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Prof. Lionel NI appointed as Founding President of HKUST
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) announced today that the HKUST Council and the Governing Board of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (HKUST(GZ)), have unanimously approved the appointment of Prof. Lionel NI Ming-Shuan as the Founding President of HKUST(GZ), effective after the official approval of the Ministry of Education for the formal establishment of HKUST(GZ).
Prof. Lionel Ni
Prof. Ni is a highly accomplished scholar in computer science and engineering with broad research interests and wide international recognition. He received, among others, the esteemed Overseas Outstanding Contribution Award from China Computer Federation in 2009 and is honored the Second Class Award in Natural Science for Research Excellence by the State Council, China, 2011. He was also appointed as the Chief Scientist of the renowned National Basic Research Program of China (973 Pr