Professor Jiming Liu is Chair Professor in Computer Science (2010-present), and Dean of Faculty of Science (2021-present).  He has served HKBU as Associate Vice-President (Research) (2017-2019), Acting Dean of Science (2015-2017), Associate Dean (Research) (2011-2017), and Head of Computer Science Department (2003-2011).  Professor Liu’s scholarly work has spanned multiple research fields, including: AI, Autonomous Multi-agent Systems, Machine Learning, Complex Systems, and Computational Epidemiology.  He was named a Fellow of IEEE (2011-present) for his pioneering contributions in Autonomy-Oriented Computing (AOC) and Web Intelligence (WI).  Over the past decade, Professor Liu has led AI and data science-enabled transformation in disease surveillance and response.  Working together with the national and local Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), he and his research team have played a pivotal role in China’s malaria elimination journey, a major milestone in global health.  

刘际明现任中国香港浸会大学（Hong Kong Baptist University）理学院院长，计算机科学讲席教授，曾任浸会大学协理副校长（科研）和计算机科学系系主任。刘教授在加拿大麦吉尔大学（McGill University）获得电机工程（机器人专业）博士学位。由于刘教授在网络智能（Web Intelligence）及面向自治的计算 (Autonomy-Oriented Computing) 领域的突出贡献，2011年被选为电气电子工程师学会会士 (IEEE Fellow）。2017年刘际明教授荣获中国人工智能学会（Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence， CAAI）颁发的吴文俊人工智能科学技术奖。刘教授的研究重点是：1）数据驱动的复杂系统建模；2）计算认识论；机器学习和人工智能的新范式；3) 复杂网络结构与动力学；网络智能；4) 面向自治的计算；5) 人工智能与疾病控制；计算及系统流行病学。

1.    AI & Machine Learning

2.    Big Data Analytics & Complex Systems Modeling

3.    Complex Network Structure & Dynamics; Future Web Intelligence (WI)

4.    Multi-Agent Autonomy-Oriented Computing (AOC)

5.    AI for Social Good / Disease Control; Computational Epidemiology