PhD Advisors at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 香港理工大学 HK
Quick answer: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong has 1043 faculty profiles in phd-match’s database, of which 68 currently show active PhD hiring signals (as of 2026-10-19). phd-match covers 174 universities across the US, the UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Canada, and Singapore, not just one country.
Research-focused faculty at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, listed for PhD / Master's applicants. Find professors whose research matches your interests, and check hiring signals before you reach out.
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⭐ Currently Hiring PhD Students (68)
Professors at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University with active hiring signals for PhD students — reach out if your research matches.
Annie LEONG
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
⭐ Prof. Leong is currently recruiting PhD students and welcomes interested students to join or attach to her research team.
Evidence-based rehabilitation for shoulder disorders, particularly rotator cuff-related shoulder pain
Psychological factors associated with neck and shoulder pain
Exercise-based rehabilitation for musculoskeletal disorders
Sports biomechanics
Neuroimaging of brain changes related…
Anthony Chen
Professor · Faculty of Construction and Environment
⭐ Hong Kong PhD Fellowship: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University invites expressions of interest from graduates with evidence of academic excellence, research ability, and good communication, interpersonal and leadership abilities for full-time PhD study within a newly launched Hong Kong PhD Fellowshi…
- Transportation systems modeling and analysis
- Transportation network reliability/vulnerability/flexibility/redundancy/resiliency analysis
- Transportation network design under uncertainty
- Transportation and the environment
- Non-motorized transportation modeling
- Path flow …
Anthony Kong
Assistant Professor · School of Design
⭐ Our team is now actively recruiting Postdoctoral, PhD student and Research Assistant if you are interested, please contact Prof. Anthony Kong for further discussion.
Design for Hospitality, Digital Entertainment, Digital Media and Technology, Learning Design
BU Siqi
Professor and Associate Head (Research) · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Currently, Prof. Bu is proactively recruiting Postdoctoral researchers and PhD/MPhil candidates to support the research to utilize the intelligent computation and data analytics for power system stability, operation and economics. You will collaborate with international academic and project partners…
power system stability, operation and economics considering renewable energy integration, smart grid application and transport electrification
CHU Kar Hang, Henry
Associate Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Applications are invited from high caliber candidates as PhD Student/MPhil Student/Research Assistant/Research Associate/Post-doctoral Fellow to join our research team.
Area of Specialization: Soft Continuum Robots; Vision-based Control and Automation; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Collaborative Robots and Mechatronic Systems
Cao Sunliang
Associate Professor · Faculty of Construction and Environment
⭐ Available Positions under my supervision:
I have been continuously looking for potential PhD candidates, Master graduates, postdocs, and exchange PhD students. If you are interested in conducting zero-energy/zero-emission building/community and renewable energy related researches, please send your…
Low-energy and zero-energy buildings;
Advanced renewable energy systems (Solar heating and cooling, PV, ground/water/air source heat pump, micro-CHP, and micro-wind turbine);
Building integrated energy storage solutions;
HVAC technologies;
The integrations between buildings, hybr…
Charlotte TSANG
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
⭐ Prof. Tsang is accepting students who are interested in pursuing PhD research in the field of Healthy Ageing.
Fall Prevention, Postural Control and Balance, Biomechanics, Sarcopenia and Frailty, Health Promotion
Cheng Li
Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Current Openings Here: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/me/-/media/821d3a8a39f741ec988c47022e498410.ashx
Area of Specialization: Noise and vibration control; Fluid-structure interaction; Damage detection and smart material/structure/products. Prof. Cheng’s research interest covers sound and vibration, structural health monitoring, smart structures, acoustic/elastic/mechanical metama…
David NAVARRO 毛大衛
Associate Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ I welcome applications from exceptional students interested in pursuing PhD studies. Prospective applicants must read this guideline.
Area of Specialization: Robotics and Embodied AI. My research investigates how robots can acquire and use visuomotor skills to perform complex physical tasks. At ROMI Lab, we combine perception, learning, planning, and feedback control to enable robust interaction with dynamic, u…
Di Zou
Associate Professor · Faculty of Humanities
⭐ I welcome opportunities to supervise graduate research in areas such as AI for language learning, immersive and mobile-assisted learning environments, and teacher development in technology-rich contexts.
Educational technology, English language education, Computer-assisted language learning, Game-based language learning, Artificial Intelligence in language education
Dr Li Fei
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Business
⭐ PhD Positions Available | LLMs & Data Analytics
Empirical Operations Management, AI Applications in Management Research, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Sustainability, Geopolitical and Techno-nationalism; Empirical operations management; AI applications in management research; Inclusive management and geopolitical.
Dr Sivaganesh SELVARAJ
Research Assistant Professor (Collaborator: Prof. Ben YOUNG) · Faculty of Construction and Environment
⭐ Research positions with scholarships: Candidates with relevant research interests/experience are invited to apply for Postdoctoral Fellowship, PhD Studentship, and Research Assistant positions by submitting a CV detailing their research experience and any publications. Latest News: Secured General R…
MiC Wall Panels and Members Design | Structural Steel | Use of CFRP for Structural Strengthening Applications | Design for Reuse of Constructional Steel | Construction Circularity | Thin-Walled Structures
Dr Timothy LEE
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ He is currently accepting highly motivated PhD students. Interested candidates are welcome to contact him by email with their CVs. Preference will be given to applicants with SCIE/SCI journal publications.
AI-enabled 3D ultrasound for spine, Scoliosis progression prediction, Skeletal maturity assessment, Paraspinal muscle biomechanics
Dr YANG Lei 楊磊
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Please reach out to Dr Yang for fully funded PhD and RA opportunities. Note that the PhD candidate will be mainly supervised by Prof. YW MAI.
Mechanics of materials; Impact dynamics; Constitutive modeling; Planetary defense
Fan LI
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ We encourage strong candidates with outstanding academic profiles, research ability and publications to apply for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), PhD, postdoctoral fellows and project/research assistant/associate. Candidates with the degree and knowledge of human factors, product design…
Sustainable Human-AI Collaboration: Virtual co-pilot design and development; Shared Situational Awareness; Expectation mismatching; Double transparency. Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) for Aviation: Cognitive States Modelling; Adaptive Support; EEG data analytics; Eye-tracking dat…
Fangyi WANG
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Dr Wang is currently looking for research assistants to work on laser diagnostics, high-speed imaging systems, image analysis etc. Please send CV to fangyi.wang@polyu.edu.hk if you are interested.
