长期以来，他除了从事他的学术研究和培养研究生之外，还倾注了大量精力扶持和培养中国年轻的数据库人才，多次在本学会的各种学术会议上作学术演讲。为把中国数据库的学术成果介绍给国际同行，他花费了大量心血。近几年来，我国学者在和国际数据库界进行了广泛和深入的交流，我们的成果得到了国际学术界的承认，这是和他的卓越贡献分不开的。他的去世是我国数据库学术界的巨大损失。 陆教授平易近人，待人谦和，乐于和别人平等讨论学术问题，有着作为科学家的优秀品格。特别是他强烈的责任感和对祖国的热爱，深深感动着和他接触过的每一个人。 让我们缅怀他的优秀品质和学术业绩，并祝他安息！ 陆宏钧教授将活在我们心中。 中国计算机学会 2005年3月7日 |
| Zide du |
| 09:46:35 08/Mar/2005 |
| 沉痛悼念我国著名数据库专家陆宏均教授
中国科学院研究生院 罗晓沛，邵佩英 敬上 |
| 中国科学院研究生院 罗晓沛，邵佩英 |
| 09:38:05 08/Mar/2005 |
| 香港科技大学计算机科学系倪明选主任：
惊悉贵系陆宏钧教授不幸去世，我们非常悲痛，我谨代表厦门大学计算机科学系数据库研究室全体师生对陆教授的溘然辞世表示沉痛哀悼，并请您转达我们对陆教授家属的深切慰问。 陆宏钧教授与世长辞不仅是贵系的损失，也是中国数据库界、中国计算机界乃至世界计算机界的重大损失。陆教授是中国乃至世界的著名数据库专家，学术成就卓越，特别是在促进国内数据库界与国际同行的交流、合作方面做出了突出的贡献。我们深切缅怀陆教授杰出成就的同时，学习他严谨求实的学术作风和勇于创新的科学精神，我们要化悲痛为力量，为进一步促进计算机科学技术的发展努力奋斗。 沉痛悼念陆宏钧教授！ 陆宏钧教授热爱祖国、热爱科学的敬业精神永垂不朽！ 厦门大学计算机科学系 薛永生 |
| 薛永生 |
| 09:26:53 08/Mar/2005 |
| I shall fondly remember Dr. Lu for his kindness, his guidance, his generosity, and his patience.
Dr. Lu has been an inspiring teacher. It was in his class at NUS that I first developed an interest in databases. Dr. Lu, together with Prof. Ooi Beng Chin and Prof. Desai Narasimhalu, introduced me to database research. Dr. Lu also referred me to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to learn from his Ph.D. advisors - Prof. Miron Livny and Prof. Michael Carey. Miron and Mike had only nice words for Dr. Lu whenever we talked about him. Farewell, my mentor and friend. |
| HweeHwa Pang |
| 08:43:52 08/Mar/2005 |
| We remember you for ever, a distinguished scientist, a very nice person. You deserve the respect from people for ever. |
| Yang Cao |
| 22:58:54 07/Mar/2005 |
| In the world, we lost a good teacher, maybe you can say,or a kindly friend. We only do our best to research in DB field for Prof. Lu Hongjun's wish. Let us remember our the most admirable teacher. |
| Li jianxin(jianxinli2002@163.com) |
| 22:58:20 07/Mar/2005 |
| 虽然与您仅有几次见面，虽然与您仅有几次交谈，陆老师，您还可能不认识我，但我仍然记得您对我们的帮助，谢谢您！我们永远记得您。
--qing |
| Wang Qing(qinggwang@hotmail.com) |
| 22:51:20 07/Mar/2005 |
| 香港科技大学计算机科学系并转陆宏钧教授的家属
惊悉贵校著名的数据库专家、我们尊敬的朋友和同事陆宏钧 教授因病医治无效，于2005 年3 月3 日在广州逝世。对此我们 表示沉痛哀悼。 不论是对国际数据库研究，还是对国内数据库事业的发展， 陆宏钧教授都作出了卓越的贡献。特别是为把国内的数据库研究 带入世界舞台，陆宏钧教授更是贡献了其毕生的精力。在他的鼎 力协助下，包括复旦大学在内的国内众多高校的数据库研究在国 际相关领域崭露头角。共同筹办首届WAIM 国际会议，更使我们 切身体会到了陆宏钧教授忘我的敬业精神。 陆宏钧教授的逝世，不但是贵校的巨大损失，也使国际数据 库界失去了一位重要的科学家。我们相信，由陆宏钧教授积极推 进的中国数据库研究将继续沿着积极向上的方向前进。愿中国数 据库事业的蓬勃发展成为我们对陆宏钧教授最好的纪念。 敬请节哀。 复旦大学计算机与信息技术系 上海(国际)数据库研究中心 施伯乐、顾宁、朱杨勇、张亮、汪卫 、吴百锋 2005 年3 月5 日 |
| 张亮 |
| 22:27:51 07/Mar/2005 |
| A great loss to the Database research community... |
| Zehua Liu |
| 20:27:56 07/Mar/2005 |
| I have known Dr. Lu since 1988. I have always remembered him as a humble, sincere, and helpful person. I am very saddened by his passing. Computer Science has lost a very good role model. |
| Limsoon Wong(limsoon@i2r.a-star.edu.sg) |
| 19:54:02 07/Mar/2005 |
| To Prof. Hongjun Lu's family and friends:
It is hard for me to express my respect to Prof. Hongjun Lu in plain words. I feel fortunate that I have multiple ties with Hongjun, being colleagues at the database group of HKUST, being PhD alumni of the database group at the University of Wisconsin, and being database researchers originally from the mainland China. I have a lot of fond memories about him and will miss him very much. Enclosed is a few traditional Chinese memorial notes to Hongjun with rough English translation that I wrote for our groups and myself. Sadly, Qiong -------------------------------------------------------- 1) From the HKUST Database Group You had fully devoted yourself: teaching methodologies, giving classes, and addressing confusion at the Clear Water Bay; writing papers, authoring books, and advising students in the database field. 鞠躬尽瘁 清水湾畔传道授业解惑 数据库界撰文著书育人 2) From the Faculty and Alumni of the Wisconsin Database Group Sad for the loss of a talented life: we still remember the days you studied in Madison when you were young and energetic; by now you have nurtured many students of your own across the Pacific Ocean. 痛失英才 尤记风华正茂麦迪逊城 如今桃李满园太平洋边 3) From Qiong Hongjun in eternity: the good smells of books and teas accompanied your clean reputation throughout your life; your great personality and nice academic work will be remembered for a long time. 宏钧千古 书香茶香一世清名 人正学正百年功业 ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| Qiong Luo of HKUST |
| 17:05:08 07/Mar/2005 |
| It was shocked for me to hear the news. Professor Lu was my advisor last two years and he was a very nice person. Miss so much. |
| Tommy Cheung |
| 16:31:43 07/Mar/2005 |
| z钻贴收到的挽联：
待人真诚，兄是挚朋好友。 学问精深，尔乃我等楷模。 周立柱 清华大学计算机系 思维深邃，洞察知识发现的奥妙， 著作等身，深入数据库多个分支 志存高远，心系祖国科技之发展， 呕心沥血，带出高科技一代新人 唐常杰 四川大学计算机系 是兄长，是先驱， 是睿智的学术大师， 奔走呼唤，融汇中西，为学界修桥铺路 有理想，有正气， 有高尚的人格魅力， 登高望远，脚踏实地，带团队勇攀高峰 唐常杰 四川大学计算机系 思深智睿，悉知识奥秘，学贯中西，领航数据库 志高心远，促科技创新，才高八斗，流芳信息界 元昌安 广西师范学院信息技术系 挽 数据库界一代宗师陆宏钧教授 |
| Tang Changjie(Chjtang@vip.sina.com) |
| 14:32:36 07/Mar/2005 |
| In memory of a distinguished scholar, a respected colleague and a good and honest man who was taken from us much too early.
He will be sorely missed. |
| Mordecai Golin(golin@cs.ust.hk) |
| 14:31:53 07/Mar/2005 |
| I was shock to know of the passing away of Hongjun. He was such a wonderful person, a dedicated researcher and a great friend. I first heard of his cancer last year when I approached him to review a paper for a journal. Despite his illness, he was cheerful and was extremely helpful and referred me to his friend for this task.
I still remember when I first met him in Hong Kong. While he was working at NUS, he indicated to me that he would like to work in Hong Kong, a place close to China. It is very sad to know that China is the last place he lived. I will definitely miss his cheerfulness and positive attitude in life. Francis Chin, University of Hong Kong |
| Francis Chin(chin@cs.hku.hk) |
| 13:53:40 07/Mar/2005 |
| 品行如玉 学界留芳
沉痛悼念敬爱的卢宏钧老师 卢老师严谨治学、勤恳做事的精神将永远鞭策我进步 敬爱的老师，您安息吧！ |
| 王大力（MTM-ITM2002）(dlwang@actog.com) |
| 13:36:33 07/Mar/2005 |
| 陆老师，我永远忘不了您对我细心的指导、无私的帮助......
