Academician Alex Kot Joins Shenzhen MSU-BIT University as Full-Time Faculty Member

On September 3, Shenzhen MSU-BIT University held an appointment ceremony for Professor Alex Kot, Academician of the Singapore Academy of Engineering and IEEE Life Fellow. University President Hezhang Li and First Vice President Sergey Ivanchenko attended the ceremony, which was chaired by Yanyi Guo, Director of the Human Resources Department. Also present were Professor Yunde Jia, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Professor Qiyuan Cheng, Deputy Dean, Professor Jiwu Huang, Academic Leader, as well as faculty representatives, who together witnessed this important moment.

During the ceremony, President Li and Vice President Ivanchenko presented Professor Kot with certificates appointing him as Distinguished Professor and Chief Scientist of the university.

In his address, Professor Kot expressed heartfelt gratitude for the university’s warm invitation and welcome. He praised Shenzhen MSU-BIT University for its role as an innovative and international institution, calling it a landmark achievement in Shenzhen’s efforts to attract world-class educational resources. He noted the university’s exemplary contribution to promoting Sino-foreign educational cooperation and cultivating globally minded talent. Professor Kot emphasized his commitment to contributing to the university’s growth, advancing the engineering discipline, and supporting the development of research platforms.

Vice President Ivanchenko highlighted the milestone significance of Professor Kot’s full-time appointment for the university’s development. He expressed his expectations for Professor Kot to provide strong academic leadership, establish internationally competitive research schools, and drive the advancement of engineering through cutting-edge research. He also noted that Professor Kot’s experience and resources would play a crucial role in cultivating high-level innovative talent and accelerating the Faculty of Engineering’s progress toward becoming a “world-class academic unit.”

On behalf of the university, President Hezhang Li extended a warm welcome and sincere gratitude to Academician Alex Kot for joining Shenzhen MSU-BIT University full time. He emphasized the special significance of holding the appointment ceremony on this particular day—the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. President Hezhang Li also set forth four expectations for Academician Alex Kot in light of the university’s development priorities. He noted that Professor Kot is expected to lead the formation of a core academic team in information science, attract more top-tier talent from China and abroad, mentor young scholars, and advance the scientific planning and long-term development of the Faculty of Engineering.

As a leading international scholar in the fields of information and electronic engineering, Academician Kot brings both profound academic expertise and extensive industry experience. His full-time appointment at Shenzhen MSU-BIT University is expected to further drive breakthroughs in information security, artificial intelligence, and multimedia technology, strengthen disciplinary development and research capacity, and accelerate the university’s internationalization. Looking ahead, his contributions will play a vital role in cultivating globally minded, high-level innovative talent for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and beyond, while supporting regional scientific innovation and high-quality industrial development.