Plasma assisted combustion of green propellant-based space thrusters
Optical diagnostics for hypersonic flows
Liquid-film combustion in SIDI engines
Cavitation bubble dynamics and damage mechanisms
Development of advanced laser-based diagnostics
Feiran Zhang
Research Assistant Professor · School of Design
⭐ Dr Zhang welcomes applications from outstanding PhD students and postdoctoral researchers interested in exploring design-based learning and technology-enabled interventions for emotions. Prospective candidates are encouraged to explore funding opportunities such as PolyU postgraduate fellowships and…
Design-Based Learning, Emotion Awareness, Affective Technologies, Child-Agent Interaction
Guohao ZHANG
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Positions available for PhD Students and Research Assistants. Please send your CV to Prof. Zhang at gh.zhang@polyu.edu.hk.
GNSS Positioning in Challenging Environments, 3D Mapping Aided GNSS, Collaborative Positioning, Signal Propagation Modelling, Multi-sensor Integration, Machine Learning, Indoor Positioning, Remote Sensing
Hai GUO
Chair Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Modelling · Faculty of Construction and Environment
⭐ Opportunities
Interested applicants please email your CV, transcripts and any publications to Prof. Hai Guo (hai.guo@polyu.edu.hk). Welcome to join us!
PhD Students
The candidate is expected to:
· Have an educational background in atmospheric chemistry, environmental chemistry, organic chemistry, …
Atmospheric chemistry; Photochemistry; Source apportionment; New particle formation; Acidic ultrafine particles; Indoor and outdoor air pollution; Secondary organic aerosol
Hailong HUANG
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ The candidates should be highly self-motivated and have a strong interest in UAVs or mobile robots. If you are interested, please send Dr Huang an email with 1) CV, 2) all the transcripts (one pdf file), 3) research portfolio (slides with relevant experience), 4) publications if you have (one pdf fi…
Planning, navigation and control of UAVs and mobile ground robots; multi-agent systems; system modelling and simulation.
Huaxin Wei
Associate Professor · School of Design
⭐ At this moment, Huaxin is NOT recruiting any new PhD students except for those whose research interest and/or expertise hugely overlaps with hers (as described above).
Interactive narrative, game design, game studies, human-computer interaction design
Ir Professor Wang Shengwei
Director of Research Institute for Smart Energy, Chair Professor of Building Energy and Automation, and Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Professor in Smart Buildings · Faculty of Construction and Environment
⭐ He warmly welcome young talents to join the team as post-doctoral fellows or PhD students under the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme and other schemes to sharpen your competitive edge by conducting innovative and impactful interdisciplinary energy research.
His research expertise and interests cover energy systems (e.g. air-conditioning systems) and building automation systems (BAS), energy-flexible buildings and building-grid interaction, zero/low energy buildings for carbon neutral communities, cleanroom air-conditioning systems, …
Jacky C.K. Ng
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
⭐ Prof. NG is open to supervising graduate students as well as postdoctoral fellows in various psychometrics and methodological areas. If you are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. study or a postdoctoral fellowship under his guidance, please send your CV to him via email.
Mediation and moderaion analysis, Structural equation mdoeling, Multilevel modeling, Cross-cultural research methodology, Malcious and benign envy, Social axioms
Jaehyun Jaden Park
Associate Professor · School of Design
⭐ * I am looking for new PhD students and Research Assistants to join my research team!
UX & Service Design, Entrepreneurship, Digital Innovation (Service Robot, Metaverse, AI)
Jiaao HAO
Associate Head and Associate Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Prof. Hao is seeking PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers with expertise in high-speed aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Interested individuals are encouraged to submit their CV via email.
Aerodynamics, Aerothermodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Junnan Yu
Assistant Professor · School of Design
⭐ Dr Yu is looking for Ph.D. students interested in interactive learning technologies, computing education for children, child-centered AI design, or other child-computer interaction fields. For those interested, you may want to check and consider applying for the PolyU postgraduate fellowships. Note …
Child-Computer Interaction; Human-Computer Interaction; Interactive Learning Technologies; Design Research; Research Methods
LI Tianyi 李天一
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Opening for PhD Position; Opening for Postdoc Position
Turbulence; Artificial intelligence for fluid mechanics; Computational fluid dynamics; Geophysical fluid dynamics. His research interests include fundamental turbulence, atmospheric and oceanic flows, and dispersed multiphase flows.
Lei Yang
Associate Professor · Faculty of Business
⭐ I am currently recruiting Postdoctoral Fellow (Economics and Computer Science background are welcome). Please send your email to me if you are interested.
International Economics And Development Economics
Luis Vega
Research Assistant Professor · School of Design
⭐ Open to supervise PhD in Design and DDes candidates
Collaborative making, sociomateriality, practice-led research, non-representational methods, onto-epistemology
Meizhen Huang
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
⭐ Prof. Huang welcomes prospective PhD students who are interested in neurorehabilitation and related fields.
Neurorehabilitation, Brain stimulation, Exercise therapy, Balance and gait, Biomechanics, Rehabilitation technology, Motor control and learning, Muscle changes in neurological conditions
Ming Li 李明
Assistant Professor; Assistant Director of PolyU Academy for Artificial Intelligence · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Prof. Li is recruiting research students (PhD and Mphil) and postdoctoral fellows. Interested applicants are welcomed to send their CVs to ming.li@polyu.edu.hk. A coding test will be scheduled if qualified.
Large Language Models
Blockchain and Secure Multi-party Computation
Digital Twin/Cyber-Physical System
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Technology
Neil Li
Associate Professor · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
⭐ Prof. Li always looks forward to working with researchers and outstanding students in the broad field of big data analytics, user-generated content, and consumer psychology & behaviour. If you are interested in my research and want to the group as RA, please don't hesitate to send me an email with y…
IT-enabled Business Strategies, Economic Analytics in Tourism and Hospitality, Consumer Decision Making, Big Data Analytics
Pan Kai
Associate Professor · Faculty of Business
⭐ I am always looking for Ph.D. students interested in operations research and artificial intelligence with potential applications in smart city operations, energy markets, transportation, e-commerce, supply chain, and telecommunications. Prospective students with solid backgrounds are welcome to emai…
Stochastic and Discrete Optimisation, Robust and Data-driven Optimisation, Energy Market, Smart City Operations, Marketing, Supply Chain, Transportation, Information Systems. Theories: Stochastic and Discrete Optimization, Robust and Data-Driven Optimization, Dynamic Programming,…
Prof. Bryant HUI
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
⭐ Prof. HUI is open to supervising graduate students. If you are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. study under his guidance, please send your CV to him via email.
Prosocial behaviours and online behaviours; Psychological and physical well-being; Psychosocial interventions; Globalisation, migration, and acculturation
Prof. CHENG Song 成松
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Applications with proven track record and strong commitment are kindly invited for Ph.D., RA and other research openings in Prof. Cheng's group.
Gas Phase Chemical Kinetics; Real-Fluid Oxidation Chemistry; Low-Carbon Oxidation Chemistry; Uncertainty Quantification and Optimization; Optimal Decision Making; Machine Learning
Prof. Christy Xuyan Qiu
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Humanities
⭐ Doctoral supervision: I am interested in supervising PhD research related to second language teaching and learning, with a particular focus on task-based language teaching, technology-assisted language teaching, English-medium instruction, and English for academic purposes. Please feel free to reach…
Second language teaching and learning, Task-based language teaching, English for academic purposes, English-medium instruction
Prof. John Rogers
Associate Professor · Faculty of Humanities
⭐ Doctoral Supervision: I would be particularly interested in PhD supervision related to investigating distributed practice effects (spacing effects) in learning. Such projects could be aimed at investigating the learning of grammar or vocabulary under various spacing conditions, and the role of vario…
Second Language Acquisition, Second Language Instruction, Cognitive Science, Research Methods
Prof. Kathleen Ahrens
Honorary Professor · Faculty of Humanities
⭐ I am interested in working with PhD students or post-docs on research projects that examine metaphor in experimental studies and corpora-based analyses.
Conceptual and Critical Metaphor Analysis, Corpus Linguistics, Language and Politics, Language and Creativity, Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Prof. Nate Ming Curran
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Humanities
⭐ I am actively recruiting PhD students interested in the topics above.
Intercultural Communication, Gig Economy, Cosmopolitanism, Motivations for Language Learning. Broadly speaking, my current research is focused on three areas: 1) language teaching in the gig economy; 2) intercultural communication and identity; and 3) AI-generated discourse and p…
Prof. Pablo CRUZ GONZALEZ
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
⭐ He is actively recruiting PhD students. Highly motivated candidates with interests in neurorehabilitation, cognitive rehabilitation, rehabilitation technology, data-driven approaches, and psychosocial factors influencing recovery are encouraged to contact him.
Neurorehabilitation, Technology-enabled and digital rehabilitation, Deep phenotyping, Neuroscience, Mental health
Professor Emma Shujun WANG
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Prof. WANG is actively recruiting self-motivated PhD students, research assistants, undergraduate researchers, interns, and visiting students from computer science, biomedical engineering, statistics, applied mathematics, or related fields. Interested candidates are requested to email before applyin…
Medical AI, Protein AI, AI Virtual Cell, AI-driven Drug Discovery
Qi ZHAO
Associate Professor, ADoRCDSE · Faculty of Construction and Environment
⭐ PhD fellowship & International opportunities: Available fellowship/scholarship schemes; PolyU – EIT Collaborative PhD Training Programme; International exchange program with University of Toronto. Undergraduate research/intern opportunities: Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (GRI) programme. NEW …
Lunar regolith, planetary science; In situ and operando experiments under CT; Non-destructive testing and characterization methods (CT, acoustic emission, and tomography); Fault/joint surface roughness and frictional behavior; Hybrid finite-discrete element method (FDEM)
S.K. Lai
Associate Professor · Faculty of Construction and Environment
⭐ Vacancies
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University invites expressions of interest from graduates with evidence of academic excellence and research ability. The scheme aims to recruit outstanding graduates, irrespective of country of origin, prior work experience and ethnic back…
Energy Harvesting, Structural Dynamics, Topology Optimization, Acoustic Metamaterials
Sangdi GU
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ MULTIPLE PHD POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE. I am currently looking for candidates to work on various topics related to hypersonic flows. Several scholarships are available. Please contact me for more details. I am currently looking for several PhD candidates to work on various topics related to hypersonic…
Hypersonic flow theory; Thermochemical nonequilibrium; Hypersonic impulse facilities; Optical diagnostics; Experimental hypersonics.
Shiyu BAI
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Opening Positions: I am currently seeking PhD students to work on topics related to ISAC for non-cooperative UAV surveillance and deep learning-based inertial odometry for robotic systems. Interested candidates are welcome to send their CV and publication list to shiyu.bai@polyu.edu.hk.
ISAC-enabled Low-altitude Target Sensing and Localization; AI-enabled Navigation; Multisensor Fusion for Robust Localization
Siyang ZHONG
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Dr. Zhong is looking for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. Candidates with a background in fluid mechanics, aerodynamics/aeroacoustics, aeronautics/aviation, physics, and applied mathematics are welcome to contact him via email at siyang.zhong@polyu.edu.hk.
Aeroacoustics & aerodynamics, aircraft noise, sustainable and green aviation of unmanned aircraft systems, high-performance computing, environmental noise and reduction, sports aerodynamics.
Siyuan FENG
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Self-motivated engineering, science, and business students with strong academic backgrounds and interests in pursuing a PhD degree in the areas of aviation, low-altitude air mobility, transportation, machine learning and operations research are strongly encouraged to contact me.
Machine learning for multi-modal transportation systems
Low-altitude air mobility and logistics
Aviation management
Aviation and transportation simulation
Shared mobility
Sky Lo
Assistant Professor · School of Design
⭐ Prof. Lo welcomes prospective PhD candidates who are interested in advancing cross-disciplinary research on spatial phygital interaction, particularly across XR-enabled design, architecture, urban environments, landscape, IoT, ubiquitous computing, and emerging interactive systems.
Computational Architecture, Building Information Modeling, Gamification Application, Virtual Reality in VR, AR, MR, XR, Application of Digital tools to connect Rurals and Cities, Parametric and Digital Fabrication, Interactive Design, HCI and HVRI
Songye ZHU
Head & Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Interim Director of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Steel Construction (Hong Kong Branch) · Faculty of Construction and Environment
⭐ Available post vacancies in research group:
University Ph.D. Studentship
Research Assistant / Associate / Post-doctoral Fellow
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TANG Hui
Associate Head (Research) and Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Various PhD/RA openings are available. If interested, please contact Prof. Tang for more information.
