澳大阮家榮獲光華工程科技獎

Yuen Ka Veng, Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) at the University of Macau (UM), has been awarded the 15th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize by the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Regarded as the most prestigious award in the field of engineering in China, the prize aims to commend Chinese engineering and technology experts who have made major breakthroughs and remarkable achievements in the fields of engineering technology and engineering management. Prof Yuen is the only Macao scholar to receive the award; it also represents a recognition of the dedication and outstanding contributions of Macao scholars in scientific research.

Prof Yuen’s research interests include Bayesian inference, uncertainty quantification, system identification, structural health monitoring, reliability analysis, and analysis of dynamical systems. He has developed a series of Bayesian identification methods without measurements of the external forces, which becomes a leading example in model class selection research. He has also invented a system identification using self-calibratable model classes. His single-authored book Bayesian Methods for Structural Dynamics and Civil Engineering has become a classic in the field. In addition, Prof Yuen has been awarded the Young Investigator Award of the International Chinese Association for Computational Mechanics (ICACM). He is also a Qian Weichang Programme Scholar of the KC Wong Education Foundation, and a recipient of Housner’s Fellowship. According to a citation ranking published in PLOS Biology in 2020, Prof Yuen ranked 36th among civil engineering scholars worldwide. According to Web of Science, he is ranked 4th in the world for the number of publications on Bayesian inference in engineering.

Prof Yuen is not only a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, but also co-director of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory on Smart City and a leading scholar in the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City. He is also a member of the Science and Technology Commission of the Ministry of Education of China, and a member of the council of the Academy of Public Security Forces of Macao. In addition, Prof Yuen has previously held a number of important positions at UM, such as head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, associate dean and interim dean of FST, registrar, and dean of the Graduate School, and has chaired several key committees within the university, demonstrating his profound influence in educational management and technological innovation.

The Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize was established by the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1996. It aims to encourage more professionals to engage in engineering science and technology research and development, as well as to promote the use and innovation of related applications. Only 41 experts in the country have been awarded this honour this year. Prof Yuen was nominated by the Science and Technology Development Fund of Macao and was selected after multiple rounds of review by academicians and experts in the relevant fields. The award ceremony took place during the 17th Plenary Session of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Source: Faculty of Science and Technology

澳門大學科技學院特聘教授阮家榮獲中國工程院頒發被譽為中國工程界最高獎項的“第十五屆光華工程科技獎”，是本屆唯一獲此殊榮的澳門代表，是次獲獎是對澳門學者在科學研究領域不懈探索與傑出貢獻的認可。該獎項旨在表彰在工程科學技術及工程管理領域做出重大突破、成就斐然的中國工程科技專家。

阮家榮的研究專長包括貝葉斯分析、隨機性量化、系統識別、結構監測、可靠度分析和動力系統分析。他發展出一系列沒有外力數據的貝葉斯參數識別法，引領模型選擇研究，並提出了基於自我修復模型的系統識別新範式。他的單一作者專著《Bayesian Methods for Structural Dynamics and Civil Engineering》已成為此研究範疇的經典讀物。此外，他曾獲國際華人計算力學學會優秀青年學者獎、王寬誠基金會錢偉長計劃學者和Housner’s Fellowship。根據2020年全球科學家引用榜，他在所有以土木工程為第一領域學者中位列36；根據Web of Science，他的工程領域貝葉斯分析論文總量全球第四。

阮家榮不僅是土木及環境工程學系特聘教授，還是粵港澳智慧城市聯合實驗室聯席主任、智慧城市物聯網國家重點實驗室學術帶頭人、教育部科技委土木水利建築學部委員和澳門保安部隊高等學校校董。他在澳門大學歷任多個要職，包括土木及環境工程系主任、科技學院副院長和代院長、教務長，以及研究生院院長等，亦曾在澳大擔任多項關鍵委員會主席職務，充分展現了他在教育管理和科技創新領域的深遠影響力。

“光華工程科技獎”由中國工程院於1996年設立，作為中國工程科技界的重要獎項，每兩年評選頒發一次，激勵更多專才從事工程科技研究、發展、應用的積極性和創造性。全國僅41名專家獲獎。阮家榮由澳門科學技術發展基金遴選提名，並經過相關領域院士、專家等多輪的評審獲奬。頒獎儀式已於中國工程院第十七次院士大會舉行。

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