Curriculum Vitae

Associate Professor (Docent), Information Systems, University of Gothenburg. Download full CV (PDF) →

Education

PhD, Information Systems — Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), 2013
Dissertation: "Essays on Microblog and Online Community." Supervisor: Prof. Kar Yan Tam.
BEng, Software Engineering (First Class Honours) — University of Hong Kong, 2006
BBA, Information Systems (First Class Honours) — University of Hong Kong, 2005

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor (Docent), University of Gothenburg, Sweden — 2024–present
Senior Lecturer, University of Gothenburg, Sweden — 2018–2024
Assistant Professor (Tutkijatohtori), University of Jyväskylä, Finland — 2014–2018
Research Visit, University of Georgia, USA — 2018
Visiting Scholar, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology — 2014

Research Funding

Interreg BALTFLOODS — EU / Interreg Baltic Sea Region, 2025–2028. Scale ≈ €2.04M (AUD 3.3M). Lead, University of Gothenburg team. Details →
Ocean Data Factory Sweden — Vinnova, two phases 2019–2023, 8M SEK (≈ AUD 1.2M) per phase. Leader, Work Package II "Continuous Evaluation and Innovation."

Awards & Recognition

Finalist, SISA (Swedish Information Systems Academy) Pedagogical Prize — "Learning by Doing: Using Arduino in Teaching Digital Infrastructure among Students with Diverse Technical Backgrounds" — 2024
Member, Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Research Mobility Grant, University of Jyväskylä — 2017
University Research Travel Grant, HKUST — 2012, 2013
University Overseas Research Awards, HKUST — 2009
Second Runner-up, HKUST English Public Speaking Contest (Unprepared Speech) — 2008
Champion, HKUST English Public Speaking Contest (Unprepared Speech) — 2007
Rosita King Ho Scholarship — 2006
First Runner-up (Team), Software Engineering Final Year Project Competition — 2006
Dean's Honors List, HKUST — 2006
Kowloon Chamber of Commerce Scholarship — 2005
Bank of East Asia Golden Jubilee Scholarship — 2005
University Representative, 23rd Business Orientation Program by American Chamber of Commerce — 2005
Faculty of Business and Economics Student Exchange Scholarship — 2004
Dean's Honors List, HKUST — 2003, 2004
Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship — 2002
Rosita and K. K. Ho Scholarship — 2002
Award of Dr. Richard C & Esther Y. Lee Charitable Foundation — 2002
Tsinghua University Excellent First Year Student Scholarship — 2001

Supervision

One doctoral student to completion (principal supervisor) — Dr. Per Persson, defended Feb 2026.
Thirteen master's theses (three VG High Pass at Gothenburg; two grade 5 Excellent at Jyväskylä). Details →

Academic Service

Leadership & Governance

Elected member, Department Council, Department of Applied IT, University of Gothenburg (2026)
Study Advisor, MSc in Service Innovation and Management, University of Jyväskylä (2016–2018)
Organising Committee, Jyväskylä Summer School (2016, 2017)

Conference & Editorial Roles

Track Chair, PACIS — HCI & Robotic Interface Design (2026); Health IT (2023); Human Behavior & IS (2022)
Associate Editor — ICIS (2015, 2017, 2022, 2025); ECIS (2021–2023); PACIS (2019, 2022)
Committee member, IRIS 2024 (coordinating submissions and reviewing)
Program Committee — PACIS (2012, 2015, 2016, 2018); SIGHCI pre-ICIS Workshop (2011, 2012, 2014)

Journal Reviewing

MIS Quarterly · Information Systems Research · Journal of Management Information Systems · Journal of the Association for Information Systems · Information & Management · Decision Support Systems, among others.