Dr. Chan has been a close partner of KAUST since before the University opened, and has been a member of our Board of Trustees since 2011, as well as a member of the Board’s newly established Innovation Committee. His outstanding record as a leader in higher education and innovation will help us accomplish our ambitious goals as a global university and enable KAUST to contribute in a meaningful way to the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 objectives.
Before joining HKUST, Dr. Chan was the Assistant Director of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate at the US National Science Foundation and the Dean of Physical Sciences at UCLA. Dr. Chan’s professional field is computational mathematics with interests including image processing and computer vision, physical circuit design and computational brain mapping. He is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of AAAS, IEEE, and SIAM. He has mentored over 35 PhD students and 25 Postdocs. He received his BS and MS degrees in Engineering from Caltech and his PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University.
Under Dr. Chan’s leadership, I am confident that KAUST will make a significant contribution to advancing its mission and vision.
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Chan in September as we continue on our journey of excellence.
Khalid Al-Falih
KAUST Board Chair
For Dr. Chan’s full biography and curriculum vitae, please click here.