Unveiling the link Between Motor Competency and Physical Activity: Exploring the Key Connections and Characteristics by Dr. Johnson Pang and Dr. Allan Fu
Date & Time: 24 Jan 2024 (Thursday),1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Format: Join on ZOOM
Speaker: Dr Johnson Pang (Assistant Professor • School of Health Sciences of Saint Francis University) and Dr Allan Fu (Lecturer of Faculty of Medicine and Health of The University of Sydney)
Abstract:
Motor competency (MC) and levels of physical activity (PA) both impact psychological and behavioural issues in adolescents but their interrelationship is unclear. Jumping is the most common form of foundation motor skills frequently assessed in traditional methods - either through clinician observation or validated clinical evaluations. With the advancements in motion capture systems, it is now possible to assess the intricate movement dynamics of individuals during jumping and landing tasks in high resolution objectively and minimise assessment errors. This further supports decision-making to provide appropriate clinical management to individuals with MC problems. 3D motion analysis, in particular, requires a highly validated marker set and trained clinician to analyse the MC of individual adolescents (patients). A market set has been developed to overcome the source of errors in the past to facilitate the further development of a valid movement screening test and to investigate its potential relevance to injury. The aim of this talk is to share the latest development and how we are going to explore its relationship with physical activity.
Biography:
Dr Johnson Pang obtained his Doctor of Health Science, Master of Science Manipulative Physiotherapy and Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a certified Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, a certified Blankenship Functional Capacity Evaluator, a certified Aquaticist and a Registered Acupuncture Practitioner. He also attained specialty training on ultrasound-guided dry needling. Currently, he serves as an Assistant Professor and Physiotherapy Consultant. He also has extensive clinical experience in in-patient, out-patient, subacute and community rehabilitation in public hospitals and NGOs.
Dr Allan Fu is a highly experienced physiotherapist with a wealth of clinical experience spanning over 15 years in Hong Kong and Australia. He is an innovative, dynamic, and dedicated researcher, lecturer and clinician at The University of Sydney's Faculty of Medicine and Health. Dr. Fu is passionate about managing sports injuries and advancing knowledge in musculoskeletal health using the latest biomechanical approaches. His granted research centred on identifying the movement skills and interventions necessary for sports participation, injury prevention, and lifestyle modification. Allan's expertise in movement skill analysis, sports rehabilitation, and musculoskeletal physiotherapy has made him a sought-after collaborator. Dr. Fu is also a devoted educator who supervises Honours, Master's and PhD students.
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Seminar on Research Methodologies: Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, and Non-experimental Designs by Prof. Patrick LEUNG
Date & Time: 11 Jan 2024 (Thursday), 2:30 –4:30 p.m.
Format: CBCC - Lecture Theatre (307)
Seminar on Research Methodologies: Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, and Non-experimental Designs
by Prof. Patrick LEUNG (Professor of Social Work, University of Houston)
Abstract:
Professor Patrick Leung will discuss the scientific approaches to experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental designs. The presentation will include problem definition, hypothesis testing as well as measurement. The seminar will highlight how to launch a good research design and how to tackle common difficulties in each of the designs.
Biography:
Professor Patrick Leung is the Gerson & Sabina David Endowed Professor for Global Aging and Director of the Office for International Social Work Education at the Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, USA. He is a Professor of Social Work and teaches program evaluation, research methodology, practice evaluation, and doctoral-level multivariate statistics. Professor Leung is the Principal Investigator and Evaluator of numerous research projects in child welfare and his research areas include cultural sensitivity training, mental health, children and families, immigrant issues, domestic violence, and gerontology. He has served as principal investigator and evaluator on numerous projects at the federal, state, and local levels. He has also served as the President of the Asian & Pacific Islander Social Work Educators Association from 2003 to 2010 and was a board member of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) from 2003 to 2006.
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Date & Time: 21 Dec 2023 (Thursday), 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Format: Join on ZOOM
The Hidden Burden: Unveiling the Journey of Informal Carers in Hong Kong
by Dr Sally Ka-wing Lo (Research Assistant Professor • School Social Sciences)
Abstract:
In recent years, there has been increasing interest in informal family long-term caregiving as a key policy topic in Hong Kong. However, the availability of literature and statistics on caregivers in Hong Kong remains limited. In 2022, the Hong Kong Government released a highly anticipated commissioned report on caregivers of the elderly and persons with disabilities. The 2022 report presents an opportune moment to assess the perspectives of policy stakeholders and identify any existing research and policy gaps. This presentation utilises an archival policy review to examine existing carer policies and incorporates insights from caregivers and frontline workers. Drawing on data collected between 2018 and 2022, this presentation investigates the key issues associated with informal caregiving and offers valuable insights into potential directions for caregiver policies and services.
Biography:
Dr Sally Ka-wing Lo is a Research Assistant Professor at the Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong School of Social Sciences, Caritas Institute of Higher Education. She is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) in Hong Kong and holds a PhD from Monash University, Australia. Dr. Lo's current research interests focus on care relationships, carer policies, ethics of care, and intergenerational family relations.
Dr Lo has worked at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong, and Monash University. She also has practical experience in primary schools and service units, focusing on family and children services. She has actively contributed to various projects, collaborating with both local and international organisations such as the Legislative Council, Women's Commission, Equal Opportunities Commission, the European Union, UNDP, and various NGOs. In recognition of her effort, Dr Lo has been awarded the United Nations Women Training Centre scholarship (2014), the Faculty of Arts International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (2015), and the Monash Graduate Scholarship (2015).
Social Rental Agency in Hong Kong by Mr. LAI Kin Kwok (Senior Lecturer • School Social Sciences)
Abstract:
Hong Kong is one of the East Asia cities, where housed over 127,500 households living in inadequate housing (Housing Bureau, 2023). Hong Kong SAR government launched various demand-side and supply-side measures to assist households living in poor environment. However, there are still large number of households their living deprived environment. The presentation will share the insufficiency of current measure and introduce social rental agency as one of the solutions to current challenges. Overseas and local experience on social rental agencies will be discussed.
Biography:
Mr LAI Ki Kwok is a Registered Social Worker and Senior Lecturer Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong School of Social Sciences. He had been the founding convener of the Hong Kong Subdivided Flats Concerning Platform since 2012, he is still the core member of the subdivided unit advocacy organization. He has established the ComHome Social Housing Platform which is the first social rental agency in Hong Kong aiming to assist the lower income households for adequate housing and aim for policy advocacy through service practice. In addition to housing and community issues, he also engages in fighting for ethnic minorities rights.
