Prof. LI, Wen Jung

Vice-President (Talent and International Strategy)

Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering

  • Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1997
  • M.S., University of Southern California, 1989
  • B.S., University of Southern California, 1987
Office
YEUNG-P6320
Phone
(+852) 3442-9266
Email
wenjli@cityu.edu.hk
Web
http://www.wenjungli.org/
Research Interests
  • E-Skin and Wearable Micro/Nano/Bio Sensors
  • AI-Sensors for Healthcare and Sports Analytics
  • AI Image Processing for Scanning Super-resolution Microscopy
  • Electrokinetics-based Cancer/Stem Cell Separation and Identification
Biography

Wen Jung LI is Vice President (Talent and International Strategy) and Chair Professor (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering) of the City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Prior to joining CityU in 2011, he was with the Dept. of Mechanical and Automation Engineering of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) from 1997 to 2011, where he also served as the Director of the Centre for Micro and Nano Systems from 2002 to 2011. His academic honors include IEEE Fellow, ASME Fellow, AIAA (Asia-Pacific AI Association) Fellow, and 100 Talents of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He served as the President of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council in 2016/2017 and as the founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Open Journal on Nanotechnology (2019-2022) and the IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine (2007-2013).

Prof. Li was educated at the University of Southern California (BS Aerospace Engineering ‘87; MS Aerospace Engineering ‘89) and the University of California, Los Angeles (PhD ‘97, Aerospace Engineering). Before joining CUHK, he held R&D positions at the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, USA), The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, USA), and at Silicon Microstructures Inc. (Fremont, USA). He received a NASA technical innovation award (group award), Aerospace Corporate Fellowship, and Silicon Microstructures Employee Award for his contributions to those organizations. Since 1997, his research group has published more than 430 technical papers, 2 books, and 5 book chapters related to MEMS, nanotechnology, and robotics. His research areas are tied by diverse engineering disciplines, including electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and artificial intelligence. Some of his research results are published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Science Advances, Nature Methods, Nature Machine Intelligence, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Science, IEEE/ASME J. MEMS, IEEE Internet of Things J., etc. He is recognized worldwide for his contributions in MEMS/nano sensors, micro-power generators, and micro/nano/bio manipulation and assembly, and has been invited to give more than 100 keynote/plenary/seminar lectures at universities and international meetings. His research work has consistently received international recognition through winning several prestigious IEEE conference prizes such as the Best Conference/Student paper awards from IEEE-ROBIO (2021, 2011, 2007), IEEE-NANO (2016, 2003), IEEE-NANOMED (2014), IEEE/ASME-AIM (2007), and IEEE-ICRA (2003).

Prof. Li’s research team has been continually funded by both basic and applied research agencies in Hong Kong and the Mainland, including the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Chinese National 863 Plan, Croucher Foundation (Hong Kong), Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee, and the Hong Kong Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau. He has led more than 40 research projects as PI and 15 projects as Co-I since 1999. He currently holds 20 patents (US, EU, China) with 7 more (US/China) pending in micro/nano technologies and AI-sensor based motion analytics. He was a key contributor in developing the fabrication process of the first NASA gyroscope based on MEMS technology, which was billed as “a new high-performance, long-life gyroscope that serves as a balancing inner ear for spacecraft” and was licensed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to Hughes Space and Communications Company in 1999. Based on IPs generated at CityU and CUHK, he supported his students in founding 4 start-ups since 2004, which have created intelligent sensing products for human-machine-interface motion engines, construction and aerospace industries, and more recently, for sports education management. These companies have won awards such as the “Gold Medal at the Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days (IGED)” in 2021, “Best Innovative Technology Project Award” from China Hi-Tech Fair in 2020, “Most Promising Start-up Technology Enterprise Award” from China Hi-Tech Fair in 2019, “Gold Award of the 2018 World IoT Expo”, and the “Grand Award of The 14th HKEIA Award for Outstanding Innovation and Technology Products”. These companies’ businesses now cover more than 50 countries and regions and serve more than 5,000 customers. Their smart sensors were used at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games (2022) to provide real-time monitoring of the competition ski jump ramp, in monitoring historical mud houses of the Qiang Village for preparation for inclusion in the World Heritage List, and in Lithuanian, Ukraine, and Italy to monitor structural vibrations and solar panel orientation. Their AI-sensor based SaaS sports education platform is currently used by more than 100 schools and institutions in the Mainland.

