PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Hak‐Keung Lam

Also known as H K Lam, H. K. LAM, H. K. Lam, H.K. Lam, Hak Keung Lam

Hak‐Keung Lam is an engineering researcher whose work connects fuzzy-model control, neural networks and machine learning. He earned engineering degrees at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, worked there as a postdoctoral and research fellow, and joined King’s College London as a Lecturer in 2005. His 2016 book presents membership-function-dependent analysis and control design for polynomial fuzzy-model systems, and he was named an IEEE Fellow in 2019 for contributions to fuzzy-model-based control. He was part of HearTech+, a King’s team that won first place in the 2022 PhysioNet heart-murmur challenge with machine-learning algorithms. As of October 2026, he is Reader of Intelligent Control and Computational Intelligence at King’s and coauthors research on explainable AI for image classification.

Timeline

  1. 1995–2000

    Engineering degrees at PolyU

    He earns a B.Eng. (Hons.) in 1995 and a Ph.D. in 2000 in Electronic and Information Engineering at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

  2. 2000–2005

    Fellowships and a King’s lectureship

    From 2000 to 2005, he works in the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering at Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a postdoctoral fellow and a research fellow. He joins King’s College London as a Lecturer in 2005.

  3. 2016

    A polynomial fuzzy control book

    In 2016, he publishes a book on polynomial fuzzy-model-based control systems that covers membership-function-dependent analysis and control design.

  4. 2018–2020

    Highly Cited Researcher and IEEE Fellow

    He is named a Highly Cited Researcher in 2018 under cross-field and in 2019 and 2020 under engineering. In 2019, he is named an IEEE Fellow for contributions to analysis and design of fuzzy-model-based control systems.

  5. 2022

    HearTech+ wins first place

    In 2022, he is part of HearTech+, a King’s team that wins first place in the PhysioNet Computing in Cardiology heart-murmur challenge. The team develops machine-learning algorithms to detect murmurs in phonocardiogram recordings.

  6. As of October 2026

    Reader and associate editor

    As of October 2026, he is Reader of Intelligent Control & Computational Intelligence in King’s Department of Engineering and serves as Lead Associate Editor for the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society Section. In July 2026, he coauthors a paper with Faliang Yin and David Watson titled “General type-2 hierarchical fuzzy model-agnostic explanation of image classification for XAI.” His stated research interests include fuzzy-model and neural-network-based control, computational intelligence and machine learning.

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Sources and credits

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  1. Lecture of Dr. Hak-Keung Lam | School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University me.sjtu.edu.cn. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. Polynomial Fuzzy Model-Based Control Systems: Stability Analysis and Control Synthesis Using Membership Function Dependent Techniques | King’s Research Portal kclpure.kcl.ac.uk. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. King’s Engineer Dr Hak-Keung Lam named in Highly Cited Researchers list for third year running | King’s College London kcl.ac.uk. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. King’s Engineer Dr Hak-Keung Lam named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | King’s College London kcl.ac.uk. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. Detecting heart defects in babies and children | King’s College London kcl.ac.uk. Checked 19 October 2026.
  6. Hak-Keung Lam | King’s Research Portal kclpure.kcl.ac.uk. Checked 19 October 2026.
  7. IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society Section | IEEE Access ieeeaccess.ieee.org. Checked 19 October 2026.