Prof.WAH Wan Sang

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Bio: Dr. WAH Wan Sang, Benjamin, is a Professor Emeritus at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Franklin W. Woeltge Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), USA. He received his BS and MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Columbia University, and his MS and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 1979. He previously served as Provost and Wei Lun Professor of Computer Science and Engineering of CUHK (2010-2019), Chair of the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (2013-2018), and Franklin W. Woeltge Professor of UIUC.

Benjamin’s contributions to computer science and engineering have been recognized with numerous prestigious honors and awards. These include the IEEE CS Technical Achievement Award, the IEEE Millennium Medal, the IEEE-CS W. Wallace-McDowell Award, the IEEE-CS Richard E. Merwin Award, the IEEE-CS Tsutomu Kanai Award, and the Distinguished Alumni Award in Computer Science of the University of California, Berkeley. In 2026, he was awarded an Honorary Fellow of CUHK for his outstanding contributions to the University. His current research interests in big data and multimedia systems have led to significant advancements in these areas. His recent book, entitled Perceptual Quality: Online Real-Time Interactive Multimedia, was published by Springer-Nature in 2026.
Benjamin has served the IEEE Computer Society in various capacities, including Vice President for Publications (1998 and 1999) and President (2001). He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), and the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences, and a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).