4716美国当地时间2月9日，美国国家工程院（NAE）院长约翰·L·安德森（John L. Anderson）宣布，NAE选出106位新院士和23位外籍院士。因在空间机器人和自主系统方面的杰出贡献，香港中文大学（深圳）校长徐扬生当选为美国国家工程院外籍院士。
徐教授所研究的领域包括机器人和人工智能，专注于空间机器人、智能控制、人机界面、动态稳定系统和机器学习，并在这些领域发表了六部专著和300多篇国际学术论文。他是中国工程院院士、欧洲科学院院士、国际宇航科学院院士、国际电机及电子工程师学会院士、国际欧亚科学院院士以及香港工程科学院院士。2016年，国际小行星命名委员会将国际永久编号第59425号小行星1999 GJ5命名为——“徐扬生星”。2020年，徐扬生教授当选中国深圳经济特区建立40周年40位先进模范人物。
President Yangsheng Xu
Elected to the US National Academy of Engineering
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On February 9, 2021, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced its election of 106 new members and 23 international members. Professor Yangsheng Xu, president of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, was elected as an international member for his outstanding contributions in space robotics and autonomous systems.
Professor Xu's research interests include robotics, intelligent systems and artificial intelligence. He has been interested in space robotics, service robotics, robot language, wearable interface, intelligent vehicles and self-learning systems. He has published 6 books and over 300 papers in international journals in these areas. He is Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Fellow of International Academy of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Academician of International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, Fellow of Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Science, and Fellow of EU Academy of Sciences. In 2016, the Committee for Small-Body Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union named the No. 59425 minor planet 1999 GJ5 as Xu Yangsheng Star. In 2020, Professor Yangsheng Xu was listed on the 40 Innovative Entrepreneurs who have made distinguished contribution to the Shenzhen’s 40-year Development.
Prof. Yangsheng XU delivers a keynote speech at the Graduation Ceremony