Poster
What Semiconductor Technology is and the Way China faces the Challenge by Prof. Wan-chi SIU
Date & Time: 3 May 2023 (Wednesday), 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Format: Join on ZOOM
Abstract:
It is true that we make use of semiconductor products every day, but interestingly "semiconductor" also becomes a core subject of hi-tech competitions among countries. What is semiconductor technology? Why can't it be developed easily? Does China have a good policy to face/resolve this problem? In this talk we are going to touch upon the above problems, which is actually based on an Invited Speech I conducted in 2019 Symposium on 3rd Generation Semiconductor in September 2019 in Science Park Hong Kong, with some updated materials. My research work is on signal processing, computer vision and deep learning, but not on semiconductor fabrication/technology. However, I got in touch with semiconductor technology in my early research history and my research work now heavily relies on GPU cards/systems, which makes me pay much attention to the development of high computing power devices/systems.
Biography:
Prof. Wan-Chi SIU, PhD, DIC, Life-FIEEE, is Research Professor (SCIS) of Caritas Institute of Higher Education in Hong Kong and Emeritus Professor (formerly Chair Professor, HoD(EIE) and Dean of Engineering Faculty) of Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is Life-Fellow of IEEE and was a PhD graduate (1984) of the Imperial College London, Vice President, Chair of Conference Board and core member of Board of Governors of the IEEE SP Society (2012-2014), and President (2017-2018) of APSIPA, and has been Guest Editor/Subject Editor/AE for IEEE Transactions on CAS, IP & CSVT, and Electronics Letters. He is an outstanding scholar with many awards, including Distinguished Presenter Award, the Best Teacher Award, the Best Faculty Researcher Award (twice) and IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000). He was an APSIPA Distinguished Lecturer (2021-22), and an Advisor & Distinguished Scientist of the European research project SmartEN (offered by European Commissions). Prof. SIU has been Keynote Speaker and Invited Speaker of many conferences, published over 500 research papers (200 appeared in international journals such as IEEE Transactions on Image Processing) in DSP, transforms, fast algorithms, machine learning, deep learning, super-resolution imaging, 2D/3D video coding, object recognition and tracking, and organized IEEE society-sponsored flagship conferences as TPC Chair (ISCAS1997) and General Chair (ICASSP2003 and ICIP2010). He was an independent non-executive director (2000-2015) of a publicly-listed video surveillance company and chaired the First Engineering/IT Panel of the RAE(1992/93) in Hong Kong. Recently, he has been a member of the IEEE Educational Activities Board, the IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing Committee (2017-2020), the Hong Kong RGC Engineering-JRS Panel (2020-2024), Hong Kong ASTRI Tech Review Panel (2006-2022) and some other IEEE technical committees. He is one of the World's top 2% researchers in Computer Science.
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Translating The Story of the Stone by Prof. John MINFORD
Date & Time: 17 Apr 2023 (Monday), 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Format: Room A102 lecture theatre/Join on ZOOM
Abstract:
In this talk, Professor Minford explores some of the shared strategies that informed the collaborative process of translating Hongloumeng 《紅樓夢》into English for Penguin Classics, a long process lasting from 1970 until 1986, with the first three of the five eventual English volumnes translated by his own teacher and mentor, David Hawkes, and the last two by himself.
Biography:
Prof. John MINFORD is a world-renowned sinologist and literary translator. He received his B.A. in Chinese Studies from Oxford (1968) and his PhD from the Autstralian National University om 1980. He is best known for his translaations of Chines classics, which included The Story of the Stone《紅樓夢》, Strange Tales 《聊齋志異》, Sunzi's The Art of War 《孫子兵法》, I Ching 《易經》, and Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Tao《道德經》. Furthermore, he edited a six--book Hong Kong Literature Series including, namely, The Best China, The Teddy Bear Chronicals, The Drunkard, Ordinary Days, Lotus Leaves, and Dragons, all published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press (2020). In 2016, Professor MINFORD, was awarded the Australian Academy of the Humanities Inaugural Award for Excellence in Translation.
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How to Conduct High-Quality Research and Manage Large Research Groups by Prof. C.-C. Jay KUO
Date & Time: 4 Apr 2023 (Tuesday), 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Format: Room A102 lecture theatre/Join on ZOOM
Abstract:
I have often encountered questions like "How to do high-quality research?" "How do you run such a large research group at USC?" It is not easy to give simple answers to these questions. High-quality research depends on several essential factors: motivation, ambition, problem selection, research environment, guidance and feedback, writing, and presentation. Furthermore, most researchers and Ph.D. students pay little attention to management issues such as time, objectives, resources, and teamwork management. If Ph.D. students can be more sensitive to their resource management, they will likely graduate in a timely manner. When a student starts to work after graduation, management skills become even more critical. I received very little management training during my Ph.D. years. However, I have gradually learned management skills to meet several challenges in my teaching career. This knowledge will be very beneficial to Ph.D. students in their early stages. In this talk, I will share my research experience at MIT and USC and my experience running a large research group at USC. Some advice on building good research universities will also be provided for reference.
Biography:
Prof. C.-C. Jay KUO received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1987. He is now with the University of Southern California (USC) as William M. Hogue Professor, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science, and Director of the Media Communications Laboratory. His research interests are in visual computing and communication. He is a Fellow of AAAS, ACM, IEEE, NAI, and SPIE and an Academician of Academia Sinica.
Prof. KUO has received a few awards for his research contributions, including the 2010 Electronic Imaging Scientist of the Year Award, the 2010-11 Fulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair in Information and Communications Technologies, the 2019 IEEE Computer Society Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award, the 2019 IEEE Signal Processing Society Claude Shannon-Harry Nyquist Technical Achievement Award, the 72nd annual Technology and Engineering Emmy Award (2020), and the 2021 IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Charles A. Desoer Technical Achievement Award. Prof. KUO was Editor-in-Chief for the IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (2012-2014) and the Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation (1997-2011). He is currently the Editor-in-Chief for the APSIPA Trans. on Signal and Information Processing (2022-2023). He has guided 165 students to their Ph.D. degrees and supervised 31 postdoctoral research fellows.
Poster
Adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of Dyspnoea-12 scale in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Dr. Tiffany Ching-man CHOI
Date & Time: 15 Mar 2023 (Wednesday), 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Format: Join on ZOOM
Abstract:
Evidence indicates that dyspnoea, the most frequently reported and distressing symptom, significantly correlates with health-related quality of life, mortality rate and hospital re-admission rate individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Commonly used dyspnoea assessments in Hong Kong do not adequately capture the perception of dyspnoea and its physical and affective dimension. The Dyspnoea-12 (D-12) is a brief, self-reported, convenient and multi-dimensional assessment tool with an aim to supplement the deficiency of traditional dyspnoea assessment tools.
D-12 has already been validated with acceptable reliability in different clinical situations and languages. A validated version for the Chinese-speaking population has been unavailable. The current study was to develop a Chinese version of D-12 (D-12-C) scale and evaluate its validity and reliability.
Biography:
Dr. Tiffany Ching-man CHOI, specialised in Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy, is currently an Associate Professor of Practice and Deputy Programme Leader of BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy at CIHE. She is a member of Registration Committee of the Physiotherapists Board, an Honorary Physiotherapist of the Hospital Authority and Professional Development Editor of Physiotherapy News Bulletin of Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association.
