Edmund Y. Lam  —  Curriculum Vitae

Biographical Information

Education

• BS, MS, PhD in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

  • Advisor: Prof. Joseph W. Goodman

Employment

• (2002–present) Professor in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

• (2023–present) Professor in Computer Science (by courtesy), The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

• (2010–11) Visiting Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT

• (2001–02) Senior Engineer, KLA-Tencor (now KLA Corporation)

Other Significant Involvement

• (2020–25) Research Program Coordinator at ACCESS: AI Chip Center for Emerging Smart Systems Limited

Research

Research Areas

• Computational optics and imaging

• Photonics and imaging technology

• Image analysis and machine intelligence

• Technology for teaching and learning

• Transformative innovation

Research Recognitions

• Inclusion in Stanford University's list of the world's top 2% scientists annually since its inception
  Currently within the top 0.25% in the “Optoelectronics and Photonics” subfield

• Founding Member, The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences

• Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  For contributions to modeling and computational algorithms in imaging applications.

• Fellow, Optica (formerly OSA)
  For significant and sustained contributions to computational optics and imaging, in particular the development of image reconstruction algorithms for various applications.

• Fellow, Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
  For achievements in computational lithography, digital, biomedical, and electronic imaging.

• Fellow, Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T)
  For outstanding contributions in image analysis, lithographic imaging, and biomedical imaging.

• Fellow, Institute of Physics (IOP)
  

• Fellow, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE)
  

• Recipient, Outstanding Researcher Award at HKU (2019)

• Recipient, IBM Faculty Award (2013)
  For outstanding reputation for contributions in advanced computational lithography technology.

• Recipient, Outstanding Young Researcher Award at HKU (2008)

• Paper awards:

  • First-authored paper on digital holography selected among the 10 ‘‘Editor's Picks’’ in the 50th anniversary of Applied Optics
    These collections and the articles within them are not meant to be comprehensive but authoritative, showing that significant contributions were made and continue to be made in these areas.

  • Co-author, Best paper award (2024 IEEE International Workshop on Machine Learning for Signal Processing)

  • Co-author, Best student paper award (2019 IS&T Intelligent Robotics and Industrial Applications using Computer Vision)

  • Co-author, PiPhotonics best paper award (2016 SPIE High-Speed Biomedical Imaging and Spectroscopy: Toward Big Data Instrumentation and Management)

  • Co-author, SEMI/ECS best student paper award (2015 China Semiconductor Technology International Conference)

  • Co-author, Best paper award (cum laude) (2015 IS&T/SPIE Image Processing: Machine Vision Applications)

  • Co-author, Best paper award (2012 IEEE International Conference of Advanced Learning Technologies)

  • Co-author, ASML/Cymer best student paper award (2008 SPIE Lithography Asia)

Publications

• List of publications

Teaching

Teaching Recognitions

• Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy (Advance HE)
  

• Recipient, Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award 2018–19 (team award)
  Experiential and Entrepreneurial: The New Computer Engineering

• Recipient, Outstanding Teaching Award (team award) at HKU (2012)
  Design Thinking, Problem Solving, and Team Building: Reshaping the First Course in the EEE Curriculum

• Recipient, Best Teacher Award at HKU Engineering (2011)

Administration

Academic Administration

• (2023–present) Associate Dean (Innovation and Career Development), Graduate School

• (2025–present) Chair, Board of Studies of the HKU School of Innovation

• (2019–present) Member of HKU Senate

• (2019–present) Member of HKU Court

• (2018–21) Associate Dean of Engineering (Teaching and Learning)

  • Portfolio includes Undergraduate Curricula and Student Enrichment (e.g., Undergraduate Research, Experiential Learning, Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

  • Launch of the highly competitive “2+3” HKU-Cambridge Joint Recruitment Scheme (Engineering and Computer Science)

  • Leadership in the development of:

    • Global Engineering and Business Programme (new), with Faculty of Engineering and Business School

    • Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Science (curriculum revamp)

    • Bachelor of Engineering in Data Science and Engineering (new)

    • Minor in Innovation and Design (new)

    • Minor in Urban Infrastructure Informatics (new)

    • Minor in Data Science and Engineering (new)

  • Expanded opportunities for undergraduate research, with engineering being the leading participants in the Undergraduate Research Fellowship Programme

  • Leadership in the transition to online teaching, learning, and assessment due to social unrest and COVID-19

• (2022–24) Associate Head (Research and Innovation), Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

  • Portfolio includes Research Strategy, Research Environment, Grants, Publications, Recognitions, Innovation Culture, Industrial Partnership

  • Leadership in research space allocation and management

• (2014–25) Director of the Computer Engineering program

  • Oversaw the revamp of the curriculum, leading to a six-fold increase in enrollment in six years

  • (2010–14) Co-Director

• Founding Director of the Imaging Systems Laboratory and Photonics & Imaging Technology Cluster at HKU

Professional Involvement

Technology Panels

• ASTRI Technology Review Panel for Information and Communication Technology R&D Centre

• HKSTP Incu-Tech Admission Panel

• ITF Research Projects Assessment Panel (Information Technology Subgroup)

• ITF Enterprise Support Scheme (ESS) Assessment Panel

• ITC Peer Review Expert Panel for the Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus (RAISe+) Scheme

Committees in Professional Societies

• Asian Society for Engineering Education

  • Founding member

• Optica (formerly OSA)

  • Chair, Image Sensing and Pattern Recognition Technical Group (2017–19)

• SPIE

  • Visiting Lecturer

  • Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award Selection Panel (2016)

  • Fellows Committee (2022– )

  • Publications Committee (2016–18)

  • Membership and Communities Committee (2015–16)

  • Senior Member Subcommittee (2010–12)

Editorships

• Editorial Board Member (2025–present) Computational Imaging and Measurement

• Editorial Board Member (2022–present) Scientific Reports

• Associate Editor (2007–23) IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems

• Senior Area Editor (2018–23) and Associate Editor (2014–17) IEEE Signal Processing Letters

• Topical Editor (2008–14) Journal of the Optical Society of America A

• Editorial Board Member (2011–13) Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments

• Guest Editor (Feb 2020) Optics Express

• Guest Editor (Mar 2019) Applied Optics

• Lead Guest Editor (May 2015) Applied Optics

• Lead Guest Editor (Jun 2013) IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems

• Lead Guest Editor (Jul 2010) Journal of Electronic Imaging

• Guest Editor (Oct 2009) IEEE Learning Technology Newsletter

• Guest Editor (Sep 2007, Jun 2009) Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing journal

Conference Organizations (selected)

• Founder and Co-Chair (2016–18) SPIE conference on High-Speed Biomedical Imaging and Spectroscopy: Toward Big Data Instrumentation and Management

• General Chair (2019) and Program Chair (2018) OSA topical meeting on Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging

• General Chair (2014) and Program Chair (2011) OSA topical meeting on Signal Recovery and Synthesis

• Chair (2012–13,15–16) IS&T/SPIE conference on Image Processing: Machine Vision Applications

• Co-Chair (2013–15) IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques

• School Co-Director and Director Asia (2013–15) IEEE International School of Imaging

• General Chair (2012) ACM/IEEE International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras