PEOPLE

Prof. Emily Y. Y. Chan

  • Position(s)
    • Director, Centre for Global Health, CUHK
    • Director, Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response, CUHK
    • Professor and Associate Director (External Affairs and Collaboration), The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
    • Visiting Professor, Public Health Medicine, University of Oxford
    • Assistant Dean (Development), Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
  • Education
    • MD (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
  • Research Expertise
    • Climate change and health
    • Disaster and humanitarian medicine
    • Evidence-based medical and public health interventions in resource deficit settings
    • Health in transitional communities: The Belt and Road Initiative
    • Health needs and programme impact evaluation
    • Injury and disaster epidemiology

Prof. Kalok Chan

Prof. Chun-hung Cheng

  • Position(s)
    • Director, Center for Logistics Technologies and Supply Chain Optimization, CUHK
    • Deputy Director, Centre for Innovation and Technology, CUHK
    • Associate Professor, Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, CUHK
    • Associate Dean of Students, Lee Woo Sing College, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of Iowa)
  • Research Expertise
    • Information systems
    • Operations management
    • Facility location and layout
    • Logistics and transport
    • RFID systems deployment
    • Sensing technologies

Prof. Waiman Cheung

  • Position(s)
    • Director, Asian Institute of Supply Chains and Logistics, CUHK
    • Director, Center of Cyber Logistics, CUHK
    • Professor, Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
  • Research Expertise
    • Management information systems
    • Database systems
    • Decision support systems
    • Information systems integration
    • E-commerce and logistics

Prof. Chi-yue Chiu

Prof. Susanne Y. P. Choi

  • Position(s)
    • Department Vice-Chair and Professor, Department of Sociology, CUHK
    • Executive Committee Member, Gender Research Centre, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, CUHK
  • Education
    • DPhil (Oxford University)
  • Research Expertise
    • Gender
    • Family
    • Migration
    • Sexuality

Prof. Terence T. L. Chong

  • Position(s)
    • Executive Director, Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and Finance, CUHK
    • Associate Professor, Department of Economics, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of Rochester)
  • Research Expertise
    • Financial econometrics
    • Time series analysis
    • Technical analysis of financial data

Prof. David Faure

  • Position(s)
    • Director, Centre for China Studies, CUHK
    • Director, Centre for Comparative and Public History, Department of History, CUHK
    • Director, CUHK-SYSU Centre for Historical Anthropology, CUHK
    • Wei Lun Research Professor of History, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (Princeton University)
  • Research Expertise
    • The history of the lineage in south China
    • Chinese business history
    • The history of Hong Kong
    • Local history in China

Prof. Eric Fong

  • Position(s)
    • Chairman and Professor, Department of Sociology, CUHK
    • Director, Research Centre on Migration and Mobility, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of Chicago)
  • Research Expertise
    • Migration
    • Urban sociology
    • Race and ethnicity

Prof. Anthony Y. H. Fung

  • Position(s)
    • Co-Director, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (HKIAPS), CUHK
    • Director, Centre for Youth Studies, HKIAPS, CUHK
    • Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK
    • Co-Director, Gender Studies Programme, Faculty of Social Science, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of Minnesota)
  • Research Expertise
    • Popular culture and cultural studies
    • Cultural/creative industries and cultural policy
    • Political economy of media, culture and communication
    • Hong Kong cultural identity
    • Youth studies

Prof. Michael K. Y. Fung

Prof. Esther S. C. Ho

  • Position(s)
    • Director, Hong Kong Centre for International Student Assessment, CUHK
    • Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Policy, CUHK
    • Founding Member of Steering Committee of Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia-Pacific, UNESCO
  • Education
    • PhD (University of British Columbia)
  • Research Expertise
    • Education policy
    • Educational leadership
    • Gender studies
    • Quantitative methods
    • School and community
    • School effectiveness and school improvement
    • Sociology of education

Prof. Pan-chiu Lai

  • Position(s)
    • Professor, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, CUHK
    • Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts, CUHK
  • Education
    • BA (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
    • MDiv (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
    • PhD (University of London)
  • Research Expertise
    • Inter-religious encounter
    • Christianity and Chinese culture
    • Modern religious thought
    • Environmental ethics

