Achievements

Teaching Excellence Award, PolyU Department of Computing

Teaching Excellence Award recognition from the Department of Computing at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

IETI Teaching Excellence Award certificate, ISBDAI 2026

PolyU FCMS Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement 2025: Individual Award in Teaching, Early Career Teacher

FCMS Award Ceremony for Outstanding Faculty Members and Alumni 2025, with students

IEEE ICCSP 2026 Best Paper certificate, Smart Education Systems track, Tamilnadu, India

Springer ICWSNUCA 2026 Best Paper Award: “Smart Construction Safety Platform: Integrating AI and IoT for Proactive Hazard Management”

ICACIRA 2025 Best Paper Award: “Texture-Based Classification Techniques for Sports Surface and Equipment Analysis Using Deep Learning”

ICAIRCA 2025 Best Paper Award, group photo with the mentored student team

Award celebration with mentees at the conference banquet

My Favourite Poster Award certificate, IET Young Professionals Exhibition & Competition 2026 (19 July 2026)

JRMP Group 09 at IET YPEC 2026, presenting "Privacy-Preserving Autonomous Patrol Robot for Elderly Healthcare" and "Smart Classroom Monitoring System", and receiving the My Favourite Poster Award

Gold Award & Overall Champion, 2026 Global Youth Innovation and Invention Competition

Department of Computing Best Project Award Competition 2026: mentee Certificate of Excellent Presentation

Department of Computing Best Project Award Competition 2026: mentee InfoTech Job Market Driven Scholarship

Mentee third prize, 2026 National Macau University Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition, project PulmoSight

Outstanding Grand Award ceremony: PulmoSight won 1st Place from a field of 800+ applications at the CTM Macau AI + Big Data Smart Solutions Design Competition 2026

PulmoSight won 1st Place (Outstanding Grand Award) from a field of 800+ applications in the Innovative AI + Big Data Smart Applications category at the CTM Macau AI + Big Data Smart Solutions Design Competition 2026; awarded to the student team with Dr Mohammed Aquil Mirza as project instructor (9 April 2026)

Second place diploma, OLVI-Säätiö NeuroChallenge 2025, Kuopio, Finland, team Sirus Ception

Original diploma: team Sirus Ception, second place in the OLVI-Säätiö NeuroChallenge 2025 innovation competition, Kuopio, Finland

Honourable Mention, 2018 Creative Software Competition at Tamkang University, for Robotic Arm Control by the PolyU Department of Computing team

QS Reimagine Education Awards 2026 Judge

Selected to serve as a judge for the QS Reimagine Education Awards 2026 in the United Kingdom.

Judge, Belt & Road and BRICS Technology Innovation Competition 2026

Invited to evaluate six technology tracks at the Belt & Road and BRICS Technology Innovation Competition in Guangzhou, China.

Local Organisation Chair, International Symposium on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Educational Transformation

Local Organisation Chair for the international symposium in Hong Kong.

Program Committee Member, IEEE COMPSAC 2026 CELT Symposium

Program Committee Member for the IEEE COMPSAC 2026 Symposium on Computing Education and Learning Technologies (CELT) in Madrid, Spain.

Workshop Chair, AASCP 2026; International Liaison & Publicity Chair, ICAIHE 2026

Workshop Chair for Advanced AI Systems for Clinical Practice (AASCP 2026) and International Liaison & Publicity Chair for ICAIHE 2026 at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan.

Invitation as author of an accepted paper at the 27th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT 2026), Monterrey, Mexico

General Co-Chair, ASCC 2026

General Co-Chair of the IEEE Conference on AIoT Applications in Smart Construction in Hong Kong.

Judging panel, 59th Joint School Science Exhibition Proposal Competition 2026, Proposal Interviewing Scheme

TPC Chair, DMCIS 2026

Technical Program Committee Chair for DMCIS 2026 in South Korea.

Session Chair, ISBDAI 2026

Session Chair for ISBDAI 2026 in Hong Kong.

International Liaison and Publicity Chair, BIOTC 2026

International Liaison and Publicity Chair for BIOTC 2026 in Japan.

Invited Delegate / Guest, IOBDM 2026

Invited delegate and guest at IOBDM 2026 in Seoul, South Korea.

General Chair, Springer Workshop on AI and IoT-Enabled Technologies: Medical Education, Assessment, and Personalized Learning in the Digital Age (AIoT-MAPD)

Academic workshop organised as part of ICWL-SETE 2025 in Hong Kong.

Presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award at a PolyU conference award ceremony

Memento of Appreciation: General Chair, First International Conference on Smart Health with AIoT and Robotics, PolyU (Nov 2025)

General Co-Chair, ISH-AIoT 2025

General Co-Chair of the IEEE Conference on Innovating Smart Health with AIoT in Hong Kong, integrating MQTT, LoRaWAN, and robotics for next-generation healthcare solutions.

