Dr. Tony F. Chan is the third president of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He joined KAUST as president on September 1, 2018, after nearly a decade as president of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Dr. Chan's professional field is computational mathematics, with interests including image processing and computer vision, physical circuit design, and computational brain mapping. He has been one of the most cited mathematicians globally and published over 200 refereed papers.