Prof. Kin-che Lam

  • Position(s)
    • Adjunct Professor, Department of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK
    • Environmental Consultant (Contract), The World Bank
  • Education
    • PhD (University of New England)
  • Honour(s)
    • Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS); J.P.
  • Professional Qualification(s)
    • HonFCIWEM; HonFHKIEIA, HonFHKIOA, FHKIQEP
  • Research Expertise
    • Environmental impact assessment
    • Environmental policy and governance

Prof. Pierre Landry

  • Position(s)
    • Professor, Department of Government and Public Administration, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of Michigan)
  • Research Expertise
    • Asian and Chinese politics
    • Comparative local government
    • Quantitative comparative analysis
    • Survey research

Prof. Gabriel N. C. Lau

  • Position(s)
    • Director, Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, CUHK
    • AXA Professor of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK
    • Professor (by Courtesy), Earth System Science Programme, Faculty of Science, CUHK
    • Executive Committee Member and Professor (by Courtesy), Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of Washington)
  • Research Expertise
    • Structure and dynamics of atmospheric circulation systems
    • Large-scale atmosphere-ocean interaction
    • Model simulation of atmospheric variability on different time scales
    • Regional impacts of climate change

Dr Cheung-kwok Law

  • Position(s)
    • Senior Research Fellow, Global China Research Programme, CUHK
    • Director of Policy, Aviation Policy and Research Center, CUHK
  • Education
    • BSSc (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
    • M Econ (Thammasat University, Thailand)
    • PhD (University of California, Los Angeles)
  • Research Expertise
    • Hong Kong/China/ASEAN
    • Economic and financial policy
    • Aviation policy
    • Public policy

Prof. Ho-fung Leung

  • Position(s)
    • Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, CUHK
    • Director, Master of Science Programme in Computer Science, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of London)
  • Research Expertise
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Ontologies
    • Intelligent agents
    • Complex systems
    • Social computing

Prof. Yee Leung

  • Position(s)
    • Director, Institute of Future Cities, CUHK
    • Research Professor, Department of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of Colorado)
  • Research Expertise
    • Mathematical models and geocomputation
    • Spatial data mining and knowledge discovery
    • Spatial decision support systems
    • Urban and regional analysis

Prof. Yuen-sang Leung

  • Position(s)
    • Director, Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), CUHK
    • Director, Research Centre for Contemporary Chinese Culture, ICS, CUHK
    • Professor of History, CUHK
    • Dean, Faculty of Arts, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of California, Santa Barbara)
  • Research Expertise
    • Confucianism and Christianity in modern China
    • Cities and cultures: Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Shenzhen
    • Overseas Chinese communities: Singapore and Los Angeles

Dr Hak-yin Li

Prof. Carlos W. H. Lo

  • Position(s)
    • Head and Professor, Department of Government and Public Administration, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (Flinders University)
  • Research Expertise
    • Chinese Legal System
    • Corporate Environmental Management in China and Hong Kong
    • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in China and Hong Kong
    • Cultural Heritage Management in China
    • Environmental Management in China and Hong Kong
    • Public Sector Management in China and Hong Kong

Prof. Mee-kam Ng

  • Position(s)
    • Associate Director, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (HKIAPS), CUHK
    • Associate Director, Institute of Future Cities, CUHK
    • Vice-Chairperson and Professor, Department of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK
    • Member, Research Centre for Urban and Regional Development, HKIAPS, CUHK
    • Director, Urban Studies Programme, Department of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of California, Los Angeles)
  • Research Expertise
    • Urban planning and governance
    • Production of space and the politics of planning
    • Urban regeneration
    • Sustainable development
    • Community planning

Prof. Dongshu Ou

  • Position(s)
    • Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Policy, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (Columbia University)
  • Research Expertise
    • Economics of education
    • Education policy
    • Immigration/migration and education

Prof. Jack L. Qiu

  • Position(s)
    • Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of Southern California)
  • Research Expertise
    • Information and communication technologies
    • Social class
    • Globalization
    • Chinese society
    • Communication policy
    • Communication and development

Prof. Liugang Sheng

Prof. Anthony M. C. So

  • Position(s)
    • Associate Professor, Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, CUHK
    • Associate Professor (by Courtesy), CUHK-BGI Innovation Institute of Trans-omics, CUHK
    • Assistant Dean (Student Affairs), Faculty of Engineering, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (Stanford University)
  • Research Expertise
    • Algorithm design
    • Optimization

