We are proud to announce that Professor Kaibin HUANG, Philip K H Wong Wilson K L Wong Professor in Electrical Engineering, Head of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has been honoured with the prestigious IEEE Wireless Communications Technical Committee (WTC) Recognition Award for 2025. This award is given annually to individuals who have a high degree of visibility and have made outstanding contributions to the fields of wireless communications, including theory, systems, and networks. Past recipients include many renowned scholars, such as members of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and fellows of the U.K. Royal Society of Engineering. Prof. Huang is the sole recipient of this award in 2025, despite the possibility of up to two winners each year.
Professor Huang has advanced wireless communication technologies from 4G to 6G, tackling key challenges in increasing data rates, extending network lifespan, and enhancing network intelligence. He has received numerous awards and recognitions. He was elected as a Fellow of the IEEE in 2021 and U.S. National Academy of Inventors in 2024. He has been named as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate in the last seven years (2019-2025) and an AI 2000 Most Influential Scholar (Top 30 in Internet of Things) in 2023-2025. He was an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer in 2021-2022 and awarded a Croucher Senior Research Fellowship in 2025.