Chengqi Zhang

Distributed Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining

Prof Chengqi Zhang had joined the Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) as a Chair Professor of Artificial Intelligence in September 2024.  He was appointed as the Director of PolyU Shenzhen Research Institute from 1 January 2025.

He had been appointed as a Pro Vice-Chancellor (China Enterprise) on 1 December 2017 till 30 November 2025 at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), a Distinguished Professor on 27 February 2017 till 2027 at UTS, and a Research Professor of Information Technology from 14 December 2001 at UTS.  Before 2001, he was an Associate Professor from January 1999 to December 2001 at Deakin University, an Associate Professor from January 1998 to January 1999 at the University of New England (UNE), a Senior Lecturer from January 1994 to January 1998 at UNE, and a Lecturer from January 1990 to January 1994 at UNE.

In addition, he was appointed as an Adjunct Professor from 20 March 2017 to 20 March 2020 at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and as a Honorary Professor from 1 March 2015 to 31 December 2017 at the University of Queensland (UQ).