Prof. Cheng has made significant contributions to the educational and research programs of the School of Engineering in the past 5 years, and he has a clear vision in advancing research and knowledge transfer. Most recently, he led the founding of an AI Chip Center with Stanford University and other leading institutions. With an initial funding of HK$443.9 million from the Hong Kong government’s InnoHK Clusters initiative, Prof. Cheng will lead the advancement of IC design to help realize ubiquitous AI applications in society.