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Patrick Cheong-Iao Pang 彭祥佑

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

Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Macao Polytechnic University

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Dr Patrick Pang is currently a Lecturer (equivalent to an Assistant Professor) in the Faculty of Applied Sciences at Macao Polytechnic University (MPU). He received his PhD from the University of Melbourne and held appointments at the University of Melbourne and Victoria University before joining MPU. He received the Early Career Researcher Award from the University of Melbourne and has since obtained funding from the Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT). His research studies information behaviours, digital health and educational technologies. His interdisciplinary work seeks to build AI applications for health and education, thanks to his many years of industry experience in designing and building IT systems.

Looking for Supervision?

Patrick is supervising PhD candidates in two PhD programs at MPU: PhD in Computer Applied Technology and PhD in Educational Technologies and Innovation. He recruits PhD candidates who are capable of conducting interdisciplinary research in the following areas. Applicants should have relevant research/project experience, and demonstrate enthusiasm, integrity as well as diligence in research.

  • Educational Technology: Teaching and Learning AI Applications, Human-Computer Interaction, Exploratory Learning, etc.
  • Digital Health: Health Data Analysis, Digital Health Education, etc.
  • Artificial Intelligence: Large Language Model (LLM) Applications in Education, Health, etc.

Students with different backgrounds are welcome as long as your research direction aligns with the above topics. Please email your research proposal, CV and transcripts in English if interested. Emails without all the required information may not get a reply. Students may consider that they have failed if there is no response within a month.

Important Note: Our research team has high expectations regarding time spent and academic output during the postgraduate period. It demands strong resilience, self-motivation, and the ability to learn and explore independently, as well as rigorous and efficient execution of research work. Students interested in joining the research team are encouraged to reconsider before applying.

As a reward for your participation in our research team, you will have the opportunities to get:

  • High-Quality Publications: You will be the first author on academic papers or participate in international conferences.
  • Interdisciplinary Research: Many research projects will be conducted in collaboration with supervisors from diverse backgrounds in various disciplines with both academic and practical values.
  • Rigorous and Responsible Academic Guidance: You will receive comprehensive and responsible guidance from your supervisor in academic research and thesis writing. This will enhance your research skills throughout your PhD studies.
  • Financial Support: Depending on research output and funding, PhD students will have the opportunity to receive a monthly stipend ranging from MOP 5,000 to 10,000.
  • International Perspectives and Exchange Opportunities: When research capabilities and language proficiency are qualified, students will conduct research with leading international scholars, resulting in high-quality publication and research outcomes.
  • On case-by-case basis, students will also have other opportunities to receive additional subsidies, such as funding for research equipment or allowances for exchange programs.

Recent News and Activities
25 Nov 2024
My student Ting Liu (from PhD in Educational Technology and Innovation) has a paper accepted in the journal Healthcare (SCI & SSCI Q2). The paper is a systematic review of the impact of social media on children's mental health. Congratulations!
17 Nov 2024
My student Ting Liu (from PhD in Educational Technology and Innovation) has a paper accepted in the journal Systems (SSCI Q1). The paper is a geospatial analysis of using digital technologies for public health education in Macao. Congratulations!
19 Aug 2024
My student Yiming Luo (from PhD in Educational Technology and Innovation) has a paper accepted in the 2025 Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS). The paper proposes to use exploratory search to enhance exploratory learning. Congratulations!
16 Aug 2024
My former student Yaofei Duan (from MSc in Big Data and Internet of Things) has a paper accepted in the journal IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (SCI Q1). The paper introduces the 3MT-Net model for multi-task, multi-modal and multi-type breast cancer classification. Congratulations!
24 Jul 2024
My student Zhenni He (from PhD in Educational Technology and Innovation) has a paper accepted in the IEEE Frontiers in Education conference. The paper examines the Bachelor degrees in AI in China's Greater Bay Area. Congratulations!
10 Jul 2024
My former student Dashun Zheng (from MSc in Big Data and Internet of Things) has a paper accepted in the journal Applied Sciences (SCI Q1). The paper proposes an approach to distill a large BERT model. Congratulations!
4 Jul 2024
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 a systematic review of using social learning theory in public health education. Congratulations!

Latest Publications
  1. Enhancing Exploratory Learning through Exploratory Search with the Emergence of Large Language Models
    Y Luo, PCI Pang, S Chang
    Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2025), 2025, Big Island, HI, USA, 7-10 Jan 2025
  2. T Liu, Y Cheng, Y Luo, Z Wang, PCI Pang, Y Xia, Y Lau
    Healthcare, 2024, 12(23), 2391, doi:10.3390/healthcare12232391
  3. T Liu, Y Luo, PCI Pang, Y Xia
    Systems, 2024, 12(11), 504, doi:10.3390/systems12110504
  4. Q Zhu, PCI Pang, C Chen, Q Zheng, C Zhang, J Li, J Guo, C Mao, Y He
    Urolithiasis, 2024, 52, 145, doi:10.1007/s00240-024-01644-6
  5. T Ma, Y Chen, W Tao, D Zheng, X Lin, PCI Pang, Y Liu, Y Wang, L Wang, B Song, X Zeng, PS Yu
    IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 2024, 36, 12, pp. 8682-8694, doi:10.1109/TKDE.2024.3471508
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+853 8599 6886

Office Address:
Room N46B, Wui Chi Building, Faculty of Applied Sciences
Macao Polytechnic University
Rua de Luís Gonzaga Gomes, Macao SAR, China