陆老师，您永远活在我心中！ 复旦大学 王晓玲 |
| wang xiaoling(wxling@fudan.edu.cn) |
| 12:03:26 07/Mar/2005 |
| 香港科技大学计算机科学系倪明选主任：
惊悉陆宏钧教授仙逝，我谨代表我本人以及微软亚洲研究院全体员工对陆先生的溘然辞世表示沉痛哀悼。我们向您，并通过您向陆教授的家属致以诚挚的慰问。 陆宏钧教授是中国数据库领域造诣深厚的学术前辈，他不仅学术成就卓越，而且热心推动中国数据库研究与教育走向世界的事业。陆宏钧教授的辞世不仅仅是香港科技大学计算机系的损失，也是中国数据库界、中国计算机界乃至世界计算机界的遗憾。 作为微软亚洲研究院的访问学者，陆宏钧教授多次访问微软亚洲研究院。在访问期间，陆教授不辞辛劳，在学术研究的同时，积极参与微软亚洲研究院组织的“微软教育高峰会”等学术交流活动，与国内学术界分享交流研究、教学经验。陆宏钧教授的严谨的治学态度和勤奋的工作精神深深地影响了国内同行。 再次对陆教授的逝世表示沉痛悼念。 微软亚洲研究院院长 沈向洋 2005年3月7日 |
| 沈向洋 |
| 11:48:04 07/Mar/2005 |
| I still remember you shared your experience with me regarding living in Singapore right before I graduated.
I still remember you promised to visit me at SMU last year. I still remember you sent me emails and taught me how to establish my career. I still remember all the good deeds you did for me and all the students at HKSUT. Why life is so unfair??? Prof. Lu, a world-class researcher and a kind person, deserves a much longer life...... Rest in peace! We will remember your dedication to the DB area, your gentle nature, and your concerns for all the students forever. |
| Zheng Baihua(bhzheng@smu.edu.sg) |
| 11:40:15 07/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Dr. Lu,
I started my career with you as my first collaborator in 1989. Since then, we have been in frequent collaboration and healthy competition. The last paper we wrote together was presented in 2004, but you could not go to the conference due to the onset of severe coughing -- how sad. You were my neighbor at Gillman Heights from 1989 to 1996. We did so many things together -- swimming during lunch break, eating durians, musing about the stock market, naming my three kids (my kids fondly remember you as the uncle who gave them their Chinese names), and working hard on system development and paper writing... We exchanged many thoughts and plans, and we shared much laughter and a fair number of frustrations. I have always admired you for your energy, your dedication at home and at work, and your character. You were always cheerful and ready to hear me out, even when it was about something mundane. Even after you left NUS, we have kept in touch through emails and phone calls. You have been a great mentor and buddy. You will be sadly missed... beng chin |
| ooi beng chin |
| 11:39:13 07/Mar/2005 |
| We will miss you for ever. |
| Xiangmin Zhou |
| 11:33:45 07/Mar/2005 |
| With great sorrow to learn the sad news.
Professor Lu Hongjun is a hero in my heart for his great achievements.I have met him only two times. Surprised that he recognized me immediately one year later after our first meeting. Still remember his smile and kindness. May he rest in peace. |
| Botao WANG(botaow@tkl.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp) |
| 11:13:27 07/Mar/2005 |
| In memory of Prof. Lu...
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| Nan Tang(ntang@se.cuhk.edu.hk) |
| 11:03:44 07/Mar/2005 |
| Dear HongJun,
I got the sad news mimutes ago and just hoped it is not true ... Our first meeting was in Singapore in the summer of 1990. In April 1991, you visited Tokyo when I just finished my Ph.D. and was preparing to move to Singapore. We went to see the beautiful Sakura with Beng Chin and Zuliang. In Singapore, we developed a good family friendship. I respect you as a senior scientist and elder brother, and always appreciate your kind support to me and my family in the hardest period of my life. I remember that I visited your home in Hong Kong in Oct 1998 and had good time with your wife Juqing and you. We also exchanged new year greetings and family news before the end of 2003. Very recently I heard from a friend the bad news that you were fighting against cancer. I wished and believed you would win this battle, and planned to send you my greetings soonest. I am so sorry I am too late ... I feel you are still there receiving my greetings. You are being missed forever. Ding, Liya Professor and Dean, the School of Intelligent Systems & Technology Macau Inter-University Institute |
| Ding, Liya(liyading_liu@hotmail.com) |
| 10:58:08 07/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Hongjun,
I was shocked by the sad news about your passing. You said on February 7 that you would write to me later to explain your health condition, and I replied on February 8 that I "will not send you any new [TKDE] papers until you are back to work." I was still waiting for you to come back and handle more TKDE papers! It has been a great pleasure to work with you on the PAKDD Steering Committee, on the Editorial Boards of Knowledge and Information Systems (KAIS) and IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (TKDE), and on various conference program committees. We shared many moments of happiness as well as constructive discussions. As an established researcher, you have also always been a great contributor towards professional activities. Researchers in databases and data mining will miss you! May you rest in peace. Xindong Wu Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering Former Executive Editor, Knowledge and Information Systems Founding Chair, PAKDD Steering Committee -- Department of Computer Science, University of Vermont 33 Colchester Avenue / 351 Votey Building, Burlington, VT 05405, USA |
| Xindong Wu (吴信东)(xwu@cs.uvm.edu) |
| 10:50:38 07/Mar/2005 |
|
Dear Colleagues, We are all saddened by the untimely passing of Prof. Hongjun Lu, though we know he had been in the battle with a terrible cancer. He has made most outstanding contributions to the international database research community. He has contributed to almost every top database conferences and journals through publishing his researh work, organising conferences as a key organiser such as general chair, PC chair, and serving as an editorial board members of prestigious journals and book series. We are particularly grateful to him for serving as APWeb Steering Committee member, APWEB’04 Genereal Chair and editorial member of a recent WISE Book Series on Web Information Systems Engineering and Intenet Technologies from Springer. We are also deeply moved by his dedication to database research and development in China. He had set a very fine example to many of overseas Chinese scholars. His passing is a great loss to us. For those who know him well, we lost a dearest friend and colleague, outstanding researcher and educator, whose friendship and sage advice will be always remembered. Please pass our deepest condolence to his family. Yanchun Zhang, Chairman of WISE Society, Member of APWeb Steering Committee (Victoria University); Xiaofang Zhou, Chairman of APWeb Steering Comittee, Executive member of WISE Society (University of Queensland); Qing Li, Deputy Chair of WISE Society (City University of Hong Kong); Xuemin Lin, APWeb Steering Committee Member (University of New South Wales); Jeffrey Yu, APWeb Steering Committee member (Chinese University of Hong Kong); On Behalf of International Web Information Systems Engineering Society (WISE Society) Asia/Pacific Web Technology Conference Steering Committee(APWeb Committee) |
| Prof Yanchun Zhang(yzhang@csm.vu.edu.au) |
| 10:29:38 07/Mar/2005 |
| I shall always remember Dr Lu as a warm teacher with an infectious laughter. May he rest in peace. |
| Weng-Fai Wong |
| 10:28:45 07/Mar/2005 |
| 無盡懷念
深深哀思 |
| Liu Huiqing(huiqing@i2r.a-star.edu.sg) |
| 10:03:19 07/Mar/2005 |
| This terrible news shocked me. I've met Prof. Lu several times. Although
he is very respected and well-known, he did not look old to me. Our database field has just lost a leader unexpectedly. May his soul stay peacefully in heaven! |
| Donghui Zhang |
| 10:00:32 07/Mar/2005 |
| Although you only taught me for 1.5 subjects during my university life, your teaching methodology and attitude already gave me a great impact.
Sorrow |
| Ming |
| 09:54:33 07/Mar/2005 |
| In memeory of Prof. lU Hongjun
Who is a prestigious researcher, a good teacher and a real friend of us! Great Loss! Sigh... Sorrow.. |
| Shuai Ma(mashuai@db.pku.edu.cn) |
| 09:03:27 07/Mar/2005 |
| Prof. Lu is a kind professor and a great researcher! |
| Mandy Chan(mandy.my.chan@alumni.ust.hk) |
| 02:10:32 07/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Hongjun,
Thank you for introducing me to data mining. Thank you for teaching me how to do research. Thank you for recommending me to Jiawei for my Phd. Thank you for helping me to find a job when I graduated. You play a big part in helping me to fulfil my dream to be an academia. It is my greatest regret for not flying over to visit you during your last days. May I play a part in fulfilling some of yours in the future. May you rest peacefully in your beloved motherland who you choose to return to serve. Forever indebted and in deepest grievance, Anthony K. H. Tung |
| Anthony K. H. Tung |
| 01:52:50 07/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Hongjun,
Your passing away is a great loss to the database community of the world! Your many contributions will be remembered by all of us and your inspiration will live in us. How could I forget that only last August we discussed issues related to VLDB School 2004? How could I forget that only last August we climbed Tai Mountain together and we climbed all the way to the top? How could I forget that only last Fall you were instrumental in putting together the organization committee for WAIM 2005 (and I am honored to be nominated as a general co-chair of WAIM 2005)? How could I forget that even after you were diagnosed with cancer, you still paid close attention to the preparation of WAIM 2005? I will never forget!!! It has been my greatest honor to have the opportunity to know you as a great person and a great friend. I will miss you. May you rest in peace. Weiyi Meng Professor Department of Computer Science State University of New York at Binghamton |
| Weiyi Meng(meng@cs.binghamton.edu) |
| 01:18:43 07/Mar/2005 |
| The world lost a great citizen...