Before joining CIHE, she has gained extensive clinical and teaching experience in the areas of both general and specialized Physiotherapy in the Hospital Authority. Her past research activities focused on diagnostic lung ultrasound in physiotherapy, physical activity measurement, tele-rehabilitation, Virtual Reality (VR) rehabilitation, simulation-based physiotherapy education and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation of patients with respiratory and cardiac diseases and the results of her studies have been presented in various local and international conferences with awards.
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From Academic Research to Policy Research: the Case of Caregiving Studies by Prof. Alice Ming-lin CHONG
Date & Time: 22 Feb 2023 (Wednesday), 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Format: Join on ZOOM
Abstract:
Caregiving has always been my research interest. I have conducted a few academic studies on caregiving, with a special focus on foreign domestic helpers. As Senior Researcher in Labour and Welfare Bureau (LWB) (2019-2022), I conducted a policy research on caregiving, including monitoring a consulting team to study the needs and support required of carers of frail elders and persons with disabilities, as well as conducting a qualitative study myself. In this presentation, I will identify the differences between academic research and policy research, and present major findings and recommendations of the policy research which are, to stakeholders' delight, adopted by the government immediately. I will also share what I have done to gain the support of government units and other stakeholders in the process.
Biography:
Professor Alice Ming Lin CHONG has an impactful career integrating research, education and practice in social welfare and social gerontology. Before joining CIHE, she was Senior Researcher in the Labour and Welfare Bureau, an academic in CityU, as well as a social work practitioner and manager in a few NGOs. Her research interests include caregiving, ageing issues and policies. She was awarded more than 60 research grants, has published over 90 academic articles and presented over 90 conference papers. Prof. Chong was awarded the Medal of Honor by the Government for her community service, and Teaching Excellent Award by CityU and University Grant Committee respectively.
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Sustanable HRM: An extension of the paradox perspective by Dr. Teresa Shuk-ching POON
Date & Time: 14 Dec 2022 (Wednesday), 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Format: Join on ZOOM
Abstract:
Sustainable human resource management (HRM) concerns the adoption of HRM strategies and practices to achieve simultaneously financial, social, environmental, and HR regeneration goals, to satisfy diverse stakeholders' competing demands and, increasing, national legislative requirements of sustainability performance reporting. This seminar is based on a research study carried out to achieve two main objectives. First, the study provides a review of sustainable HRM, identifying its conceptual elements and highlighting its theoretical significance. Second, the paradox perspective of sustainable HRM is examined and an extended model of it is proposed, by drawing on cognitive theory and practice theory. The research study extends the paradox perspective of sustainable HRM by highlighting the critical role of the organisational actors and three important conceptual processes, contributing to the advancement of the sustainable HRM literature.
Biography:
Before joining the Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Dr. Teresa Shuk-Ching Poon taught at both Hong Kong and Australian universities. She teaches Strategic Human Resource Management, General Management, Organisational Behaviour and other management-related courses. Her research interest spans a number of areas including HRM, entrepreneurial ecosystems, global value chains and firm networks. Dr. Poon's research papers were published in academic journals including the Human Resource Management Review, Human Resource Management Journal, International Journal of Human Resource Management, and International Journal of Technology and Globalisation.
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Tolstoy and Dostoevsky: Revelations from 19th-century Russian Literature by Prof. Leo LEE Ou Fan
Date & Time: 17 Oct 2022 (Monday), 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Format: Join on ZOOM/ A102 at CIHE
Abstract:
Why are we still enamoured with 19th-century Russian fiction?
During the summer of 2022, Prof. Leo Lee had six face-to-face discussions with a small group of young Hong Kong scholars and writers on a most difficult subject-the fiction of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, and Gogol, to explore how these literary masterpieces may speak to us in a totally different time and place. This talk is a report on the lessons he has learned from the discussions. Apart from this, he would like to carry on the discussion on Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. Do the works of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky still hold some meaning for people living in the 21st century? What lessons can we draw from rereading them?
Biography:
Prof. Leo Lee Ou Fan is an international renowned scholar in the study of West and East Literature and Cultural Studies. His numerous publications include The Romantic Generation of Modern Chinese Writers, Voices from the Iron House: A Study of Lu Xun, and Shanghai Modern. He has taught at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Princeton University, Indiana University, The University of Chicago, University of California, Los Angeles, and Harvard University. In 2022, he was invited by Prof. Chan Sin Wai, the Dean of the School of Humanities and Languages, to be an honorary professor at CIHE.
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What is Interdisciplinarity? by Prof. WONG Kin Yuen
Date & Time: 28 Sept 2022 (Wednesday), 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Format: Join on ZOOM
Abstract:
While Interdisciplinarity has become a buzz word in higher education curriculum and research for a decade, there is no consensus of what interdisciplinarity means and how the concept may create new knowledge. In this seminar, Prof. Wong will first discuss the meaning of the prefix "inter" from the East and West perspectives. Then, the discussion will focus on how the concept of interdisciplinarity can be interpreted with Deleuzian philosophy. In the concluding part, concrete examples on how the concept of interdisciplinarity has created new fields of study will be presented.
Biography:
Prof. WONG Kin Yuen had taught in the University of California, San Diego and National Taiwan University before returning to the Chinese University of Hong Kong where he taught Anglo-American Literature and Comparative Literature and later founded the Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies (now Department of Cultural and Religious Studies), MA Programme in Intercultural Studies and MA Programme in Cultural Management. Upon retirement from CUHK, Prof. Wong took up the headship of the English Department at Hong Kong Shue Yan University till his retirement in 2021. His fields of research include, literary studies, cultural studies, science fiction, hermeneutics, environmental ethics, Deleuzian philosophy, etc. At the moment, he is writing a book on Chinese culture and Deleuzian philosophy.
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Introduction to Python for Social Scientist Lecturer: Mr. Cheng Stephen
Date: 5/7/12/14/19/28 July 2022 (Tue and Thur)
Time: 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Format: Join on ZOOM
**This course can be counted towards Continuing Professional Development for CIHE and CBCC staff.
Lecturer: Mr. Stephen Cheng
Stephen CHENG joined the newly formed Data Science Research Center at CIHE as a Data Scientist in Jan 2022. He has been working at the IT industry for over 30 years, in US, Europe and Asia and his roles include Programming, Research and Development, Consulting, Sales and Marketing, and Regional Director. Stephen has also been teaching undergraduate, post-graduate courses in Python, Data Analytics, Machine Learning at various institutes in HK and UK for the past 10 years.
Intended Audience and Prerequisites
Social Scientists who have no previous programming and Python experience.
Required hardware
- a computer (Windows, Mac or Linux), with a minimum of 8GB RAM and 100GB of hard disk.
- access to Internet with at least 100 Mbps download/upload speed
Course Objectives
This course aims to provide Social Scientists with basic knowledge of Python Programming Language and how it can help in Social Science research. Computer coding using Python to handle data and build models will be discussed. The course will focus on applications related to Social Science.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the module, the students should be able to:
- use Python programs to handle different kind of data
- apply mathematical and statistical methods to solve problems related to Social Science
- examine applications/research related to Social Science
Learning Activities
Topics to be discussed in this module will be based on a combination of lectures and class discussions. Also, this module delivers through lessons and in-class practical exercises.
Assessment
1. Continuous Assessment (50%)
The assessment consists of in-class exercise includes questions related to computational and analytical problems.
2. Project and Group Presentation (50%)
There will be a 20 minutes' individual or group presentation (up to 3 students per group) with brief presentation notes, demonstrating the usage of data to build model related to Social Works.
Poster
The effects of pillow designs on neck pain, waking symptoms, neck disability, sleep quality and spinal alignment in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Dr. PANG Johnson Chun-yiu
Date & Time: 08 June 2022 (Wednesday), 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Format: Join on ZOOM
Abstract:
Neck pain is a prevalent condition that can adversely affect quality of life, productivity at work, and sleep quality. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to identify clinical trials assessing the effect of different types of pillows on neck pain, waking symptoms, neck disability, sleep quality, and spinal alignment. The use of spring and rubber pillows are effective in reducing neck pain, waking symptoms, and disability and enhancing pillow satisfaction in patients with chronic neck pain. The cervical alignment may be significantly impacted by the shape and height of the pillow.
Biography:
Dr. PANG Johnson Chun-yiu is a Senior Lecturer at the BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy Programme. He earned his MSc Manipulative Physiotherapy and BSc (Honours) in Physiotherapy from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and a Dip Acupuncture for Physiotherapists at Sun Yat-Sen University. He is a certified Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, Blankenship Functional Capacity Evaluator, Aquaticist, and Acupuncture Practitioner. He previously gained extensive clinical experience in the Prince of Wales Hospital. His primary research interests are in the areas of musculoskeletal physiotherapy, biomechanics, ultrasound-guided dry needling and acupuncture.
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Conditional Image Synthesis from Texts by Dr. LI Chengze
Date & Time: 11 May 2022 (Wednesday), 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Format: Join on ZOOM
Abstract:
With the development of deep language and deep image vision models, people have started to investigate the possibilities of connecting deep image representation with text representations. By bridging the gap between the two models, new applications can be achieved, such as image captioning, text-conditioned image labelling, and the very exciting text-to-image synthesis. This talk will first discuss the CLIP model that performs self-supervised learning to learn the unified representation of languages and images and show its applications, such as fine-grained image recognition and description. After that, we will introduce the text-to-image model, DALL-E and DALL-E 2, which combines the CLIP model with image synthesis networks such as VQGANs and diffusion models to synthesize high-fidelity images from the text prompt. Finally, we shall discuss the potential future directions of these approaches and the risks in practical uses.
Biography:
Dr. LI Chengze received B.Eng. degree from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2013, and Ph.D. degree in computer science and engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2020. Currently Chengze is an assistant professor in the School of Computing and Information Sciences, Caritas Institute of Higher Education, with research interests in 2D non-photorealistic media analysis and processing, computational photography, and computer graphics.
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Interdisciplinary Research - Opportunities and Challenges by Dr. TSE Kai Wing Anfernee
Date & Time: 9 March 2022 (Wednesday), 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Format: Join on ZOOM
Abstract:
Areas of research are dynamic - continually emerging, melding, and transforming. Interdisciplinary research is a mode of research by teams or individuals that integrates information, data, techniques, tools, perspectives, concepts, and/or theories from two or more disciplines or bodies of specialized knowledge to advance fundamental understanding or to solve problems whose solutions are beyond the scope of a single discipline or area of research practice. This speech will discuss some key skills and share personal experiences in interdisciplinary research and publishing regarding the new challenges that researchers are facing: (1) How to conduct interdisciplinary research more efficiently; (2) How to publish papers on interdisciplinary journals; (3) How to communicate with readers who might have different research backgrounds.
Biography:
Dr Anfernee Kai-Wing TSE is Assistant Professor in Department of Health Science at CBCC. Before joining CBCC, he had worked as Assistant Professor(Research), Associate Professor(Research) and Assistant Professor at HKBU and SUSTECH-Shenzhen and UIC-Zhuhai respectively for 10 years. He received his PhD in City University of Hong Kong and moved to Tampa-USA as a postdoc fellow at USF/Moffitt Cancer Center. His current research areas include pharmacology and biomolecular probes studies using interdisciplinary approaches and methods in the areas of biological chemistry, medicinal chemistry, molecular biology, and chemical biology.
Poster
AI, Interdisciplinarity, and Transformation of the Society by Professor CHAN Hing Hung Anthony
Date & Time: 19 January 2022 (Wednesday), 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Format: Face-to-face (Room A506, CIHE) / Join on ZOOM
Abstract:
Artificial Intelligence has already been used in so many different areas such as business, translation, music, medicine, health care, education, social service, government, hotel management, and practically everything that its uses are increasing being experienced in daily life. It is anticipated that the majority jobs in 10 years have not been invented today.
This talk will introduce AI in layman terms including how to appreciate and take advantage of the use of AI. It then discusses how it will impact job functions, how it may impact education, and how one may prepare for a better future.
Biography:
Anthony had experienced both industry and academia environments. He had conducted industry research at AT&T Bell Labs, served as professor at University of Cape Town, and changed back to industry research at Huawei Technologies in USA before joining CIHE. He has authored/co-authored 250 conference and journal papers, a research handbook, several book chapters, and over 30 US patents. He had been a Distinguished Speaker in 3 societies in IEEE and had delivered 20 keynotes/invited talks and over 40 conference tutorials.
Poster
Antifungal Peptides are Natural Killers of Candida spp. by Dr. WONG Ho Jack
Can Bilberry Supplementation Reduce Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease Risk? by Dr CHAN Sze Wa Stella
Date & Time: 11 November 2021 (Thursday), 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Format: Join in-person: Room A509,CIHE / Join on Zoom
Session 1
Topic: Antifungal Peptides are Natural Killers of Candida spp.
Speaker: Dr. WONG Ho Jack, Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences
Abstract: In recent years, due to the increase in the immunocompromised population, coupled with the rising frequency of micro-invasive surgery and diagnosis, the incidence of Candida infections has been escalating. Antimicrobial peptides have captivated the attention of researchers, by their unique mechanism of antifungal action. In my earlier studies entailing defensins, cathelicidins and lactoferrin fragments were assayed for antifungal activity against Candida spp. The inhibitory potencies of these antifungal peptides were pronounced. Hence, they serve as the lead compounds which could be developed into novel medicines against candidiasis in the future.
Session 2
Topic: Can Bilberry Supplementation Reduce Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease Risk?