Prof. Li has also been very active in serving the professional communities over the past two decades. Besides serving as the President and co-founded two publications for the IEEE Nanotechnology Council, he actively promoted interdisciplinary technical activities between the Council and the Robotics and Automation Society. He served as a key organizer of several well-known international conferences since early 2000’s, e.g., as the Program Co-Chair of IEEE/ASME-AIM (California, USA), General Chair of IEEE-ROBIO 2005 (Hong Kong), General Chair of IEEE-NANO 2007 (Hong Kong), General Chair of IEEE-NMDC 2012 (Hawaii, USA), General Chair of IEEE-NEMS 2014 (Hawaii, USA), and as the General Co-Chair of the IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2019, Macau). Prof. Li is currently a member of the Engineering Panel (HK RGC), a Board Member of the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning, and the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Sustainable Campus Consortium (a consortium of 8 government-funded universities in Hong Kong) in 2023. He is an advisor to the Transport Department’s Committee on Application of Autonomous Vehicle Technologies, and serves on the Panel of Experts of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks.

Prof. Li has also held affiliated/adjunct/guest professorships at the University of Toronto, Peking University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Xiamen University, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Northeastern University, and the Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Education
1987 BS in Aerospace Engineering Univ. of Southern Cal., USA
1989 MS in Aerospace Engineering Univ. of Southern Cal., USA
1997 PhD in Aerospace Engineering UCLA, USA
Professional Experience
2018 - present Dept. of Mechanical Eng. City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2011 - 2018 Dept. of Mechanical and Biomedical Eng. City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
1997 - 2011 Dept. of Mechanical and Automation Eng. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
1995 - 1997 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, California, USA
1995 (Summer) Silicon Microstructures Inc. Fremont, California, USA
1987 - 1995 The Aerospace Corporation El Segundo, California, USA
Honors and Awards

(for comprehensive list see www.wenjungli.org)

  • Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Open Journal on Nanotechnology (September 2019 – present)
  • AIAA (Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association) Fellow, elected in 2021
  • National Thousand Talents Plan Awardee, 2020
  • President, IEEE Nanotechnology Council (serve in 2016 and 2017)
  • IEEE NTC Distinguished Lecturer (2014/2015)
  • 1000 Talents Awardee, Zhejiang Province (浙江省千人計劃), 2012
  • ASME Fellow, elected in October 2011
  • IEEE Fellow, elected in November 2010
  • 100 Talents Awardee (百人計劃; Distinguished Overseas Scholar), Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2004
  • General Chair, 2014 IEEE Int. Conf. on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, Hawaii, USA
  • General Chair, 2007 IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, Hong Kong, HKSAR
  • General Chair, 2005 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, Hong Kong, HKSAR
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award 2006, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Winner, Best Conference Video Award, 2011 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE-ROBIO 2011), Phuket, Thailand.
  • Winner, Best Student Paper, 2007 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE-ROBIO 2007), Sanya, China.
  • Winner, Best Conference Paper, 2007 IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. on Advanced Mechatronics (IEEE/ASME AIM 2007), Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Winner, Best Conference Paper, Finalist, Best Student Paper; Finalist, Ben Wegbreit Best Manipulation Paper; at the 2003 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (IEEE-ICRA 2003), Taipei, Taiwan.
Editorship

(for comprehensive list see www.wenjungli.org)

  • Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Open Journal on Nanotechnology, 2019-present.
  • Member of Editorial Board, Scientific Reports, 2016-2018.
  • Co-chair of Advisory Board, IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine, 2014-present.
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Micro-Bio Robotics, Springer, USA/Germany, 2012-present.
  • Member of Editorial Board, Micromachines, MDPI, Switzerland, an open access journal, 2011-present.
  • Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine, 2007-2013.
Publications

Representative Publications

(For full publication list, please visit: http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=22F6Eq4AAAAJ&view_op=list_works)

 