IEEE ICNSC 2025 Award Chair

Served as Award Chair for the 22nd IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control in Oulu, Finland.

Invitation to eLearning Forum Asia 2026, National Taipei University of Business, Taiwan

Invited talk at IMSEA 2026, Wuhan University of Technology: "Architecting Cloud Education: Balancing AI Pedagogy with Data Privacy and Legal Governance"

Keynote Speaker, MIEMLS 2026

Invited keynote speaker at MIEMLS 2026 in China.

Keynote Speaker, ICCSP 2026

Keynote Speaker at the 12th IEEE International Conference on Communication and Signal Processing in India.

Keynote Speaker, IOBDM 2026

Invited keynote speaker at IOBDM 2026 in China.

Guest Speaker, IGI Global Encyclopedia Book Launch

Guest speaker at the China book launch of the Encyclopedia of Modern Artificial Intelligence.

Camp Director & Lead Instructor, Robo-Barber Academy Camp 2026

Led a three-day programme in which participants built and programmed a hair-cutting robotic arm through a builder challenge, virtual barber shop, and final competition.

IEEE Student Innovation & Achievement Online Forum

An IEEE Finland Section and IEEE Circuits and Systems Society online forum supporting student presentations, mentoring discussions, networking, and recognition.

Guest Editor, Symmetry Special Issue

Guest Editor for the Symmetry special issue on Symmetry and Asymmetry in Intelligent Control and Computing.

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Educational Technology Systems

Editorial Board Member for the SAGE Journal of Educational Technology Systems.

Peer Reviewer, Discover Artificial Intelligence

Peer-review service for Discover Artificial Intelligence, published by Springer Nature.

Peer Reviewer, Digital Finance

Peer-review service for Digital Finance, published by Springer Nature.

Peer Reviewer, Journal of King Saud University Computer and Information Sciences

Peer-review service for the Journal of King Saud University Computer and Information Sciences, published by Springer Nature.

Peer Reviewer, Nonlinear Dynamics

Peer-review service for Nonlinear Dynamics, published by Springer Nature.

Peer Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems

Peer-review service for IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems.

Peer Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems

Peer-review service for IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems.

Peer Reviewer, International Journal of Systems Science

Peer-review service for the International Journal of Systems Science, published by Taylor & Francis.

Peer Reviewer, IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica

Peer-review service for the IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica.

Peer Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Peer-review service for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.

Peer Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

Peer-review service for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics.

Peer Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics

Peer-review service for IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics.

Peer Reviewer, Frontiers in Bioinformatics

Peer-review service for Frontiers in Bioinformatics, published by Frontiers.

Peer Reviewer, European Journal of Control

Peer-review service for the European Journal of Control, published by Elsevier.

Journal Secretary / Editorial Service

Journal-secretary and editorial-service contribution.

Reviewer, Neurocomputing

Peer reviewer for Neurocomputing, Elsevier.

Reviewer, Neural Networks

Peer reviewer for Neural Networks, Elsevier.

Reviewer, Journal of Systems Architecture

Peer reviewer for the Journal of Systems Architecture, Elsevier.

Reviewer, Annual Reviews in Control

Peer reviewer for Annual Reviews in Control, Elsevier.

Editor, MDPI Topic: Intelligent Systems and Robotics

Topic Board member for the MDPI topic collection on Intelligent Systems and Robotics.

Editor-in-Chief, Boyan Hall Magazine

Editor-in-Chief of Boyan Hall Magazine from 2016 to 2019.

Call for Chinese Editor

Recruitment for the 2019–2020 essay-writing and Chinese editorial team.

PolyU Student Halls Yearbook

The PolyU Student Halls of Residence yearbook: Inspiring Excellence & Transforming Lives.

Reviewer, AICTA 2015 Conference Proceedings

Reviewer for the Springer-published AICTA 2015 conference proceedings.

Hong Kong short-term patent application: System and Method for Adaptive Computerized Testing (PolyU)

SAFERIN is an intelligent elderly-care platform combining AI request triage, privacy-conscious safety monitoring, and care analytics. Dr Mohammed Aquil Mirza mentors the team, which received PolyU Micro Fund 2025–26 start-up support from KTEO, HKSTP, and PolyVentures.

Invited Member, PolyU Research Centre for Resources Engineering

Invited member of the PolyU Research Centre for Resources Engineering in Hong Kong.

IEEE Senior Member and IEEE Society Memberships

IEEE Senior Member recognition and IEEE society memberships.

Research Fellow, IETI–Uzbekistan Joint International AI Laboratory

Research Fellow at the IETI–Uzbekistan Joint International Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (IUJIAIL).