Speaker : Dr CHAN Sze Wa Stella, Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences
Abstract: Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of interrelated conditions that is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). While conventional therapies are a cornerstone for the management of the major risk factors of metabolic syndrome, increasing antioxidant defense by increasing intake of antioxidant-rich foods may improve long term prospects in CVD, obesity and T2DM. This seminar will focus on the potential effects of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) supplementation on metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors.
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The Effects of Standard Chinese, English, and Other Foreign Languages on the Wage Incomes of China's Non-Han Ethnicities by Dr. LI Kris Chun Lok
The Under-Development of Social Enterprises in Macao: A Historical Perspective by Dr. LAI Michael Ka Wai
Date & Time: 30 September 2021 (Thursday), 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Format: Join in-person: A509, CIHE / Join on Zoom
Session 1
Topic: The Effects of Standard Chinese, English, and Other Foreign Languages on the Wage Incomes of China's Non-Han Ethnicities
Speaker : Dr. LI Kris Chun Lok , Rita Tong Liu School of Business and Hospitality Management
Abstract:
Ethnic minorities are less proficient in the official national language. Its negative effect on wage income is well-documented. Most existing studies employ data from the United States, where the official language of English, but English is also the language of international business, confounding the two effects. The use of Chinese data reduces this problem and potentially provides insights on other countries with one major ethnicity plus various minorities, with implications on the educational support to provide for the latter.
Session 2
Topic: The Under-Development of Social Enterprises in Macao: A Historical Perspective
Speaker : Dr. LAI Michael Ka Wai , Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong School of Social Sciences
Abstract:
Social enterprise has been identified worldwide as an innovative business model in solving social problems. It has been developed rapidly for nearly two decades in East Asia, with significant social impacts in the societies. However, Macao is a special case which social enterprise is still an initial attempt (less than 20 projects), without much attention and practices. This study proposes a historical perspective on analyzing why social enterprise is not on the agenda of government, NGOs and other parties.
Poster
Application of Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things in a Banana Supply Chain by Dr. SHUM Paul Kwok Ching
The Experiences of Nurses Caring Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities in Special Schools by Dr YIP Ka-huen
Date & Time : 8 September 2021 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Format : Join in-person: Room A509 / Join on Zoom
Session 1
Topic: Application of Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things in a Banana Supply Chain
Speaker : Dr. SHUM Paul Kwok Ching, Rita Tong Liu School of Business and Hospitality Management
Abstract :
Fresh food wastes along the global supply chains are substantial, especially in the stages of transportation, handling, and storage. Majority of the 3rd party logistics service providers are exploring emerging advances in information technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to transform the logistics operations, but without much success, especially in data security and governance issues. Our research study proposes an integrated intelligent cyberphysical system of Internet of Things, AI, Blockchain, and Cloud to perform real time monitoring and operational control to mitigate this problem.
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Topic: The Experiences of Nurses Caring Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities in Special Schools
Speaker : Dr. YIP Ka Huen, School of Health Sciences
Abstract :
Background: School nurses promote the health knowledge for the well-being of children, adolescents, and for educating the parents and school personnel in school communities. There is no previous literature on this topic to describe the lived experience of school nurses caring for students with intellectual disabilities (ID) in special schools in Hong Kong (HK).
Purpose: To explore the experiences of school nurses' caring for children and adolescents with ID in HK.
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Advancement of NLP with Deep Learning by Professor Francis Chin, Founder/Chief Solution Officer, Deep Translate Limited, HK Science Park, Emeritus and Honorary Professor, Dept of Comupter Science, The Unviersity of Hong Kong
Date & Time : 12 May 2021 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Format : Join in-person: Room A509 / Join on Zoom
Abstract :
Over the past few years, Google and many major IT companies have invested significantly in Machine Learning technology, in particular, so-called "Deep Learning" using very-large-scale multi-layer neural networks, in order to enhance their services with, for example, better image searching and machine translation capabilities. Deep Learning has already demonstrated great success in applications across many domains such as object detection, image classification, speech recognition, natural language and text processing, medical diagnosis and drug discovery. We envision that Deep Learning will have great potential in many other areas of research and applications.
The success of Deep Learning technology relies very much on the large amount of training data and capturing of the hidden information (representation) in the data. In the talk, we shall explain how Deep Learning works and how information is represented in the Neural Network. Natural Language Processing (NLP) with its applications are discussed as examples for Deep Representation Learning.
Biography
Professor Chin has retired from HKU in 2015 and is now an Emeritus Professor of The University of Hong Kong. He is now working as Founder and Chief Solution Officer of a startup company, Deep Translate Limited, on Machine Translation of financial documents at Hong Kong Science Park.
Professor Chin received his B.A.Sc. degree from the University of Toronto in 1972, and his M.S., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University in 1974, 1975, and 1976, respectively. Prior to joining The University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 1985, he had taught at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; the University of California, San Diego; the University of Alberta; the Chinese University of Hong Kong; and the University of Texas at Dallas.
He is a Fellow of IEEE, HKIE and HKACE. He was the Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Taikoo Professor of Engineering at HKU, joined HKU in 1985 and was the founding Head of the Department from its establishment until December 31, 1999. He had served as an Associate Dean of the Graduate School from 2002 to 2006 and the Faculty of Engineering from 2007 to 2014. He was the Head and Chair Professor of Computing, Director of Deep Learning Research and Applications Centre, Hang Seng Management College (now retitled Hang Seng University of Hong Kong) from 2015-2018.
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14 April 2021 - Research Seminar Series 2020/21 #7
Ethical considerations for offering non-invasive prenatal tests within a public healthcare system: A rule utilitarian perspective by Mr Tsui Zoe Wai-king and Mr Yip Jeffrey Yuk-chiu
Date & Time : 14 April 2021 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Format : Join in-person: Room A533 / Join on Zoom
Abstract :
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) appeals to the general obstetrical population due to its reliability and safety in fetal aneuploidy screening. However, it often attracts ethical concerns when offered via publicly funded healthcare systems. Using moral reasoning, rule utilitarian arguments will be discussed in this seminar to address the ethical question: How can NIPT be ethically offered to the general obstetric population via a public healthcare system for the detection of fetal aneuploidy? Three moral arguments were constructed deductively, upon which three governing "rules" are based. According to rule utilitarianism, policies that consider and conform to these rules should lead to maximization of utility for the greatest number of people. The moral foundation for formulating policies that govern the roles of NIPT in fetal aneuploidy screening programs may have implications for many people, including pregnant women, the disabled, and society as a whole.
Biography
Zoe Wai-King Tsui is a Senior Lecturer (Nursing) at The School of Health Sciences of The Caritas Institute of Higher Education in Hong Kong. She has extensive working experience in diverse clinical areas, including pediatric intensive nursing, neonatal intensive nursing, and obstetrics and gynecology nursing. She received specialty training in neonatal intensive care, midwifery, and pediatric nursing. Her research interests are in child and adolescent care, healthcare ethics, and neonatal intensive nursing.
