Prof. Wang obtained his undergraduate degree from Xian Jiaotong University in China, his M.S. degree from Pennsylvania State University, and his Ph.D. from the Carnegie Mellon University. Before joining HKUST in 2015, he has worked as the Engineering Faculty at University of Maryland, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and National University of Singapore.

Prof. Wang’s research focuses primarily on robotics, autonomous systems, manufacturing automation and additive manufacturing, with over 300 technical publications in these areas. Prof. Wang has received Best Paper Award at the IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference in 2001, Best Paper Award at the International CAD Conference and Best Paper Award at the ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference in 2007, Best Information Paper Award at the IEEE Conference in 2009 and ASME Machine Design Award in 2013.

Prof. Ajay Joneja has been working in applications of CAD/CAM and Design for Manufacturing/Assembly (DfMA) since he joined as a faculty in HKUST in 1993. In most cases, the solutions involve a convergence of computational geometry and differential geometry. In recent years, he has worked on Architectural geometry, and in particular, on problems of shape modification for DfMA in building facades. While the research has been published in top academic journals, he has also overseen practical application of this research in real world projects through his (co-founded) architectural BIM consulting company, Sane Form Ltd., working on buildings of leading architects including Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, SOM, Frank Gehry, Ma Yansong and Aedas.

Professor Qiu received his Ph.D. degree from Institute of Fluid Mechanics, LSTM, at the University of Erlangen, Germany. He is Head of Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and Director of the Building Energy Research Center (BERC) of the HKUST Nansha Fok Ying Tung Graduate School. Professor Qiu has extensive experience in the research of experimental fluid dynamics, multiphase flows and heat transfer, optical diagnostics and flapping wing aerodynamics. He is Editor-in-Chief/Associate Editor of 4 international journals and a member of the editorial board for more than 10 international journals. He is the recipient of the Best Paper Award of Institute of Physics (IOP) in 1994; Mosaic (2007) Measurement Science & Technology, Institute of Physics (IOP); Philips Outstanding Paper Award in ICEPT-HDP2012; Best Paper Award in 2nd World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering (2016); Best Paper Award, 4th International Conference on Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (2017); Best Paper Award, 5th World Congress on New Technologies (2019); and the Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award: The State Scientific and Technological Progress Award (SSTPA) (1989); and The Scientific and Technological Achievement Award from the State Education Commission (1988).