The database and data mining communities lost a great researcher... China lost a great supportor... HKUST lost a great professor and colleague... The family lost a great man... I lost a best friend... Hongjun, your spirit, your words, your laugh... will always be with us, and encouraging us to do better and be a better person. Your friend, Charles Ling, University of Western Ontario, Canada |
| Charles X. Ling(cling@csd.uwo.ca) |
| 00:10:59 07/Mar/2005 |
| 陆老师，衷心感谢您对我的帮助。我们永远记住您。 |
| 刘彬 |
| 23:48:30 06/Mar/2005 |
| 月冷庾公樓 直道至今猶可憶
星沉處士裏 舊遊何處不堪悲 雖僅受半學期之課，夫子風範長留吾心 我心實痛，酹酒一觴 ──恆念吾輩之良師──陸宏鈞老師 順請 苫安。 |
| 生 得森 謹上(cs04wts@alumni.ust.hk) |
| 22:48:31 06/Mar/2005 |
| 香港科技大学计算机科学系
陆宏钧教授治丧委员会 惊闻陆宏钧教授不幸去世，我系全体师生深感悲痛和惋惜。在此谨代表四川大学计算机科学与技术系全体师生对陆教授的辞世致以沉痛哀悼，并对陆教授的家属表示深切的问候。 陆宏钧教授在国际数据库研究领域享有很高的声誉，同时他长期致力于推进国内数据库领域的学术研究，为促进国内数据库界与国际同行的交流与合作做出了突出贡献。陆教授的去世是国际国内学术界的重大损失。 2003年8月，WAIM03期间，陆宏钧教授来到川大，对我系的科研和教学工作给予了悉心的指导。陆教授给参加WAIM03的200多位学生给了特别的指导。我们深切地缅怀陆宏钧教授杰出的学术成就和严谨求实的学术作风，更深深地怀念陆宏钧教授平易近人的风度和积极乐观的精神。 思维深邃，洞察知识发现的奥妙， 著作等身，深入数据库多个分支 志存高远，心系祖国科技之发展， 呕心沥血，带出高科技一代新人 是兄长，是先驱， 是睿智的学术大师， 奔走呼唤，融汇中西，为学界修桥铺路 有理想，有正气， 有高尚的人格魅力， 登高望远，脚踏实地，带团队勇攀高峰 愿陆教授在天之灵安息！ 为了帮助新进入数据库领域的同学了解陆教授对我国数据库的贡献， 我做了一个纪念页面， 网址是 http://211.83.120.2/~tangchangjie/Luhonjun/Prof_lu.htm http://www.scu.edu.cn/waim03/scu_cs/Luhonjun/Prof_lu.htm 四川大学计算机科学与技术系 唐常杰 2005年3月5日 |
| Tang Changjie (sichuan University)(chjtang@vip.sina.com) |
| 22:24:00 06/Mar/2005 |
| I miss you, my teacher... |
| Cheng Kan-Leung(klcheng@cs.ust.hk) |
| 21:07:24 06/Mar/2005 |
| The passing of Hongjun is a big loss for the scientific community. He has made numerous research contributions, ranging from parallel
database technology to XML processing and data mining, and he dedicated a lot of time and energy to our scientific community. My deep condolences to his family. Tiziana |
| Tiziana Catarci(catarci@dis.uniroma1.it) |
| 19:14:09 06/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Hongjun, we will all miss you so much. You have been great scientist, great friend and we will never forget your hearth and willingness to assist and help. Why are you leaving us so early?
Maria E Orlowska from Queensland, Australia |
| Maria E Orlowska |
| 19:04:54 06/Mar/2005 |
| In 2004, I met Hongjun twice. In April we were at APWeb conference in Hongzhou, and then in July we spent several days together in Dalian at WAIM. As always, we had a lot of fun, and we debated about current database research topics and directions. That night in April, a few of us enjoyed the beautiful night by West Lake in Hangzhou to very late…
I did my PhD from reading Hongjun’s papers. Like many others, my research has been significantly influenced by Hongjun’s work. I am very lucky to know Hongjun in person and we become good friends later. In 2002, we spent several months together with our offices at the National University of Singapore opposite each other’s. Hongjun kept telling me that Durian was really the best fruit in the world, and the reason I didn’t like it was that I didn’t find a good quality one yet. I could not believe that Hongjun is no longer with us anymore. So he will not be there later this month at APWeb in Shanghai? I clearly remember when I first met him in person at VLDB in Zurich in 1995, that’s just ten years ago… The database community has lost one of its most influential researchers and a leader, and I have lost a very good friend. Hongjun, I miss you… Xiaofang Zhou University of Queensland zxf@itee.uq.edu.au 6 March 2005 |
| Xiaofang Zhou(zxf@itee.uq.edu.au) |
| 18:59:56 06/Mar/2005 |
| 我与陆教授打交道的时间是在一年多前，那正值我在科大读博士最关键的时候，当时我身心俱疲，更是遇到了无法克服的挑战与困难，而陆教授是我们的PG Director，陆教授非常同情我，并出人意外地帮助我解决了困难。让我得以顺利答辩，内心非常受感动！
去年圣诞节我发了一个长长的email深表谢意。却一直没有收到回信，一直想早一点回香港当面向陆教授表示感谢。今天上午习惯性地打开了系的主页，却见噩耗突来，痛哉！我不知如何表达我无比难过的心情，一整天我什么都干不下去了。我也要以陆老师的为人师表为楷模，善待、帮助和爱我现在的学生们。 愿慈爱的天父引领陆老师的灵魂安息在天堂，愿主耶稣那双带钉痕的手亲自安慰陆师母与陆小姐！ 陆老师，我们爱你！ 您的学生：贾金原 |
| 贾金原(csjyjia@cs.ust.hk) |
| 17:09:52 06/Mar/2005 |
| This candle burns in memory of Prof. Hongjun Lu ... |
| Qing Liu(qingl@cse.unsw.edu.au) |
| 16:33:07 06/Mar/2005 |
| 陆老师：
我会永远记住你的，每一次与你的谈话，你的帮助。永远，永远。 |
| Wang Xiaoling(xiaoling@ust.hk) |
| 16:07:34 06/Mar/2005 |
| Extremely sad to learn this... Still could not believe it.
Hongjun: the group is very grateful to your helps and advices over years. You will always remain in our hearts as an excellent mentor and a great friend. Xuemin Database Group University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia |
| Xuemin Lin(lxue@cse.unsw.edu.au) |
| 15:48:34 06/Mar/2005 |
| In memory of Prof. Lu ... |
| Gang Gou(ggou@ncsu.edu) |
| 15:40:18 06/Mar/2005 |
| In memory of Prof. Lu...
