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The Joint Laboratory is led by the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and draws its investigators from across the University's sports science and engineering groups.

Director and investigators

Prof. ZHANG Xin directs the Joint Laboratory, and also serves as Director of the Aerodynamics and Acoustics Facility and of the HKUST Sports Science and Technology Research Center, from which the Laboratory's investigators are drawn.

Prof. Xin ZHANG
Director
Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research interests:
  • Aeroacoustics
  • Aerodynamics
  • Aerospace engineering
  • Sports aerodynamics
  • Wind tunnel technology
Prof. Roland CHIN
Investigator
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Research interests:
  • Computer vision
  • Image processing
  • Pattern recognition
  • Digital signal processing
Prof. Qian ZHANG
Investigator
Chair Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Research interests:
  • Computer networking
  • Cyber-physical systems
  • Cybersecurity
  • Mobile computing
  • Wireless systems
Prof. Peng ZHOU
Investigator
Research Assistant Professor, Division of Integrative Systems and Design
Research interests:
  • Aeroacoustics
  • Aerodynamics
  • Aerospace engineering
  • Noise and acoustics
  • Flow instability
Prof. Erik FUNG
Investigator
Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Life Science
Research interests:
  • Sports cardiology
  • Heart failure and frailty
  • Inflammaging
  • Cardiomyopathies
Prof. Sherry CHEN
Investigator
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research interests:
  • Crystallography
  • Experimental mechanics and dynamics
  • Mechanics of materials
Prof. Qijia SHAO
Investigator
Assistant Professor, Division of Integrative Systems and Design
Research interests:
  • Mobile and ubiquitous computing
  • Human-computer interaction
  • Cyber-physical systems

Founding partners

The Laboratory was established by a strategic partnership between The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Li-Ning Group. Its plaque unveiling ceremony was witnessed by the President of the University and the Founder of the Li-Ning Brand, and the plaque was unveiled by the Vice-President for Research and Development and the Vice President and Chief Sports Officer of Li-Ning Group.

About the two partner organisations ›