Sam Kwong received his B.Sc. degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, M.A.Sc. in electrical engineering from the University of Waterloo in Canada, and Ph.D. from Fernuniversität Hagen, Germany. Before joining the City University of Hong Kong (CityU), he was a Diagnostic Engineer with Control Data Canada, where he was responsible for designing diagnostic software to detect the manufacturing faults of the VLSI chips in the Cyber 430 machine. He later joined Bell Northern Research as a Member of Scientific Staff working on the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) project.
Kwong is currently Chair Professor at the CityU Department of Computer Science, where he previously served as Department Head and Professor from 2012 to 2018. Prof Kwong joined CityU as a lecturer in the Department of Electronic Engineering in 1989. Prof. Kwong is currently the associate editor of leading IEEE transaction journals, including IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, and IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics.
Kwong is actively engaged in knowledge exchange between academia and industry. In 1996, he was responsible for designing the first handheld GSM mobile phone consultancy project at the City University of Hong Kong, one of the largest at the time. He has filed 19 US patents, of which 11 have been granted.
Kwong has a prolific research record. He has coauthored three research books, eight book chapters, and over 300 technical papers. His works have been cited over 23,000 times according to Google Scholar with an h-index of 67. He has been the distinguished lecturer of IEEE SMCS since 2018 and delivers two DL lectures yearly to promote IEEE SMC Society and cutting-edge cybernetics technology. He also frequently delivers keynote speeches in IEEE supported conferences. In 2014, he was elevated to IEEE Fellow for his contributions to optimization techniques in cybernetics and video coding.
Kwong’s involvement in the multiple facets of IEEE throughout the years has been extensive and committed. With respect to IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society (SMCS), he serves as Hong Kong SMCS Chapter Chairman, Board Member, Conference Coordinator, Membership Coordinator and Member of the Long Range Planning and Finance Committee, Vice President of Conferences and Meetings, Vice President of Cybernetics. He led the IEEE SMC Hong Kong Chapter to win the Best Chapter Award in 2011 and was awarded Outstanding Contribution Awards for his contributions to SMC 2015. He was the President-Elect of the IEEE SMC Society in 2021. Currently, he serves as the President of the IEEE SMC Society.
Books
- K F Man, K S Tang and S Kwong, Genetic Algorithms: Design and Concepts, Springer-Verlag, London Limited, 1999
- K F Man, K S Tang and S Kwong, Genetic Algorithms: Design and Concepts, Springer-Verlag, Hong Kong, 1999, Asian edition
- K F Man, K S Tang, S Kwong and W A Halang, Genetic Algorithms for Control and Signal Processing, Springer -Verlag London Limited, 1997
Selected Papers
- Tiesong Zhao, Zhou Wang and Sam Kwong, Flexible Mode Selection and Complexity Allocation in High Efficiency Video Coding, Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing (accepted)
- Ke Li, Qingfu Zhang, Sam Kwong, Miqing Li and Ran Wang, Stable Matching Based Selection in Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation (accepted)
- Ran Wang, Degang Chen, and Sam Kwong, Fuzzy-Rough-Set-Based Active Learning, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems (accepted)
- Hui Yuan, Sam Kwong, Ju Liu and Jiande Sun, A Novel Distortion Model and Lagrangian Multiplier for Depth Maps Coding, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (accepted)
- Ke Li, Alvaro Fialho, Sam Kwong, and Qingfu Zhang Adaptive Operator Selection with Bandits for Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm based Decomposition, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation (accepted)
- Y. Zhang, S. Kwong, L. Xu, S. Hu, G. Jiang and C.-C. J. Kuo, “Regional Bit Allocation and Rate Distortion Optimization for Multiview Depth Video Coding with View Synthesis Distortion Model”, IEEE Trans. Image Process., Vol.22, no.9, Sep. 2013. pp.3497-3512
- Y Zhang, S Kwong, L Xu, L, G Jiang, DIRECT mode early decision optimization based on rate distortion cost property and inter-view correlation, IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, Volume 59, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 390-398
- R Wang, S Kwong, D Chen, D. and J Cao, A vector-valued support vector machine model for multiclass problem, Information Sciences , Volume 235, 20 June 2013, Pages 174-194
- X WANG, S KWONG, and Y ZHANG, "Applying Game Theory to Rate Control Optimization for Hierarchical B-Pictures", IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, vol. 59, Issue 4, 27 March 2013
- S HU, S KWONG, Y ZHANG, and C C J KUO, "Rate-distortion optimized rate control for depth map-based 3-D video coding", IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 22(2), February 2013, pp 585-594
- L XU, S KWONG, H WANG, D ZHAO and W GAO, "Rate control for consistent visual quality of H.264/AVC encoding", Signal Processing-Image Communication, 28(1), January 2013, pp 20-33
