Research Overview
Research Interests
- Natural Language Processing
- Digital Health
- AI in Education
- Information Needs
Additionally, you may review the list of recent research projects here.
Research Grants
2023-2026
Deep Learning Analytics and Applications for Education Data Mining (MOP
399,900.00)
Macao Polytechnic University, Macau, China
Investigator(s): PCI Pang, PIS Lei and Y Lau
2021-2024
Computational Text Analytics for Crowdsourced Health Information in the Greater Bay Area (MOP
296,100.00)
Macao Polytechnic University, Macau, China
Investigator(s): PCI Pang
2019-2020
Conceptualising Online Information Needs for Supporting Partners Who Experienced Miscarriage (AUD
10,000.00)
Faculty of Engineering and IT Early Career Researcher Grant, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Investigator(s): PCI Pang
2018-2020
Visualising Crowdsourced Health Information (MOP
150,000.00)
Multi-Year Research Grant, University of Macau, Macau, China
Investigator(s): RP Biuk-Aghai and PCI Pang
2017-2018
#misCOURAGE Down Under (AUD
10,000.00)
Networked Society Institute Seed Funding, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Investigator(s): M Temple-Smith, J Bilardi, PCI Pang, VH Trieu and L Kiropoulos
2011-2012
Applying Wikipedia Analysis Methodology in Teaching and the Development of Related Tools (MOP
137,800.00)
Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), Macau, China
Investigator(s): CI Pang and SS Si
Awards
- Awardee, Funding Scheme for Postdoctoral Researchers, Macau Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), Macau, China – 2021-2023
- VU Research Fellowship, Victoria University – 2021
- Branko Cesnik Best Paper Award Nomination, Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2019) – 2019
- Faculty of Engineering and IT Early Career Researcher Award, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia – 2018
- Finalist, Smart City Design Competition, Macau Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), Macau, China – 2017
- Best Paper Award Nomination, The 20th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2016) – 2016
- National iAwards Nomination, Australia – 2016
- Best Poster Award, CIS Doctoral Colloquium 2015, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia – 2015
- "長江小小科學家" 二等獎（由中華人民共和國教育部及李嘉誠基金會共同主辦）– 2000
Scholarships and Study Awards
- Google Australia PhD Travel Scholarship, Australia – 2016
- Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES) Top-up Scholarship, Australia – 2013
- NICTA PhD Scholarship & Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship, Australia – 2012
- Macau SAR Government Postgraduate Scholarship, Macau, China – 2012
- Excellence Award, Pan Pearl IT Project Competition, Guizhou, China – 2012
- Dean's Honour List, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macau, China – 2007
Invited Talks
- From Patients, For Patients: A Patient-centric Perspective of Healthcare IS – 2020
- Department of Information Systems and Analytics, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Health Information Behaviour in Different Contexts: It’s More Than Seeking Information – 2019
- School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Digital Health Opportunities in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area – 2018
- University of Macau, Macau SAR
- Empowering Health Consumers by Understanding Their Information Needs – 2018
- School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Panel: Employability of Tertiary Students in Digital Industries – 2018
- Digital Innovation Festival, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Victoria State Government, Australia
- Health Information-Seeking Behaviour – 2016
- Digital Health Meetup, Melbourne, Australia
- Search and Explore, Guest Lecture for INFO30005 Web Information Technologies – 2016
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Training and Certifications
- Professional Practice Credential Assessor, Deakin University, Australia – 2022
- Data Driven Techniques for e-Business, Globex Program, Peking University, Beijing, China – 2022
- Melbourne Teaching Certificate, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia – 2018
- Certified Health Informatician Australasia – 2018
- Statistics for Research Workers, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia – 2013
- Business Process Management and Improvement Workshop for IT Professionals, Hong Kong Productivity Council, Hong Kong, China – 2009
Education
- PhD, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia – 2016
- Thesis Title: Understanding Exploratory Search in Seeking Health Information
- Supervisors: Prof Shanton Chang, Prof Karin Verspoor and Dr Jon Pearce
- MSc, University of Macau, Macau, China – 2011
- Thesis Title: Map-like Wikipedia Visualization
- Supervisor: Dr Robert P. Biuk-Aghai
- BSc, University of Macau, Macau, China – 2007