Eng Gee Lim PhD, CEng, CPEng, SFHEA, FIET

Professor, Dean, School of Advanced Technology, Director of AI University Research Centre

A highly accomplished academic co-ordinator, well respected researcher and innovative lecturer with extensive experience in university senior management.

A skilled engineer and experienced project manager able to design, manage and solve product and manufacturing issues.

Since August 2007, Prof. Lim has been at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, where he was formally the head of EEE department and University Dean of Research and Graduate studies.
Now, he is Inaugural School Dean of Advanced Technology, Inaugural director of AI university research centre and also professor in department of Communications and Networking. He has published nearly 200 refereed international journals and conference papers. His research interests are Artificial Intelligence, robotics, AI+ Health care, international Standard (ISO/ IEC) in Robotics, antennas, RF/microwave engineering, EM measurements/simulations, energy harvesting, power/energy transfer, smart-grid communication; wireless communication networks for smart and green cities.


He is a charter engineer and Fellow of IET and IEAust. In addition, he is also a senior Fellow of HEA and senior member of IEEE.


  • PhD(Engineering), UK


  • Inaugural Dean, School of Advanced Technology - 2019 to present
  • Inaugural Director of AI University Research Centre- 2017 - present
  • Dean, Research and Grduate Studies - XJTLU - 2017 to 2019
  • Head, Deaprtment of EEE - XJTLU - 2013 to 2016


  • Research focus in the following subject areas with a tendency towards teaching in related subjects: Artificial intelligence, AI+ Health care, Robotics, Smart home, RF and Microwave applications including: antennas; filters; diplexers; couplers; RFID; UWB; WIMAX; 3G/4G/5G mobile communication networks; wireless capsule endoscopy; EM measurement and simulation; co-operative and cognitive wireless communication networks; smart-grid communication; robotics networking technology; wireless communication networks for smart and green cities (e.g. mobile APP, public transportation information).


  • 1. J. Wang , E. G. Lim , M. Leach , Z. Wang, and K. L. Man, “Open-Ended Coaxial Cable Selection for Measurement of Liquid Dielectric Properties via the Reflection Method”, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Vol. 2020. October 2020.
  • 2. R. Pei, Z. Wang, M. Leach, Y. Huang, E. G. Lim, J. Wang, and Z. Jiang, “Wearable EBG-Backed Belt Antenna for Smart On-body Applications”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. Vol. 16. Issue 1. Pg: 7177-7189. November 2020
  • 3. R. Pei, Z. Wang, M. Leach, Y. Huang, E. G. Lim, J. Wang, and Z. Jiang, “Wearable Belt Antenna for Body Communication Networks”, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. accepted 2020
  • 4. M. Sun, J Xiao, E. G. Lim, Y, Xie, J. Feng, “Adaptive ROI Generation for Video Object Segmentation Using Reinforcement Learning”, Pattern Recognition. Vol. 106, October 2020.
  • 5. H. W, Y. Du, E. G. Lim,“Deep Learning-Based Multi-Step Solar Forecasting for PV Ramp-Rate Control Using Sky Images”,IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. Accepted 2020
  • 6. Z. Jiang, Z. Wang, M. Leach, E. G. Lim, H. Zhang, R. Pei, Y. Huang, “Symbol-Splitting Based Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer System for WPAN applications”, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters. Vol.30, Issue 7, Pg. 713-716, July 2020.
  • 8. X. Huan, K. S. Kim, S. Lee, E. G. Lim, and A. Marshall, “A beaconless asymmetric energy efficient time synchronization scheme for resource-constrained multi-hop wireless sensor networks,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol:68, Issue 3, pg:1716-1730, March 2020.
  • 9. X. Chen, Y. Du, E.G. Lim, H. Wen, L. Jiang, “Sensor network based PV power nowcasting with spatio-temporal preselection for grid-friendly control”, Applied Energy. Volume 255, December 2019.
  • 10. J. Wang, M. P. Leach, E. G. Lim, Z. Wang, Z. Jiang, R. Pei, and Y. Huang, "A Conformal Split-ring Loop as a Self-resonator for Wireless Power Transfer," IEEE Access, pp. 1-1, 2019, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2918640.
  • 11. Z. Jiang, Z. Wang, M. Leach, Y. Huang, E. G. Lim, J. Wang, and R. Pei, "Wideband Loop Antenna with Split Ring Resonators for Wireless Medical Telemetry," IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Volume 8, pp. 1415-1419, July 2019
  • 12. Y.Liu, X Zhu,Y. Jiang, EG Lim, Y Huang 'Fast Iterative Semi-Blind Receiver for URLLC in Short-Frame Full-Duplex Systems with CFO', IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. Volume 37, pp.839 – 853, April 2019
  • 13. X. Luo, X. Zhu, E. G. Lim, “Parametric Bootstrap Algorithm for Cluster Number Determination of Load Pattern Categorisation”. Energy. Volume 180, pp:50-60, April 2019
  • 14. J. Wang, M. Leach, Z. Wang, E.G. Lim and Yi Huang, “Investigation of Magnetic Resonance Coupling Circuit Topologies for Wireless Power Transmission”, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, No. 1, January 2019