Prof. Michael Z. Song

Dr Tim Summers

  • Position(s)
    • Lecturer, Centre for China Studies, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
  • Research Expertise
    • Belt and Road Initiative
    • China and International Relations and Global Political Economy
    • China’s Regions, especially Southwest China, and Hong Kong

Prof. Yun-wing Sung

  • Position(s)
    • Co-Director, Shanghai-Hong Kong Development Institute, CUHK and Fudan University
    • Associate Director, Economic Research Centre, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, CUHK
    • Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of Minnesota)
  • Research Expertise
    • International trade and development
    • Economy of China
    • Economy of Hong Kong
    • Economic integration of the Chinese Economic Area (Chinese Mainland, Taiwan, and Hong Kong)
    • Trade and investment of the Chinese economy

Prof. Tony H. W. Tam

  • Position(s)
    • Professor, Department of Sociology, CUHK
    • Member, Faculty Academic Personnel Committee, Faculty of Social Science, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of Chicago)
  • Research Expertise
    • Chinese societies and comparative: Inequality of labor market, mobility, health, education, and gender
    • Chinese societies and comparative: Sociology of education
    • Mainland china: Subjective well-being and social mentality
    • Economic sociology
    • Mobile apps-based survey methodology, including vignette, behavioral games, and experiments

Prof. Sze-wing Tang

  • Position(s)
    • Professor, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK
    • Director, T. T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre, Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK
    • Director, Research Centre for Linguistics, Shenzhen Research Institute, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of California, Irvine)
  • Research Expertise
    • Syntax
    • Chinese dialectal grammar
    • Parametric study of linguistic variation
  • Profile Page: http://www.swtang.net

Prof. Kelvin Tsoi

  • Position(s)
    • Research Associate Professor, Stanley Ho Big Data Decision Analytics Research Centre, CUHK
    • Associate Professor (by Courtesy), Division of Epidemiology, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
    • Associate Professor (by Courtesy), The Jockey Club Institute of Ageing, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
  • Research Expertise
    • Big data research on health system and disease burden
    • Evidence-based medicine for clinical research
    • Multidisciplinary research for healthcare devices and platforms

Prof. Lutz-Christian Wolff

  • Position(s)
    • Wei Lun Professor of Law, CUHK
    • Dean, Graduate School, CUHK
  • Education
    • Dr iur (University of Passau, Germany)
    • Dr iur habil (University of Passau, Germany)
  • Research Expertise
    • International and Chinese business law
    • Comparative law
    • Private international law

Prof. Kam-fai Wong

  • Position(s)
    • Director, Centre for Innovation and Technology, CUHK
    • Professor, Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, CUHK
    • Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Engineering, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of Edinburgh)
  • Research Expertise
    • Chinese information processing
    • Databases
    • E-Commerce development in Southeast Asia
    • Information retrieval

Prof. Seanon Wong

  • Position(s)
    • Assistant Professor, Department of Government and Public Administration, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of Southern California)
  • Research Expertise
    • International relations theory
    • Security studies
    • Diplomacy
    • Political psychology
    • Identity and intergroup conflicts
    • International relations of East Asia

Prof. Suk-ying Wong

  • Position(s)
    • Associate Vice-President, CUHK
    • Professor, Department of Sociology, CUHK
    • Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, CUHK
    • Interim Executive Director, Contemporary China Studies Programme, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (Stanford University)
  • Research Expertise
    • Sociology of education
    • Comparative and historical sociology
    • Institutionalism and social organizations
    • Higher education

Prof. Chao Xi

  • Position(s)
    • Director, Chinese Law Programme, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, CUHK
    • Assistant Dean and Professor, Faculty of Law, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (University of London)
  • Research Expertise
    • Chinese law
    • Corporate law and governance
    • Securities regulation
    • Financial regulation
    • Law and political economy

Prof. Yuan Xu

  • Position(s)
    • Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK
    • Programme Leader, Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, CUHK
  • Education
    • PhD (Princeton University)
  • Research Expertise
    • Air pollutant mitigation strategy and policy
    • Energy development
    • Innovation in the field of energy and the environment

Dr Andrew C. L. Yuen