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Hong Lo, 羅康錦

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3015-6431

  • Room 6548, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Hong Kong

1989 …2026

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Professor Hong K. LO, BSc, MS, MCRP, PhD, JP

Prof. Hong K. Lo was appointed as Dean of Engineering with effect from January 1, 2023.

Prof. Lo is currently Chair Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Founding Director of GREAT Smart Cities Institute. He received his PhD in Civil Engineering from the Ohio State University in 1991. After working at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, Prof. Lo joined HKUST as Assistant Professor of Civil and Structural Engineering in 1996, and rose through the ranks of Associate Professor in 2001, full Professor in 2007, and Chair Professor in 2014.

Prof. Lo is an accomplished scholar in intelligent transportation systems, smart cities, and sustainability. He developed the first-ever agent-based dynamic transportation model for Hong Kong, which has been adopted by the industry for network service planning. His research on signalized roundabouts has also been adopted for implementation. He has extensive knowledge of the local research landscape and is actively establishing collaborations with the government and industries. He serves as the founding editor-in-chief of Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics and managing editor of Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems. Prof. Lo has received a number of awards, including the prestigious triennial World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR) Award and the Research Excellence Award of the School of Engineering. Being a passionate educator, Prof. Lo has received the School’s teaching excellence awards three times, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Prof. Lo has broad knowledge of academic administration and hands-on experience in key administrative positions in the University, including having been Associate Dean of Engineering (Undergraduate Studies) (2011-2015), Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2015-2021), Founding Director of GREAT Smart Cities Institute (since 2018), Academic Lead of Sustainable Smart Campus as a Living Lab (since 2019), and Chair of numerous committees at various levels.

Position Held

Director of GREAT Smart Cities Institute

Research interests

Civil Engineering - Transportation engineering
Civil Engineering - Intelligent transportation systems
Civil Engineering - Transportation systems modeling
Civil Engineering - Public transportation
Civil Engineering - Traffic dynamics

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Education/Academic qualification

PhD in Civil Engineering, PhD, Ohio State University

1991

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  4. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  5. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  6. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  7. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  8. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  9. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  10. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  11. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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