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B.Eng. CUHK, M.S., Ph.D. USC, Senior Member IEEE

Dr. Rosa H. M. Chan is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at City University of Hong Kong, where she previously served as Associate Head (Research and Graduate Programmes) in 2023. Her research interests include brain-computer interface, computational neuroscience, neural prosthesis, and human-computer interaction. She received a B. Eng. (1st Hon.) degree in Automation and Computer-Aided Engineering from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2003.  She was later awarded the Croucher Scholarship and Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship for Overseas Studies in 2004. Dr. Chan received her Ph. D. degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2011 from the University of Southern California, where she also earned her M. S. degrees in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering. 

She was the co-recipient of the Outstanding Paper Award of IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering in 2013, for research breakthroughs in mathematical modeling for cognitive prosthesis. She also shared the Gold Medal in Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days (IGED), a virtual edition of the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, in 2021, for a youth sports education and management SaaS platform based on AIoT.   Alongside her research, Dr. Chan was also recognized for her teaching with the College of Engineering Outstanding Teaching Award in 2024.

Dr. Chan has been elected as the VP-Finance of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) for 2024-25. She chaired the Hong Kong-Macau Joint Chapter of IEEE EMBS in 2014, and was elected to the IEEE EMBS Administrative Committee (AdCom) as Asia Pacific Representative (2018-2022) and VP-Elect (Finance) in 2023. Currently, she is an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering and IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Neural Engineering and IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology.

Awards 

• Gold Medal, Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days (IGED) 2021 - A virtual edition of the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva  (Yufan Wang, Wen Jung Li, Ho Man Chan, Guanglie Zhang, AI Motion Sports limited, “Youth Sports Education and Management SaaS platform Based on AI & IoT”)
• The Best Conference Paper Award – Excellent Award, International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Robotics Society of Taiwan, 2014 (Rosa H. M. Chan, Savio W. H. Wong, and Joseph N. Mak “Evaluating the Ease of Use of Surgical Robotics Through EEG,” ARIS, 2014)
• Outstanding Paper Award, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2013 (Robert E. Hampson, Dong Song, Rosa H. M. Chan, Andrew J. Sweatt, Mitchell R. Riley, Gregory A. Gerhardt, Dae C. Shin, Vasilis Z. Marmarelis, Theodore W. Berger, and Samuel A. Deadwyler, “A Nonlinear Model for Hippocampal Cognitive Prosthesis: Memory Facilitation by Hippocampal Ensemble Stimulation,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 184-197, 2012)
• 2nd Prize, Outstanding Teacher Award (Level 3 Courses), CityU EE, 2012/13
• Leader of Tomorrow, 41st St. Gallen Symposium, Switzerland, 2011
• Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Office of International Services, University of Southern California, 2006

Scholarships

• Google Scholarship, Singularity University, NASA AMES, 2010
• Merit Fellowship, Women in Science and Engineering Program, University of Southern California, 2009-2010
• Croucher Scholarship, Croucher Foundation, 2004-2006
• Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship for Overseas Study, Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund Council, 2004-2006
• Thomas HC Cheung Postgraduate Scholarship, Hong Kong Association of University Women, 2003
• Sir David Trench Scholarship, United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003
• Cheung Chuk Shan Scholarship, United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002-2003
• Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Scholarship, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, 2003
• Prof. Wang Shu Tao Memorial Prize of United College Alumni Association, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002
• Association of International Exchange Scholarship, Japan, 2002
• Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship, Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund Council, 2002
• Chiap Hua Cheng's Foundation Scholarship, Chiap Hua Cheng's Foundation, 2002
• United College Endowment Fund Price, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001
• HKAUW Spring Chen Undergraduate Scholarship, Hong Kong Association of University Women (HKAUW), 2001
• Student Research Fund, Varitronix R&D Fund, 2001

Professional Activites

• Asia-Pacific Representative, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Administrative Committee (AdCom),2018-2023
• Editorial Board,Journal of Neural Engineering, 2019-2022
• Associate Editor, The HKIE Transactions, 2013-14
• Chair, IEEE EMBS Hong Kong-Macau Joint Chapter, 2014
• Program Officer, IEEE EMBS Hong Kong-Macau Joint Chapter, 2013
• Reviewer: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, BioMedical Engineering Online, Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, etc.

• Computational Neuroscience
• Neural Prosthesis
• Brain-Computer Interface
• Bio-Signal Processing