1.    Jiao Suo, Yifan Liu, Cong Wu, Meng Chen, Qingyun Huang, Yiming Liu, Kuanming Yao, Yangbin Chen, Qiqi Pan, Xiaoyu Chang, Alice Yeuk Lan Leung, Ho-yin Chan, Guanglie Zhang, Zhengbao Yang, Walid Daoud, Xinyue Li, Vellaisamy A. L. Roy, Jiangang Shen, Xinge Yu, Jianping Wang, and Wen Jung Li, “Wide-Bandwidth Nanocomposite-Sensor Integrated Smart Mask for Tracking Multiphase Respiratory Activities”, Adv. Sci., 23 August 2022 https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202203565.
2.     Liu, Y., Huang, X., Zhou, J., Yiu, C. K., Song, Z., Huang, W., Nejad, S. K., Li, H., Wong, T. H., Yao, K., Zhao, L., Yoo, W., Park, W., Li, J., Huang, Y., Lam, H. R., Song, E., Guo, X., Wang, Y., Dai, Z., Chang, L., Li, W. J., Xie, Z. & Yu, X, “Stretchable Sweat-Activated Battery in Skin-Integrated Electronics for Continuous Wireless Sweat Monitoring,” Adv. Sci., vol. 9, no. 9, 2022, doi: 10.1002/advs.202104635.
3.    L. Wang, Y. Wang, X. Bo, H. Wang, S. Yang, X. Tao, Y. Zi, W. W. Yu, W. J. Li, and W. A. Daoud, “High-Performance Biomechanical Energy Harvester Enabled by Switching Interfacial Adhesion via Hydrogen Bonding and Phase Separation,” Adv. Funct. Mater., 2022, doi: 10.1002/adfm.202204304.
4.    W. Zhao, H. Yu, Z. Ge, X. Wang, Y. Zhang, Y. Wen, H. Luo, L. Liu, and W. J. Li, “Characterization of interconnectivity of gelatin methacrylate hydrogels using photoacoustic imaging,” Lab Chip, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 727–732, 2022, doi: 10.1039/d1lc00967b.
5.    M. Chen, Y. Liu, J. C. Tam, H. Chan, X. Li, C. Chan, and W. J. Li, “Wireless AI-Powered IoT Sensors for Laboratory Mice Behavior Recognition,” IEEE Internet Things J., vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 1899–1912, 2022, doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2021.3090583.
6.    C. Wu, C. S. M. Chin, Q. Huang, H. Y. Chan, X. Yu, V. A. L. Roy, and W. J. Li, “Rapid nanomolding of nanotopography on flexible substrates to control muscle cell growth with enhanced maturation,” Microsystems Nanoeng., vol. 7, no. 1, 2021, doi: 10.1038/s41378-021-00316-4.
7.     B. Fan, F. Lin, J. Oh, H. Fu, W. Gao, Q. Fan, Z. Zhu, W. J. Li, N. Li, L. Ying, F. Huang, C. Yang, and A. K. Y. Jen, “Enabling High Efficiency of Hydrocarbon-Solvent Processed Organic Solar Cells through Balanced Charge Generation and Non-Radiative Loss,” Adv. Energy Mater., vol. 11, no. 41, 2021, doi: 10.1002/aenm.202101768.
8.    W. Zhao, H. Yu, Y. Wen, H. Luo, B. Jia, X. Wang, L. Liu, and W. J. Li, “Real-time red blood cell counting and osmolarity analysis using a photoacoustic-based microfluidic system,” Lab Chip, vol. 21, no. 13, pp. 2586–2593, 2021, doi: 10.1039/d1lc00263e.
9.    I. Firdous, M. Fahim, L. Wang, W. J. Li, Y. Zi, and W. A. Daoud, “Boosting current output of triboelectric nanogenerator by two orders of magnitude via hindering interfacial charge recombination,” Nano Energy, vol. 89, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106315.
10.   Na Liu, Ming Zhang, Tao Yue, Yuanyuan Liu, Yang Yang, Wen J. Li, Yu Sun, "A Microfluidic Device With Optically-Controlled Electrodes for On-Demand Electrical Impedance Measurement of Targeted Single Cells", IEEE/ASME J. of Microelectromechanical Systems, 29(6), 14 October 2020, pp 1563-1569, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/JMEMS.2020.3026726.
