Dr. Match Wai Lun Ko is a Lecturer, Director of MSc studies and MSc(Eng) in Mechanical Engineering Programme Coordinator in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Hong Kong. He is also fractionally appointed as Lecturer in Innovation Academy, Faculty of Engineering of HKU.

       Dr. Ko obtained his B.Eng and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Before joining HKU, he was an Assistant Professor in Nazarbayev University, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Visiting Scholar in the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Visiting Professor and Scholar in the University of Warwick.

       Dr. Ko’s research focused on the biomechanics, biomedical image processing, biomechanical properties characterization, finite element modeling, design and fabrication of related medical device to assist the clinicians to preform disease diagnosis and decision making regarding screening of disease and treatment management.

      He is the recipient of the Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award 2019-2020 (Individual) of the University of Hong Kong.