Assistant Professor
City University of Hong Kong (CityU)
luzhichaocn [at] gmail [dot] com

Zhichao Lu received Ph.D degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Michigan State University under the supervision of Prof. Kalyanmoy Deb (FIEEE, FACM), where he studied bilevel optimization, evolutionary multi-objective optimization, and neural architecture search.

In the broad context of AI, his current research focuses on the intersections of evolutionary computation, learning, and optimization, notably on developing efficient and automated ML/DL algorithms and systems, with the overarching goal of making AI accessible to everyone.

Prospective Students: I am always looking for self-motivated students with strong mathematical and programming background. Please refer to openings for potential opportunities.
Honors and Awards
Professional Experience
City University of Hong Kong
Assistant Professor
10/2023 - present
Department of Computer Science
Sun Yat-sen University
Assistant Professor
09/2022 - 10/2023
School of Software Engineering
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
Michigan State University
08/2014 - 08/2020
Engineering and Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Science
Michigan State University
09/2009 - 12/2013
Engineering and Computer Engineering
Teaching
  • CS2116: Computer Systems (undergraduate),   2024 Fall, 2025 Fall @ CityU
  • CS6487: Topics in Machine Learning (graduate),   2026 Spring @ CityU
  • CS5491: Artificial Intelligence (graduate),   2024 Spring, 2025 Spring, 2026 Spring @ CityU
  • SSE317: Digital Image Processing (undergraduate),   2023 Fall @ SYSU
  • SSE312: Graph Machine Learning (undergraduate),   2023 Spring @ SYSU