Jeffrey Yuk-Chiu Yip is a Lecturer (Nursing) at The School of Health Sciences of The Caritas Institute of Higher Education in Hong Kong. He received his specialty training in the field of renal nursing. His research interests lie in the field of health sociology, adult nursing, and healthcare ethics.
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10 March 2021 - Research Seminar Series 2020/21 #6
Can we combat health inequalities among ethnic minorities in Hong Kong? by Dr LEUNG Dion Sik-yee
Date & Time : 10 March 2021 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Format : Join in-person: Room A533 / Join on Zoom
Abstract :
My qualitative study aims to examine health-seeking behaviours of Hong Kong's ethnic minorities (Ems), and explore strategies to combat the cycle of cumulative disadvantages that affects them. The findings reveal the difference of EMs' skin colours, races, cultures, and religious beliefs/practices could subject them to a life of systemic discrimination and oppression from the host society, which leads to their sufferings of various disadvantages, health disparities and inequalities. The HKSAR Government has a duty of care in developing multicultural healthcare policies to improve intercultural health communication, promote cultural sensitivity, and make ethno-specific care available to EMs.
Biography
Dr. Dion Leung joined the Caritas Institute of Higher Education in July 2016 as the Senior Lecturer at the School of Health Sciences. Before joining the Caritas Institute of Higher Education, she committed to nursing education as a nursing academic at the Open University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Additionally, she is an accredited Mental Health First Aid Instructor in Hong Kong. She gained her education and clinical experience in acute and intensive care of paediatric nursing, as well as adult and paediatric surgical nursing care. Later, she worked for the Community Services Program at Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and Family Medicine Clinic and had the responsibility providing health care education to elderly clients and the general public to deal with everyday health issues. As the nursing profession is a multi-faceted area, ever-expanding and evolving, she decided to further her study at the University of Hong Kong, specialising in medical statistics, epidemiology, and community health care. Moreover, she is a nominee of the Dean's Honours list in the Doctor of Health Science degree by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her research interests focus on psychosocial and community care; and health disparities among ethnic minorities in Hong Kong. All in all, her education and teaching experience have proved valuable to her on several levels, allowing her o propagate knowledge in nursing and health care. She is sincerely putting her experience in teaching and guiding a new generation of nurses.
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13 January 2021 - Research Seminar Series 2020/21 #5
Between victimization and demonization: Narratives of Muslim women in Hong Kong by Dr LRaees Baig
Date & Time : 13 January 2021 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Format : Join in-person: Room A505 / Join on Zoom
Abstract :
It is argued that minority Muslim women are being trapped in-between being victimization and demonization by the society. Due to the intersectional influences on their multiple disadvantaged identities on ethnicity, religion and gender; minority Muslim women are on one hand being victimized by the society as helpless individuals under levels of oppressions, but also on the other hand being seen as backward and uncivilized individuals under Islamophobia. In this seminar, we would be looking into the interplay of victimization and demonization through exploring the narratives presented by minority Muslim young women in Hong Kong in the real life stories written by them, and how these women try to breakthrough these barriers imposed by the dominant society through their day to day life struggles.
Biography
Graduated from the University of Hong Kong for both her bachelor and PhD in social work, Raees is now serving as an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Social Work of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Before joining the academia, she has worked for various local and international human rights organisations on minority rights and has been a fellow under the UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights. Her main research areas focus on gender, migration and minority studies; including research projects on minority women's perspective on honour-based violence, Muslim young women's perspective towards gender equality under transnational migration, and the involvement of religious institutions on the rights of migrant workers.
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9 December 2020 - Research Seminar Series 2020/21 #4
Techno-Humanities Research Centre: Now and in the Future by Prof CHAN Sin-wai
Date & Time : 9 December 2020 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Format : Join in-person: A507 / Join on Zoom
Abstract :
In this seminar, we will introduce the current development of the newly-established Techno-Humanities Research Centre, the research projects to be implemented, and the research activities that will take place at the Centre. We will also look into the future and outline the potential projects to be conducted on religion, philosophy, music, education, and language, which will be presented by colleagues of the School.
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11 November 2020 - Research Seminar Series 2020/21 #3
Raising children in Hong Kong: A mixed-methods study of generational shifts in parental beliefs and practices by Prof LAM Ching-man
Date & Time : 11 November 2020 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Format : Join in-person: A507 / Join on Zoom
Abstract :
The project examines the historical trends of parenting and generational shifts in parental beliefs and practice in the Hong Kong Chinese context. Although the importance of historical perspective in understanding a phenomenon has been well-recognized, attempt to study generational shifts in parenting is meager and is almost non-existent in Hong Kong. This study seeks to unravel generational shifts in parenthood in Hong Kong, and investigates how the interplay between history, culture and contexts shaped and re-shaped the "ecology of parenthood".
Employing a mixed study method, the research process started with an archival study of discourses on parenting, then with 120 in-depth interviews with 60 parents (30 mothers and 30 fathers), each interview individually for twice. Following by quantitative questionnaire survey with 5707 parents from five different cohorts. Both qualitative and quantitative data revealed generational shifts and gender disparity in meaning of parenthood, parental responsibility and parental values. Based on the findings, the presentation discusses implications for parenting wok and proposes directions for child and parenting services.
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7 October 2020 - Research Seminar Series 2020/2021 #2
Validation of a back pain disability scale: an experience by Prof LEUNG Arran Siu-lun
Date & Time : 7 October 2020 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Format : Online Seminar via Zoom
Topic: Validation of a back pain disability scale: an experience
Speaker: Prof LEUNG Arran Siu-lun (School of Health Sciences)
Abstract :
Back pain is one of the most common complaints in Western societies and in Hong Kong. Yet research to study of back pain is hampered by a paucity of valid and reliability measurement tools. The reliability of many widely-used tools like the pain intensity scale are below research quality. The speaker of this talk would share the experience in studying the psychometric properties of a Chinese back pain disability scale designed for Hong Kong use.
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23 September 2020 - Preparation for Submission to RGC's Competitive Research Funding Schemes 2021/22
9 September 2020 - Research Seminar Series 2020/2021 #1
Agency Theory in Auditing: Alternative Agency Relationships for Offshore Audits and Audit Quality by Prof CHAN Koon-hung
Date & Time : 9 Sepember 2020 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Format : Online Seminar via Zoom
Topic: Agency Theory in Auditing: Alternative Agency Relationships for Offshore Audits and Audit Quality
Speaker: Prof CHAN Koon-hung (Rita Tong Liu School of Business and Hospitality Management)
Abstract :
Agency theory has been applied to many aspects of Auditing. Auditors of multinational companies often engage other auditors as agents to conduct a significant part of their audit work for their foreign clients. Using a sample of U.S.-listed Chinese companies, we examine and compare the audit quality for firms audited by U.S. auditors under alternative agency relationships with other auditors in China. Our findings enrich the applicability of agency theory in Auditing and offer useful implications for financial statement users, audit firms, regulators and public policy makers regarding the quality of audits involving other auditors under alternative agency relationships.
