Professor George Huang is Chair Professor and Head of Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong. He gained BEng and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Southeast University (China) and Cardiff University (UK) respectively. He has conducted research projects in areas of Smart Manufacturing, Logistics, and Construction Systems Analytics through IoT-enabled Cyber-Physical Internet with substantial government and industrial grants exceeding HK$60M. He collaborated closely with industries through joint projects and start-up companies. He has published extensively and has been among Top 1% Most Cited Scholar in the relevant field with Google H-Index of 70 and over 20000 total citations. He serves as associate editors and editorial members for several international journals. He is Chartered Engineer (CEng), Fellow of ASME, HKIE, IET and CILT, and IISE.