Aerodynamics; Hydrodynamics; Active flow control; Fluid-structure Interaction; Multiphase flow
Wang Yineng
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Business
⭐ I am looking for remote / part-time interns and research assistants. If you have interests in collaborating with me, please directly contact me at yineng.wang@polyu.edu.hk.
My research aims to integrate optimization, economics, and game theory to address the operational challenges faced by mobility systems.
Wangda Zhu
Assistant Professor · School of Design
⭐ Dr Zhu is now actively looking for 1 postdoc and 1 to 2 PhD students in learning system design and development starting in 2027 (e.g., Creative Learning System, Teachable Agent, Social Networking Tool). Please feel free to send your resume to his email if you are interested in the application. Ideal…
Interaction Design, AI in Education, UX Research Methods
Wanrui ZHANG
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Dr Zhang is currently seeking a research assistant in 2026 to work on composite manufacturing, composite tests, finite element analysis, and related areas. Please send your CV to wanrui.zhang@polyu.edu.hk if you are interested.
Environmental Degradation of CFRPs; Development of Impact-resistant Composites; Multifunctional Composites; Composite Manufacturing; Finite Element Analysis
Wei LIU
Associate Head and Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ PhD Students - Students with background in Aviation/Transport/Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Control Engineering, Automation, Applied Mathematics or other relevant areas are welcome to apply for our PhD or MPhil program. Please send me your CV including your education q…
Multimodal Transport Network Modeling and Analytics
Transport and Aviation Economics
Low-altitude Air Mobility and Logistics
Electrified, Automated, and Shared Mobility
Xiang LI
Associate Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
⭐ Prof. LI is currently accepting Ph.D. students for mentoring. If interested, please kindly send your CV through email and indicate your research interest.
Aggression and delinquency; Cyberbullying and internet addiction; Mental health and well-being; Positive youth development; Psychometric assessment; Leadership and service learning
Xiewen Wen (Sitman) 溫燮文
Associate Professor; Director of PolyU-CSU Joint Research Center for Space Manufacturing Technologies (RCSMT); Associate Director of University Research Facility in 3D Printing (U3DP) · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Prof. Wen’s group welcomes highly motivated Ph.D. students, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, industrial collaborators, and entrepreneurial partners in areas including intelligent manufacturing, space manufacturing, additive manufacturing, laser processing, optical metrology, nanomanufacturing, …
Intelligent Additive Manufacturing and Digital Manufacturing
Space Manufacturing, In-orbit Fabrication, and Commercial Space Technologies
Glass Micro/Nano Manufacturing and High-resolution 3D Printing
Ultrafast Laser Manufacturing and Precision Laser Processing
Advanced Optical M…
Xin Wen (Windy) 溫馨
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Dr. WEN is recruiting research students and postdoctoral fellows. Interested applications are welcomed to send their CVs and publications to windy.wen@polyu.edu.hk.
Aviation Operations, Airline Scheduling, Air Logistics, and Logistics Engineering & Supply Chain Management
Xinyan Huang
Associate Professor · Faculty of Construction and Environment
⭐ Currently, his research team has 20+ PhD students and postdoc fellows, and new positions are open all year round. 研究团队有20多名博士生和博士后，欢迎新成员加入。
Fire Dynamics, Modelling, and Investigation<br/>Smart Firefighting with Artificial Intelligence<br/>Thermal Safety of Energy Storage Materials<br/>Wildland Fire Behaviours and Fire Ecology<br/>Heat Transfer and Phase Change Processes<br/>Emission and Pollution Control of Combusti…
YU Xiang 余翔
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ PhD/RA positions are available. Please contact Prof. Yu for more information.
Vibro-acoustic modelling; Acoustic metamaterial; Noise and vibration control; Advanced functional material; Lattice structure and porous material; Hearing and auditory perception; Active noise cancellation; Smart actuator; Acoustic black hole
Yangyang FAN
Associate Professor · Faculty of Business
⭐ She is currently recruiting Ph.D. students and research assistants, preferably with a background in machine learning.
Fintech, Auditing, Corporate Governance, Capital Markets
Yin WU
Associate Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
⭐ Prof. WU is looking for PhD students, postdocs and RAs. For those interested, please send him a CV via email.
Hormones and behavior, Decision neuroscience, Social cognition
Yiping JIANG
Associate Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Positions are available for PhD candidates, research assistants, and postdoctoral researchers. Please send your CV to Prof. Jiang at yiping.jiang@polyu.edu.hk.
satellite navigation, air navigation, aviation integrity, and trustworthy navigation
Yiyuan Zhang
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ Opening for PhD Position
Structuring of Fluids, Soft and Smart Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, Microfluidics, 3D Manipulation of Fluids, Flexible Electronics, Nonlinear Computation and Optimization
You Dong
Associate Head (Teaching) and Professor · Faculty of Construction and Environment
⭐ Postdoc and Ph.D. Position Available! (wind turbine, SHM and control, infrastructure adaptation, machine learning, structural engineering, reliability, intelligent predictive maintenance, etc.)
Physics-guided machine/deep learning for predictive modeling, analysis, and management/optimization; Digital twin-enabled intelligent maintenance; Cyber-physical systems resilience and sustainability; Life-cycle management and decision making of deteriorating structures; Multi-ha…
Yu GUAN
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
⭐ PhD Positions in Combustion Dynamics, Nonlinear Dynamics and Control, and Data-driven Time Series Analysis and Modeling (Please contact via yu.guan@polyu.edu.hk)
Combustion instability in gas turbines and rockets; Combustion dynamics of zero-carbon fuels; Nonlinear dynamics and control; Data-driven time series analysis and modeling
Zhenxiao Chen
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Business
⭐ Both part-time and full-time research assistant positions are currently available. Interested candidates are welcome to contact.
Operational Innovation, Human-AI Interactions
Zhibin Zhou
Assistant Professor · School of Design
⭐ Zhibin is actively seeking postdoctoral researchers with interests in AI and design, particularly in scenarios such as education and entrepreneurship. Interested candidates are encouraged to consider applying for the RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme.
