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Work Experience and Qualifications

[Position Held]     [Academic Qualifications]    [Honours, Awards & Visiting Positions ]   [Professional Memberships]

Positions Held

  • Director, Platform Technologies Research Institute, October 2006 – Present, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Associate Dean (Research & Innovation), January 2004 – December 2007, Science, Engineering and Technology Portfolio, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Associate Dean (Research & Development), January 2003 – December 2003, Faculty of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Deputy Head of School, May 2002 - December 2002, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Discipline Director for Software and Networks, March 2002 - December 2002, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Professor of Information Engineering, March 2002 - Present, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Associate Dean (Research), January 1998 - March 2002, Faculty of Informatics and Communication, Central Queensland University, Australia.
  • Professor and Personal Chair in Intelligent Systems, October 2000 - March 2002, Faculty of Informatics and Communication, Central Queensland University, Australia.
  • Associate Professor, April 1999 - October 2000, Faculty of Informatics and Communication, Central Queensland University, Australia.
  • Senior Lecturer: December 1994 - April 1999, Department of Mathematics and Computing, Central Queensland University, Australia
  • Lecturer: December 1990 - December 1994, Department of Mathematics and Computing, Central Queensland University, Austalia
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate: April 1989 - December 1990, Applied Mathematics Department, Adelaide University, Australia
  • Research Fellow: December 1987 - April 1989, Institute of Automation, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China.
  • Director for Consulting and Training: January 1988-April 1989, China Automation Technology Corporation, Beijing, China. 

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, South-East University, Nanjing, China, 1988.
  • Master of Science (Engineering), University of Science and Technology of China, 1984.
  • Bachelor of Science (Electrical and Electronic Engineering), University of Science and Technology of China, 1982. 

Honours, Awards & Visiting Positions

  • Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), 2008.
  • Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2002.
  • The 1995 Central Queensland University (CQU) Vice Chancellor's Award for Research.
  • Emeritus Professor, Central Queensland University Australia, July 2002.
  • Visiting Professor, City University of Hong Kong, October 2001 - February 2002.
  • Visiting Professor, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2000.
  • Adjunct Professor, Dalian Maritime University, PR China, December 2006
  • Adjunct Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, PR China, 2004
  • Guest Professor, Chongqing University, PR China, 2005.
  • Guest Professor, Nanjing Normal University, PR China, 2005.
  • Guest Professor, Heilongjiang University, PR China, 2004.
  • Guest Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China, October 2001.
  • Guest Professor, Southeast University, Nanjing, P R China, December 2001.
  • Guest Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, PR China, July 1999.

Professional Memberships

  • Member, Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust)
  • Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Inc. (IEEE)
  • Member, Australian Computer Society (ACS).