11.     Qi-Jun Sun, Yanqiang Lei, Xin-Hua Zhao, Jing Han, Ran Cao, Jintao Zhang, Wei Wu, Hadi Heidari, Wen Jung Li, Qijun Sun, Vellaisamy A.L. Roy, "Scalable fabrication of hierarchically structured graphite/polydimethylsiloxane composite films for large-area triboelectric nanogenerators and self-powered tactile sensing", Nano Energy, 80, 22 October 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105521.
12.    Yuzhao Zhang, Junhua Zhao, Haibo Yu, Pan Li, Wenfeng Liang, Zhu Liu, Gwo-Bin Lee, Lianqing Liu, Wen Jung Li, Zhenning Wang, "Detection and isolation of free cancer cells from ascites and peritoneal lavages using optically induced electrokinetics (OEK)", Sci. Adv., 6(32), 05 August 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aba9628.
13.     Liu, Y., Zhao, L., Avila, R., Yiu, C., Wong, T., Chan, Y., Yao, K., Li, D., Zhang, Y., Li, W., Xie, Z. & Yu, X. Epidermal electronics for respiration monitoring via thermo-sensitive measuring. Mater. Today Phys. 13, 100199 (2020).
14.    B. Jia, F. Wang, H. Chan, G. Zhang, and W. J. Li, “In situ printing of liquid superlenses for subdiffraction-limited color imaging of nanobiostructures in nature,” Microsystems Nanoeng., vol. 5, p. 1, Jan. 2019.
15.     Sun, Q., Zhao, X., Zhou, Y., Yeung, C., Wu, W., Venkatesh, S., Xu, Z., Wylie, J. J., Li, W. & Roy, V. A. L. Fingertip‐skin‐inspired highly sensitive and multifunctional sensor with hierarchically structured conductive graphite/polydimethylsiloxane foams. Adv. Funct. Mater. 29, 1808829 (2019).
16.    Wang, F., Liu, L., Li, G., Li, P., Wen, Y., Zhang, G., Wang, Y., Lee, G.-B. & Li, W. J. Thermometry of photosensitive and optically induced electrokinetics chips. Microsystems Nanoeng. 4, 26 (2018).
17.    Y. Wang, M. Chen, X. Wang, R. H. M. Chan, and W. J. Li, “Iot for next-generation racket sports training,” IEEE Internet Things J., vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 4558–4566, 2018.
18.  Li, P., Yu, H., Liu, N., Wang, F., Lee, G. Bin, Wang, Y., Liu, L. & Li, W. J. Visible light induced electropolymerization of suspended hydrogel bioscaffolds in a microfluidic chip. Biomater. Sci. 6, 1371–1378 (2018). (featured on inside back over to journal).
19.     Wu, C., Lin, T. G., Zhan, Z., Li, Y., Tung, S. C. H., Tang, W. C. & Li, W. J. Fabrication of all-transparent polymer-based and encapsulated nanofluidic devices using nano-indentation lithography. Microsystems Nanoeng. 3, 16084 (2017).
20.     W. Liang, Y. Zhao, L. Liu, Y. Wang, W. J. Li, and G.-B. Lee, “Determination of Cell Membrane Capacitance and Conductance via Optically Induced Electrokinetics,” Biophys. J., vol. 113, no. 7, pp. 1531–1539, Oct. 2017. (featured on front cover of journal.)
21.    Law, J., Kong, K. W., Chan, H. Y., Sun, W., Li, W. J., Chau, E. B. F. & Chan, G. K. M. Atomization of high-viscosity fluids for aromatherapy using micro-heaters for heterogeneous bubble nucleation. Sci. Rep. 7, 1–14 (2017).
22.    H. S. S. Lai, F. Wang, Y. Li, B. Jia, L. Liu, and W. J. Li, “Super-Resolution Real Imaging in Microsphere-Assisted Microscopy,” PLoS One, vol. 11, no. 10, pp. e0165194–e0165194, Oct. 2016.
23.    Wang, F., Liu, L., Yu, P., Liu, Z., Yu, H., Wang, Y. & Li, W. J. Three-dimensional super-resolution morphology by near-field assisted white-light interferometry. Sci. Rep. 6, 24703 (2016).