Human-AI Interaction Design Methodology/Tools for AI-enhanced UX
羅逸 (Bony Schachter)
助理教授 · Faculty of Humanities
⭐ 羅逸博士接受具有扎實道教學研究背景的學生。
道教, 儀式理論, 明清中國, 明清中國禮儀制度史, 明清中國書籍史, 朱權研究
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AU Man Ho Allen
Professor and Associate Head (Research and Development) · Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
information security, applied cryptography, blockchain technology, and their applications
Achim I. Czerny
Professor · Faculty of Business
Air Transport, Transport Economics, Regulatory Economics, Industrial Organisation
Ada Lo
Associate Professor · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Customer Relationship Management, Spa Experience, Loyalty Programme Development, Tourists' Behavior, Tourism Risks, Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability, Digital Marketing
Alan Kan
Professor of Practice (Digital Advertising) · School of Design
Advertising campaign, digital advertising, creative strategy
Albert Ka-fat POON
Professor of Practice · Faculty of Engineering
Biomedical Engineers Training, Clinical engineering, Health Technology, Medical Device Regulation
Alessandro Stocchino
Professor · Faculty of Construction and Environment
My background is primarily in applied fluid mechanics, turbulence and mass transport. I had a long training in mathematical modelling and laboratory techniques. My research interest can be summarized as follows: Mass transport and Mixing Processes. I have been interested in this …
Alex Wong Kin-yau
Associate Professor · Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
High-Dimensional Data Analysis, Integrative Analysis of Genomic data, Latent Variable Modeling, Statistical Genetics, Survival Analysis
Alice Hon
Associate Professor · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Employee Creativity & Innovation, Service Employee Motivation, Leadership and Team Management, Justice and Trust, Customer Satisfaction
Amanda Wang Yulan
Chair Professor of Operations Analytics and Supply Chain Management & Associate Head · Faculty of Business
Socially Responsible Operations, Platform Operations, Supply Chain Management, Behavioral Operations, and Data-Driven Operations, with applications to Manufacturing, Service, Healthcare, Platform, Supply Chain Finance and Agriculture
Amy FU
Peter Hung Professor in Pain Management, Assoc. Head(RS), ADoRISports & Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Early detection of musculotendinous problems
Muscle training and performance optimization
Sports injury prevention and rehabilitation
Amy Y. Ou
Associate Professor · Faculty of Business
Research Area: Management; Consulting, Research and Teaching Interests: Strategic leadership, Leader humility, Organizational culture, Women career management
An WANG
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Construction and Environment
Sustainable transportation, urban sensing, data-driven environmental modelling, smart cities
Andy C. L. Yeung
Chair Professor of Operations Management · Faculty of Business
Operations Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Quality Management
Angie Luo
Research Assistant Professor · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Consumer Behaviour, Food and Beverage Decision Making, Sensory Marketing, Experience Management
Angus Donald Campbell
Associate Professor · School of Design
Product Design, Design Research, Service Design, Co-design, Design for Sustainability, Appropriate Technology, Creativity & Innovation
Annalisa DE-LEO
Research Assistant Professor (Collaborator: Prof. Huan-Feng DUAN) · Faculty of Construction and Environment
My research focuses on environmental hydrodynamics, mass transport, and turbulence, with a particular emphasis on Lagrangian dynamics, coherent structures, and non-linear energy cascades in geophysical flows.
Anne Ambler Schluter
Associate Professor · Faculty of Humanities
Language and power, Language and affect, Mutlimodality and semiotics, Language policy and planning, Multilingualism, Political discourse, Linguistic and semiotic landscapes, The political economy of language
Annie Yan WANG
Programme Leader (MSc in STM), Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
Biomechanics of musculoskeletal system; Rehabilitation engineering; Sports injury; Motion analysis; Computational modelling and simulation; 3D printing in rehabilitation engineering; Prosthetics and orthotics bioengineering; Foot biomechanics and foot-support design; Bone and joi…
Anthony Mark McEnery
Chair Professor · Faculty of Humanities
Text analytics / Historical corpus analysis / Corpus construction / Conversational structures / Learner language
Anthony Pang
Associate Professor & Associate Head · Faculty of Business
Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Optimisation and Heuristic Algorithms
Antony Wong
Assistant Professor · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Corporate social responsibility, Organizational behaviour, Diversity and Inclusion, Hotel management, Human resource management, Medical tourism
Armin REZAYAN
Research Assistant Professor (Collaborator: Prof. Charles XU) · Faculty of Construction and Environment
Biorefinery & Waste Valorization, Biomass & Waste Thermocatalytic Conversion, Heterogeneous Catalysis for Bio-based Fuels & Chemicals, Plastic Waste Upcycling into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)/Lower Carbon Aviation Fuel (LCAF)
Asif Sohail Usmani
Chair Professor of Building Sciences and Fire Safety Engineering · Faculty of Construction and Environment
Performance based structural and fire safety engineering; development of computational tools for realistic simulation of structural response to fire loading; and promoting resilience of infrastructure and communities to man-made and natural disasters
Azar Tajabadi
Lecturer · Faculty of Humanities
Practitioner Research, Sociocultural Studies, Interactionist Studies, Intercultural Education
Babak HASSAN BEYGI
Clinical Associate · Faculty of Engineering
Scoliosis, Spinal orthoses, Lower limb and upper limb orthoses, Lower limb prostheses, CAD/CAM technologies in prosthetics & orthotics
Ben YOUNG
Vice President (Student and Global Affairs) & Chair Professor of Steel Structures · Faculty of Construction and Environment
Cold-formed steel structures, Testing and design of steel structures, Thin-walled structures, Structural stability, Structural analysis, Stainless steel structures, Aluminium structures, Fire resistance of metal structures and Engineering education.
