Kam Tim WOO
Professor
Electronic and Computer Engineering
About
He joined the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering in January 1997, and is currently an associate professor of engineering education. He is founding director of Center for Global & Community Engagement (GCE), School of Engineering in 2011. The center provides a major student enrichment program for UG engineering students in liaising with professional associations and community organizations. He is also appointed as the supervisor of HKUST Robotics team since Sept 2010. Professor Woo has been very actively involved in teaching innovation. Beside developing different experiential learning courses, he encourages and mentors students to join various design competitions including Robotics Competitions, Engineering Design Competitions, Community Design Competitions, Business Plan Competitions, Student Paper Contests and Final Year Project and research competitions. Some projects is being able to contribute to the wellbeing of society and fulfilling the social responsibility. Under his supervision, students have gained more than 140 awards since 2007, with over 70 awards won by HKUST Robotics team in the past 6 years.
Research Interests
Engineering educationRoboticsSignal processingTracking systems
Last updated: 4/10/2026