24.     S.-M. Yang, H. Yao, D. Zhang, W. J. Li, H.-F. Kung, and S.-C. Chen, “Droplet-based dielectrophoresis device for on-chip nanomedicine fabrication and improved gene delivery efficiency,” Microfluid. Nanofluidics, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 235–243, 2015.
25.   Liu, N., Li, P., Liu, L., Yu, H., Wang, Y., Lee, G. Bin & Li, W. J. 3-D non-UV digital printing of hydrogel microstructures by optically controlled digital electropolymerization. IEEE/ASME J. Microelectromechanical Syst. 24, 2128–2135 (2015).
26.     Y. Zhao, H. S. S. Lai, G. Zhang, G.-B. Lee, and W. J. Li, “Measurement of single leukemia cell’s density and mass using optically induced electric field in a microfluidics chip,” Biomicrofluidics, vol. 9, no. 2, p. 22406, Apr. 2015. (Selected as an “Editor’s Picks” article for June 2015.)
27.      Liu, N., Liang, W., Liu, L., Wang, Y., Mai, J. D., Lee, G. Bin & Li, W. J. Extracellular-controlled breast cancer cell formation and growth using non-UV patterned hydrogels via optically-induced electrokinetics. Lab Chip 14, 1367–1376 (2014).
28.     Y. Zhao, H. S. S. Lai, G. Zhang, G.-B. Lee, and W. J. Li, “Rapid determination of cell mass and density using digitally controlled electric field in a microfluidic chip,” Lab Chip, vol. 14, no. 22, pp. 4426–4434, 2014.
29.   C.-H. Wang, Y.-H. Lee, H.-T. Kuo, W.-F. Liang, W.-J. Li, and G.-B. Lee, “Dielectrophoretically-assisted electroporation using light-activated virtual microelectrodes for multiple DNA transfection,” Lab Chip, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 592–601, 2014.
30.    Zhou, S., Fei, F., Zhang, G., Mai, J. D., Liu, Y., Liou, J. Y. J. & Li, W. J. 2D human gesture tracking and recognition by the fusion of MEMS inertial and vision sensors. IEEE Sens. J. 14, 1160–1170 (2014). (One of the 50 most downloaded IEEE Sensors Journal papers in the month of October 2014; included in this count are all IEEE Sensors Journal papers published since its foundation, i.e., about 4,000 papers in total.)
31.    Wang, F., Yu, H., Liu, N., Mai, J. D., Liu, L., Lee, G.-B. & Jung Li, W. Non-ultraviolet-based patterning of polymer structures by optically induced electrohydrodynamic instability. Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 214101 (2013).
32.    . Chu, G. Wu, J. Chen, F. Fei, J. D. Mai, and W. J. Li, “Design and simulation of self-powered radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for mobile temperature monitoring,” Sci. China Technol. Sci., vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 1–7, 2012. (Cover page article on January 2013 issue.)
33.    R. Xu, S. Zhou, and W. J. Li, “MEMS accelerometer based nonspecific-user hand gesture recognition,” IEEE Sens. J., vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 1166–1173, 2012. (Top 25 downloaded papers in April, May, June, July and September of 2012 of the IEEE Sensor Journal since its inception in 2001.)
34.    P. Xiao, W. J. Li, and R. Du, “Microbubble Generation Using Carbon Nanotubes Heating Elements,” IEEE Trans. Nanotechnol., vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 520–527, 2011. (Featured on the cover of IEEE Trans. on Nanotechnology.)