Benny C.F. Cheung
Chair Professor of Ultra-precision Machining and Metrology; Director of State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) · Faculty of Engineering
Precision Engineering; Ultra-precision Machining Technology; Precision Metrology; Knowledge and Technology Management; Enterprise Systems
Benny Leong
Professor of Practice (Design Practice) · School of Design
Industrial/ Product design, Sustainable Design, Strategic Design, Lifestyle Design Research
Benson LAU
Associate Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Neurogenesis, Neurological basis of Emotion and Behaviors, Mechanisms of rehabilitative treatment, Neuroplasticity
Bernadette Maria Watson
Honorary Professor · Faculty of Humanities
Interdisciplinary communication in health
Health professional and patient communication
Interprofessional education in the health context
Intergroup communication
Billy Bai
Associate Dean (Academic Affairs) and Professor · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Consumer Behavior in Hospitality and Tourism, Technological Impacts and Decision-Making, Branding and Loyalty, Destination Marketing
Bingyang DAI
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
Macrophage-Based Therapies for Musculoskeletal Regeneration, Bone Immunometabolism, Nanoparticle-Based Therapy and Tissue Engineering on Musculoskeletal Regeneration, Crosstalk between Bone and Organs
Binyan Jiang
Associate Head (Teaching) and Professor · Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
High Dimensional Data Analysis, Network Data Analysis
Blair Ying Jin
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Humanities
Health Communication, Conversation Analysis, Discourse Analysis
Bodedla Govardhana Babu
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Science
Water Splitting, H₂O₂ Production, CO₂ Reduction, Degradation of Organic Pollutants, Organic Transformations
Brian AU
Professor of Practice · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Visual Inattention after brain lesion; Functional recovery of hemiplegic upper extremity; Therapeutic Effects of Taichi Chuan; Well-Being in Older Adults
Brian Kwok
Associate Professor · School of Design
Communication design, visual culture, information design, healthcare communication
Brian Lee
Assistant Dean (Resources & Infrastructure), Associate Professor · School of Design
Sustainable product and service system, sociomateriality, quality of life, design for ageing society, community art and public furniture
Bruce Xiao Wang
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Humanities
Forensic speech science/forensic voice comparison; Forensic statistics; Acoustic and articulatory phonetics; Sociophonetics
Byoung Uk KANG
Associate Professor · Faculty of Business
Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, Empirical Asset Pricing, Financial Econometrics
CAI Jing
Head(HTI) & Chair Professor of Medical Physics and Intelligent Oncology · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
MRI‐guided Radiation Therapy, 4D Imaging and Radiation Therapy, Stereotactic‐Body Radiation Therapy, Radiomics, and Brachytherapy.
CHANG Yijia
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
homomorphic encryption, threshold cryptography, and provable AI security
CHAO Yu Hang, Christopher 趙汝恒
Senior Vice President (Research and Innovation), Chair Professor of Thermal and Environmental Engineering · Faculty of Engineering
Aerosol and gaseous contaminant transport in indoor environments; Solar and waste heat driven cooling and refrigeration system; Passive radiative cooling; Nanofluid heat transfer; Bio inspired heat transfer; Fire dynamics and combustion
CHEN Zhen
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
AI for Healthcare, Multimodal AI, Medical Foundation Models, Surgical Intelligence
CHENG King Yip, Kenneth
Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Obesity and its related metabolic disorders including diabetes and cardiovascular diseases
Mechanism underlying insulin action and secretion
Adipose tissue and metabolic health
CHOW Wang Ngai, Franklin
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Infectious diseases, Extracellular vesicles, Host-pathogen interactions, Small RNA, Environmental Microbiology, One Health
CHOY Yat Sze
Associate Professor · Faculty of Engineering
Area of Specialization: Sound induced vibration; Duct noise control; Building and room acoustics; Environmental noise measurement and control; Aeroacoustics; Sound Sources identification; Sound quality of product and its assessment; Soundscape study, planning and design
CHUN Andy
Professor of Practice · Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
CHUNG Chi-yung
Head of Department and Chair Professor of Power Systems Engineering · Faculty of Engineering
smart grid, micro grid, renewable energy, power system stability/control, planning and operation, applications of artificial intelligence, power markets and electric vehicle charging
Camilla Lo
Associate Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Child and family victimization, Child maltreatment, Addiction, Gaming disorder, Attachment-based interventions
Cao Liangliang
Chair Professor of Artificial Intelligence Systems · Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Artificial Intelligence, Cloud AI, Computer Vision, Large Language Model
Cao Xinlin
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Inverse Problems for Partial Differential Equations, Mathematical Material Sciences, Scattering Theory and Spectral Theory, Microlocal Analysis
Capt. Chris ENTWISLE
Head of Training, Flight Training Organisation · Faculty of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Catherine C. Liu
Associate Professor · Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Statistical Learning, Medical Image Analysis, Functional Data Analysis, Bayesian Learning, Biostatistics
Catherine Cheung
Associate Professor · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Human Resources Management, Service Quality, Yield Management
Cathy Hsu
Chair Professor · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Tourist behavior and resident sentiment, Hospitality and destination marketing, Hospitality education and student learning
Cehao YU
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Visual perception, Circadian rhythm, Sleep, Well-being and mental health
Chak-yin Tang 鄧澤賢
Professor and Associate Head · Faculty of Engineering
Instrumentation, materials processing and modelling. Damage Mechanics focusing on material and process modeling; Bioengineering; Advanced materials processing technologies.
Changmin Jiang
Associate Professor · Faculty of Business
Transportation Sectors, Economic and Policy Analysis
Changyuan Yu
DoJJRI & Chair Professor of Photonic Information System · Faculty of Engineering
His research focuses on photonic devices, subsystems, optical fiber communication and sensor systems, and biomedical instruments.
Charles Chunbao XU
Chair Professor of Advanced Biorefinery, Director of Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality · Faculty of Construction and Environment
Biorefinery, Fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass into cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, Production of bio-polymers from cellulose and lignin via chemical modifications, Production of oxygenated bio-chemicals and C5-C18 alkanes from C5/C6 sugars, Production of sustainable …
Chee-wee TAN
Professor · Faculty of Business
Research Area: Management Information Systems; Consulting, Research and Teaching Interests: Applied Business Computing; Digital Innovation; Platform Economics and Governance
Chen Di
Associate Professor · Faculty of Construction and Environment
Prof. Chen’s research focuses on surface electrocatalysis and functional materials for energy and environmental applications. By integrating atomically precise materials design with operando characterisation, his group investigates fundamental surface and interfacial processes in…
Chen Kexin
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Financial Mathematics: Stochastic control for financial application, Optimal stopping problems, Partial and asymmetric information problems
Chen Mingli
Professor · Faculty of Construction and Environment
Lightning Detection & Protection Building Electrical Service Electromagnetic Compatibility Power Quality.
