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Ir Professor Pak Chung CHING, SBS, BBS  
程伯中

FHKEng [2010] A3 B3 C3
Immediate Past President, Council, 2020-2022
President, Council, 2018-2020
Senior Vice President, Council, 2017-2018
Member, Council, 2015-2017

Research Professor of Electronic Engineering and Director of Shun Hing Institute of Advanced Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Areas of expertise
Adaptive Digital Signal Processing
Time Delay Estimation and Target Localization
Blind Signal Estimation and Separation
Automatic Speech Recognition
Speaker Identification/Verification and Speech Synthesis
Advanced Signal Processing Techniques for Wireless Communications
Professional Qualification
  • FIEE
  • FHKIE
  • FIEEE
Honours
  • BBS, HKSAR Government, 2010
  • IEEE Third Millennium Award, 2000
  • Hall of Fame, HKIE, 2010-
  • SBS, HKSAR Government, 2017
Appointments & Affiliations
  • Research Officer, The University of Bath, 1981-1982
  • Lecturer, Hong Kong Polytechnic, 1982-1984
  • The Department of Electronic Engineering of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1984-
  • Choh-Ming Li Professor of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Department Chairman, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995-1997
  • Dean of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997-2003
  • Head of Shaw College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004-2008
  • Pro-Vice-Chancellor/Vice President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006-2014
  • Director of the Shun Hing Institute of Advanced Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004-
  • Member, Consumer Council, 2001-2006
  • Member, Electrical Safety Advisory Committee of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, 2002-2008
  • Member, Copyright Tribunal, 2003-2009
  • Member, Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency Governing Counci, 2005-2009
  • Panel Member, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong SAR, 2005-2010
  • Founding Chairman, Hong Kong Council for Testing and Certification, 2009-2014
  • Member, Steering Committee on Innovation and Technology, 2010-2016
  • Chairman, Veterinary Surgeons Board of Hong Kong
  • Chairman, Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited
  • Member, Museum Advisory Committee
  • Council member, Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), 2002-2005
  • Chairman, IEEE Hong Kong Section, 1993-1994
  • Associate editor, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 1997-2000
  • Associate editor, IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 2001-2003
  • Member, Technical Committee of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, 1996-2004
  • Editor-in-Chief, HKIE Transactions, 2001-2004
  • Honorary Member, Editorial committee for Journal of Data Acquisition and Processing
Profile

Professor Ching is a dedicated scholar and educator. He has engaged himself in frontier research in the areas of wireless communication, signal processing and speech technologies for almost three decades. He has published widely in international top tier journals and conference proceedings, and has successfully supervised over 40 doctoral and master students. He helped CUHK to establish one of the largest research-oriented engineering schools majoring in computer science, information technology and electronic engineering in Hong Kong in the eighties. His contribution to engineering education is largely recognized and his dedication to bringing local professional engagement to the international arena is also well acknowledged by his peers. He also actively participates in technology transfer and many of his research outcomes have been licensed to local and overseas organizations.

Education

BEng
1st Class Hons
University of Liverpool
1977

PhD
University of Liverpool
1981

Email

pcching@ee.cuhk.edu.hk