Work Experience and Qualifications
[Positions Held]
[Academic Qualifications] [Honours,
Awards & Visiting Positions ] [Professional Memberships]
Positions Held
- Director, Platform Technologies Research
Institute, October 2007 – Present, RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute
of Technology) 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 Systems
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,
Australia.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate: April
1989 - December 1990, Applied Mathematics Department, Adelaide University,
Australia.
- Research Fellow: December 1987 - April
1989, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 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, Hefei, China, 1984.
- Bachelor of Science (Electrical
Engineering), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China,
1982.
Honours, Awards &
Visiting Positions
- Vice-President (Planning and Development),
IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2009-2010.
- IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE
Industrial Electronics Society, 2009-2010
- Visiting Professor, Department of
Electronic and Information Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, 1
September 2009 – 28 February 2010.
- Chang Jiang (Cheung Kong) Scholar Endowed
Chair Professor, Chinese Ministry of Education and Southeast University,
July 2009.
- 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; Bogazici
University, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2000.
- Adjunct Professor, Dalian Maritime
University, China, 2006.
- Adjunct Professor, Harbin Institute of
Technology, China, 2004.
- Guest Chair Professor, Chongqing
University, China, 2005; Nanjing Normal University, China, 2005;
Heilongjiang University, China, 2004; Huazhong University
of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, 2001; Southeast University,
Nanjing, China, 2001; Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 1999.
Professional Memberships
- Member, Institution of Engineers,
Australia (IEAust).
- Member, Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers Inc. (IEEE).
- Member, Australian Computer Society (ACS).