PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Anthony K. W. Sum

Also known as Anthony Sum, Kwok-Wing Anthony Sum, Anthony Kwok Wing Sum, SUM Kwok Wing Anthony

Anthony Sum is a researcher whose work connects medical image analysis, neural-network methods and robotics. In 2007, he completed a doctorate at the University of Hong Kong with a thesis on partial differential equation methods for medical image processing. Recent work includes acoustic tomography, knee-MRI diagnosis and lightweight deepfake detection, alongside robotics for indoor hydroponics. In 2024 and 2025, students he supervised won Huawei ICT Competition prizes for an AI-powered rodent-management project. As of October 2026, he is a lecturer in computer science and engineering at CUHK.

Timeline

  1. 2007

    A PhD in medical image processing

    In August 2007, he completes a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Hong Kong with a thesis on partial differential equation methods for medical image processing.

  2. 2024

    An indoor hydroponics robot

    In 2024, he coauthors an indoor hydroponics robot system for automated seeding and logistics.

  3. September 2024

    Acoustic tomography for wood

    In September 2024, he coauthors a paper on acoustic tomography of wood's internal defects using a convolutional neural network.

  4. December 2024

    A Huawei AI competition win

    In December 2024, three Computer Engineering students he supervises win First Prize (Champion) at the Huawei ICT Competition 2024-2025 Hong Kong SAR Final. Their “Revolutionizing Rodent Management” project uses Huawei AI technologies in an embedded IoT system.

  5. February 2025

    A regional Huawei prize

    In February 2025, three students he supervises win Third Prize in the Innovation Track at Huawei ICT Competition's Asia-Pacific Regional Final with the AI-powered rodent-management project.

  6. October 2025

    MRNet+ for knee MRI

    In October 2025, he coauthors “Advancing Meniscus Tear Diagnosis in Knee MRI: MRNet+.”

  7. January 2026

    SFTNet for deepfake detection

    In January 2026, he coauthors “Lightweight Deepfake Detection Application Using SFTNet,” a lightweight application for deepfake detection.

  8. As of October 2026

    Lecturer at CUHK

    As of October 2026, he is a lecturer in CUHK's Department of Computer Science and Engineering. The 2026–27 teaching schedule lists him as instructor for Digital Logic Design Laboratory.

Career

  1. NowChinese University of Hong KongLecturer

Education

  1. 2007University of Hong KongPhD

From the biography.

  1. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Chinese University of Hong Kong. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  2. Universities keep AI researchers for a median of 6 years, compared with 2 years at frontier labsIncludes Chinese University of Hong Kong. Across 15,811 dated work stays (6,529 people), median role tenure runs from 6 years at universities to 2 years at frontier labs. We compare all five organization types, starting decades from the 1970s to the 2020s, and the organizations that keep people longest.
  3. The United States employs an estimated 48% of people shaping AIIncludes Chinese University of Hong Kong. We estimate where the people shaping AI work today, how universities, companies and research institutes split across countries, and how country shares have changed since the 1960s.
  4. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Chinese University of Hong Kong. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.

Sources and credits

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  1. Kwok Wing SUM - The Chinese University of Hong Kong research.cuhk.edu.hk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Partial Differential Equation Based Methods in Medical Image Processing by Kwok-Wing Anthony Sum | Goodreads goodreads.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. Indoor Hydroponics Robot System for Automated Seeding and Logistics — Lacuna lacuna.tiptreesystems.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. CUHK Undergraduate Students Has Achieved First Prize (Champion) at the Huawei ICT Competition 2024-2025 Hong Kong SAR Final – CUHK CSE cse.cuhk.edu.hk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. CSE Undergraduate students achieved Third Prize at the Huawei ICT Competition 2024-2025 Asia-Pacific Regional Final | Faculty of Engineering, CUHK www3.erg.cuhk.edu.hk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. Anthony K. W. Sum – CUHK CSE cse.cuhk.edu.hk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  7. Teaching Schedule – CUHK CSE cse.cuhk.edu.hk. Checked 20 October 2026.