|
| Zheng Liu(zliu@cse.unsw.edu.au) |
| 14:20:07 06/Mar/2005 |
|
记得你的笑怀念茶香味道 沉痛悼念陆宏钧教授 张连文敬挽 |
| Nevin L. Zhang(lzhang@cs.ust.hk) |
| 13:57:37 06/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Colleagues,
We are all saddened by the untimely passing of Prof. Hongjun Lu, though we know he had been in the battle with a terrible cancer. He has made most outstanding contributions to the international database research community. He has contributed to almost every top database conferences and journals through publishing his researh work, organising conferences as a key organiser such as general chair, PC chair, and serving as an editorial board members of prestigious journals and book series. I am particularly grateful to him for being an editorial member of a recent WISE Book Series on Web Information Systems Engineering and Intenet Technologies from Springer. We are also deeply moved by his dedication to database research and development in China. He had set a very fine example to many of overseas Chinese scholars. His passing is a great loss to us. For those who know him well, we lost a dearest friend and colleague, outstanding researcher and educator, whose friendship and sage advice will be always remembered. Please pass our deepest condolence to his family. Prof. Yanchun Zhang Victoria University, Australia Chairperson, International Web Information Systems Engineering (WISE) Society Editor, Web Information Systems Engineering and Internet Technologies Book Series, Springer |
| Prof. Yanchun Zhang(yzhang@csm.vu.edu.au) |
| 11:55:47 06/Mar/2005 |
| I was colleague of Hongjun in NUS and then in HKUST. I believe we are all poorer now than we were before he left. I am thankful for his friendship and his guidance. |
| Andrew Lim |
| 09:01:30 06/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Prof. Lu,
I will always remember you as "Teacher Lu" (陆老师, as most Chinese students called you) since you were a special mentor for me. 王敏 IBM T. J. Watson Research Center |
| Min Wang(min@us.ibm.com) |
| 08:55:19 06/Mar/2005 |
| Juqing, Ying, and Friends of Hongjun,
I was deeply saddened by the news of Hongjun's passing. I had always hoped to take him up on his offer to visit Hong Kong and the Chinese database world someday and for him to show me some of China, the country he loved so much and worked so diligently to integrate into the world database research community. I have not traveled far very often, while my kids have been growing up, always believing that there would be time later for that - a question of when, not if. I will always wish that I could have seen some of that part of the world through Hongjun's eyes, as I always expected I would someday. I had the honor and great privilege of being Hongjun's Ph.D. advisor - Hongjun was my very first graduate student ever. Hongjun showed up on my office doorstep almost immediately upon my landing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a fresh Ph.D. graduate in the fall of 1983. I was still "wet behind the ears" as an assistant professor and without a clue as to what I was doing. Hongjun had just lost his planned thesis advisor, Professor Tony Klug, who had died in a tragic accident in the summer of 1983, so he was a senior "orphaned" database graduate student. Hongjun needed an advisor, I was there (albeit completely inexperienced), and our mutual adventure began - somehow, despite my unpreparedness, Hongjun survived and completed his Ph.D. work two years later. Hongjun was a pleasure to have as a student. He was always inquisitive, hard-working, dedicated, respectful, and just plain fun to interact with. Although he struggled with English in speaking and writing at that time, I remember him as a clean and clear thinker. Despite the "English syntax challenges" that we faced in co-authoring early papers, Hongjun's work was always well organized and well thought out - the most important attributes for the writing of someone who would ultimately choose Hongjun's career path. At Wisconsin, we liked to pride ourselves in doing work that was "relevant" and "practical" - the database group there, inspired by Professor David DeWitt (the senior mentor for all of us), very much had that focus. Hongjun's research style, both then and throughout his career, reflected his own shared concern for such work. I can only hope that Hongjun knew how proud I was to be able to watch his success over the years - throughout his prolific career - seeing him choose a variety of interesting/timely research problems, study them, and train future generations of database researchers, educators, and practitioners in the "right" way to choose problems, tackle them, and share the results with the rest of the world. I couldn't be prouder. I remember my two-year research adventure with Hongjun fondly, and aspects of it certainly shaped my own career. Hongjun and I chose to explore the world of distributed query processing together, a place that I had never been. One of my favorite co-authored papers remains our 1985 VLDB paper that laid the foundation for the rest of his thesis work. It was one of the very first experimental performance studies of "real" distributed query processing costs, and I believe it had lasting value. Twenty years later, the way that I think about the problem, and the way we are solving it even today at BEA, has roots in the experimental results that Hongjun obtained. Hongjun also had the "pleasure" of co-authoring a paper on load-balanced query processing with Professor Miron Livny and I - Miron was another brand new assistant professor - so Hongjun learned how challenging it could be (as later generations of our students discovered) to satisfy the demands and challenges of not just one, but two, opinionated young faculty members, both pushing on different aspects of his work. I also remember my personal adventure with Hongjun fondly, as that was my first entry into the wonderful and rich world of working with foreign students and colleagues. Hongjun and Jaiwei Han hosted several dinner parties for their faculty advisors, and Hongjun was by far the best source of Chinese food in the midwest (:-)). My wife Carol and I got a glimpse of Chinese culture, learned a bit about the then-recent history of China and education and lifestyles, and were able to share some of our American holiday traditions in return. I remember our being astounded and impressed by the short-term sacrifices that Hongjun and Juqing made for the longer-term good of their family - and how different having to do that was, compared to what we knew. One of my favorite things about our field is how global we are, and how we have fellow researchers worldwide who we can truly call our colleagues and friends. One need only witness the many postings on Hongjun's memorial page to see how true that is; his loss is felt around the world. I have seen Hongjun in person only a handful of times since 1985, as our respective career paths, personal constraints, travel budgets, and priorities have put us in the same city at the same time far less often than I would have liked. We have kept in touch periodically by e-mail over the years, and I have always valued his colleague-ship and friendship. One of those times when our paths did cross was at a VLDB conference - Egypt, I believe - to which I had brought my young teenage daughter, and where I got to introduce her to both Hongjun and Juqing. When I told her the news about Hongjun the other day, she remembered him well - she remembered that "he was different - he was so nice, so sincere". She commented on how Hongjun and Juqing had chatted with her and had asked her about her interests so sincerely at the reception. Although my daughter Christina met Hongjun just on one trip, she saw him for what he was, remembers him fondly, and was very much saddened by the news of his passing. Over the years I have been lucky to have had my work life interconnected with Hongjun's in some unusual and interesting ways. I had the pleasure of hosting a young Ying's research internship at IBM Almaden while I was managing a small research group there, so I had the chance to get to know the daughter of my first Ph.D. student. (You know you are getting old when that happens.) Ying, I am sure that you know that your father was rightly so very proud of you. I also had the more recent pleasure of hosting a BEA internship for Yanlei Diao 1-2 years ago; Yanlei did her M.S. work under Hongjun and is finishing her Ph.D. work under Professor Michael Franklin at U.C. Berkeley, one of my later students - she is my "grand-student" along two different paths. I feel very fortunate to have had my life and career affected in so many ways by Hongjun, his family, his students, and his colleagues. I have gone on for too long. It is with tears in my eyes that I say farewell to my very first Ph.D. student - a wonderful student, colleague, friend, and person. You will be fondly remembered and truly missed throughout the globe. Juqing and Ying, please know that the prayers and thoughts of the Carey family are with you. Mike Carey San Jose, CA March 2005 |
| Mike Carey |
| 05:28:43 06/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Prof. Lu,
It's really hard for me to believe the sad news. I still remember the moments you spent with us. I am always thinking of thanking you for your tremendous help. However, I am so unlucky to miss the chance ... You will be in our hearts forever. Best Regards, Li |
| Li Wei(wli@cs.ucr.edu) |
| 02:38:02 06/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Hongjun,
As an over 25 years of close friend and colleague, from Beijing to Wisconsin, and then all over the world, in so many conferences, classrooms, meetings, and tutorials, we studied, worked, taught, and enjoyed the precious years, months, and days together. The last several days are the most grief days for me in life since not only the world lost a great scholar and leader in science, I also lost one of my best friends, forever ... I can never forget we took the same airplane from Beijing to Tokyo then to L.A. in the end of August 1979 (it is like that only happened yesterday!). There were only two Chinese along the trip to U.S.: you and me. We started the longest journey in life together. I can never forget years of life in Wisconsin, we lived in the same house for years, eating, chatting, studying and playing together, until your family joined you. You helped me, and everyone of your classmates, a lot. After Wisconsin years, we met in so many conferences, discussing research problems, and even co-taught together the first data mining course in Fudan University, China, in the summer of 1998. Even as late as Feb. 16, you sent me an e-mail, still optimistic at fighting against the terrible disease. Your last word in the e-mail: "... Though I knew there is a long way, most likely a life-time battle ahead of me, I am still believing that I will not be easily defeated." It is still full of fighter's spirit, like you are working on a new, tough research problem, as usual. However, just several days later, we heard the terrible news---you lost consciousness! Then one bad news after another ... No one could sustain it. Finally, we realized that the most cruel news was in front of every one of us---your family, your relatives, your close friends, your students, your colleagues, and everyone who knows you in the world. The whole world is mourning you. Your were a great scholar, a great friend, a great teacher, and a great man. Your life is a brilliant life, a model for every scholar, every person. You will live in our heart forever. Your old classmate, colleague, and forever friend, - Jiawei Han, Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Jiawei Han(hanj@cs.uiuc.edu) |
