BEng, MEng (Zhejiang); PhD (Penn.); FIEEE; FHKIE; FHKAES; Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering, Academician, International Eurasian Academy of Sciences

Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President
Professor of Automation and Computer-Aided Engineering
Associate Director, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, CAS

Professor Xu Yangsheng is Pro-Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Professor of Automation and Computer-Aided Engineering. He studied Engineering at Zhejiang University, China and received his BEng and MEng degrees in 1982 and 1984 respectively. He pursued further studies at the University of Pennsylvania and received his Ph.D. in 1989. He then worked on robotics research at Carnegie Mellon University from 1989 to 1997, and joined CUHK in 1997, serving as chairman of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering from 1997 to 2004, and Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor from 2006 to 2008 and Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor from 2008 to 2011. He is currently Associate Director of Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Professor Xu's research includes robotics, control and dynamics. More recently, he has been interested in service and space robotics, man-machine interface and intelligent electric vehicles. He has published 5 books and over 300 papers in journals and international conferences. He was elected as Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Science, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Academician of International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, and Corresponding Member of International Academy of Astronautics.

Professor Xu has actively participated in various professional activities. He served as an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation from 1997 to 2000, a Board Director of Hong Kong Productivity Council from 2003 to 2006, and an Advisor of Chinese Hi-tech Program on Aerospace Committee from 2004 to 2006. He is currently a Council Member of the Chinese Society of Automation and an Advisor of the Decision and Advisory Committee of Shenzhen Municipal Government.