Prof Hong K Lo Elected as Convener of International Scientific Committee of a Top Transportation Conference Series
Prof Hong K Lo, Associate Dean of Engineering and Professor of Civil Engineering, has been elected as Convener of the International Scientific Committee of the triennial Conference Series International Conference for Advanced Systems for Public Transportation (CASPT) from 2012 onward, succeeding Prof Nigel Wilson of MIT, a world-renowned public transportation expert. CASPT is the most prestigious conference series in public transportation, with a distinguished history of close to 40 years. Previous CASPT conferences were held in Santiago, Chile, 2012; Hong Kong, 2009; Leeds, UK, 2006; San Diego, US, 2004; Berlin, Germany, 2000; Boston, US, 1997; Lisbon, Portugal, 1993; Montreal, Canada, 1990; Hamburg, Germany, 1987; Montreal, Canada, 1983; Leeds UK, 1980; Chicago, US, 1975. Prof Lo also successfully brought the conference series to Hong Kong in 2009, first time ever for Asia.
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
