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Patrick Pang 彭祥佑

PhD (Melb), MSc (UM), BSc (UM)

  • Associate Professor, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University
  • Certificated Senior Engineer in Information Engineering
  • Programme Lead, Master of Science in Environmental Intelligence
  • PhD Supervisor in Applied Computing and Educational Technologies
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Dr Patrick Pang is an Associate Professor, a certificated Senior Engineer in Information Engineering, and the programme lead of MSc in Environmental Intelligence in the Faculty of Applied Sciences at Macao Polytechnic University (MPU). He received his PhD from the University of Melbourne and worked at the University of Melbourne before joining MPU. He received the Early Career Researcher Award from the University of Melbourne and has since obtained more funding from the Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) and local enterprises. His interdisciplinary research focuses on human-computer interaction, educational technologies, information behaviour and AI for sustainability, and seeks to build effective AI+ applications for health, education and society, thanks to his many years of industry experience in designing and building IT systems. He always strives for research excellence and has more than 120 publications with an h-index of 22.

Recent News and Activities
1 May 2026
My student Ting Liu (from PhD in Educational Technology and Innovation) has a paper accepted in the journal BMC Geriatrics (SSCI Q1). The paper discusses how to educate older adults to use technologies. Congratulations!
30 Apr 2026
My student Yufei Li (from PhD in Computer Applied Technology) has a paper accepted in the journal PLOS ONE. The paper investigates how social media policy changes can affect the spread of anti-vaccine and other misinformation. Congratulations!
27 Apr 2026
My student Xiaotong Su (from MSc in Environmental Intelligence) has a paper accepted in the journal Sustainability. The paper is a systematic scoping review on how large language models can be applied for environmental sustainability. Congratulations!
28 Mar 2026
My student Ka Ian Chan (from PhD in Computer Applied Technology) has a paper accepted in the journal Applied Sciences. The paper proposes machine learning models for academic track selection and student performance predictions. Congratulations!
20 Mar 2026
My student Ka Ian Chan (from PhD in Computer Applied Technology) has a paper accepted in the journal Multimodal Technologies and Interaction. The paper is about designing academic visualisations for parents and students. Congratulations!
14 Mar 2026
My student Yiming Taclis Luo (from PhD in Educational Technology and Innovation) has a paper accepted in the journal Information. This paper investigates the interaction patterns and cognitive strategies of using LLMs for exploratory learning. Congratulations!
14 Feb 2026
My student Huiwen Zou (from PhD in Educational Technology and Innovation) has a paper accepted in the journal Education Sciences. The paper is about students’ adoption of Generative AI with ethical awareness training. Congratulations!
1 Feb 2026
My student Ting Liu (from PhD in Educational Technology and Innovation) has a paper accepted in the journal JMIR Aging (SCI/SSCI Q1). The paper evaluates the use of latest generative AI video tools for self-management of older adults' health. Congratulations!
12 Jan 2026
My student Yiming Taclis Luo (from PhD in Educational Technology and Innovation) has a paper accepted in the journal Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. This paper represents one of our first work in large language models which has published in a top educational journal. Congratulations!
12 Jan 2026
My student Ting Liu (from PhD in Educational Technology and Innovation) has 2 papers accepted in the journals Journal of Medical Systems and JMIR Aging (both are SCI Q1). These papers highlight our recent research in the use of AI technologies among older adults. Congratulations!
5 Dec 2025
My student Ting Liu (from PhD in Educational Technology and Innovation) has a paper accepted in the journal BMC Public Health (SCI Q1). The paper is about the latent obstacles of the use of digital technologies by older adults. Congratulations!
30 Nov 2025
My former student Jingchi Huang (from MSc in Big Data and Internet of Things) has a paper accepted in the journal IEEE Access. The paper introduces a diffusion model for generating textual data. Congratulations!
Latest Publications
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    Educating Older Adults to Use Technologies for Health Management in Social Settings: Perspectives of Older Adults and Community Workers
    T Liu, Y Luo, P Pang, Y Lau
    BMC Geriatrics, 2026, , doi:10.1186/s12877-026-07495-7
  2. J
    Auditing the Impact of Social Media’s Policy Shift on Anti-Vaccine Discourse: A Large Language Model-Driven Empirical Study
    Y Li, T Chen, Y Zhao, W Ke, P Pang, D McKay, S Chang, N Baxter
    PLOS ONE, 2026, 21(4), e0346568, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0346568
  3. J
    How Can Large Language Models Drive Environmental Sustainability? A Systematic Scoping Review
    X Su, T Liu, P Pang, YT Luo, D Wong
    Sustainability, 2026, 18(9), 4327, doi:10.3390/su18094327
  4. J
    Global Prevalence of Technostress among Users of Information and Communication Technologies: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression Analysis
    SSL Phua, Y Lau, WW Ang, SBH Nur, PCI Pang, SH Wong
    Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 2026, pp. 1-26, doi:10.1080/10615806.2026.2659812
  5. J
    AI Software Usage among Secondary School Students in Macao SAR
    Z He, H Zou, P Pang, HY Kan
    Doctoral Think Tank (In Chinese), 2026, 2, pp. 172-177
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+853 8599 3815

Office Address:
Room E1208A, 12th Floor, Academic Building
Virtual Reality Technology and Multimedia Systems Laboratory
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Macao Polytechnic University
Rua de Luís Gonzaga Gomes, Macao SAR, China
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