Prof. Hugo Wai Leung Mak
The Chinese University of Hong Kong & The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China

Biography:

Prof. Hugo Wai Leung Mak is currently a Visiting Faculty at HKUST and a Lecturer at CUHK. He is also a Junior Fellow of The Academy of Education Excellence (AEE). His core research interests include Computational Mathematics and Data Science, Remote Sensing, Geospatial Algorithmic Development, Satellite Informatics and Imaging, Data Assimilation, as well as Smart and Sustainable City Development. He has acquired extensive experience as a guest editor of numerous journals related to Remote Sensing Applications and Geoinformatics, as an organizing and scientific committee member of different academic conferences and science education events, and has actively participated in several international satellite missions related to environmental informatics, like GEMS and CINDI-3. Some of his recent highlighted awards and honors include: The 14th Epsilon Fund Award (2019); School of Science Postgraduate Research Excellence Award, HKUST (2019); Departmental Research Output Prize, HKU (2021); Young Scientist of the 1st Inaugural Hong Kong Laureate Forum (2023); Remote Sensing Outstanding Reviewer Award (2024); AEE Junior Fellow (2025). He is also the recipient of many Travel Grant Awards from 2016 onwards, and has maintained close connections and collaborations with industries, NGOs and institutions for ongoing practical research projects.