  • 64. M. Sun, J. Xiao, E. G. Lim, B. Zhang and Y. Zhao, “Fast Template Matching and Update for Video Object Tracking and Segmentation”, IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR2020). Seattle, USA. June 2020.
  • 65. Y. Liu, X. Zhu, E. G. Lim, Y. Jiang, Y. Huang, " Semi-Blind Joint Multi-CFO and Multi-Channel Estimation for GFDMA with Arbitrary Carrier Assignment", IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE Globecom2019), Hawaii, USA. December 2019.
  • 66. Y. Liu, X. Zhu, E. G. Lim, Y. Jiang, Y. Huang, " Robust Semi-Blind Estimation of Channel and CFO for GFDM Systems", IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2019). Shanghai, China. May 2019.


  • Yufei Jiang, Xu Zhu, Eng Gee Lim, Yi Huang and Hai Lin, “Semi-Blind Carrier Frequency Offset Estimation and channel Equalization”, Springer, ISBN: 9783319249827 , Dec , 2015.
  • Ka lok Man, Eng Gee Lim, Zhao Wang, Kaiyu Wan, Tomas Krilavičius and Michele Mercaldi, “Practical Student's Guide: Programming in C and C++”, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, ISBN: 3848434172 , Jun 20, 2012.


  • Principle investigator & Founding Director, Artificial Intelligence industrial Research Institute, Funded by Suzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau
  • Principle investigator, " Big data - driven study on the industrial development of artificial intelligence ", Funded by Suzhou municipal City Development and Reform Commission, Suzhou, China.
  • Deputy founding Director, The platform improvement for Suzhou Municipal Key Lab for New Energy Technique: "New solar cells and Li-batteries based on graphene, Funded by Suzhou Municipal Government
  • Co-investigator, "Rational orthogonal wavelet theory applied to multipath resolving and underwater acoustic networking", Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
  • Principle investigator, "Characteristics of in-body wireless capsule endoscopy antenna ", Funded by Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu province, China.
  • Principle investigator, “Electromagnetic wave properties of wireless capsule antenna in the human digestion system", Funded by Suzhou Science and Technology Bureau


  • Adjunct Professor, SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (SARAWAK) FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, COMPUTING AND SCIENCE
  • Expert, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) TC59 WG16 (Performance evaluation methods of household robots) –Since 2011
  • Expert IEC TC59 SC59F WG5. (Performance evaluation methods of cleaning robots) – since 2011


  • Senior Fellow of Highere Education Acadamy (SFHEA)
  • Fellow of the Engineers Australia (FIEAust)
  • Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (FIET)
  • Chartered Engineer of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (CEng)
  • Chartered Engineer of the Engineers Australia (CPEng)
  • Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (SMIEEE)
Eng Gee Lim