Awards

International Awards and Recognitions

• Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing (Jan. 2020 - )
• Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Science (HKAES) (2020 - )
• Members-at-Large (2016-2018) of IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc)
• Director - Technical Services (2016-2017) of IEEE ComSoc
• Fellow of IEEE for contribution to the mobility and spectrum management of wireless networks and mobile communications, 2012 -
• IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer (Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2011)
• School of Engineering Research Excellence Award, HKUST, 2011
• TR 100 (MIT Technology Review) world’s top young innovator award, 2004
• Best Asia Pacific (AP) Young Researcher Award elected by IEEE ComSoc, 2004
• Best Video Award for ACM Mobisys 2015
• Distinguished Paper Award for ACM IMWUT/Ubicomp 2025
• Best Paper Award for the following international conferences
  • IEEE ICC 2019
  • IEEE Globecom 2012
  • IEEE ICC 2010
  • IEEE ICDCS 2008
  • IEEE Globecom 2007
  • QShine 2006
  • IEEE ComSoc MMTC committee, 2005

National Awards and Recognitions

• HK RGC (Research Grant Council) Senior Research Fellow Award 2024/25, Jul 2024
• The First Class Award (the 2nd awardee) in Natural Sciences for Research Excellence by the The Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE) (电子学会自然科学一等奖), China in 2017.
• The First Class Award (the 3rd contributor) in Natural Sciences for Research Excellence by the Guangdong Province (广东省自然科学一等奖), China in 2015.
• Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation the Science and Technology Innovation Award (何梁何利基金科学与技术创新奖), 2012.
• The Second Class Award (the 3rd awardee) in Natural Sciences for Research Excellence by the State Council (国家自然科学二等奖), China in 2012.
• The First Class Award (the 2nd awardee) in Natural Sciences for Research Excellence by the Hubei Province (湖北省自然科学一等奖), China in 2012.
• Cheung Kong Chair Professor (长江讲座教授) in Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2012-2015
• China Young Scientist Award (中国青年科技奖), 2012
• Oversea Young Investigator Award from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2006