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systems (ITS), particularly on the topics of real-time traffic information
and state estimation. He plans to deploy such systems into practice.
Some part of this system has already been deployed in the real-world
environment, e.g. deployment of the Stochastic Cell Transmission
system for real-time state estimation for the Expressway Authority of
Thailand (EXAT). His plan is to further develop this system for relevant
ITS applications, including incident detection, incident management,
lane management, etc. In addition he also plans to establish a joint
research centre on ITS based on a Memorandum of Understanding
between PolyU, EXAT, and King Mongkut's Institute of Technology
Ladkrabang (KMITL). This centre, which will be physically located
at KMITL in Bangkok, will provide a link for PolyU to the growing
population/activities in South East Asia. The main activities of the
centre will include joint research projects, joint taught courses (e.g.
MEng in Mobility Technology), and joint research student supervision.
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Dr Xia Yong (CEE)
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Biography: Dr Xia obtained both his Bachelor and Master degrees
from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and
his PhD degree from Nanyang Technological University. He has
worked as a Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Tokyo and
the University of Western Australia before joining PolyU in 2006
as an Assistant Professor. Dr Xia has secured RGC funding as a
Principal Investigator for 4 research projects during the past six
years, and has been awarded several landmark projects, such
as the 600m-tall Guangzhou New TV Tower and the 632m-tall
Shanghai Tower, as part of a team. He has published three books/
proceedings and about 40 refereed journal papers. His research
areas include structural health monitoring, nonlinear vibration of
cables, and structural dynamics.
Future Plans: In the future, Dr Xia plans to consolidate his
research in the area of structural health monitoring and initiate
new research directions. Applying his research expertise to
practice, in particular, improving the safety of aging buildings
in Hong Kong, he will establish more social relations with local
government authorities and industrial communities. He will
actively apply for national research grants such as the NSFC
grants and 863 programs. He also plans to be involved in
administrative duties at the Departmental and Faculty levels;
develop new subjects for research students and MSc students; as
well as enhance the international exposure of PolyU by attending/
organizing more international conferences, and establishing
collaboration with top researchers in the world.
2006
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Dr Xia Yong
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Promotion to Assistant Professor
Stephen D. Mau, Esq. (BRE)
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Biography: Stephen D. Mau, Esq. is a fully-qualified and licensed
attorney in the United States and has more than 20 years of legal
and business experience in the US and Hong Kong. He has served
as a senior registered foreign consultant with one of Hong Kong's
largest local firms (125 solicitors) as its Head of Construction
and Engineering Practice Group. Atty. Mau also served as inhouse
legal counsel to an international joint venture construction
company. Before joining PolyU as a lecturer in 2007, he served as
an Assistant Professor of Law in City University of Hong Kong's
Master of Laws (LLM) in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution.
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2007
Stephen D. Mau, Esq.