Professor Shiyan Hu received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2008. He is a Global STEM Professor in Department of Data and Systems Engineering at the University of Hong Kong, where he serves as Director for JC STEM Lab of Smart Cyber-Physical Industrial Systems.

His research interests are in the area of Cyber-Physical Systems, Robotics, and Data Analytics, where he has published 180+ papers in journals and conferences, including about 100 in IEEE Transactions. His publications have received distinctions such as the 2018 IEEE Systems Journal Best Paper Award, the 2017 Keynote Paper in IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design, the Front Cover Paper in IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience in March 2014, multiple Thomson Reuters ESI Highly Cited Papers/Hot Papers, etc.

He was an ACM Distinguished Speaker, an IEEE Systems Council Distinguished Lecturer, a recipient of the 2017 IEEE Computer Society TCSC Middle Career Researcher Award, and a recipient of the 2014 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award.

Prof. Hu is the Chair for IEEE Technical Committee on Cyber-Physical Systems. He is the Editor-In-Chief of IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory & Applications, and was the 2020 Editor-in-Chief Search Committee Chair for ACM TODAES. Prof. Hu serves/served as an Associate Editor for IEEE TII, IEEE TCAD, IEEE TCAS II, ACM TODAES, and ACM TCPS. He has served as a Guest Editor for various IEEE/ACM journals such as Proceedings of the IEEE and IEEE Transactions on Computers. He is a Member of European Academy of Sciences, a Member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts, a Fellow of IET, and a Fellow of British Computer Society.