Profile
Professor Henry Leung is an internationally recognized engineer whose research advances artificial intelligence, intelligent sensing, autonomous systems and data-driven engineering. He leads the University of Calgary’s Autonomous Systems and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory, where his team develops technologies involving machine learning, robotics, sensor fusion, IoT, remote sensing and edge analytics. His work spans foundational research, industrial applications and collaborations involving municipal and defence technologies. As a member of CARSA’s Advisory Board, Professor Leung provides strategic academic guidance and expert review across artificial intelligence, robotics, sensing technologies, signal processing and intelligent engineering systems.
Selected Accomplishments and Honours
- Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2025.
- Elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering in 2024.
- Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
- Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).
- Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada.
- Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association.
- Recipient of the 2024 Killam Research Excellence Award.
- Recipient of the University of Calgary’s Research Achievement Award.
- Recipient of the Schulich School of Engineering’s Teaching Achievement Award.
- Recipient of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society Most Active Technical Committee Award.
- Recipient of a Best Paper Award from the IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics.
- Leader of the Autonomous Systems and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory at the University of Calgary.