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15 January 2020 - Research Seminar Series 2019/20 #6
Deep-Learning Development via Super-Resolution Imaging by Prof Siu Wan-chi
A longitudinal evaluation study of a saving scheme to encourage unemployed social security (CSSA) recipients to take up employment by Prof Wong Yu-cheung
Date & Time : 15 January 2020 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Venue : Room A503, CIHE
Chairperson: Professor Tsui Ming-sum (Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong School of Social Sciences)
Session 1
Topic: Deep-Learning Development via Super-Resolution Imaging
Speaker: Prof Siu Wan-chi, Research Professor (School of Computer and Information Sciences)
Abstract :
Image super-resolution is a topic of great interest. It has a lot of applications, including ultra-HDTV, image coding, image resizing, image manipulation, face recognition and surveillance. The objective is to increase the resolution of an image through up-sampling, deblurring and/or denoising. The subject area is particularly interesting since it has strong academic value requiring sophisticated mathematical derivations and extremely practical applications such as upgrading a video to HDTV quality, recognizing a person in a faint video sequence of a surveillance system, and transforming/re-activating an old movie star in a new movie. In this talk, we start with learning approaches for simple interpolation and patch based super-resolution, and then discuss deep learning super-resolution using random forest structures, neural network and covolutional neural network. We will highlight some winning factors of deep learning for image super-resolution, and make further discussion on the some new approaches such as using Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) for super-resolution and style adaptation. Results of our most recent research will also be introduced/demonstrated, and new directions and trends will also be briefly discussed.
Session 2
Topic: A longitudinal evaluation study of a saving scheme to encourage unemployed social security (CSSA) recipients to take up employment
Speaker: Prof Wong Yu-cheung (Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong School of Social Sciences)
Abstract :
In 1998, at the time when HK was hard hit by the Asian financial crisis, the number of unemployed cases on social security (CSSA) had increased drastically. Since then, the government has started programmes to drive the unemployment CSSA recipients to be active in job-seeking and ultimately leave the system. Nevertheless, the effect has been limited especially among the long-term cases who were usually in their late 50s. One reason often cited by the CSSA recipients and social welfare advocates was that the effective marginal tax of employment is very high. In effect, until recently, once the earning exceeded $4,200 a month, the marginal tax increased from 50% to 100%. Unless, the earning were attractive and would allow the CSSA recipients to leave the system completely, they would mostly likely remain in the system with a low employment income. In other words, they will be caught in the poverty trap. In 2014, the government launched a scheme to turn the effective taxes into personal saving managed by the government, and would return to them when it was well above the asset limited of receiving CSSA. That way, they would leave CSSA with some saving and most important, a job of reasonable income. The evaluation adopted a true experimental design to cover a period of three years. The speaker was commissioned by the Social Welfare Department to conduct the evaluation study. He will discuss the design and results of the study and ways to encourage CSSA recipients to take up employment.
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11 December 2019 - Research Seminar Series 2019/20 #5
Exploring nominalizations across Chinese and British Media English: Contrasts in syntactic patterns by Dr Hannah Liu
Searching the one in the crowd - Text mining for cyber youth work by Dr Zeno Leung
Date & Time : 11 December 2019 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Venue : Room A506, CIHE
Chairperson: Professor Wong Yu-cheung (Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong School of Social Sciences)
Session 1
Topic: Exploring nominalizations across Chinese and British Media English: Contrasts in syntactic patterns
Speaker: Dr Hannah Liu (School of Humanities and Languages)
Abstract :
Nominalization is stylistically significant and of close relevance to language variation studies. But until now, there is only little literature concerning corpus-based study of nominalizations. Generalizations about how the use of nominalizations vary across contexts have mostly based on their occurrences in British and/or American English, it is still unclear whether their discriminatory power can also be obtained across different English varieties. To bridge this gap, the present study adopts a syntactic approach to nominalizations and reports on a corpus-based contrastive study of nominalizations across China English and British English. Results indicate that there are many more complex nominalizations in Chinese Media English but simple nominalizations are more common in British Media English. Furthermore, Chinese Media English has more uses of premodified nominalizations and phrasal postmodified nominalizations and develops a reliance on compressed and phrasal types of modification, whilst British Media English tends to use more postmodified nominalizations and develops a reliance on expanded and clausal types of modification.
Session 2
Topic: Searching the one in the crowd - Text mining for cyber youth work
Speaker: Dr Zeno Leung (Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong School of Social Sciences)
Abstract :
Social media not only lead to new ways of communications; it provides new means of social work intervention for those who are previously hard to reach due to various reasons. Among these initiatives, cyber youth work aims at proactively outreaching, engaging and intervening with young people at risk using online means. In the format of a student's final year project, a text-mining application system was developed to facilitate the social media searching, so as to facilitate these outreaching processes of social worker in the cyber world. In this seminar, experiences gained from this pilot collaborative research between the social work and the computing disciplines will be shared.
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27 November 2019 - Briefing Session on RGC Application 2020/21
Briefing Session on RGC Application 2020/21 by Professor Annie Bligh
Date & Time : 27 November 2019 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Venue : Room A509, CIHESpeaker: Professor Annie Bligh, Provost cum Acting Director of Research
Abstract :
Prof Helen Meng, Chairman of the Assessment Panel presented the assessment process and the Panel's observations in the last grant application exercise for Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector (2018/19) at the Workshop. Three Subject Convenors viz. Prof Chan Che-ting (Physical Sciences), Prof George Huang Guo-quan (Engineering) and Prof Kenneth Sin Kuen-fung (Humanities and Social Sciences) were present to answer questions from the participants. In addition, a sharing of experience from Dr Ding (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) on his re-submission journey.
In this dissemination, Prof Bligh shall go through Prof Meng's presentation and highlight the changes of this year (2019/20) application procedures and areas we need to pay attention in our applications of IDS (Research Infrastructure Grant, Collaborative Research Grant), IIDS, and FDS.
Sandwich/salad will be provided.
All are Wecome.
14 November 2019 - Research Seminar Series 2019/20 #4 (Cancelled)
Research Issues in Social Media and Marketing by Dr Anthony Wong
Dissemination of the Workshop on Application Procedures by RGC (7 November 2019) by Professor Annie Bligh
Date & Time : 14 November 2019 (Thursday), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Venue : Room A509, CIHE
Chairperson: Dr WONG Anthony Tik-tsuen, Rita Tong Liu School of Business and Hospitality Management and School of Computer and Information Sciences
Session 1
Topic: Research Issues in Social Media and Marketing
Speaker: Dr Anthony Wong, School of Computing and Information Sciences and Rita Tong Liu School of Business and Hospitality Management
Abstract :
Social media becomes an essential platform for marketing and advertising. Most digital marketing strategies just posted the products on some popular web sites and social media but the effectiveness is still a doubt. There are many different research in studying the critical issues in doing marketing in social media, such as trust of the social media, electronic word-of-mouth, ease of use of the social media, etc. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) are the popular tools for studying this area. The seminar will provide the issues worth to study about marketing and social media.