| 01:20:22 06/Mar/2005 |
| While Michael has spent his last year at HKUST drinking
Chinese tea with Hongjun in many mornings in his office, I just realized that the one and only one time I sat down with Hongjun in his office talking for 20 minutes was on 7 September 1999. It was during my interview. I still remembered everything said to me, by Hongjun and by others: One faculty member who already left advised me not to come to HKUST but stay in US. I felt strange because I wouldn't have come here if I were not interested. A few seemed to "scare" me off by reiterating that it is tough to get tenure at the CS dept. I felt strange because I wouldn't have come here if I didn't have confidence in myself. There were no project demos, no meeting with students. Somewhat boring and in fact tiring. Hongjun was different; Instead of telling me those boring or strange things, he shared with me his professor career in NUS and in HKUST. He compared research and grant situations in Singapore and in HK by giving concrete examples. He pointed out differences in Singapore/US/HK. My area is computer vision and at that time I was doing research on high dimensional tensor voting. He tried to relate this to fuzzy search algorithms in database. He tried to make me feel relevant here. I was happy and impressed. After 7 Sept 1999, like others, Hongjun must thought that I was always in a great hurry. Our chatting had become short and tease, possibly because I was (and still am) walking too fast. Whenever I walked past him briskly in the hallway, however, what I saw was always a great welcoming smile and cheerful eyes. Occasionally, seeing me walking or running along, he cared to stop me using his big smile and cheerful eyes and asked me my work with MSRA, and with my students here. I regret that I had not learned him better over the past five years. Hongjun will be deeply missed among those who knew him. - C.K. |
| Chi Keung Tang(cktang@cs.ust.hk) |
| 00:35:47 06/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Prof. Hongjun,
We (I and my students from Fudan) will cherish the memory of you forever. You have done so much for us in the past ten years, but the last words you left is "...will try to disturb your students/colleagues as less as possible...". It is you, our dear and respecatble Lu Laoshi. 斯人已逝，情何以堪？唯有努力，永远缅怀！ 傲英 |
| Aoying Zhou(ayzhou@eecs.berkeley.edu) |
| 00:34:08 06/Mar/2005 |
| 永远不会忘记您的教诲，
永远难以忘怀您的微笑。 陆老师，您永远在我们心中！ |
| Zhang Jun(jzhang@ntu.edu.sg) |
| 00:32:01 06/Mar/2005 |
| 看到这个消息，真的难以置信。
陆老师，您走好！ |
| Xiaoyuan Wang(xy_wang@fudan.edu.cn) |
| 00:04:21 06/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Prof. Lu,
Although there are so many words I want to say from my heart, they just simply overwhelm me. Almost every message here strikes a piece of memory of you in my mind; everything I do and everything I see now reminds me of a piece of time with you. Please rest in peace; your hard work and spirit have been well appreciated and will have long-lasting impact, by and to so many people, directly and indirectly. With great respect, Wei Wang |
| Wei Wang(weiw@cse.unsw.edu.au) |
| 23:36:02 05/Mar/2005 |
|
Dear Colleagues, To our utmost sadness, our dear friend and the VLDB2006 General PC Chair, Hongjun Lu, passed away in Guangzhou on March 3rd. Hongjun was not only a great scholar, but also a friend to so many people all over the world. We will all dearly miss him. Hongjun made a great effort to promote database activites in the Asia/Pacific region. We owe him a great deal in raising the level and visibility of database research in this region. We are all deeply saddened by the loss of a great scholar and leader. We will certainly remember him and his great contributions to the database field. Our deepest condolences to his wife and daughter. May he rest in peace. Kyu-Young Whang & Umesh Dayal on behalf of the VLDB2006 committee members |
| VLDB2006 Organization Committee |
| 22:33:48 05/Mar/2005 |
| In memory of Prof. Lu with great respect. |
| gao cong |
| 22:16:07 05/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Long and Lionel,
I just heard from CK about Hongjun passing away. This is very sad. My last year at HKUST, I spent many mornings with Hongjun drinking tea in his office. Hongjun loved tea and took great pleasure in it. We spent several hours just chatting, about tea and life. Hongjun was a model professor. Of all the many opportunities placed before him in his life, he continually chose a profession of service. He told me several times that he felt he was most useful in his role as a mentor to students -- helping them grow academically and preparing them for their own careers. There were few times you would walk by Hongjun's office when he wasn't with a student. It has been said that life is not measured by its duration, but by its donation. In this regards, Hongjun lived his life to its fullest. Hongjun will be dearly missed, but his actions will echo eternally through the lives of the people who he touched. And as I drink the tea, that he helped me buy, and go through the procedures he taught me of preparing the tea, I am reminded very much of Hongjun. He was like the great teas he loved. Great teas are immediately distinguishable from common teas. Everything about them makes you happy and the whole experience is a pleasure. Each great tea you encounter raises your personal standards and gives you something new to strive for. I know Hongjun raised my personal standards, as I am sure he did with others. If the department plans any memorial, please let me know how I can help and be part of this. I miss Hongjun very much. -Michael |
| Michael Brown |
| 22:02:42 05/Mar/2005 |
| 真是令人惊愕万分的消息！陆先生是一位走在国际数据库领域前沿的学者和受人爱戴的导师，是我们华人的骄傲！ |
| Li Cunhua |
| 20:31:47 05/Mar/2005 |
| alas, i've lost a teacher, mentor, colleague and friend.
i'll treasure the memories left behind ... |
| Kian-Lee Tan(tankl@comp.nus.edu.sg) |
| 20:24:36 05/Mar/2005 |
| 我只见过陆老师一面。我到系里上班的第二天，在系办公室遇到陆老师。第一次见面我有些紧张，但陆老师的和蔼可亲很快让我如沐春风。他亲切地询问我的情况， 询问我的家人是否喜欢香港。他的笑容很有感染力，一个忠厚长者的形象从此长留心底。
陆老师, 今天我认真地看了下面的每一条留言，我知道您的生命曾如夏花般绚烂，在无数人的记忆中绽放。我知道我失去了怎样一位同事和前辈。 每天打开计算机，会有不少的Reminder弹出来。今天，我打开最早的一个,是Lionel给大家的一个email:“Dear colleagues, Hongjun has returned home and has started the chemotherapy. Since this was discovered early enough, he should be able to fully recover. ...”，日期是去年10月22号。 这个Reminder每天提醒着我，抽空去看看您，也让我期待着您完全康复的那一天。 今天我知道，再也没有这样的机会了。 我永久地关掉这个Reminder，感觉自己生命中的一个段落也永久地去了。 和您唯一的一面竟成永诀。 感觉很悲伤。 陆老师，愿您在天堂里安息。 |
| Huamin Qu |
| 17:43:50 05/Mar/2005 |
| 花落有声，在我们心中，您永不逝去！ |
| Jianhua LU and Ningyun LU |
| 16:19:20 05/Mar/2005 |
| Dear members of the database community:
The news about the passing of Hongjun Lu has deeply saddened us. Hongjun has made numerous research contributions, ranging from parallel database technology to XML processing and data mining, and he dedicated a lot of time and energy to our scientific community, organizing conferences, chairing program committees, serving on editorial boards, spawning most fruitful scholarly activities, and promoting our field in Asia. From 1998 to 2002 Hongjun served on the ACM SIGMOD Advisory Board. He was instrumental in establishing SIGMOD's links to the Chinese database community. Since 2000 Hongjun was a member of the VLDB Board of Trustees and served as the board's secretary on the VLDB Executive. He initiated and organized the most successful VLDB Database School in China. We have lost not only an excellent researcher and most productive scholar of our community, but also a wonderful colleague and dear friend. We will dearly miss Hongjun. Please look for a tribute to Hongjun in the upcoming June 2005 issue of SIGMOD Record. In the meantime, please refer to the memorial Web page that Hongjun's colleagues in Hong Kong have set up: http://www.cs.ust.hk/luhongjun. Tamer Ozsu on behalf of ACM SIGMOD Gerhard Weikum on behalf of the VLDB Endowment |
| ACM SIGMOD & the VLDB Endowment |
| 15:23:54 05/Mar/2005 |
| 陆老师：
我们会永远记着你的无私帮助。在天堂里安息吧。 |
| zhao hui(alanzhao@cs.ust.hk) |
| 14:58:40 05/Mar/2005 |
| Your wisdom and compassion will always inspire us. We miss you dearly!
Qiang Yang |
| Qiang Yang |
| 14:48:11 05/Mar/2005 |
| In memory of Prof. Lu. I still remeber the presentation you gave to us in Tsinghua University. |
| Liang bangyong(liangby97@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn) |
| 14:45:57 05/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Dr. Lu:
The sad news was really a big a shock. Still remember the horse-riding when we met last time in Jeju in last March. Your help will be always remembered. Xiao-ming Zhou |
| Xiao-ming Zhou |
| 14:41:07 05/Mar/2005 |
| The news is a great shock to me.
Prof. Lu had gave us so many valuable suggestions on our research work. His words will remain in our hearts forever. Zhimao Guo Fudan University |
| Zhimao Guo(zmguo@fudan.edu.cn) |
| 14:37:01 05/Mar/2005 |
| Thanks, Prof. Lu, for being a great teacher and colleague at NUS. You will be missed.
To Mdm Zhu and Lu Ying, please accept my condolences. Take care. |
| Sia Choon Ling |
| 14:34:54 05/Mar/2005 |
| 香港科技大学计算机科学系
陆宏钧教授治丧委员会 惊闻陆宏钧教授不幸去世，我系全体师生深感悲痛和惋惜。在此谨代表复旦大学 计算机科学与工程系全体师生对陆教授的辞世致以沉痛哀悼，并对陆教授的家属 表示深切的问候。 陆宏钧教授在国际数据库研究领域享有很高的声誉，同时他长期致力于推进国内 数据库领域的学术研究，为促进国内数据库界与国际同行的交流与合作做出了突 出贡献。陆教授的去世是国际国内学术界的重大损失。 陆宏钧教授作为我系兼职教授，对于我系的科研和教学工作给予了悉心的指导。 陆教授特别关心年轻人的成长，给予他们无私的关怀和指导，为他们提供了学术 交流的机会，带领他们开展高水平的学术研究工作。我们不仅深切地缅怀陆宏钧 教授杰出的学术成就和严谨求实的学术作风，更深深地怀念陆宏钧教授平易近人 的风度和积极乐观的精神。 愿陆教授在天之灵安息！ 复旦大学计算机科学与工程系 薛向阳 周水庚 2005年3月5日 |
| 薛向阳 周水庚 |
| 14:26:52 05/Mar/2005 |
| It's my great sadness to hear that Professor Lu Hongjun suddenly passed away.