Chen Sheng
Head (FSN), Director of RIM & Chair Professor of Microbiology · Faculty of Science
Bacterial AMR, Bacterial pathogenesis, Bacterial tolerance, Novel antimicrobial drug discovery, Vaccine and monoclonal antibody therapy development, Genomics and metagenomics, One Health research
Chen Tianxiang
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Science
My research centers on the rational design of atomically precise catalysts to tackle challenges in hydrogen energy and biomass valorization. By integrating material synthesis with state-of-the-art synchrotron characterisation, I aim to decode the dynamic behavior of active sites …
Chen Xiaojun
Associate Director of UCAIC and Chair Professor of Applied Mathematics · Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Stochastic Equilibrium Problems, Nonsmooth, nonconvex optimization
Chen Zepeng
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Business
Supply Chain Management, Operations Management Modelling / Finance / Information System Interface
Cheng DONG
Associate Vice President (Knowledge Transfer), Chair Professor of Cell Engineering and ImmunoMedicine · Faculty of Engineering
Cell Signaling, Cell Engineering, Regenerative Tissue Engineering, Nanotechnologies, Cancer and Inflammatory Microenvironment, Immunotherapies. My research areas mainly focus on the interface of human immune cell functions and cancer / inflammatory microenvironments, including ce…
Cheng ZENG
Associate Professor · Faculty of Business
Political And Regulatory Influences On Financial Reporting, International Financial Reporting Standards, Valuation Models, Corporate social Responsibility Reporting
Chengkun Li
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Business
Empirical Studies, Big-data Analysis in International Shipping and Regional Economics
Chengzhu SUN
Associate Professor · Faculty of Business
ESG, regulations, information economics and social networks. For example, she explores the real effects of various governance mechanisms or regulations on firms' non-financial outcomes (especially for the environmental practices such as corporate pollution and carbon emissions). …
Chenpeng Tong
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
Metal Forming and Manufacturing Processes, Materials Processing and Modelling, Lightweight Structural Components, Material Characterisation and Microstructure Analysis
Cheung Hiu Dan Hilda
Lecturer · Faculty of Construction and Environment
Daylight utilization
Assessment of interior luminous environment
Application of high dynamic range photography in lighting measurement
Cheung Nga-man
Lecturer · School of Fashion and Textiles
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Chi Chung Stephen KO
Lecturer · Faculty of Business
Research Area: Management
Consulting, Research and Teaching Interests: Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship
His research interests include innovation, entrepreneurship, and business education.
Chi Hong LEUNG
Lecturer · Faculty of Business
Research Area: Management Information Systems. Consulting, Research and Teaching Interests: Natural Language Processing, IT in Education, E-commerce, Consumer Attitudes
Chih-Yung WEN
Chair Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, Director of RILA, Director of RCUAS & Associate Director of RISports · Faculty of Engineering
Aerothermodynamics and boundary layer transition of hypersonic/supersonic vehicles; Shock/droplet and shock/bubble interactions; Applications of DBD actuators on flow control; Experimental fluid mechanics and CFD; Numerical simulations and assessment of urban wind field and air p…
Chiou Jiachi, Amber
Associate Head (FSN), Associate Director of RiFood & Associate Professor · Faculty of Science
Gut microbiome, Prebiotics, Probiotics, Synbiotics, Metabolic syndrome, Antimicrobial materials, Molecular detection
Chishen WEI
Associate Professor · Faculty of Business
Social trust, Cryptocurrencies, China markets
Choi Koon-kay
Professor of Practice (Chemistry) · Faculty of Science
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Chong WANG
Associate Professor · Faculty of Business
Accounting Quality, Banking, Bank Loan Contracting
Chow Ming-cheung, Larry
Interim Head(LS) & Professor · Faculty of Science
Molecular Mechanism of Drug Resistance in Cancer and Parasites, Early Phase Design of Small Molecules for Therapeutic Applications, P-Glycoprotein, Parasitic Diseases, Leishmaniasis
Chris K. Y. Lo
Professor · Faculty of Business
Quality Management, Sustainability in Operations, Innovation Management, Social Media Analytics, AI and Big Data Analytics
Chua Song-lin
Associate Professor · Faculty of Science
Microbial Physiology, Host-microbe (predator-prey) Interactions, Microbial Communities and Biofilms, Microbial Systems including Microfluidics and Sensors, Antimicrobial Resistance, Microbial Control and Drug Discovery, Microbial Engineering in Environment and Pollution
Chunyi WEN
Associate Professor · Faculty of Engineering
Musculoskeletal aging and regeneration; Cellular Senescence and Skeletal Aging; Precision Medicine for Skeletal Ageing; Data-driven Community-based Bone and Joint Healthcare Revolution
Claire Jinhui Li
Research Assistant Professor (Collaborator: Prof. Xiang-Dong LI) · Faculty of Construction and Environment
Environmental and cancer epidemiology; Environmental medicine and toxicology; Environmental and occupational exposure–related mechanisms underlying chronic diseases
Crystal Shi
Associate Professor · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Employee Well-being and Emotions, Ethical Leadership, Abusive Supervision, Computational Social Method, Experience Sampling Method
Cui Jianbo
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Analysis and computations of stochastic differential equations; Optimal transport theory; Structure-preserving numerical methods of Hamiltonian systems
Curley Liu
Research Assistant Professor · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
tourism demand modelling and forecasting, tourism economics, and high-dimensional mixed-frequency data econometric methods
Cynthia Hou
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Construction and Environment
Facilities management in both the private and public sectors; post-occupancy evaluation, workplace management, strategic facilities management, and heritage adaptive reuse and revitalisation; smart technologies including smart hotels, smart heritage facilities management, and vir…
Cynthia Lai
Associate Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Executive functioning and self-regulation
Sensory processing and sensory-based intervention
Autonomic dysregulation
Developmental disabilities (e.g. ADHD, ASD, SpLD)
Child development
Evaluation and rehabilitation instrument development
Community-based participatory research
DI Yining
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
The integration of advanced data mining techniques, domain-specific knowledge engineering, and multimodal data fusion, in developing generative AI systems that deliver intelligent decision support and tailored solutions for specialized industrial and civil sectors.
Dagnachew Senbeto
Assistant Professor · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Innovation in hospitality and tourism, Crisis management in hospitality and tourism, Tourism impacts and sustainability
Dai YAO
Associate Professor · Faculty of Business
Research Area: Marketing
Consulting, Research and Teaching Interests: Development, Application, and Incubation of Statistics, Artificial Intelligence, Neuroscience, and Economics Based Solutions for Business Problems.
