CHENG Li
Director
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong
Biography
Dr. L. Cheng received his BSc degree in Applied Mechanics from Xi'an Jiaotong University in 1984, DEA and Ph.D degrees from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon (INSA-Lyon), France in 1986 and 1989, respectively. After two years in Sherbrooke University, Canada, he started his academic career in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Laval University, Canada in 1992, rising from an assistant professor to Associate/Full Professor, before joining the Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a Professor in 2000. He became a Chair Professor in 2005 and the Head of Department from 2011 to 2014. He was also Director of Consortium for Sound and Vibration Research (CSVR). Dr. Cheng’s research interests mainly include sound and vibration, structural health monitoring, smart material/structure and fluid-structure interaction. He published extensively, with over 350 publications including book/book chapters and journal/conference papers, receiving over 3000 citations. He was an elected fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, Acoustical Society of China, IMechE and the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Acoustical Society of America, Associate Editor of Structural Health Monitoring: an International Journal, and an editorial board member of the International Journal of Applied Mechanics, ACTA ACUSTICA Sinica, Chinese Journal of Acoustics as well as four other international journals. Dr. Cheng served as the Chair/Co-Chair and a scientific committee member for over 30 times in various international conferences, including the general Chair of the 46th International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-noise) and Chair of 14th Asia Pacific Vibration Conference. He also delivered plenary/keynote talks (over 15 times) in various international conferences, including the most prestigious ICSV23 and APVC15.
Research Interest
Noise and vibration control; Fluid-structure interaction; Damage detection and smart material/structure/products