I am currently an Assistant Professor with Division of Artificial Intelligence, School of Data Science, Lingnan University. I hold a B.E. degree in Software Engineering from Jilin University and a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (supervised by Prof. Jiannong Cao). I was a visiting scholar at MIT Media Lab (hosted by Prof. Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland).

My research centers on AIoT-empowered Human Dynamics, a field that strives to decode human behavior and deliver practical insights by weaving together cross-disciplinary knowledge with AI and IoT. Within this domain, my research interests include Context-aware Computing, Mobile Computing, Data Mining, and Generative AI.

I have contributed over NA publications to esteemed journals including ACM TOIS, ACM IMWUT, IEEE TMC, IEEE TKDE, IEEE TPDS, and JSAC as well as prestigious conferences such as WWW, IEEE INFOCOM, and IEEE ICDM. I am honored to have received two best paper awards, one of which was presented at IEEE INFOCOM 2020, a leading conference in networking and communications.

Two PhD Positions Available (2025/26 Intake)

  • LLM-Empowered Affective Computing
  • Spatiotemporal Data Mining with Mobile Crowdsensing

Both positions offer a comprehensive scholarship package. Candidates are expected to 1) hold at least a Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field from a recognized institution, 2) work independently and collaboratively in a research team. Interested applicants are encouraged to email their CV and a brief statement of research interests. All applications will be carefully evaluated, and responses will be provided to each candidate.

Working Experience

  • 2022.9 - Now Assistant Professor, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China
  • 2020.2 - 2022.8 Research Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Education

  • 2017.9 - 2018.9 Visiting Ph.D., Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, US
  • 2014.9 - 2019.7 Ph.D., Computer Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
  • 2010.09 - 2014.06 B.E., Software Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China

Selected Honors and Awards

  • 2020.12.12 Best Paper Award of IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM).
  • 2016.11.11 Best Paper Award of IEEE International Conferences on Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced and Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing and Communications, Cloud and Big Data Computing, Internet of People, and Smart World Congress.
  • 2013.10.10 National Scholarship of China