Prof. K.W. Chau was awarded the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree with First Class Honours by the University of Hong Kong, the Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree with Distinction by the University of Hong Kong, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree by University of Queensland in Australia. Prof. Chau is currently Associate Professor in Department of Civil and Structural Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is very active in undertaking research works and the scope of his research interest is very broad, covering numerical flow modeling, water quality modeling, hydrological modeling, knowledge-based system development and artificial intelligence applications. Prof. Chau has published over 130 Science Citation Index journal papers and the total number of non-self citations is about 900. He acquired many prestigious research awards: 2008 Natural Science Class 1 Award conferred by Ministry of Education of China, 2009 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Publication Achievement (Overall performance in citation in the past 10 calendar years), and 2009 National Natural Science Class 2 Award.

Prof. K.W. Chau's research interests include: Numerical flow modeling Water quality modeling Hydrological modeling Knowledge-based system development and artificial intelligence applications