We have lost a great person in the field of databases. Especially, he was a pioneer of this area in Asian region. Whenever I visit him, he always accepted my visit with his warm hospitality and gentlemanship. I cannot forget his warm and kind personality. Also, I respect his great work in the area of database research. I would like to express my sincere condolence to his sudden passing away. Katsumi Tanaka Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University March 5th, 2005 |
| Katsumi Tanaka(ktanaka@i.kyoto-u.ac.jp) |
| 14:13:36 05/Mar/2005 |
| 斯人已逝，音容宛在，他永远活在我们心中 |
| Su Weifeng(weifeng@cs.ust.hk) |
| 13:51:32 05/Mar/2005 |
| 虽然认识陆老师只有不到三年的时间，但我深深地被陆老师的治学精神和爱国热情所感动。希望能有更多象陆老师这样的榜样。
陆老师，我们永远怀念您。 李晨 Database Group University of California Irvine |
| Chen Li (李晨) |
| 13:47:42 05/Mar/2005 |
| 陆老师，我永远尊敬爱戴您！ |
| Lin Deng(ldeng@cs.ust.hk) |
| 13:28:31 05/Mar/2005 |
| It is very sad to lose a dear friend, colleague and scholar. |
| Cheung, Shing-Chi |
| 13:27:57 05/Mar/2005 |
| 敬爱的陆老师：
您的治学严谨，给我留下了深刻的印象。从师兄的口中，从和你短短的交谈中，我得到了永恒的记忆。陆老师，走好！ |
| Bingsheng He(saven@cs.ust.hk) |
| 13:04:14 05/Mar/2005 |
| 向曾给予我巨大帮助而未曾蒙面的陆宏钧老师致以深深的敬意！
永远尊敬您的学生 李默 |
| 李默(limo@cs.ust.hk) |
| 13:03:53 05/Mar/2005 |
| I am extremely sad to learn this shocking news.
The last time I saw Hongjun was when he visited MSRA in Beijing several months ago. Hongjun stopped by my office and gave me good advices for how to help young researchers. However, I did not know anything wrong with his health. When I met with Hongjun the first time in his office at HKUST, I was so happy to learn that he is from my hometown. Hongjun has been a great friend to MSRA and a great mentor to many of us in the lab. We are very grateful to Hongjun's help over the years. Hongjun, my friend, we will miss you. Harry |
| Harry Shum(hshum@microsoft.com) |
| 12:57:51 05/Mar/2005 |
|
The news is real shock to me. Although i got the news that the Prof. Lu was struggling against the cancer last year, I would not like to accept it now. We lost an esecellant researcher. Prof. Lu gave me many help on doing research and how to serve the community. He is a role modle of us. Prof. Lu will be in my heart forever! With fond memories, Zhiqiang Zhang |
| 张志强(zqzhang@tsinghua.edu.cn) |
| 12:12:17 05/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Hongjun,
You are with us always. |
| Jeffrey Xu Yu(yu@se.cuhk.edu.hk) |
| 12:09:18 05/Mar/2005 |
| 音容宛在... |
| CuiBin(smacb@nus.edu.sg) |
| 12:04:23 05/Mar/2005 |
| I believe that you have gone to a more beautiful and peaceful world. Thank you very much for your kindness to me.
With Strong Respect, Patrick Hung - HKUST PhD Graduate 2001 Assistant Professor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada |
| Patrick Hung(patrick.hung@uoit.ca) |
| 11:56:44 05/Mar/2005 |
| 香港科技大学计算机科学系
陆宏钧先生治丧委员会： 惊悉香港科技大学计算机科学系陆宏钧教授不幸逝世，深感悲痛，谨致以沉痛哀悼。谨向陆宏钧教授致以沉痛的哀悼，向陆宏钧教授的家属致以诚挚的慰问并敬请节哀。 冯玉才 华中科技大学计算机学院 2005年3月5日 |
| 冯玉才(fyc@dameng.cn) |
| 11:30:23 05/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Hongjun,
You are always on my mind... |
| Wen Jin(wjin@cs.sfu.ca) |
| 11:15:51 05/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Hongjun,
When I saw you off at the Hunghum Railway Station two weeks ago. You said "don't worry, I will come back to Hong Kong soon". I didn't know how to take it at that moment. You were so confident and trying to take away our worry. You always try to reduce and unload other people's burden. I still remember the first time we met in Singapore in 1995. A scholar, not particularly dominating, but very warm, care and confident. You have been a true leader in our community. Besides all your other contributions, you have fostered and nutured the growth of PAKDD. Let me say thank you for all those who have benefited from your role model in our community. May you rest in peace. With love and lots of fond memories. David Cheung Database Group Computer Science The University of Hong Kong |
| David Cheung(dcheung@cs.hku.hk) |
| 11:04:53 05/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Hongjun,
You will live in my heart forever... --Zhihong Chong |
| Zhong Chong(zhchong@fudan.edu.cn) |
| 11:03:13 05/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Hongjun,
You will live in our hearts forever. --Qiang |
| Qiang Zhu(qzhu@umich.edu) |
| 10:41:42 05/Mar/2005 |
| 沉痛悼念尊敬的陆宏钧教授！
您严谨求实的学术作风和勇于创新的科学精神值得我们永远地缅怀 |
| Xueqing Gong(gongxq@fudan.edu.cn) |
| 10:03:08 05/Mar/2005 |
| 沉痛哀悼尊敬的陆宏钧教授，
您是我们的良师益友. 复旦大学 钱卫宁 沉痛悼念 |
| Weining Qian(wnqian@fudan.edu.cn) |
| 09:46:53 05/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Prof LU, we will always remember you! |
| Qiankun Zhao(qkzhao@pmail.ntu.edu.sg) |
| 09:15:44 05/Mar/2005 |
| My dear Hongjun,
Sad news came yesterday that I've lost a dear friend, I can't yet comprehend... You'd been more than a friend and colleague, but like a true and good leader... I still have your voice in my ears, although most were from your emails.... talking about WAIM, ER, your optimism with your treatment, and life and research. Rest in peace, Hongjun, you've done so much. with greatest respect, 王晓阳 |
| Xiaoyang Wang(Sean.Wang@uvm.edu) |
| 09:10:33 05/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Dr. Lu:
The news came as a shock. Although that was almost 18 years ago, I can still vividly remember your teaching in the lecture theatres and the tutorial rooms at the National University of Singapore. You will always be remembered as a good teacher, a nice colleague, a dear friend, and a person with a great caring smile. With fond memories, Keng Siau Professor of MIS University of Nebraska-Lincoln Editor-in-Chief Journal of Database Management |
| Keng Siau (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)(ksiau@unl.edu) |
| 09:07:52 05/Mar/2005 |
| Hongjun,
We will remember you forever. Chengqi University of Technology, Sydney |
| Chengqi Zhang(chengqi@it.uts.edu.au) |
| 09:00:02 05/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Prof Lu,
We will always remember you as our dedicated teacher and mentor. |
| Ee Peng |
| 08:20:07 05/Mar/2005 |
| 春風化雨、潤物無聲
懷念尊敬的 Dr. Lu. |
| Byron Choi(kkchoi@seas.upenn.edu) |
| 07:49:35 05/Mar/2005 |
| In memory of Prof.Lu........ |
| Arber(yxu@sfu.ca) |
| 06:58:18 05/Mar/2005 |
| The sad news came as a shock to us all. Although I know that Prof. Lu was struggling against the cancer, I could not belive that he left us so soon. Suddenly I lost an all time mentor.
Never can I forget Prof. Lu's great lectures in the IBM summer course in Shanghai in 1998. In the past many years, in one way or the other, he introduced so many young people to the database/data mining research. I am so lucky to be one of the many. Prof. Lu is not only a role model for scholars, he also taught us how to serve the community and the country. His spirit will keep inspiring me and many of us. |
| Jia Pei (Simon Fraser University) |
| 06:23:26 05/Mar/2005 |
| The passing away of Prof. Hongjun Lu has deeply saddened me.
It was like yesterday that we met last spring in Hangzhou, and I did not expect that he will leave us so soon. I will remember Hongjun not only as a leading database researcher of the world, but also as a dear friend and an inspiring role model. |
| Weining Zhang(wzhang@cs.utsa.edu) |
| 05:45:38 05/Mar/2005 |
| The news of Dr. Lu’s passing away came as a shock to me this afternoon. It’s a sadness that a great researcher and friend is lost. Words seem useless to express my feeling at this point of time. My mind is full of the memory of our chats and discussions at offices, bus stops, lounge and corridor at the National University of Singapore.
Dr. Lu, you will be missed. 陆宏钧 教授千古！ |
| JingTao Yao(jtyao@cs.uregina.ca) |
| 05:30:43 05/Mar/2005 |
| With a great sadness I heard the news of Hongjun passing away. I learned Hongjun's name for a long time but didn't have the chance of meeting him until a SIGMOD/PODS conference in late 90's. I had more chances of working with him on WAIM conferences since 2000. In recent years, everywhere I traveled in China, him name always popped up in the conversation.
People in the real world are all different, some short on patience, some rough on tempers. What I am most impressed with Hongjun is his patience and good temper. He was always kind, to his students and colleagues, and at all times; he always had that extra energy to carry him through the tough situations that would be hard to most people. One might say that the algorithms we contribute are really our jobs; having a provably good quality as a person is not only hard to get, but ultimately *defines* a life! I could still count the number of times I met him physically without running out of my fingers. But we became good friends, more connected in ways beyond email and telephone, wired or not. I truly regard him as a teacher, a role model, and a pioneer that in many ways inspires long and hard thinking ... With great respect, Jianwen Su Professor University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Jianwen Su |
| 05:15:03 05/Mar/2005 |
| Prof. Lu,
You will always be remembered as a great mentor, advisor. I still remeber vividly those two years while I was in Singapore. You spent many many hours teaching me how to conduct research and write my first conference and then journal paper. I will always remember your advice and continue the work you left... Weiguo Fan Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Computer Science Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University USA |
| Weiguo Fan(wfan@vt.edu) |
| 04:20:06 05/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Prof. Lu, I still remember vividly the time when we discussed about my PhD defense in the middle of last year, and the phone talk that we had during last Christmas. But now, all these sadly become my last memories about you! Nothing in this world can express my sorrow upon hearing your passing away.
