The US National Academy of Inventors (NAI) announced the 2024 Class of Fellows on December 10, 2024. Professor Kaibin Huang of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Faculty of Engineering, the University of Hong Kong (HKU), was elected a 2024 Fellow in recognition of his inventions and contributions in tackling real-world issues.
Election to NAI Fellow status is the highest professional distinction accorded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.
As one of the few non-US based NAI Fellows, Professor Huang is the third NAI Fellow at HKU. Reflecting on this achievement, Professor Huang said, “I am honoured to become an NAI Fellow and grateful for the support of the Faculty, my colleagues, and my students. This recognition acknowledges my dedication to innovation and serves as a powerful motivation for me to further advance my work for the betterment of humanity. As an engineering researcher, there is no greater satisfaction than witnessing the impact of one’s innovations in real life. I am excited to continue contributing to research and innovation, driving positive change and progress.”
Professor Huang is a Professor and the Department Head of the EEE Department at HKU. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and has been named a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate in the past six consecutive years.
Professor Huang’s pioneering research has significantly contributed to the advancement of enabling technologies for the 4G, 5G and 6G mobile networks. His innovations in multi-antenna communications, wirelessly powered communication, mobile edge computing, and edge AI have been widely embraced by both academia and top ICT companies including Huawei, Apple, and LG Electronics. One of his patented breakthroughs, MIMO precoding feedback compression, has been integrated into mobile standards and serves as the basis for 243 other patents. His patents have sparked further and extensive technological developments by companies like LG, Qualcomm, Nokia, Samsung, and Broadcom.
The 170 NAI Fellows in the 2024 class hail from 135 research universities, governmental and non-profit research institutions worldwide and their work spans across various disciplines. They are not only phenomenal researchers holding prestigious honors and distinctions such as the Nobel Prize, U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation etc., but are also incredible inventors who collectively hold over 5,000 issued U.S. patents, making significant tangible societal and economic impacts.
Learn more about 2024 Class of Fellows of NAI:
https://academyofinventors.org/nai-announces-2024-class-of-fellows/
For more information about Professor Kaibin Huang, please visit:
https://www.eee.hku.hk/people/huangkb/
For media enquiries, please contact:
Faculty of Engineering, HKU
Ms Christina Chung (Tel: 3910 3324; Email: chungmc@hku.hk)
Ms Natalie Yuen (Tel: 3917 1924; Email: natyuen@hku.hk)
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HKU Engineering Professor Kaibin Huang named Fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors
2025-01-09
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