Dr. Hugo Wai Leung MAK
Lecturer
BSc in Mathematics & Physics;
PhD (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
ORCID:
Address:
Room 208, Lady Shaw Building,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
Tel:
(852) 3943-7987
Personal Website:
Fields of Interest:
Applied and Computational Mathematics: Remote Sensing and Environmental Informatics; Satellite Image and Data Analytics; Machine Learning Algorithms in Satellite Informatics and Modeling; Data Assimilation; Smart and Sustainable City Development
Selected Publications:
- Mwitondi, K. and Mak, H.W.L.* (2025)Robust Machine Learning Algorithmic Rules for Detecting Air Pollution in the Lower Parts of the Atmosphere. Data Science Journal, 24 (27), 1-24.
- Mak, H.W.L.* (2025)Application of satellite informatics in mitigating climatic challenges within the atmosphere - Selected case studies of Asian cities. Asia-Pacific Tech Monitor, 42 (1), 36-47.
- Yin, H.H.F.*, M. Tahernia and H.W.L. Mak* (2024)Multi-Phase Adaptive Recoding: An Analogue of Partial Retransmission in Batched Network Coding. Network, 4(4), 468-497.
- Mak, H.W.L.*, R. Han, H.H.F. Yin (2023) Application of Variational AutoEncoder (VAE) Model and Image Processing Approaches in Game Design. Sensors, 23(7), 3457.
- Ul Din, S. and Mak, H.W.L.* (2021) Retrieval of Land-Use/Land Cover Change (LUCC) Maps and Urban Expansion Dynamics of Hyderabad, Pakistan via Landsat Datasets and Support Vector Machine Framework. Remote Sensing, 13(16), 3337.
- Mak, H.W.L. and N.Y.F. Lam (2021) Comparative Assessments and Insights of Data Openness of 50 Smart Cities in Air Quality aspects. Sustainable Cities and Society, 69, 102868.
- Mak, H.W.L.* and D.C.Y. Ng (2021) Spatial and Socio-Classification of Traffic Pollutant Emissions and Associated Mortality Rates in High-Density Hong Kong via Improved Data Analytic Approaches. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (12), 6532.
- Lin, C.Q., L.D. Labzovskii, H.W.L. Mak, J.C.H. Fung, A.K.H. Lau, S.T. Kenea, M. Bilal, J. V. Hey, X. Lu and J. Ma (2020) Observation of PM2.5 using a combination of satellite remote sensing and low-cost sensor network in Siberian urban areas with limited reference monitoring. Atmospheric Environment, 227, 117410.
- Liu, Z., J.F. Barlow, P. Chan, J.C.H. Fung, Y. Li, C. Ren, H.W.L. Mak and E. Ng (2019) A review of progress and applications of pulsed Doppler wind LiDARs. Remote Sensing, 11 (21), 2522.
- Mak, H.W.L.*, J. L. Laughner, J.C.H. Fung, Q. D. Zhu and R. C. Cohen (2018) Improved Satellite Retrieval of Tropospheric NO2 Column Density via Updating of Air Mass Factor (AMF): Case Study of Southern China. Remote Sensing, 10 (11), 1789.
Honours and Awards:
- Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) Travel Award (2025)
- Young Scientist, Hong Kong Laureate Forum (2025) & The 1st Inaugural Hong Kong Laureate Forum (2023)
- Internationalisation Faculty Mobility Scheme (Outbound) Award (2025)
- Remote Sensing Outstanding Reviewer Award (2024)
- Departmental Research Output Prize (2021), HKU
- School of Science Postgraduate Research Excellence Award (2019), HKUST
- The 14th Epsilon Fund Award (2019) – Mathematics
- Din-Yu Hsieh First Class Teaching Awards (2017; 2018; 2019), HKUST
- Research Travel Grant Award, University Grants Committee (2016; 2018; 2019)
Professional activities:
- Academic Committee Member - Hong Kong Research Institute of Artificial Intelligence
- Member - Asia Computational Intelligence Society
- Member - Geostationary Environmental Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) International Science and Validation Teams
- Member - CINDI-3 Team, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)
- Academic Ambassador and Judging Committee Member - HKYCAC & Home Affairs Department
- Subject Committee Member - HKDSE Physics, HKEAA
- Admission Panel Member for Incubation Programmes (Ideation and Incubation Programmes) - Hong Kong Science Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
- Program Committee Co-Chair, Publicity Chair & Session Chair - Asia Conference on Cognitive Engineering and Intelligent Interaction (CEII2024 & CEII2025)
- Academic Reviewer - 10th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 2023, Tokyo)
- Academic Reviewer Board Member - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Trusted Reviewer Communities Board - Springer Nature
- Early Career Editorial Board Member - Smart Cities
- Topical Advisory Panel Member & Reviewer Board Member - Remote Sensing
- Topical Advisory Panel Member & Guest Editor - Mathematics (MDPI)
- Academic Consultant, World Mathematics Invitational (WMI)
- Advisor and Consultant of Mathematics - The Center for the Development of the Gifted and Talented
- Regular Member - Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU)
Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Academic Year | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATH1010C | University Mathematics | 2025/26 | 1 |
| MMAT5620 | Mathematics Enhancement for Teachers | 2025/26 | 1 |
| MATH1520C | University Mathematics for Applications | 2025/26 | 2 |
| MATH2010E | Advanced Calculus I | 2025/26 | 2 |
| MATH3270B | Ordinary Differential Equations | 2025/26 | 2 |