ABOUT ME
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Geography), The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Master of Public Health Module, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
CMED 6204: Health and Society
CMED 6203: Measurement in Health
Master of Science with First Class Honours (Geography), University of Auckland, New Zealand
Postgraduate Diploma of Science (Geography), University of Auckland, New Zealand
Certificate in Electrotechnology (Internet Programming), Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Graduate Diploma of Commerce (Information System), University of Auckland, New Zealand
Bachelor of Science (Physics), University of Auckland, New Zealand
Work Experience
2017–Now Assistant Professor, Science Unit, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
2017 Senior Research Assistant (Part-time), School of Public Health,
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2017 Guest Lecturer, Department of Science and Environmental Studies,
The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2017 Programme Manager, Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2014–2017 Senior Research Assistant, Department of Geography,
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2013–2014 Fulbright Visiting Researcher, Environmental Science, Policy, & Management,
University of California, Berkeley, USA
2012-2015 Teaching / Research Assistant (Part-time),
Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2007–2011 Senior System Engineer (GIS),
Singapore Technology Electronics Limited (Hong Kong Office)
2006–2007 GIS Analyst,
Auckland Regional Council, Auckland, New Zealand
2005–2006 Research Assistant (GIS) (Part-time),
STARPATH Research Team, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2004–2006 Stage 2 & 3 GIS Tutor and Lab Demonstrator (Part-time),
SGGES, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2004–2006 Web Development Assistant (Part-time),
SGGES, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2002–2003 Stage 1 & 2 Physics Tutor and Lab Demonstrator (Part-time),
Department of Physics, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Research/Teaching Grants
2022 - 2023 "A Smart Intelligent GeoAI Solution to Predict & Tackle Mosquito-borne Diseases in Hong Kong" funded by Innovation and Technology Fund (PI)
2021 - 2023 "A low cost approach to monitor noise and air pollution in a subtropical metropolitan city" funded by Direct Grant (PI)
2021 "Urban Ecology x GIS: Talent Education Programmes for Gifted Students" funded by Gifted Education Fund (Co-I)
2021 "Plastic Circularity: Learning Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in STEM for a better future", Innovation and Impact Fund (PI)
2021 “Effects of socio-environmental factors on student's behaviour” Lingnan Direct Grant (PI)
2020 - 2021 "Spatial associations between incense-burning temples and mortality in Hong Kong", Lam Kei On Memorial Trust (PI)
2020 - 2021 "PLASTIC CIRCULARITY: Online education materials for youth (Form 1 to Form 3) to learn the negative impact of plastic to the environment, and also the concept of circular economy", Innovation and Impact Fund (PI)
2019 - 2021 "Smart Toilet: An AIoT Based Predictive Maintenance Solution" Innovative and Technology Fund (Co-I)
2019 - 2021 "Fine particulate matter pollution from incense burning at temples in Hong Kong" Environmental Conservation Fund (PI)
2019 "Adopting Emerging Technologies to Enhance Student Engagement" Lingnan Teaching Development Grant (Co-S)
2019 "Influence of Environmental and Sociodemographic Factors on Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest (OCHA) Cases" Lingnan Direct Grant (PI)
2018 Provision of Services for Promoting Green Initiatives in Lunar New Year Fairs 2019 (Yuen Long) by Environmental Campaign Committee of HKSAR (Co-PI)
2018 "The Application of Web Geographic Information System (Web GIS) in Students’ Smart Learning on a Smart Green Campus" Lingnan Teaching Development Grant (PI)
2017 “Foster active learning through flipped classroom” Lingnan Teaching Development Grant (Co-S)
Professional Service/Affiliation
2022 Guest Editor of Special Issue "Understanding the Impact of Social Environmental Stressors on Urban Health: New Analytic Solutions and Challenges" of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050, IF 3.251)
2022 Certified ESG Planner (CEP®) by International Chamber of Sustainable Development (ICSD)
2022-Now Steering committee member of Jockey Club Sustainable Campus Consumer Programme (Funded by HKJC)
2021-Now Invited speaker/instructor and course advisor for HKSAR Geospatial Lab
2021-Now Qualified individual for buildingSMART Professional Certification (Foundation)
2021-Now Lingnan University representative of the SDSN Hong Kong Network
2021 Mentor of the AECOM's FASTTRACK CITYHACK HONG KONG 2021
2021 Invited as GIS instructor for a 40-hour professional training program "BIM x GIS Integration" organized for HKIP funded by HKSAR Dev Bureau
2019-Now Honourable Secretary of Hong Kong Geographical Information System Association (HKGISA)
2019-Now Founding Committee Member of Hong Kong Alliance of Built Asset & Environment Information Management Associations (HKABAEIMA) and Hong Kong Chapter of the buildingSmart International (bSI).
