Professor Edwin Cheng stands as a preeminent scholar and academic leader in management science with a distinguished engineering background. He currently serves as Dean of the PolyU Business School, holding the prestigious Fung Yiu King - Wing Hang Bank Professorship in Business Administration and serving as Chair Professor of Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. A graduate of the University of Hong Kong with first-class honors in Engineering, he furthered his academic pursuits with a Master of Science from the University of Birmingham and both a Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Science from the University of Cambridge. His exceptional career trajectory has seen him rise to the highest echelons of academic leadership while maintaining an active research program that bridges engineering principles with business administration.
Professor Cheng's scholarly contributions have fundamentally advanced the field of operations management and scheduling theory with his research establishing new paradigms for optimizing complex business systems. He has co-authored 17 influential books published by leading academic presses including Chapman and Hall McGraw-Hill and Springer while amassing an extraordinary publication record of over 1 000 research papers in SCI-SSCI journals. His work has garnered significant global recognition accumulating more than 60 000 citations on Google Scholar with an impressive h-index of 111 reflecting the profound impact of his research across multiple disciplines. The practical applications of his theoretical frameworks have transformed business practices in supply chain management and operational efficiency with his methodologies adopted by numerous organizations worldwide to enhance productivity and resource allocation.
Beyond his research excellence Professor Cheng has demonstrated exceptional leadership in advancing academic discourse and professional development within the global management community. As a registered professional engineer and seasoned management consultant he has successfully bridged theoretical knowledge with practical implementation securing over HK$50 million in research funding to support innovative projects that address contemporary business challenges. His election as Academician of The International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences in 2016 and Fellowship in the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences in 2018 underscore his standing as a thought leader who transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. Professor Cheng continues to shape the future of business education and research through his deanship mentoring the next generation of scholars and practitioners while driving the PolyU Business School's strategic vision toward addressing the complex managerial challenges of the twenty-first century.
