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Chi Tsun (Ben) Cheng is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Mechatronics Engineering at RMIT University's School of Engineering. He obtained his BEng in Electronic Commerce and Engineering from the University of Hong Kong in 2004 and MSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the same institution in 2005. He earned his PhD in Electronic and Information Engineering from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2009, during which he received the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship. Following his PhD, Cheng served as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Calgary from 2010 to 2011. He then held the position of Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University from 2012 to 2018. Upon joining RMIT University in June 2018 as Senior Lecturer in Mechanical, Manufacturing and Mechatronics, he progressed to Associate Professor in January 2023 and to full Professor in January 2026. Cheng is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Member of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Chartered Professional Engineer, and listed on the National Engineering Register.

Cheng currently serves as Academic Lead for Research Development at the School of Engineering and as one of the leads for the RMIT Digitalisation Network and Nature Positive Network under the Enabling Impact Platforms. He has been the academic supervisor of the RMIT Space Rover Team since 2019 and RMIT's representative on the Executive Council of IoT Alliance Australia from 2023 to 2026. From 2019 to 2023, he was deputy program manager for the Bachelor of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics) (Honours) and the combined Bachelor of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics) (Honours)/Bachelor of Business (International Business). His research specializations encompass wireless sensor networks, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0/5.0 technologies, and advanced manufacturing, amassing over 3,600 citations on Google Scholar. In the academic community, he contributes extensively through IEEE roles, including Secretary of the Nonlinear Circuits and Systems Technical Committee, member of the Power and Energy Circuits and Systems Technical Committee, former Chairperson of the International Workshop on Smart Sensor Networks from 2012 to 2018, and track co-chair for the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems in 2018. He has been named Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems for the 2026–2027 term and Distinguished Lecturer by the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society for 2025–2026, in addition to serving as editor or associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Parts I and II, IEEE Access, IEEE Open Journal of Circuits and Systems, IEICE Nonlinear Theory and Its Applications, and IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Newsletter.