Research Grants

(representative projects)

(For comprehensive list see www.wenjungli.org)

1.    Project Coordinator, Hong Kong Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau (through Hong Kong Sports Institute’s Sports Science and Research Funding Scheme): “AI Wearable Wireless Micro Motes for Real-Time Motion Analytics of Gymnastics and Wushu Athletes”, Project Number: TBD, HK$6,319,250, Oct 1, 2022 – September 2024.
2.    Principal Investigator, Hong Kong General Research Fund: “A Flexible Sponge-based Vibration Sensor for Conversion of Neck-skin Vibration to Digital Voice”, Project Number: CityU 11207222, HK$ 1,098,559, January 01, 2023 – December 31, 2025.
3.    Principal Investigator, Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Fund — Partnership Research Programme: “Eco-Cosmetic Intelligent Packaging System Based on Industrial IoT”, Project Number: PRP/063/20FX, HK$2,656,000, May 1, 2021 – October 31, 2022.
4.   Principal Investigator, Hong Kong General Research Fund: “A Microfluidic Pervaporation Device for Fabrication of Nanoparticle-Based Metalens for Dry Environment Super-Resolution Imaging”, Project Number: CityU 11216120), HK$ 1,195,500, Approval date: 30 Jun 2020.
5.    Principal Investigator, Shenzhen Science, Technology and Innovation Commission (SZSTI) (Type “D” Project): “大视场纳米尺度超分辨测量与成像系统”, Project Number: SGDX2019081623121725), RMB$ 3,000,000, Approved date: 24 Oct 2019.
6.    Principal Investigator, JLFS - RGC-Joint Laboratory Funding Scheme: “Development of 3D Integrated Robotics and Sensing Structures using Multi-layered Nano-ink Circuit Deposition”, Project Number: JLFS/E-104/18), HK$ 2,995,000, Approval date: 19 Jul 2019, Start date: 01 Jul 2019.
7.    Principal Investigator, Hong Kong General Research Fund (RGC): “Atomization of Viscous Fluids for Digital Scent Technology Using An Integrated Micro-droplet Generation Platform”, Project Number: CityU 11204918), HK$ 632,421, Oct 2018-Sep 2021.
8.   Principal Investigator, Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Fund — University-Industry Collaboration Programme (Matching Grant for Joint Research Scheme): “Audio-Fingerprint Activated Scent Releasing Platform”, Project Number: UM/332, HK$1,411,050 (HK$705,525 from ITC; HK705,525 from private company), Jan 2018-Jan 2019.
9.    Principal Investigator, Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Fund — University-Industry Collaboration Programme (Matching Grant for Joint Research Scheme): “An Implantable Micro-Sensing System for Tracking Animal Motion Behaviors”, Project Number: UM/326, HK$1,143,100 (HK$571,550 from ITC; HK$571,550 from private company), Nov 2017-Apr 2019.
10.    Principal Investigator, Hong Kong General Research Fund (RGC): “An Opto-microfluidics Platform for High-throughput Single-Cell Death Recognition and Drug Testing”, Project Number: CityU 11213817), HK$695, 854, Oct 2017-Sep 2020.
11.   Principal Investigator, NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme: “Programmable and Integrated Fabrication of Nano-material Devices by Optically-Induced Force Field”, Project Number: N_CityU132/14, HK$852,950, Jan 2015-Dec 2018.
12.   Principal Investigator, Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Fund – University-Industry Collaboration Programme (Matching Grant for Joint Research Scheme): “A Pen-sized Biocompatible MEMS Atomizer for Aromatherapy and Wellbeing Applications”, Project Number: UM/263 (9440121), HK$1,283,365 (HK$640,550 from ITC; HK$641,700 from private company), Nov 2014-Oct 2016.
13.  Principle Investigator, Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Fund (Tier 3): “Green Motion Sensors: Graphene-based Eco-Friendly Micro Accelerometers”, Hong Kong Innovation Technology Fund (ITS/143/13), HK$968,300 (ITC) +$50,000 (Sengital Ltd.), Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2015.
14.    Principal Investigator, CAS-Croucher Funding Scheme for Joint Laboratories: “Bio-manipulation and Bio-marking by Optically-induced Electrokinetics”, Project Number: 9500011, HK$1,000,000, 2012-2015.

Other Academic Affiliations
  • Affiliated Professor, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2006-present.
  • Professor (Status-only), University of Toronto, 2022-present
  • Guest Professor, Northeast University (Qinhuangdao Campus), China, July 2017-present.
  • Guest Professor, Changchun University of Science and Technology, 2016-present.
  • Adjunct Professor, Suzhou University, 2013-2015.
  • Adjunct Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011-2014.
  • Adjunct Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Dept. of Health Technology and Informatics), Sept 2008-June 2010.
  • Guest Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2009-2011.
  • Guest Professor, Peking University, 2008-2010.
  • Guest Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology, 2006-2008.