Jack

LAU

廖 家 俊

Dr. Jack Lau is the first PhD graduate of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He was a tenured faculty member in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and continues to serve as an Adjunct Professor and Honorary University Fellow. He has also served on the HKUST Council and remains closely involved with the University through teaching, entrepreneurship, innovation, and institutional development. SENG An engineer, entrepreneur, and technology strategist, Dr. Lau founded Perception Digital, the first HKUST spin-off to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. His career has spanned semiconductor design, consumer electronics, financial technology, artificial intelligence, and technology commercialization. He is a named inventor on more than 25 patents worldwide, including the first granted patent of the HKUST School of Engineering.

Dr. Lau's current focus is on artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and the connection between engineering, business, and industry. At HKUST, he teaches in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and the Division of Integrative Systems and Design, with a particular interest in encouraging students to transform technology and engineering ideas into entrepreneurial opportunities.

He also serves as Advisor to the President of HKUST (Guangzhou) and as Founding Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for the MBA+ Program, which is developing a new approach to management education by integrating traditional MBA disciplines with artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship.

Beyond academia, Dr. Lau has extensive experience in technology leadership, capital markets, and corporate governance. He previously served as President of Qatar Science and Technology Park and continues to serve on its Board. He currently serves on the boards of technology and infrastructure companies operating in areas including AI networking, semiconductors, high-voltage electrical systems, and data centres.

Dr. Lau has also contributed to public service and innovation policy in Hong Kong, including service on the HKEX Listing Committee and the HKSAR Government's Innovation and Technology Venture Fund Advisory Committee.

His contributions to engineering, entrepreneurship, and technology have been recognized through awards including the Top Outstanding Young Person of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Young Industrialist Award, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year China Award, and the inaugural HKUST Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award.