Session 2
Topic: Dissemination of the Workshop on Application Procedures by RGC (7 November 2019)
Speaker: Professor Annie Bligh, Provost cum Acting Director of Research
Abstract :
Prof Helen Meng, Chairman of the Assessment Panel presented the assessment process and the Panel's observations in the last grant application exercise for Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector (2018/19) at the Workshop. Three Subject Convenors viz. Prof Chan Che-ting (Physical Sciences), Prof George Huang Guo-quan (Engineering) and Prof Kenneth Sin Kuen-fung (Humanities and Social Sciences) were present to answer questions from the participants. In addition, a sharing of experience from Dr Ding (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) on his re-submission journey. In this dissemination, I shall go through Prof Meng's presentation and highlight the changes of this year (2019/20) application procedures and areas we need to pay attention in our applications of IDS (Research Infrastructure Grant, Collaborative Research Grant), IIDS, and FDS.
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23 October 2019 - Research Ethics Workshop
Reseach Ethics Workshop on Human Participants by Dr Emma E. Buchtel
Date & Time : 23 October 2019 (Wednesday), 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Venue : Room A509, CIHEChairperson: Professor Lisa Low, School of Health SciencesSpeaker: Dr Emma E. Buchtel
Biography:
Dr. Emma E. Buchtel joined the Department of Psychology at The Education University of Hong Kong in 2010, and has been a member of the Human Research Ethics Committee since 2011. Dr. Buchtel received her PhD in Psychology from the University of British Columbia in 2009, and her B.A. from Yale University in 1999. In between, she spent four years in Changsha and Beijing, teaching English at the high school and university levels and learning Chinese.
Abstract :
This workshop will help staff understand both theoretical and practical issues related to the ethics of conducting academic research with human participants. It is relevant to staff who will be applying for ethics approval for the first time, or supervising students in conducting their research projects. Ethical issues to address when conducting research and applying for ethics approval, together with a set of specific tips to pursue their research and scholarly activities with a high ethical standard will be provided.
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9 October 2019 - Research Seminar Series 2019/20 #3
Facility Location Games with Externalities by Dr Zhao Yingchao
Support Services for Youth with High Functioning Autism (HFA) in Hong Kong: current developments and the way ahead by Dr Kooni Ma
Date & Time : 9 October 2019 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Venue : Room A505, CIHEChairperson: Professor Annie Bligh, Provost cum Acting Director of ResearchSession 1
Topic: Facility Location Games with Externalities
Speaker: Dr Zhao Yingchao, School of Computing and Information Sciences
Abstract :
Facility location games study the scenario where a facility is to be placed based on the reported information from agents. In the society where there are relationships between agents, it is quite natural that one agent's gain will affect other agents' gain (either increase for a collaborator or decrease for a competitor). By using externality to represent this type of agent interaction, for the first time we introduce it into the facility location games in this paper. Namely, we study the extension where agents' utilities will be affected by other agents. We derive necessary and sufficient conditions for well-known existing mechanisms and also prove strong lower bounds.
Session 2
Topic: Support Services for Youth with High Functioning Autism (HFA) in Hong Kong: current developments and the way ahead
Speaker: Ms Kooni Ma, Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong School of Social Sciences
Abstract :
Over the past two decades, the increasing youth population of High Functioning Autism (HFA) arouses fervent attention to the services supporting this disadvantaged group. In view of the ascending number of youth with HFA in Hong Kong, multifarious services are ushered in as to address this service gap. Based on a critical review and analysis of the current services in Hong Kong, this presentation seeks to discuss the sustainability, intervention frameworks, and effectiveness regarding these services.
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25 September 2019 - Research Seminar Series 2019/20 #2
Research for funding by Professor Chan Sin-wai
Research innovations by Professor Anthony Chan
Date & Time : 25 September 2019 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Venue : Room A509, CIHE
Chairperson: Professor Annie Bligh, Provost cum Acting Director of Research
Session 1Topic: Research for fundingSpeaker: Professor Chan Sin-wai, Dean of School of Humanities and LanguagesAbstract :
Getting funding for research has been a major concern to academics. Our research performance is largely assessed by the funding we receive to conduct our projects. In this talk, we will discuss the factors that make a good research project and explore the possibility of collaboration among colleagues or with scholars at other tertiary institutions.Session 2Topic: Research innovationsSpeaker: Professor Anthony Chan, Dean of Computing and Information SciencesAbstract :
The innovation and usefulness are important criteria to evaluate research work. Time and priority may be needed towards strengthening the environment providing many opportunities for discussions and collaborative team establishment to nurture such innovations.Poster
11 September 2019 - Research Seminar Series 2019/20 #1
"Absence of Contemplation" and "Binary Thinking Enlightenment" -- Two ways to rethink pre- and post-97 Hong Kong films by Dr Li Siu Kit
Economic Analyses in Health Care – Not so Patient-friendly? by Dr Bilvick Tai
Date & Time : 11 September 2019 (Wednesday), 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Venue : Room A505, CIHE
Chairperson: Professor Thomas Chan, School of Humanities and Languages
Session 1Topic: "Absence of Contemplation" and "Binary Thinking Enlightenment" -- Two ways to rethink pre- and post-97 Hong Kong filmsSpeaker: Dr Li Siu Kit (School of Humanities and Languages)Abstract :
In the past 40 years, Hong Kong's pre- and post-97 films research studies mainly focused on "post-colonialism" or/and "Hongkongers' identity". The theoretical terms "post-colonialism" and "Hongkongers' identity" in Hong Kong's pre- and post-97 films generally focus on the grand narration of Hong Kong and its cultural identity. However, the former two terms are no longer fitting into the films like
Infernal Series,
Election Series and
Ten Years, especially after 2013 pre-condition on Chief Executive candidature, 2014 Umbrella Movement, 2016 Mongkok Riot, and 2019 Extradition Bill to China.
Session 2Topic: Economic Analyses in Health Care – Not so Patient-friendly?Speaker: Dr Bilvick Tai (School of Health Sciences)Abstract :
With escalating health care costs and more available treatment options, health policy has been driven by the value proposition using health economic analyses to determine health interventions that provide the best health outcomes for the resources invested in some countries. Commonly, these analyses are performed from the perspective of healthcare institutes or organizations to assess the value of interventions. With the recent movement toward patient-centered care, the importance of using the patient's perspective in health economic evaluation also increases. In addition to health-related quality of life and patient preference, it has been advocated that patient cost sharing should also be examined. This research seminar presents the major characteristics of health economic evaluation conducted from the patient's perspective available in the literature.
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