Prof Patrick Yue Received Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize Presented by Chinese Academy of Engineering
Prof Patrick Yue of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering was among the first Hong Kong scholars to receive the Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prizes presented by the Chinese Academy of Engineering in Beijing. Established in 1996, the national prizes were given every two years and this year was the first time to include candidates from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
The prizes aim to recognize Chinese engineers and scientists who made outstanding achievements and important contributions in engineering technology and engineering management. The prizes are divided into three types, namely the most prestigious Achievement Award, the Engineering Award, and the Youth Award. Prof Yue received the Youth Award and there are a total of 34 awardees in the three types of prizes this year. Among them, two come from Hong Kong, including Prof Yue and a recipient of the Engineering Award, and two come from Taiwan.
Prof Yue’s research interest is in high-speed wireless and optical communication integrated circuit (IC) design. After receiving his PhD from Stanford University in 1998, he co-founded Atheros Communications which later became a publicly traded company on NASDAQ in 2004 and was subsequently acquired by Qualcomm Inc in 2011. In 2002, he joined another Silicon Valley startup Aeluros to develop 10-Gb/s CMOS serial link ICs for optoelectronic modules. Between 2001 and 2010, Prof Yue served as a Consulting Assistant Professor at Stanford University, an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, and a Professor at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Prof Yue joined HKUST in 2010 as Professor. He is also the Founding Director of the Center for Industry Engagement and Internship in the School of Engineering and Director of the HKUST-Qualcomm Joint Innovation and Research Laboratory.
He has contributed to more than 110 peer-reviewed technical papers and two book chapters and currently holds 13 US patents. He was a co-recipient of the 2003 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference Best Student Paper Award and author of one of the most cited papers yet in the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. He is an IEEE Fellow and currently serves as an editor for the IEEE Electron Device Letters and IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine and is an Elected Administrative Committee Member for the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society.
Related Link(s)
Award list of the 11th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prizes (in Chinese)
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