I feel lucky and proud to be one of your students, because you were such a productive researcher, a great supervisor, and also an easy-going friend. You were always there when I needed your help. Being your student was truly a life-rewarding experience for me. Although you are no longer physically with us, your smiles would live in our hearts and your spirits would be our source of encouragements, forever. |
| Haifeng Jiang(jiangha@us.ibm.com) |
| 03:40:19 05/Mar/2005 |
| I have lost a great friend and colleague, and database research community has lost a great leader. In my 8
years of working with Hongjun, he is a very warm individual, to both work and people. He has a clear goal, and work hard to achieve it. One can feel that, in his presence, things are always easier. I have personally learnt a lot from him, his dedication to work, his leadership, friendship and personality. Hongjun has devoted his whole life to education and research. Hongjun will be rememberred. He will live in my heart. |
| Ke Wang(wangk@cs.sfu.ca) |
| 00:56:22 05/Mar/2005 |
| Dear Hongjun,
I vividly remember our many encounters in Singapore, Hong Kong, and China. Your smiles are the hallmark of you. You always calmly and cheerfully face any kind of problems since the first day I met you in your office. Even during the last stage of your fight, you remain an all-time role model to me, calmly and cheerfully. You spent so much time and fforts to think about the well-beings of others and provide altruistic help to many all over the world. You have offered so much, yet never thought about any in return. You're a true leader and noble scholar who thinks beyond any material gains. I am deeply saddened that I won't be able to seek advice from you whenever I want and discuss many issues about research and life as in the past. However, I somehow feel that you are still with me as usual with your smiles. In this uncertain world, one thing is for sure to me that your tireless work and endless love have made indelible impact to the research field you devoted the good part of your life and lasting influence on me about work and life. With love and many fond memories, Huan |
| Huan Liu(huan.liu@asu.edu) |
| 00:23:27 05/Mar/2005 |
| Dear colleagues:
It is with great sadness and sorrow that we announce the passing away of Prof. Hongjun Lu on March 3 from complications arising from his treatment for cancer. Prof. Lu received the B.Sc. degree from Tsinghua University, China, and the MSc and PhD degrees from the Department of Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before joining the Department of Computer Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, he had worked as an engineer in the Chinese Academy of Space Technology, as a principal research scientist in the Computer Science Center of Honeywell Inc., Minnesota, USA (1985-1987) and as a professor at the School of Computing of the National University of Singapore (1987-2000). Prof. Lu was a world renowned researcher who served the database community with dedication and distinction in various capacities over the years. He was a trustee of the VLDB Endowment, a member of the ACM SIGMOD Advisory Board (1998-2002), an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (TKDE), chair of the steering committee of the International Conference on Web-Age Information Management (WAIM), and co-chair (1998-2001) and chair (2001-2003) of the steering committee of Pacific-Asia Conference of Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PAKDD). In December, 2004, he was honored with a Contribution Award by the China Computer Federation Database Society and, just recently, he was honored with this year's inaugural PAKDD Distinguished Contribution Award. Prof. Lu will be warmly remembered for his infectious cheerfulness, unwavering dedication to his students and unreserved willingness to offer his help wherever and whenever needed. His untimely passing away is a great loss to the entire database community. He will be greatly missed. Please join us in offering our condolences to his wife, ZHU Juqing, and his daughter, LU Ying, in this time of sorrow and grief. Database Group, HKUST (http://www.cs.ust.hk/db/) |
| Database Group, HKUST |
| 00:17:58 05/Mar/2005 |
| 陆老师，我们会永远想念您。 |
| Yufei Tao(taoyf@cs.cityu.edu.hk) |
| 00:13:24 05/Mar/2005 |
| Hongjun,
猶記得在1986年SIGMOD會議初識你 你意氣風發地發表了論文 1993年我們在Vienna參加了ICDE會議並與Philip, Jia-Wei, 及Ming-Chien同往Budapest一日遊 之後我們同在這個地區 見面的機會更多 你在資料庫的研究與教學 成就斐然 足為大家的典範 你的離去 帶給大家無盡的思念與不捨 安息吧 我的老友 Arbee 台灣新竹 2005.3.4 |
| Arbee Chen(alpchen@cs.nccu.edu.tw) |
| 23:27:22 04/Mar/2005 |
| Sir:
All of students about VLDB Database School (China): 1:Shandong Agricultural University (SDAU) 2004 2:Suzhou University2002 Will remember your works! yuexun |
| yuexun |
| 22:29:47 04/Mar/2005 |
| 唁 电
香港科技大学计算机系 陆宏钧先生治丧委员会： 惊悉香港科技大学计算机系陆宏钧教授不幸逝世，深感悲痛，谨致以沉痛哀悼。 陆宏钧教授是我国著名的计算机专家，是我国数据库领域研究与发展的奠基人之一；他开拓了数据挖掘和数据仓库、XML数据管理等领域的研究；把毕生的精力奉献给我国数据库研究事业，取得了卓越的成就。 陆宏钧教授曾非常热心与我校的学术交流。他非常支持我院的发展和建设，在我院师生员工中享有很高的威望。我们永远怀念他。 陆宏钧教授严谨治学、实事求是的品格为人们所景仰和钦佩。谨向陆宏钧教授致以沉痛的哀悼，陆宏钧教授的家属致以诚挚的慰问，并敬请节哀。 王珊 杜小勇 孟小峰 中国人民大学信息学院 2005年3月4日 |
| 王珊 杜小勇 孟小峰 |
| 22:27:31 04/Mar/2005 |
| 沉痛哀悼尊敬的陆宏钧教授，他是当代中国数据库领域的佼佼者，为中国数据库领域的建设和发展作出了杰出贡献。我们要化悲痛为力量，继续他呕心沥血的事业，为中国数据库的发展作出自己的贡献。
上海宝信软件股份有限公司 嵇晓 沉痛悼念 |
| 嵇晓 |
| 22:26:16 04/Mar/2005 |
| 亲爱的陆老师，
您就这样走了，走的竟是这么匆忙！您的音容宛在，恰似在清水湾每天来往的巴士上写的“生有限，活无限”！到达HKUST的第一天，首先听到的就是您爽朗欢快的笑声，从离您办公室不远的拐角！忘不了您对学生不断的鼓励，也忘不了您对学生没有放弃投顶级会议的欣慰！经过一年的艰苦努力，正待聊以博您一丝赞许之时，却再也没有机会跟您讨论您认为我quite interesting的小小idea！呜呼，痛矣！永远怀念您！ 学生冯剑琳拜上 2005年3月4日 |
| 冯剑琳(fengjl@mail.hust.edu.cn) |
| 20:37:25 04/Mar/2005 |
| 香港科技大学计算机科学系
陆宏钧先生治丧委员会： 惊悉香港科技大学计算机科学系陆宏钧教授不幸逝世，深感悲痛，谨致以沉痛哀悼。谨向陆宏钧教授致以沉痛的哀悼，向陆宏钧教授的家属致以诚挚的慰问并敬请节哀。 陆宏钧教授生前在学术研究方面与我们进行了广泛合作，尤其在数据仓库与数据挖掘，ＸＭＬ数据管理等方面，给予了我们诸多无私的帮助，是他指导我们进行高水平学术研究，指导我们写作高质量学术论文。他对我们的学术研究工作提供了巨大的支持，带领我们攀登世界科学高峰。我们永远怀念陆宏钧教授。 陆宏钧教授在国际上享有非常高的学术声誉，在数据库研究领域取得了卓越的研究成果。让我们沉痛悼念陆宏钧教授，化悲痛为力量，为数据库研究事业和教育事业做出我们的贡献，以此表达对陆宏钧教授生前对我们的悉心指导和帮助，寄托我们对陆宏钧教授无限的哀思。 陆宏钧教授在东北大学信息 科学与工程学院的生前好友： 于戈，王国仁，王大玲， 杨晓春，鲍玉斌，黄晓梅 2005 年 3 月 4 日 |
| 陆宏钧教授在东北大学信息科学与工程学院的生前好友 |
| 18:08:20 04/Mar/2005 |
| In Memoriam.
