Wai-Hung Ip (wh.ip@polyu.edu.hk) has more than 30 years of experience in teaching, research, industry, and consulting. He received his Ph.D. from Loughborough University in the U.K., an M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Cranfield University, and an LLB (Hons) from the University of Wolverhampton. After finishing postgraduate degrees in industrial engineering in the UK, his engineering research career began at that time with novel work in Industrial Engineering, Information, and Sensor Systems.