Book: Translational Computing Pedagogies for Interdisciplinary Classrooms (IGI Global)

Book: Advanced Concurrency, Buffering, and Web-Sync in Sensor Platforms: Zero-Loss Streams (IGI Global)

Book: Real-Time Robotics with IoT and Edge AI: Methods, Metrics and Applications, with Wu Cong (IGI Global)

Book: Intelligent Construction Monitoring Systems, with Hewa Majeed Zangana (IGI Global)

JRMP 2026 Group 09 project brief: Smart School Rooms, using sensors and MQTT to track classroom environment

Junior Research Mentorship Programme 2026 cohort, with mentees from seven Hong Kong secondary schools

JRMP mentees demonstrating their projects to the judges at IET YPEC 2026

Boyan Warden’s Research Talk Series 2018–2019

A resident research-development series on how to start, face, and successfully navigate research.

Certificate in Service-Learning Pedagogy and Practice, PolyU Service-Learning and Leadership Office (April 2026)

Global educators uniting at UP Diliman, Philippines, to advance service-learning pedagogy and practice

Final day of the service-learning programme in the Philippines with PolyU students and global educators

With a colleague at the conference dinner venue

Annual Prize Presentation

Celebrating Boyan Hall activities and achievements from 2018–2019.

Green Green Hall Community Recruitment

Recruitment for the 2019–2020 Green Green Hall Community committee.

Easter Get-Together

A special Easter gathering for Boyan Hall residents.

Chinese New Year 2019 at Boyan Hall

A Year of the Pig celebration bringing residents together in the Boyan Hall community.

Christmas Eve at Boyan Hall

A Christmas gathering for residents in the 19/F common area.

Fruit Gathering at Boyan Hall

An informal fruit gathering designed to connect residents in the Boyan Hall common area.

Vacation Postcard Messages and Wishes

A Boyan Hall activity helping residents share vacation messages and wishes with family and friends.

Chinese New Year Eve

A Lunar New Year celebration for the Boyan Hall community.

Christmas Eve

A festive evening for residents in the Boyan Hall common area.

2019 Inter-Hall Soccer Competition Scoreboard

Competition scoreboard prepared by Mohammed Aquil Mirza, recording Boyan Hall as first runner-up in the 2019 Inter-Hall Soccer Competition.

Boyan Basketball, Cross-Halls 2019

Boyan Hall basketball team at the 2019 cross-hall match between Boyan and Wuhua Halls.

BoYan: Men’s Championship and Women’s 1st Runner-up, 2019 Inter-Hall Tug-of-War Competition

Distinguished Sports & Cultural Medals 2017–2018, awarded for meritorious service to the PolyU Student Halls of Residence

BoYan Warriors: Girls’ 1st Runner-up and Boys’ 2nd Runner-up, 2018 Inter-Hall Tug-of-War Competition

BoYan Hall soccer team victory at PolyU in 2018, a 3–0 result built through teamwork and coaching

Orange Hall double championship, with male and female teams coached at the PolyU HoManTin Halls TOW Competition 2017

Inter-Hall Table Tennis Competition

Men’s and women’s inter-hall table tennis fixtures and supporter drive.

Inter-Hall Soccer Competition

Support campaign for Boyan Hall’s 2016–2017 inter-hall soccer fixtures.

Boyan Fitness

A resident-led fitness and wellbeing initiative for the Boyan Hall community.

HEC 2019 Inter-Hall Essay Writing Competition

Inter-hall essay-writing competition bringing student writers together at Boyan Hall.

International Student Night

An evening celebrating the international student community at Boyan Hall.

Night of Boyan Champions

Hall Festival recognition for creativity, performance, and themed work.

International Night

A Boyan Hall celebration of cultures and international community.

Reusable Items Collection

A hall-wide drive collecting clean kitchenware, books, and reusable items.

Turn off the Lights, Talk to the Moon

A Green Green Hall Community event marking Earth Hour 2019.

BYO Friday, Campus Sustainability Weeks 2019

Campus Sustainability Weeks initiative encouraging reusable cups across PolyU campus cafés.

Visit to the Polyfoam Recycling Centre

A Green Green Hall Community visit exploring practical recycling, waste handling, and responsible disposal.

Green Green Hall Community Recruitment 2018–2019

Recruitment for student leadership roles supporting environmental activities across the hall community.

Plogging at Hung Hom Promenade

A community fitness and litter-collection activity along the promenade.

Rip It Off Shoreline Cleanup

A Green Green Hall Community shoreline cleanup at Starfish Bay.

Jam Making Workshop

A practical workshop on the art of preserving fruits and vegetables.

How to Make Homemade Artisanal Jam

A Green Green Hall Community hands-on food-making workshop.

Easy and Healthy Cooking

A practical hall workshop introducing accessible approaches to preparing simple and healthy food.

Dragon’s Back Hiking

A Boyan Hall community hike on Hong Kong’s Dragon’s Back trail.