Professor Lam, Edmund Yin Mun 林彥民
Professor Lam, Edmund Yin Mun 林彥民
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Stanford University | B.S. (with distinction) in electrical engineering |
| 1996 | Stanford University | M.S. in electrical engineering |
| 2000 | Stanford University | Ph.D. in electrical engineering |
Computational optics and imaging algorithms; Digital image processing; Biomedical optics; Computational lithography and semiconductor inspection; Machine learning and computational science; Pattern recognition, classification, and analysis; Technology for teaching and learning.
Prof. Edmund Lam received the B.S. degree (with distinction) in 1995, the M.S. degree in 1996, and the Ph.D. degree in 2000, all in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
He is now a Professor in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the Director of the Computer Engineering program at The University of Hong Kong. He has broad research interests around the theme of computational optics and imaging, from the design of efficient imaging algorithms to the processing of the massive image data for various applications. For his research, he has been presented the HKU Outstanding Young Researcher Award and the IBM Faculty Award. He is also a Fellow of the Optical Society (OSA), the Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), as well as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). With regards to teaching, he has taught at all levels of the departmental courses, and devoted considerable efforts in reshaping the first course in the electrical and electronic engineering curriculum. He was given an engineering Best Teacher Award, and the university-wide Outstanding Teaching Award (team award). Earlier, he had also been invited to teach at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Visiting Associate Professor.
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-01 | Fellow, OSA: OSA | Research Achievement | |
| 2011-03-01 | Best teacher award: The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Engineering | Research Achievement | |
| 2005-01-01 | Patent Application Award: ASM Assembly Automation Ltd. | Research Achievement | |
| 2009-02-01 | Outstanding Young Researcher Award: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2014-08-01 | IBM Faculty Award: IBM | Research Achievement | |
| 2013-01-01 | Fellow, SPIE: SPIE | Research Achievement | |
| 2008-11-01 | First ASML/Cymer Best Student Paper Award in the SPIE Lithography Asia conference: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineer (SPIE) | Research Achievement | |
| 2008-05-01 | Microsoft Research Asia Award on Mobile Computing in Education: Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) | Research Achievement | |
FUNG, Sze Tat | 2012-07-01 | Best Full Paper Award (2012): The 12th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2012) | Research Achievement |
| 2013-01-01 | Outstanding Teaching Award (Team): University of Hong Kong | Teaching Accomplishment | |
SHEN, Yijiang | 2006-06-01 | Best student paper award: International Association of Engineers | Research Achievement |
| 2015-01-01 | Fellow, IEEE: IEEE | Research Achievement | |
| 2015-09-01 | Fellow, HKIE: HKIE | Research Achievement | |
Yuen, CH | 2019-07-01 | Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award (Team Award) 2018-19: Faculty of Engineering, HKU | Teaching Accomplishment |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-present | Founding Treasurer | IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Hong Kong Chapter |
| 2000-present | Senior Member | SPIE |
| 2013-present | Fellow | SPIE |
| 2000-2005 | Member | IEEE |
| 2005-present | Senior Member | IEEE |
| 2006-2007 | Member | World Association of Chinese Biomedical Engineers |
| 2007-present | Senior Member | OSA |
| 2013-present | Fellow | OSA |
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Cantonese | 英語、粵語 |
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Chinese | 英文、中文 |
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