We are honoured to welcome Dr. Qian Zhang, Tencent Professor of Engineering and Chair Professor of CSE at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, who will deliver a talk titled “Edge Intelligence: Multi-Modality Sensing to Revolutionize Chronic Disease Management”.

Speaker:

Dr. Qian Zhang, Tencent Professor of Engineering and Chair Professor of CSE at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Date:

5 March 2026 (Thursday)

Time:

10:30am-11:30am

Venue:

HW312, Haking Wong Building, The University of Hong Kong

Abstract:
Rapid aging has led to an increase in the number of chronic disease patients, rising social medical costs, and a decline in the quality of life of patients. Under today’s hospital-centered service model, patients are already seriously ill when diagnosed, and their subsequent prognosis is quite uncertain. The research attempts to transform the service model into a lifecycle management model, using IoT sensors and AI algorithm design for early diagnosis of diseases, and will also provide continuous health assessment and rehabilitation guidance to reduce the cost of medical services.

   

Dr. Qian Zhang will share their recent work on chronic disease assessment and intervention supported by intelligent sensing (multiple sensing modality will be leveraged) and AI algorithm design. She will use cuffless continuous blood pressure monitoring (leveraging mmWave and fiber optics), as well as COPD assessment and training (leveraging audio, IMU, as well as depth camera), as example for the sharing. 

 

Biography:

Dr. Qian Zhang joined the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in September 2005. She is currently the Head of the Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD), Tencent Professor of Engineering, and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at HKUST. She is also the Director of the Microsoft Research Asia-HKUST Joint Laboratory, the Co-Director of the Huawei-HKUST Innovation Laboratory. Prior to this, she worked at Microsoft Research Asia from July 1999 as a research manager in the Wireless and Networking Group. Dr. Zhang has published more than 500 refereed papers in leading international journals and major conferences. She is the inventor of more than 50 international patents. Her current research interests include the Intelligent Internet of Things (AIoT), smart health, mobile computing and sensing, wireless networks, and network security. 

   

Dr. Qian Zhang is an IEEE Fellow and a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (HKAE). Dr. Zhang served as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing from 2020 to 2022. She is currently a member of the IEEE Infocom Steering Committee. 

All are welcome to attend.