2019-Now Council member and Vice-Chairman of the Spatial Database Infrastructure of Smart City Consortium (SCC)
2019-2022 Adjudicator of ESRI Young Scholars Award for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022
2019-Now Review editor of Frontiers in Sustainable Cities (Health and Cities)
2018-Now Centre fellow of Centre for Social Policy and Social Change, Lingnan University
2017 Workshop organizer of the “International Training on Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Analysis for Disease Outbreak Investigation” at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand (4-6 December 2017) http://vphcap.wixsite.com/vphcap/gis2017
2016 Editorial board member of International Journal of Diabetes and Clinical Diagnosis
2015-Now GIS Professional (GISP- Certificate no: 90962) presented by GIS Certification Institute (GISCI)
2015-Now Review editor of Frontiers in Atmospheric Science (Physics, Environmental Science and Earth Science)
2016 - 2017 GeoMentor of AAG-Esri ConnectED
2016 - 2017 Guest editor of Procedia Environmental Sciences (Elsevier)
2015 – 2016 Co-chair and Executive committee of the International Conference on Geographies of Health and Living in Cities: Making Cities Healthy for All (21-24 June, 2016)
2015 Invited speaker of “Health, Wellbeing, and Geography Workshop” at Baptist University of Hong Kong (Publication No.: 246663)
2014-Now Google Earth Engine trusted tester
2014 Geospatial workshop coordinator of “GeoGirls” at UC Berkeley Expanding Your Horizons (EYH)
2012-Now Member of the Association of American Geographers (AAG)
2011-2013 Climate research team for Hong Kong Standard Chartered Marathon and HKAAA
2007-Now Member of the Hong Kong Geographic Information System Association (HKGISA)
Honors and Awards
2022 The Teaching Excellence Awards Scheme (TEAS) 2021/22 - Outstanding Teaching
Award for Early Career Faculty Member and Teams Award
Presented by Lingnan University
2020 Research & KT Fund Team Award – Government/Industry Collaboration
Presented by Lingnan University
2016 Best Poster Award (Professional Category)
Presented by HKGISA and 2016 H-City Conference Hong Kong
2013-2014 Fulbright Hong Kong Research Scholar Award
Presented by RGC and Fulbright-Lee Hysan Scheme
2013 Conference Grant Award (Category B)
Presented by Kyoto Regional Conference, Japan
2012 Best Poster Award (Second Place)
Presented by the Hong Kong Geographical Association (HKGA)
2005 Summer Scholarship Award
Presented by Faculty of Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Teaching
Current:
CLD9024 Mapping Our Changing World
CLD9025 Climate Change and Human Health
MCG505 Smart and Sustainable Cities
SCI3001 Location Intelligence
SCI4001 Science and Society (Capstone Project)
SCI5001 Location Intelligence and Analytics (Coming soon)
Past:
SES 3004 Environmental Science and Sustainability
GEOG 3202 Environmental Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 3417 Introduction to GIS in Environmental Health
GEOG 2090 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 1005 Map Use, Reading, and Interpretation
Press/Media
2019 Interview by RTHK Radio 33, The Saturday Squad Link
2016 Interview by RTHK HK 《鏗鏘集》- 地圖說故事 Link
2013 Interview by Singtao Daily, Ta Kung Po, Wen Wei Po, Apple Daily and Sharp Daily
《港大六大博士生 獲資助赴美研究》
Extra-curricular activities
Member of the reef check team Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Diver
Certified Rescue and CPR/AED/First Aid Diver of PADI
Other Information
GIS Skills: ESRI ArcGIS; Intergraph; Erdas Imagine; MapInfo; SketchUp; 3ds Max;
Programming language: R; Python; VBA; VB; SQL; ArcObjects; AML; Google API; HTML5; CSS; PHP;
XML; Javascript; Actionscript;
Statistical Software: SPSS; SAS; GeoDa
Language: English (Fluent); Cantonese (Native); Mandarin (Fluent)
Interests: Photography; Badminton; Diving; Snowboarding; Traveling; Reading