The recent news that Prof. Lu succumbed to the battle for his life has been met with great sadness. He will be remembered by the system staff for his easy-going attitude and his engaging smile. With never a trace of condescion present in all the years he worked with us, he began and ended all requests with pleasant "please" and "thank you"s. He was charming and genuine in all matters, even those unrelated to our system. He always listened to all opinions with an open mind, and made us feel important. Because he never assumed an air of superiority, working with him was truly enjoyable. Though a Western-trained research, he also embraced the kindness and conscientiousness that epitomises traditional scholarly values. We cannot forget his generous spirit, either - during Chinese New Year, he handed out red pocket Lai See to the entire system group, and thanked us for our past year's work. We greatly appreciated - and still appreciate - all the kind gestures he demonstrated over the years. The first thought that came to my mind upon hearing of his passing was, "A light has gone out in our Department." The loss of such an unquestionably remarkable, absolutely devoted man is great indeed. Professor Lu, you will be sorely missed. |
| CS System |
| 17:46:44 04/Mar/2005 |
| 惊悉香港科技大学计算机科学系陆宏钧教授不幸逝世, 深感悲痛, 谨致以沉痛哀悼.
陆宏钧教授是国际享有学术盛誉的计算机专家, 在分布式数据库, 演译数据库, xml数据库, 数据仓库与数据挖掘及其数据库教学方面做出了杰出贡献, 他把毕生的精力奉献给数据库研究事业, 取得了卓越的成就. 陆宏钧教授曾多次来我校进行学术交流, 井多次为我校青年教师提供了学习访问的机会, 他非常支持我院的发展和建设, 与我们学院在数据库学术研究的发展和青年教师的培养做出了卓越贡献, 其学者和长者风范在我院师生员工中享有很高的威望, 我们永远怀念他 陆宏钧教授严谨治学, 实事求是的品格为人们所景仰和钦佩, 陆宏钧教授的离去, 是国家数据库界的无法弥补的损失. 谨向陆宏钧教授致以沉痛的哀悼, 向陆宏钧教授的家属致以诚挚的慰问, 并敬请节哀. |
| Yu Ge |
| 17:41:26 04/Mar/2005 |
| 沉痛哀尊敬的陆宏钧教授:
我们失去了一位良师益友, 他勤奋耕耘一生, 因为数据库界奉献心血, 年轻一代正在成长, 百花将要盛开, 他还没有看到万紫千红的数据库春天, 就离开我们而去. 陆宏钧教授的逝世是我国数据库界的重大损失! 唐常杰 |
| 唐常杰 |
| 17:41:03 04/Mar/2005 |
| 唁 电
香港科技大学计算机科学系倪明选主任： 惊悉贵系陆宏钧教授因患癌症不幸于昨天去世，消息传来后，我系全体教师和在京的计算机界同行无不十分震惊。我们谨代表清华大学计算机系全体教授对陆教授的溘然辞世表示沉痛哀悼，并请您转达对陆教授家属的深切慰问。 陆宏钧教授的去世不仅是贵系的损失，也是全国计算机界乃至世界计算机界的重大损失。陆教授多年来从事数据库领域的学术研究，在国际学术界享有声誉，他积极推进国内数据库的学术研究，与国内数据库同行保持密切联系，特别是在促进国内数据库界与国际同行的交流与合作做出了突出贡献。陆教授是我系的杰出校友，也是我系兼职教授，多年来对我系的科研和教学工作给予很多重要指导，他积极促进我们双方的交流与合作，是我们两系之间交往的重要桥梁。我们深切缅怀陆教授杰出成就的同时，学习他严谨求实的学术作风和勇于创新的科学精神，为进一步促进计算机科学技术的发展做出贡献。 沉痛悼念陆宏钧教授。 清华大学计算机科学与技术系 周立柱，林闯，杨士强 2005年3月4日于北京 |
| yang shiqiang |
| 17:02:59 04/Mar/2005 |
| 尊敬的系主任：
惊闻陆宏钧教授去世，十分悲痛。谨代表南京大学计算机科学与技术系数据库教研室及我们本人向贵系及陆宏钧家属致哀。陆教授为中国数据库事业发展作出了巨大贡献，他的无私奉献精神与严谨治学态度永远值得我们学习。 南京大学计算机科学与技术系 徐洁磐 柏文阳 |
| Bai Wenyang |
| 16:59:58 04/Mar/2005 |
| 尊敬的香港科技大学计算机系主任倪教授，
陆宏钧教授不幸逝世的噩耗传来，我们感觉难以抑制的深切悲痛。我们沉痛哀悼尊敬的陆宏钧教授。我们向您，并通过您向陆宏钧教授的家属表示诚挚的慰问。 陆宏钧教授是数据库领域具有重要影响的国际著名学者。陆宏钧教授为中国的数据库研究工作走向世界不遗余力，做出了巨大贡献。中国学者的研究论文在最重要的国际会议上发表，VLDB2002在中国香港召开，SIGMOD2007将在中国北京召开等等，上述种种重大进展，陆宏钧教授功不可没。 陆宏钧教授作为北京大学信息科学技术学院的兼职教授和北京大学视觉与听觉信息处理国家重点实验室访问学者，近年来多次访问北大，做学术报告，与教员、研究生进行个别交谈和指导等，对我们的研究方向选择、研究工作进展、论文撰写和发表、研究生培养等做出了卓越的贡献。陆宏钧教授对博士研究生的许多具体指导，包括如何进行系统的学术研究，在学术研究中如何平衡研究广度和深度的关系，如何写出高质量的学术论文，如何正确定位自己的研究方向等，使大家受益匪浅。陆宏钧教授始终保持极大的工作热情，其勤奋精神为我们做出了表率。 陆宏钧教授不仅是我们学术研究中的先驱者和密切合作伙伴，而且是我们真挚亲密的朋友。陆宏钧教授待人热情，乐于助人，给我们大家留下了及其深刻的印象。 陆宏钧教授走得太早了，令我们实在难以接受，但我们又不得不接受这一悲痛的现实。我们只能在心里默默地呼唤，陆老师，一路走好。 北京大学信息科学技术学院 何新贵 唐世渭 董士海 杨冬青 谢昆青 张铭 李红燕 王腾蛟 童云海 高军 马秀莉 邓志鸿 2005年3月4日 |
| Yang Dongqing |
| 16:50:22 04/Mar/2005 |
| 香港科技大学计算机系：
惊悉陆宏钧教授不幸病逝，深为哀痛。他的逝世，是我国数据库界和学术界的重大 损失。陆宏钧教授对我院计算机专业的发展给予了大力的支持，我们将永远铭记心中 。谨此表示沉痛悼念，并请转达对陆教授家人的慰问，请节哀保重。 燕山大学信息学院 2005.3.4 |
| 燕山大学信息学院 |
| 16:47:29 04/Mar/2005 |
| 尊敬的香港科技大学计算机系主任倪教授，
陆宏钧教授不幸逝世的噩耗令我们震惊和深切悲痛。我们沉痛哀悼尊敬的陆宏钧教授。我们向您，并通过您向陆宏钧教授的家属表示诚挚的慰问。 陆宏钧教授在计算机学科，尤其是数据库领域有很深的造诣，是具有重要影响的国际著名学者。近年来，陆宏钧教授致力于发展中国数据库研究与教育事业，为中国的数据库研究工作走向世界做出了巨大贡献。 作为北京大学信息科学技术学院的兼职教授，陆宏钧教授满怀热忱，不辞辛劳，为我学院的科研和教学做出了卓越的贡献。陆宏钧教授多次访问北大，做学术报告，与教员、研究生深入座谈，对我们的科学研究和研究生培养起到了很大的促进作用。陆宏钧教授的治学态度和奉献精神深深地影响了我们的师生，我们会永远怀念他。 陆宏钧教授的逝世是我们的巨大损失。但我们会沿着把北京大学建设成为世界一流大学的目标坚定不移地走下去，以慰陆宏钧教授的在天之灵。 北京大学信息科学技术学院 2005年3月4日 |
| 北京大学信息科学技术学院 |
| 16:45:23 04/Mar/2005 |
| Department of Computer Science
University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong We are greatly shocked to learn with deep sorrow of the passing away of Prof.Hongjun Lu. His passing is a great loss not only to your University and China Database Society but also to International Database Society. He was our most distinguished and respected professor, Our good friend. He has made sustained and outstanding contributions to the International database research community as well as to database research. Prof.Lu has acted as a bridge between the international and Chinese Database Society. Prof.Lu has devoted a great deal of his time and energy to the promotion of database research in Mainland China. He has worked hard to raise the level and visibility of academic database research in China. Please convey our kindly regards and deepest condoleness to his family. Prof.Wang Shan, in great grief Chairperson, Database Society of Chinese Computer Federation Director, Institute of Data and Knowledge Engineering, Renmin University of China |
| Prof.Wang Shan |
| 16:25:59 04/Mar/2005 |
| Prof. Lu是一個很好的人，很好的老師。懷念他的笑容。 |
| Yau Lam Yiu(yiu@cs.ust.hk) |
| 13:34:42 04/Mar/2005 |
| 雖然只曾與他見面一次及短談數分鐘, 但印象中他是個親切友善的人 |
| Gary(garyy@cs.ust.hk) |
| 16:40:34 04/Mar/2005 |
| In memory of Prof. Lu |
| Renfrew |
| 12:06:16 04/Mar/2005 |
| 彩虹橋見... |
| Dominic Lai |
| 12:05:23 04/Mar/2005 |
| 永遠懷念我們和藹可親的Professor Lu. |
| Winnie |
| 12:01:00 04/Mar/2005 |
| In memory of Prof. Lu... |
| Henry(henry@cs.ust.hk) |
| 11:57:04 04/Mar/2005 |