Jan 2026 Entry
What's New
- MPhil
- PhD
- Taught Postgraduate
- Undergraduate
- Undergraduate
The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering was founded in the 1950s. We are a dynamic and multi-disciplinary Department with a very strong background in applied research. Over the years, the profile of the Department has broadened in scope, and now covers both the industrial and service sectors.
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We have a critical mass of academic staff members who are world-class researchers in the strategic research areas of the Department, and whose research activities are supported by state-of-the-art research facilities and centres.?These include the State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology, Laser Materials Processing Laboratory, Netshape Manufacturing Technology Unit, Advanced Optics Manufacturing Centre, Printed Circuit Board Technology Centre, Materials Engineering Laboratory,?Behaviour and Knowledge Engineering Research Centre, 小优短视频-Microsoft Enterprise Systems Centre, the Micro/Nano Fabrication Laboratory, Cyber-Physical Systems Laboratory, the Ng Tat Lun Digital Factory and the Integrated Product Design Laboratory.
(Please visit our laboratories website: /ise/research/research-laboratories-and-facilities/)
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The Department offers MPhil and PhD?research degree programmes in various areas, as listed below. You are most welcome to approach the corresponding staff member for academic advice.?To discuss the possibility of pursuing a research topic not covered in the list, please contact the Director of Research Postgraduate Studies, Prof. Roy Law at (852) 2766 6607; email: roy.law@polyu.edu.hk.
Advanced Materials Processing Technologies
Additive manufacturing
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Advanced engineering and functional materials
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Metallurgy, manufacturing, experimental mechanics, and modelling
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Aviation and Transportation Logistics
Transport modelling and data analysis, aviation and maritime studies and industrial organisation analysis for the transport industry
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Sustainable transportation
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Aviation scheduling and advanced data analytics
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Operations and Supply Chain Management
Green logistics, inventory management, demand forecasting, and sourcing decisions
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Logistics and supply chain management, distribution scheduling and optimisation strategy
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Modelling for energy, environment, and sustainability
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Knowledge engineering and management, and technology management
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Intelligent decision support system and multi-criteria decision analysis
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Precision Engineering and Nano Technology (State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology)
Ultra-precision machining technologies, precision manufacturing, advanced optics manufacturing, precision metrology, close to atomic manufacturing, and nano manufacturing
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Industrial Artificial Intelligence
Healthcare product design, nanoparticle based biosensing technique and biosensor miniaturisation
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Immersive environment designs: augmented reality, and virtual reality (Metaverse)
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Quality, reliability, safety and innovation
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Smart Products and Services
Mechatronics and control, product innovation, intelligent product development and micro-injection and micro-fabrication
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Robotics and automation, intelligent control, compliant mechanism and micro/nano manipulation
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Quality, reliability, safety and innovation
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Human-robot symbiotic manufacturing systems, smart product-service systems, and industrial AI
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Manufacturing digitalization, industrial blockchain, and privacy computing
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Micro-/nanorobot, microrobotic systems and control, and automation at micro-/nanoscale
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Spatial-temporal analytics, digital twin, industrial IoT, and smart logistics
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Visual computing, computer vision, soft sensors, pattern recognition, machine learning, computer aided healthcare, and AI applications to smart city
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Please visit our?website?for more information about our research facilities.
Please?visit our website to find out more about the research interests of the?Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and contact our staff to discuss research opportunities.
Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required.
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Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
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Optional - Scholarships/awards received
