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HKUST Dean of Engineering Honored with Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineer Award
Prof Khaled Ben Letaief, Dean of Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), was honored with the distinguished 2010 Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineer Award by Purdue University, USA on 10 September. The prestigious award is bestowed upon Purdue University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering alumni who have, upon their Purdue education and through leadership, made extraordinary contributions to economic development, prosperity, and technological advancement.
The honor is presented annually to an exclusive number of alumni from a vast field of over 20,000 Electrical and Computer Engineering alumni. Up till now, only about 180 individuals worldwide have received this distinction and Prof Ben Letaief is the only 2010 recipient from outside the United States.
Prof Ben Letaief said, “I am deeply honored and humbled to receive this award from Purdue University, which is consistently ranked as one of the top 10 engineering schools in the United States.”
Prof Ben Letaief received his BS with Distinction, MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in the USA, and joined HKUST in 1993. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest professional association for the advancement of technology, and also Vice-President of the IEEE Communications Society.
(Photo caption: Prof Ben Letaief (left) receives the 2010 Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineer Award from Professor V. "Ragu" Balakrishnan, Head of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University in West-Lafayette, Indiana, USA on 10 September 2010.)
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Ross Lai (Office of University Development and Public Affairs, HKUST)
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新聞 稿 2010年9月14日（星期二） 科大工學院院長獲頒傑出電機及計算機工程師獎 香港科技大學（科大）工學院院長李德富教授於9月10日獲得美國 普渡大學頒發崇高的2010傑出電機及計算機工程師獎。 該榮譽獎項是頒發予普渡大學電機及計算機工程學院的傑出校 友，以表揚他們透過領導的角色在經濟和科技發展方面作出重大貢 獻。 每年的數名得獎者均從逾二萬名的校友中選出。至目前，僅有 約180位校友獲頒此殊榮。今年的得獎者中，只有李教授來自美國 以外的地區。 李教授說：「我獲得普渡大學頒發工程師獎，覺得非常榮幸。該大 學的工程學院在過去一直躋身全美國前十名。」 李教授於美國普渡大學取得學士、碩士及博士學位，主修電機工 程。他於1993年加入科大。李教授是電機及電子工程學會（IEEE） 院士，該會是全球最大致力於科技發展的專業學會。他現時並擔 任IEEE通訊協會副會長。 (照片說明：李德富教授（左）獲美國印第安納州普渡大學電機及計 算機工程學院院長 Professor V. "Ragu" Balakrishnan 頒發傑出電機 及計算機工程師獎。) 傳媒查詢 葉嘉琪 (科大工學院) 賴嘉年（科大大學發展與公共事務 處） 電話：2358-5917 手提：6280-9402 電話：2358-6306 手機：9103-2928 電郵：egkkyip@ust.hk 電郵：rosslai@ust.hk