Research Interests: Development, Application, and Incubation (…
Daisy Fan
Associate Professor · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Social sustainability, Social contact, Tourist behaviour, Active ageing
Damian SIU
Assistant Professor of Practice · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Primary health care; Occupational Safety and Health; Vocational Rehabilitation; Cardio-respiratory care and rehabilitation
Dan Wang
Associate Dean (Research) and Professor, Associate Director of Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Impact of Mobile IT Innovation, IT & Communication Strategies in Hospitality & Tourism Organizations, Tourists On-site Decision Making, Destination Marketing
Daniel Leung
Associate Professor · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Technology Management, Electronic Marketing, Social Media Marketing
Daniel Ng Chi-to
Professor · Faculty of Business
Engineering Management, Scheduling, Hotel Logistics, Optimisation, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Danning LI
Research Assistant Professor (Collaborator: Prof. Zhen LENG) · Faculty of Construction and Environment
Development of sustainable and smart paving materials; Life cycle assessment and life cycle cost analysis of road infrastructure; Artificial intelligence-assisted design of road and paving materials
David YU
Professor of Practice · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Exercise Physiology and Cardiopulmonary Assessments in Healthy and Disease Populations, Critical Care, COPD Management
Davynn Gim Hoon TAN
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Ageing, Cognitive health, Applied cognitive neuroscience, Community health
Dehao XU
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Engineering
Mechanisms of compressible turbulent wall-bounded turbulence; Transition process and stability analysis of compressible transitional wall-bounded turbulence; Machine learning based modelling of compressible turbulent wall-bounded turbulence; Multiphase flows with phase change; Tu…
Deming ZHU
Research Assistant Professor (Collaborator: Prof. You DONG) · Faculty of Construction and Environment
Structural Resilience, Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment, Life-Cycle Infrastructure Management, Structural Health Monitoring
Deniz Kucukusta
Associate Dean (Global Engagement and Student Affairs) and Associate Professor · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Hospitality Management, Medical Tourism, Spa Management, Human Resources Management in Hospitality Industry, Wellness Tourism
Dereck FU
Assistant Professor of Practice · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Mr Fu recognises the multifactorial causes of musculoskeletal and sports disorders, understanding that these conditions often arise from a complex interplay of physical, psychological, and social factors. He is keen to research these multifaceted contributors to better understand…
Derek YAU
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Exercise therapy
Frailty management
Pain management
Perioperative management
Di Jiang
Associate Professor · Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
His research interests span speech processing, natural language processing, and federated learning, with applications in high-impact domains such as FinTech, elderly care, and longevity medicine.
Ding Yuxuan
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Construction and Environment
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Diya DOU
Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
1) positive youth development among adolescents, 2) the interplay between parenting, teaching, and adolescent well-being, 3) school effectiveness and improvement, and 4) teacher professional development and well-being
Donald Choi, JP
Professor of Practice (Environment and Interior Design) · School of Design
Architecture, Property Development
Dong LIAO
Research Assistant Professor (Collaborator: Prof. Chao ZHOU) · Faculty of Construction and Environment
Dr. Liao’s research primarily focuses on constitutive modelling of soil behaviour, discrete element investigation of particulate mechanics, and numerical analysis of geotechnical engineering problems.
Dongmei Mo
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Humanities
AI, machine learning, and human-centred applications; human-centred AI and machine learning for education, healthcare, humanities and arts
Dongsheng Liu
Chair Professor of Polymer Science and Chemical Biology · Faculty of Science
1. New strategy for synthesizing ultra-long single stranded DNA/RNA with site-specific modifications and circular mRNAs, and their applications in chemical biology, epigenetics and medicines; 2. Supramolecular hydrogels and their applications in tissue engineering.
DNA, RNA, Self…
Dori Davari
Assistant Professor · School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Destination curiosity, People-centric travel experiences, Destination-community hospitality, Tourism as a social phenomenon, Cultural ambassadorship, Sustainable behaviors
Dr Albe NG
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Complex trauma, Dissociation, Post-traumatic growth and resilience, Trauma-informed care, Sleep and Psychophysiology
Dr Alex CHEUNG
Lecturer · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Skeletal muscle and satellite cell biology, Diabetes complications and interventions, Tissue repair and regeneration
Dr Alexandra KALININA
Lecturer · Faculty of Business
Consulting, Research and Teaching Interests: Strategic Management, International Business, Corporate Social Responsibility
Dr Algae AU
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Psychological well-being; Globalization and acculturation; Pro-environmental behaviors; Sharing economy
Dr Allen Tai Hoi-lun
Lecturer · Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Mathematical Modeling and Optimization in Supply Chain Management, Inventory Theory, Industrial Engineering
Dr Alpha LAM
Lecturer · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Dr Annie KO
Lecturer · Faculty of Business
Corporate Social Responsibilities, Sustainability, Business Ethics, Organisational Behaviour, Experiential learning
Dr Barbara W.Y. SIU
Senior Lecturer · Faculty of Construction and Environment
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Dr Ben YU
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Buddhist psychology, Stigma and advocacy, Well-being and mental health, Cultural diversity, Recovery process
Dr Billy SO
Clinical Associate · Faculty of Engineering
Aquatic Physiotherapy and Exercise
Swimming Biomechanics
Ergonomics
Wearable Technologies
Sports Analytic
Work Disability Prevention
Dr Bin PAN
Research Assistant Professor (Collaborator: Prof. Huan-Feng DUAN) · Faculty of Construction and Environment
My research focuses on the fundamental theories of transient flows in pipelines and the development of next-generation pipeline defect detection methods to enhance water security and promote sustainable development.
Dr Bin-bin YIN
Research Assistant Professor (Collaborator: Prof. Zhen LENG) · Faculty of Construction and Environment
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Dr CHEN Junyi, Jerry
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Bioinformatics, sing-cell RNA-Seq, Pharmacogenomics, Machine learning, Deep learning, Active learning.
Dr CHEN Ziman
Research Assistant Professor · Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Diagnostic ultrasound of superficial and abdominal organs
Artificial intelligence applications in medical ultrasound
Renal fibrosis assessment in chronic kidney disease
AI-CAD systems for thyroid nodule classification
Explainable AI and clinical decision support in imaging diagno…
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