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<td>Search for Head of Department of Computing, The Hong
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<td>Thu, 27 Oct 2016 09:12:24 +0000</td>
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Friends<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span
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New Roman",serif" lang="EN-GB">Search for
Head of Department of Computing<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif" lang="EN-GB">It is with the
greatest pleasure that we draw to your attention the
opening of Headship of Department of Computing at
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The
University is now inviting applications and
nominations from renowned scholars for the said
Headship. Details of the post are set out in the
attached post specification and also available at
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Roman",serif" lang="EN-GB">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif" lang="EN-GB">The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University is a government-funded
tertiary institution in Hong Kong. It offers
programmes at various levels including Doctorate,
Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees. It has a full-time
academic staff strength of around 1,200. The total
consolidated expenditure budget of the University is
about HK$6.6 billion (US$1 = HK$7.8 approximately)
per year. Committed to academic excellence in a
professional context, PolyU aspires to become a
world-class university with an emphasis on the
application value of its programmes and research.
Its vision is to become a leading university that
excels in professional education, applied research
and partnership for the betterment of Hong Kong, the
nation and the world.</span><span
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Roman",serif" lang="EN-GB">
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Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black">The Department of
Computing (COMP), with over 40 years of history, has
played a strong role in undertaking world-class
research and nurturing talents to support the
advancement of society. COMP is determined to
assert its position as a leader in interdisciplinary
research and education in computing, generating
significant impact to the society. COMP envisions to
become an influential icon in smart computing
internationally. COMP has been widely recognized by
the global community with its high positions (top
50) in different world university rankings over the
years. For more information about the Department,
please visit the website at
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style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black">The Department
strives for academic excellence and aims at becoming
one of the leaders in inter-disciplinary education
and research through teamwork and partnership. It
has six focused research areas: (a) big data
analytics and information retrieval; (b) human
centered computing; (c) graphics, visualization and
multimedia; (d) networking and mobile computing; (e)
pattern recognition and machine learning; and (f)
systems and software engineering.</span><span
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</span><span
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Roman",serif" lang="EN-GB">email
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style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif" lang="EN-GB"> your application or
else we would much appreciate any nominations you
make <b>on or before the end of November 2016</b>.
To make a nomination, kindly let us have information
about the nominee such as his/her affiliated
institution and curriculum vitae, if available. We
would also be grateful for your assistance in
forwarding this message to esteemed scholars with
whom you are acquainted, or spreading the news to
your peers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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of Computing
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