- T ZHAO, S KWONG, H WANG, Z WANG, Z PAN, and C C J Kuo, "Multiview coding mode decision with hybrid optimal stopping model", IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 22(4), April 2013, pp 1598-1609
- L XU, S KWONG, Y ZHANG and D ZHAO, "Low-complexity encoder framework for window-level rate control optimization", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 60(5), May 2013, pp 1850-1858
- K LI, S KWONG, R WANG, K S TANG and K F MAN, "Learning paradigm based on jumping genes: A general framework for enhancing exploration in evolutionary multiobjective optimization", Information Sciences, Vol 226, 20 March 2013, pp 1-22
- Ran Wang, Sam Kwong, Chen D G, Inconsistency-based Active Learning for Support Vector Machines, Pattern Recognition, 45(10) pp.3751-3767, 2012
- Jingjing Cao, Sam Kwong, Ran Wang, A Noise-Detection based AdaBoost Algorithm for Mislabeled Data, Pattern Recognition, 45(12), December 2012, pp 4451-4465
- Sudeng Hu, Hanli Wang, Sam Kwong, Adaptive Quantization Parameter Clip Scheme for Smooth Quality in H.264/AVC, IEEE Trans. on Image Processing, Volume 21 , Issue 4 , Dec 2011
- Tiesong Zhao, Sam Kwong, Hanli Wang and C.-C. Jay Kuo, H.264/SVC mode decision based on optimal stopping theory, IEEE Trans. on Image Processing, vol. 21, Issue 5, Jan 2012
- S Hu, H Wang, S Kwong, C C Jay Kuo, Novel rate-quantization model-based rate control with adaptive initialization for spatial scalable video coding, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Volume 59, Issue 3, March 2012, Article number 5771560, Pages 1673-1684
- Ke Li, Sam Kwong, Jingjing Cao, Miqing Li, Jinhua Zheng, Ruimin Shen, Achieving balance between proximity and diversity in multi-objective evolutionary algorithm, Information Science, Volume 182, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, Pages 220-242
- D G Chen, S Kwong, Q He and H Wang, Geometrical interpretation and applications of membership functions with fuzzy rough sets, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, vol. 193, pp. 122–135, 2012
- T Zhao, H Wang, S Kwong, C-C J Kuo, and W A Halang, Hierarchical B-picture mode decision in H.264/SVC, Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, Volume 22, Issue 7, Pages 627-633
- S Hu, H Wang, S Kwong, T Zhao and C-C J Kuo, Rate control optimization for temporal-layer scalable video coding, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Volume 21, Issue 8, August 2011, Pages 1152-1162
- K S Tang, R J Yin, S Kwong, K T Ng, K F Man, A theoretical development and analysis of jumping gene genetic algorithm, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Volume 7, Issue 3, August 2011, Article number 5937032, Pages 408-418
- G Zhu, S Kwong, J Huang, J Yang, Random Gray code and its performance for Image Hashing, Signal processing, Volume 91, Issue 9, September 2011, Pages 2178-2193
- H Li, Y Hong, S Kwong, Subspace estimation of distribution algorithms: To perturb part of all variables in estimation of distribution algorithms, Applied Soft Computing Journal, Volume 11, Issue 3, April 2011, Pages 2974-2989
- H Li, S Kwong and Y Hong, The convergence analysis and specification of the Population-Based Incremental Learning algorithm, Neurocomputing, Volume 74, Issue 11, May 2011, Pages 1868-1873
- Y Zhang, S Kwong, G Giang, H Wang, Efficient multi-reference frame selection algorithm for hierarchical B pictures in multiview video coding, IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, Volume 57, Issue 1, March 2011, Article number 5629385, Pages 15-23
- L Xu, D Zhao, X Ji, L Deng, S Kwong, W Gao, Window-level rate control for smooth picture quality and smooth buffer occupancy, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Volume 20, Issue 3, March 2011, Article number 5540295, Pages 723-734
- Guopu Zhu and Sam Kwong, Gbest-guided artificial bee colony algorithm for numerical function optimization, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Volume 217, Issue 7, 1 December 2010, Pages 3166-3173
- Y Hong and S Kwong, Learning Order of Instances for the Constrained K-Means Clustering Algorithm, IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics, Part B, vol 39, no. 2, April 2009, pp.568-574
- Hanli Wang and Sam Kwong, Prediction of Zero Quantized DCT Coefficients in H.264 Using Hadamard Transformed Information, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 18, no.4, April 2008, pp. 510-515
- Hanli Wang and Sam Kwong, Rate-Distortion Optimization of Rate Control for H.264 with Adaptive Initial Quantization Parameter Determination, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 18, no.1, January 2008, pp.140-144
- Chan T. M., Man K. F., Kwong S. and Tang K.S, A Jumping Gene Paradigm for Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, vol. 12, no. 2, April 2008, pp.143-159
- Hanli Wang; Sam Kwong; Chi-Wah Kok, An Efficient Mode Decision Algorithm for H.264/AVC Encoding Optimization, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 9, no.4, Page(s): 882-888, June 2007
- T. M. Chan, K. F. Man, K. S. Tang, and S. Kwong, “A Jumping-Genes Paradigm for Optimizing Factory WLAN Network”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol 3, no. 1, February 2007, pp.33-43
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23 May 2022
