- Posted on 23 Apr 2025
Dist. Prof CT Lin honoured with top UTS award for years of outstanding research.
AAII Co-Director, Distinguished Professor CT Lin, was honoured with the 2024 Chancellor’s Medal for Research Excellence at the award ceremony hosted by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Kate McGrath, on 10 Mar 2025. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding research at UTS, demonstrating sustained excellence at the highest level over the years.
For three decades, Professor CT Lin has led new research directions, invented fuzzy neural networks (FNN), created high-resolution wearable EEG devices, and pioneered Brain-Computer Interface technology for applications in safety, healthcare, disability, industry, and defence.
His innovations help combat chronic pain, aid blind people, control artificial limbs and assistive robots, detect fatigue, and assist individuals in mastering complex and high-risk situations through human-machine teaming.
His ability to evolve his research and apply his latest discoveries and innovations to new frontiers demonstrates his creativity and sustained excellence in research.
Notably, this marks the second time since 2019 that an AAII researcher has received the Chancellor’s Medal for Research Excellence, reaffirming AAII's ongoing contributions to pioneering research and dedication to research excellence.
Congratulations to Professor CT Lin on this well-deserved recognition — another milestone in his exceptional academic journey!
The full list of UTS winners
Chancellor’s Medal for Research Excellence
Distinguished Professor Lin Chin-Teng, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
UTS Medal for Research and Teaching Integration
Dr Marie Morelato, Faculty of Science
UTS Medal Research Impact
Distinguished Professor Martin Loosemore, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
Early Career Research Excellence Award
Dr Jiayan Liao, Faculty of Science
Research Leadership and Development Award
Associate Professor Nicolas Hart, Faculty of Health
Research Translation Award
Associate Professor Negin Shariati Moghadam and Dr Rasool Keshavarz, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Research Excellence through Collaboration Award
Andrew Tovey, Professor Jason Prior, Dr Erica McIntyre, Aditi Phansalkar, Laure-Elise Ruoso, Alexandra Butler, Institute of Sustainable Futures
Research Excellence through Partnership Award
Melita Grant, Professor Juliet Willetts, Dr Naomi Carrard, Dr Jeremy Kohlitz, Diana Gonzalez Botero, Dr Tim Foster, Associate Professor Keren Winterford, Anna Gero, Tamara Megaw, Avni Kumar, Simone Soeters, Caitlin Leahy, Institute of Sustainable Futures
Research Management and Development Award (Professional Staff)
Dr Alexandra Thomson, Faculty of Science
Supervisor of the Year
Associate Professor Diep N. Nguyen, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology