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Contents

Achieving Excellence p1

List of Faculty Staff p3

Faculty Profiles p5

A Great Alumnus / Professor Lotfi A. Zadeh, The Father of Fuzzy Logic p23

Research p25

Undergraduate Programmes p33

Postgraduate Programmes p41

Laboratories and Facilities p45

Contact Information & Map p47

Note Book Photo by Chi-Lim Yeung

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The Department has a fast-growing research program

and has achieved research excellence as well as an

international reputation in certain research fields. Our

recent research focuses on Intelligent Informatics that

includes three strategic areas: Agents, Machine-learning

and Data-mining; Networking and Multimedia; and

Pattern Recognition.

Founded in 1988, the Department of

Computer Science (“the Department”

hereinafter) is committed to quality,

leading-edge education and research.

It has 17 full-time faculty members (1

IEEE Fellow and 3 IEEE Senior Members),

9 supporting staff, approximately 300

undergraduate students, and around 50

research students and project staff.

The Department offers BSc (Hons)

in Computing Studies (Information

Systems), BSc (Hons) in Computer Science,

MSc in Scientific Computing (jointly

with Mathematics), MSc in Information

Technology Management, MPhil, and

PhD degrees. Our BSc programs are

very competitive and benchmarked

with the IEEE and ACM recommended

curricula. The programs develop in

students a solid foundation in Computer

Science and Information Systems, while

providing them with ample hands-

on experience in problem solving and

systems development in the class, and

through group projects as well as our

unique individual/ independent honours

projects.

With the dedication of faculty

members, our students have been

able to enjoy a highly rich, stimulating

learning environment for their

academic, professional, and whole-

person development. Complementary

to the standard teaching curricula,

the Department provides Internship

Program, Elite Program, Academic

Counseling, Short/Summer Courses,

Mentoring Program, Industry Mentoring

Program, and Summer Voluntary

Program, in parallel with university or

external programs, such as Exchange

Program, Metropolitan Attachment

Program, and Information Technology

Entrepreneur Program. As a result, our

graduates are well sought after by the

industries as well as by the local and

overseas postgraduate schools. In the

past, our fresh graduates are able to

quickly enter a job market, serving as

Analyst Programmer, Systems Analyst,

System Designer, System Developer,

System Administrator, Network

Engineer, Technical Specialist, Business

Analyst, Technical Marketing and Sales,

and IT Teacher/Coordinator in secondary

and primary schools, to name a few.

The Department has a fast-growing

research program and has achieved

research excellence as well as an

international reputation in certain

research fields. Our recent research

focuses on Intelligent Informatics that

includes three strategic areas: Agents,

Machine-learning and Data-mining;

Networking and Multimedia; and Pattern

Recognition. Apart from disseminating

research findings through scholarly

publications, the faculty members

are also very active in editorial and

scholarly exchange activities as well as in

organizing international conferences.

Over the years, the Department has

successfully established strong links with

the industries and the society through

numerous consultancy projects and

professional services. For instance, the

Department has recently established a

university research centre, named Centre

for e-Transformation Research (CTR), to

focus on basic and applied research in

the fields of Web Intelligence,

Intelligent Agents, Data Mining, and

Grid Computing, among others. The

Centre is presently leading a group

research project funded by Hong Kong

Research Grant Council (RGC) Central

Allocation, with the faculty participation

from University of Hong Kong University

(HKU) and The Hong Kong University of

Science and Technology (HKUST).

The following is just a glimpse of our

department. For more information,

please visit our homepage at http://

www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk/

LIU, JimingHead and Professor,

Computer Science Department

Achieving Excellence

Assistant ProfessorDr. CHU, Xiaowen, 褚曉文Tel.: (852) 3411 5998, E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. LI, Chun Hung, 勵俊雄Tel.: (852) 3411 7865, E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. WONG, Kelvin Chi Kuen, 黃志權Tel.: (852) 3411 7087, E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. XU, Jianliang, 徐建良Tel.: (852) 3411 5808, E-mail: [email protected]

LecturerDr. FENG, Jian, 馮健Tel.: (852) 3411 7084, E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. LEE, Fion Sau Ling, 李秀玲Tel.: (852) 3411 2386, E-mail: [email protected]

Adjunct Assistant Professor Dr. TSUI, Kwok Ching, 徐國禎Tel.: (852) 3411 7840, E-mail: [email protected]

Part-time LecturerMr. CHAN, Ying Kwong, 陳英江Tel.: (852) 3411 7840, E-mail: [email protected]

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Associate ProfessorDr. CHAN, Stephen Lai Chung, 陳禮忠 Tel.: (852) 3411 7385, E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. CHEUNG, William Kwok Wai, 張國威Course Coordinator for the BSc in Computing Studies (Information Systems) Tel.: (852) 3411 5965, E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. CHEUNG, Yiu Ming, 張曉明 Tel.: (852) 3411 5155, E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. LAM, Ernest Chok Man, 林作文 Associate Dean of Science FacultyTel.: (852) 3411 7081, E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. SIM, Ben Kwang Mong, 沈觀茂Tel.: (852) 3411 5818, E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. TAM, Hon Wah, 譚漢華 Tel.: (852) 3411 7093, E-mail: [email protected]

Head and Professor (on leave)

Prof. LIU, Jiming, 劉際明 Tel.: (852) 3411 7088, E-mail: [email protected]

Acting Head and ProfessorProf. LEUNG, Yiu Wing, 梁耀榮Tel.: (852) 3411 5970, E-mail: [email protected]

Chair ProfessorProf. TANG, Yuan Yan, 唐遠炎 Tel.: (852) 3411 7092, E-mail: [email protected]

ProfessorProf. NG, Joseph Kee Yin, 吳其彥Tel.: (852) 3411 7864, E-mail: [email protected]

Prof. YUEN, Pong Chi, 阮邦志Course Coordinator for the BSc in Computer ScienceTel.: (852) 3411 7811, E-mail: [email protected]

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Department of

Computer Science

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LEUNG, Yiu Wing 梁耀榮

Acting Department Head and Professor

BSc, PhD CUHK

Prof. Leung received his BSc and PhD degrees from the Chinese

University of Hong Kong. He is currently a Professor in the

Department of Computer Science of the Hong Kong Baptist

University. He also serves as the Course Director of the MSc

in IT Management course. He has been working on two main

research areas: i) networking and multimedia, and ii) cybernetics

and systems engineering.

Selected Publications:Y.W. Leung and R.Y.T. Hou, “Assignment of Movies to Heterogeneous Video Servers”, IEEE Transactions on

Systems, Man and Cybernetics Part A: Systems and Human, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 665−681, 2005.

Y.W. Leung, “Shared Packet Loss Recovery for Internet Telephony”, IEEE Communications Letters, Vol. 9, No. 1,

pp. 84−86, 2005.

J. Zhang and Y.W. Leung, “Improved Possibilistic C−Means Clustering Algorithms”, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy

Systems, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 209−217, 2004.

Y.W. Leung and T.K.C. Chan, “Design of an Interactive Video−on−Demand System”, IEEE Transactions on

Multimedia, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 130−140, 2003.

Y.W. Leung and Y.P. Wang, “U−Measure: A Quality Measure for Multiobjective Programming”, IEEE Transactions

on Systems, Man and Cybernetics Part A: Systems and Human, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 337−343, 2003

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Selected Publications:J. Liu and, X.L. Jin and K.C. Tsui, “Autonomy Oriented Computing (AOC): Formulating Computational Systems

with Autonomous Components”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A: Systems and

Humans, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 879−902, 2005.

J. Liu and L. K. Daneshmend, Spatial Reasoning and Planning, Springer, 2004 (monograph).

J. Liu, S.W. Zhang, and J. Yang, “Characterizing Web Usage Regularities with Information Foraging Agents”,

IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, Vol. 16, No. 5, pp. 566−584, 2004.

J. Liu, J. Han, and Y.Y. Tang, “Multi−Agent Oriented Constraint Satisfaction”, Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 136,

No. 1, pp. 101−144, 2003.

J. Liu and Y. Zhao, “On Adaptive Agentlets for Distributed Divide−and−Conquer: A Dynamical Systems

Approach”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics — Part A: Systems and Humans, Vol. 32, No. 2,

pp. 214−227, 2002.

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LIU, Jiming 劉際明

Department Head and Professor (on leave)

BSc East China Normal, MA Concordia, MEng, PhD McGill

Jiming Liu is Professor and Head of Computer Science Department at Hong Kong Baptist

University (HKBU). He leads Centre for e−Transformation Research (funded by the Hong Kong

Research Grants Council (RGC) Central Allocation) and the AAMAS/AOC Research Group (i.e.,

Autonomous Agents and Multi−Agent Systems/Autonomy Oriented Computing) at HKBU.

Prof. Liu is one of the pioneers who originally coined the notions of “Web Intelligence (WI)”

and “Autonomy Oriented Computing (AOC)” back in 2000 and 2001, respectively, and have

since then contributed to various literatures on these topics as well as to the establishment

of WI and AOC related activities and forums, including the IEEE/WIC/ACM International

Conferences on Web Intelligence (WI) and on Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT).

Prof. Liu has been working and publishing extensively in the fields of Robotics and AI,

Multi−Agent Systems, Autonomy−Oriented Computing (AOC), Self−Organization, and Web

Intelligence (WI), with 7 published monographs and 19 edited books and proceedings. He

is presently serving as Editor−in−Chief for Web Intelligence and Agent Systems (IOS Press),

Annual Review of Intelligent Informatics (World Scientific Publishing), The IEEE Intelligent

Informatics Bulletin (IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Intelligent Informatics),

Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (IEEE Computer

Society), Knowledge and Information Systems (Springer), International Journal of Web Services

Research (Idea Group), and Series Editor for Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications

book series (IOS Press).

Prof. Liu obtained his B.Sc. degree in Physics from East China Normal University in Shanghai,

his M.A. degree in Educational Technology from Concordia University in Montreal, and his

MEng and PhD degrees both in Electrical Engineering from McGill University in Montreal. In

Feb.−July 1999, Prof. Liu was an invited Visiting Scholar in Computer Science Department,

Stanford University.

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NG, Joseph Kee Yin 吳其彥

Professor

BSc, MSc, PhD Illinois

Prof. Joseph Kee−Yin NG received a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science, a M.Sc. in Computer Science, and a Ph.D.

in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign in the years 1986, 1988, and 1993, respectively.

Prof. Ng is currently a professor in the Department of Computer Science at Hong Kong Baptist University.

His current research interests include Real−Time Networks, Multimedia Communications, Ubiquitous/Pervasive Computing,

Mobile and Location−aware Computing, Performance Evaluation, Parallel and Distributed Computing. Prof. Ng is the

Technical Program Chair for TENCON 2006, General Co−Chair for The 11th International Conference on Embedded and

Real−Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA 2005), Program Vice Chair for The 11th International Conference

on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS 2005), Program Area−Chair for The 18th & 19th International Conference on

Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA 2004 & AINA 2005) and he had served as the General Co−Chair

for The International Computer Congress 1999 & 2001 (ICC’99 & ICC’01), the Program Co−Chair for The Sixth International

Conference on Real−Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA’99) and the General Co−Chair for The 1999 and

2001 International Computer Science Conference (ICSC’99 & ICSC’01).

Prof. Ng is a member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications, Journal of Ubiquitous

Computing and Intelligence, Journal of Embedded Computing, and Journal of Microprocessors and Microsystems. He is the

Associate Editor of Real−Time Systems Journal and Journal of Mobile Multimedia. He is also a guest editor of International

Journal of Wireless and Mobile Computing for a special issue on Applications, Services, and Infrastructures for Wireless

and Mobile Computing.

Selected Publications:Y.Y. Tang and X. G. You, “Skeletonization of Ribbon−like Shapes Based on A New Wavelet Function”, IEEE

Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, Vol. 25, No. 9, pp. 1118−1133, 2003.

B. Fang and Yuan Yan Tang, “Improved Class Statistics Estimation for Sparse Data Problems in Off−line Signature

Verification”, IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (C), Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 276−286,2005.

L. H. Yang, C. Y. Suen and Y.Y. Tang, “A Width−Invariant Property of Curves Based on Wavelet Transform

with a Novel Wavelet Function”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (Part B), Vol. 33, No. 3,

pp. 541−548, 2003.

Y.Y. Tang, F. Yang and J. Liu, “Basic Processes of Chinese Character Based on Cubic B−Spline Wavelet Transform”,

IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, Vol. 23, No. 12, pp. 1443−1448, 2001.

Y.Y. Tang, L.H. Yang and J. Liu, “Characterization of Dirac−Structure Edges with Wavelet Transform”, IEEE

Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics — Part B: Cybernetics, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 93−109, 2000.

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TANG, Yuan Yan 唐遠炎

Chair Professor

BSc, MSc, PhD Concordia

Prof. Tang received the BSc degree in electrical and computer engineering from Chongqing

University, Chongqing, China, the M.Eng. Degree in electrical engineering from the Graduate

School of Post and Telecommunications, Beijing, China, and the PhD degree in computer

science from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

He is presently a Chair Professor in Department of Computer Science at Hong Kong Baptist

University and Adjunct Professor in Computer Science at Concordia University. He is an

Honorary Lecturer at the University of Hong Kong, and an Advisory Professor at many institutes

in China. His current interests include wavelet theory and applications, pattern recognition,

image processing, document processing, artificial intelligence, parallel processing, Chinese

computing and VLSI architecture. Prof. Tang has published more than 250 technical papers

and is the author/co−author of 21 books on subjects ranging from electrical engineering to

computer science. He has served as General Chair, Program Chair and Committee Member

for many international conferences. Prof. Tang is the General Chair of the 18th International

Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR’06). He is an IEEE Fellow and IAPR Fellow. He is

the Founder and Editor−in−Chief of International Journal on Wavelets, Multiresolution, and

Information Processing (IJWMIP), and Associate Editors of several international journals.

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YUEN, Pong Chi 阮邦志

Professor

Course Coodinator for the BSc in Computer Science

BSc (Hons) CPHK, PhD HKU

Prof. Yuen received his B.Sc. degree in electronic engineering with first class honours in 1989 from City Polytechnic of Hong

Kong, and his Ph.D. degree in electrical and electronic engineering in 1993 from The University of Hong Kong. He joined

the Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University in 1993 and currently, he is a Professor. Prof. Yuen was

a recipient of the University Fellowship to visit The University of Sydney in 1996. He was associated with the Laboratory

of Imaging Science and Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering. Prof. Yuen spent a 6−month sabbatical leave

in The University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS), University of Maryland at College Park,

where he was associated with the Computer Vision Laboratory, CFAR, in 1998 and INRIA Rhone−Alpes, France, where he

was associated with the GRAphics, VIsion and Robotics (GRAVIR) laboratory in 2005. He was the Director of the Croucher

Advanced Studies Institute on Biometric Authentication 2005 and is the track co−chair of the International Conference on

Pattern Recognition 2006. His major research interests include human facial image processing, human face recognition,

vision−based human understanding technology, signature recognition and medical image processing.

Selected Publications:P C Yuen and C H Man, “Human face image searching system using sketch”, IEEE Transactions on System, Man

and Cybernetics, Part A, Accepted, 2006.

W.S. Zheng, J.H. Lai and P. C. Yuen, “GA−Fisher: A New LDA−based Face Recognition Algorithm with

Selection of Principal Components”, IEEE Transactions on System, Man and Cybernetics, Part B, Vol. 35, No. 5,

pp. 1065−1078, 2005.

W.S. Chen, P.C. Yuen, J. Huang and D.Q. Dai, “Kernel Machine−based One−parameter Regularized Fisher

Discriminant Method for Face Recognition”, IEEE Transactions on System, Man and Cybernetics, Part B, Vol. 35,

No. 4, pp 659−669, 2005.

J. Huang, P.C. Yuen, W.S. Chen and J.H. Lai, “Component−based Subspace LDA Method for Face Recognition

with One Training Sample”, SPIE Optical Engineering, Vol. 44, No. 5, 2005. Vol. 19, No. 5, pp. 603−630, 2005.

K.K. Lau, P.C. Yuen and Y.Y. Tang, “Directed Connection Measurement for Evaluating Reconstructed Stroke

Sequence in Handwriting Images”, Pattern Recognition, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 323−339, 2005.

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Prof. Ng is currently the Region 10 Coordinator for the Chapter Activities Board of the IEEE

Computer Society, and is the Coordinator of the IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitors

Program (Asia/Pacific). He is a senior member of the IEEE and has been a member of the IEEE

Computer Society since 1991. Prof. Ng has been an Exco−member (1993−95), General Secretary

(1995−1997), Vice−Chair (1997−1999), Chair (1999−2001) and the past Chairman of the IEEE,

Hong Kong Section, Computer Chapter. Prof. Ng received the Certificate of Appreciation for

Services and Contribution (2004) from IEEE Hong Kong Section, the Certificate of Appreciation

for Leadership and Service (2000−2001) from IEEE Region 10 and the IEEE Meritorious Service

Award from IEEE Computer Society at 2004. He is also a member of the IEEE Communication

Society, ACM and the Founding Member for the Internet Society (ISOC)−Hong Kong Chapter.

Selected Publications:Joseph K. Ng, Karl R.P.H. Leung and Calvin K. Hui, “A QoS−Enabled Transmission

Scheme for MPEG Video Streaming”, Real−Time Systems, Vol. 30, No. 3,

pp. 217−256, Kluwer Academic Publishers, July 2005.

S.B. Song, Joseph K. Ng and B.H. Tang, “Some Results on the Self−similarity

Property in Communication Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Communications,

Vol. 52, No. 10, pp. 1636−1642, October 2004.

Joseph K. Ng, S.B. Song and W. Zhao, “Integrated End−to−end Delay Analysis for

Regulated ATM Networks”, Real−Time Systems, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 93−124, Kluwer

Academic Publishers, July 2003.

Karl R. Leung, Wai Wong, and Joseph K. Ng, “Generating Test Cases from Class

Vectors”, Journal of Systems and Software, Vol. 66, Issue 1, pp. 35−46, April 15

2003, Elsevier Science Inc.

Joseph K. Ng, S.B. Song and B.H. Tang, “A Computation Method for Providing

Statistical Performance Guarantee to an ATM Switch”, Real−Time Systems, Vol. 23,

No. 3, pp. 297−317, Kluwer Academic Publishers, November 2002.

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CHEUNG, William Kwok Wai 張國威

Associate Professor

Course Coordinator for the BSc in Computing Studies (Information Systems)

BSc, MPhil CUHK, PhD HKUST

William Kwok−Wai Cheung received his BSc and MPhil degrees both in electronic engineering from the Chinese University

of Hong Kong, and his PhD degree in computer science from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He

was the recipient of the Croucher Foundation Studentship and the Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship in 1991 and 1993,

respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University.

His current research interests include machine learning, pattern recognition, and artificial intelligence with applications

to data mining, e−commerce, and grid/web services management. He was the co−chair of the 1st and 2nd International

Workshops of Knowledge Grid and Grid Intelligence in 2003 and 2004, and was the program chair of the 2005 IEEE

International Conference on e−Technology, e−Commerce and e−Service.

Selected Publications:X. Zhang and W.K. Cheung, “Learning Global Models based on Local Data Abstractions”, Proceedings of

International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Edinburgh, Scotland, July, 2005.

W.K. Cheung and J. Liu, “On Knowledge Grid and Grid Intelligence – A Survey”, Computational

Intelligence−An International Journal, Vol. 21, No. 2, May 2005.

K.W. Cheung, K.C. Tsui and J. Liu, “Extended latent class models for product recommendation”, IEEE Transactions

on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 143−148, 2004.

K.W. Cheung and Lily F. Tian, “Learning User Similarity and Rating Style for Collaborative Recommendation”,

Information Retrieval, Vol. 7, pp. 395−410, 2004.

K.W. Cheung, J.T. Kwok, M.H. Law and K.C. Tsui, “Mining Customer Product Ratings for Personalized

Marketing”, Decision Support Systems−Special Issue on Web Data Mining, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 231−243, 2003.

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CHAN, Stephen Lai Chung 陳禮忠

Associate Professor

BSc, MBA, MSc, DSc Washington University

Stephen Lai−Chung Chan received his BSc from the University of Hong Kong, MBA from the

Texas Tech University, MSc from the University of British Columbia, and the DSc from the

Washington University in St. Louis. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department

of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University. He was also the immediate former Course

Coordinator for the BSc in Computing Studies (Information Systems). His current research

interests include bin packing problems, information systems development methodology,

systems thinking and approach, and knowledge management. Among different University

services, he is the former Chairman of the Staff Association and an elected member of the

University Council.

Selected Publications:S.L. Chan and E.C. Wong, “Modeling the Cutting and Packing Problems with

Graph Approach”, in Proceedings of The Sixteenth Triennial Conference of the

International Federation of Operational Research Society, Edinburgh, U.K., July

2002.

S.L. Chan, “End−User Directed Requirement–A Case in Medication Ordering”,

Chapter V, Advanced Topics in End User Computing, edited by M. Mahmood,

Idea Group Publishing, 2002.

S.L. Chan, “Scanning and Image Processing System (SIPS) for Medication

Ordering”, Journal of End User Computing, Vol. 13, No. 3 (2001). Also in A.

Armoni (ed), “Effective Healthcare Information Systems”, Chapter 18, IRM Press,

2002.

Y.M. Cheung and S.L. Chan, “A Systemic Approach to Define Agents”,

Proceedings of the Information Resources Management Association (IRMA) 2000

Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, May, 2000. Also in K. van Slooten (ed), “Optimal

Information Modeling Techniques”, Chapter 9, IRM Press, 2002.

S. L. Chan, “The Roles of The Web–A Framework for Understanding”, Invited

Presentation, The 6th Hong Kong Web Symposium, June 2000.

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LAM, Ernest Chok Man 林作文

Associate Professor and Associcate Dean of Science Faculty

BSc, MSc, PhD UCLA

Ernest Lam received his BSc in Engineering (Computer Science), and MSc and PhD in Computer Science from University

of California at Los Angeles, U.S.A. He had been a faculty member in the School of Computer Science at University of

Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and the Department of Computer Science at University of Hong Kong. He is currently Associate

Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Associate Dean of Science Faculty at Hong Kong Baptist University

(HKBU). His current research interests are in pattern recognition and network modeling.

Ernest has been an external examiner for research, postgraduate and undergraduate degrees, and higher diplomas in

local institutions. He has served as a member in a few course accreditation panels, and a reviewer for international

journals and conferences. Over the years, he has been a member of organizing and program committees of international

conferences.

In local professional activities, Ernest had served as a committee member in IEEE Hong Kong Section and Computer Chapter,

and a member of the Board of Examiners in Hong Kong Computer Society. In recent years, he has been heavily involved

in the activities of the VTC Committee on IT Training and Development. In particular, he’s the Convenor of the Working

Party on Manpower Survey, Information Technology Sector for several years.

Since joining HKBU, Ernest has provided a lot of services to the University at all levels.

Selected Publications:Y.Y. Tang, Y. Tao and Ernest C.M. Lam, “New Method for Feature Extraction Based on Fractal Behavior”,

Pattern Recognition, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 1071−1081, 2002.

Y. Tao, Ernest C.M. Lam and Y.Y. Tang, “Feature Extraction Using Wavelet and Fractal”, Pattern Recognition

Letters, Vol. 22, pp. 271−287, 2001.

Y. Tao, Ernest C.M. Lam and Y.Y. Tang, “A Combination of Fractal and Wavelet for Feature Extraction”, Pattern

Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 15, No.8, pp. 1277−1298, World Scientific Publishing Co., 2001.

K.W. Cheung, C.H. Li, Ernest C.M. Lam and J. Liu, “Customized Electronic Commerce with Intelligent Software

Agents”, Internet Commerce and Software Agents, Syed M. Rahman (ed.), pp.150−176, Idea Group Publishing,

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CHEUNG, Yiu Ming 張曉明

Associate Professor

BSc, MPhil, PhD CUHK

Yiu−ming Cheung received his PhD degree at Department of Computer

Science and Engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2000.

He then became a Visiting Assistant Professor in the same institution. From September 2001

to June 2005, he was an Assistant Professor at Department of Computer Science in Hong Kong

Baptist University, and became an Associate Professor since July 2005.

His major research interests include machine learning, information security, signal processing,

pattern recognition, and financial computing. He is the founding and present chair of IEEE

(Hong Kong) Computational Intelligence Chapter. Also, he is a member of IASTED Technical

Committee on Neural Networks, and a member of Editorial Board in the three international

journals. Furthermore, he is the steering committee chair of International Conference on

Computational Intelligence and Security, the organizing committee chair of ICDM/WI/

IAT’06 and IDEAL’2003, web and publicity chair of WI’2003 and IAT’2003, financial chair of

IEEE CIFEr’2003, and the chair of the (special) sessions in NCI’2004, IDEAL’2000 & 2002 and

ICME’2001, respectively. In addition, he has served as a program committee member in several

major international conferences including IJCNN’2002, ICMLA’2002, ICMLC’2002, ICAMT’2003,

ICNNSP’2003, and WI’2004 & 2005. He has been listed in the 21st & 22nd Edition of Marquis

Who’sWho in the World, and the 8th Edition of Who’sWho in Science and Engineering.

Selected Publications:Y.M. Cheung, “Maximum Weighted Likelihood via Rival Penalized EM for Density

Mixture Clustering with Automatic Model Selection”, IEEE Transactions on

Knowledge and Data Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 6, pp. 750−761, 2005.

Y.M. Cheung, “On Rival Penalization Controlled Competitive Learning for

Clustering with Automatic Cluster Number Selection”, IEEE Transactions on

Knowledge and Data Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 11, pp. 1583−1588, 2005.

Y.M. Cheung, “k*−means: A New Generalized k−means Clustering Algorithm”,

Pattern Recognition Letters, Vol. 24, Issue 15, pp. 2883−2893, 2003.

Z.Y. Zhang and Y.M. Cheung, “On Weight Design of Maximum Weighted

Likelihood and Extended EM Algorithm”, to appear in IEEE Transactions on

Knowledge and Data Engineering, 2006.

X.M. Zhao, Y.M. Cheung and D.S. Huang, “A Novel Approach to Extracting

Features from Motif Content and Protein Composition for Protein Sequence

Classification”, Neural Networks, Vol. 18, No. 8, pp. 1019−1028, October, 2005.

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TAM, Hon Wah 譚漢華

Associate Professor

BSc Georgia Inst. of Tech., MSc, PhD Illinois

Dr. Tam received his BSc (1981) in Applied Math from Georgia Institute of Technology, MSc (1984) and PhD (1989) in

Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign. He is currently an Associate Professor at the

Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University. Prior to joining the department, he worked at Wolfram

Research Inc., where he participated in developing numerical computation and differential equation software for the

widely used software package Mathematica. His research interests include symbolic computing, ordinary differential

equations, solitons, and networks.

Selected Publications:H.W. Tam and Y.F. Zhang, “An approach for constructing loop algebra via exterior algebra and its

applications”, Chaos, Solitons, and Fractals, Vol. 23, Issue 2, pp. 535−541, Jan 2005.

H.W. Tam and Y.F. Zhang, “A new algebraic system and its applications”, Chaos, Solitons, and Fractals, Vol. 23,

Issue 1, pp. 151−157, Jan 2005.

G.F. Yu and H.W. Tam, “Soliton solution of two (2+1)−dimensional differential−difference systems”, J. Phys. Soc.

Japan, Vol. 74, No 7, pp.1980−1982, July 2005.

H.W. Tam and D.L. Wang, “A Symplectic Structure Preserved by the Trapezoidal Rule”, Journal of Physical

Society of Japan, Vol. 72, No 9, pp.1−5, 2003.

L.Z. Liao, L.Q. Qi, and H.W. Tam, “A gradient−based continuous method for large−scale optimization

problems”, Journal of Global Optimization, Vol. 31, pp. 271−286, Apr 2005.

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SIM, Ben Kwang Mong 沈觀茂

Associate Professor

BSc (Hons) (Ottawa, ON, Canada),

MSc, PhD (Calgary, AB, Canada)

Ben K.M. Sim is an Associate Editor and a Guest Editor of

many international journals. He is an Associate Editor of the IEEE

Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C since 2004

and an Editorial board member of the International Journal of

Hybrid Intelligent Systems (IOS Press) since 2005. As the sole Guest

Editor, he single−handedly managed and coordinated the review processes for three special

journal issues on (i) game−theoretic analysis and stochastic simulation of negotiation agents

(IEEE Transactions on SMC), (ii) learning approaches for negotiation agents (International

Journal of Intelligent Systems (Wiley)), and (iii) Agent−based Grid Computing, (Applied

Intelligence Journal (Kluwer)). Prior to joining HKBU, he was an associate professor at the

Department of Information Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a senior

faculty at Academia Sinica (Taiwan’s leading research institute). In addition to serving as

area chair, session chair and PC member for many international conferences, and supervising

over 20 researchers/students regionally, he is also a referee for many national research grant

councils, including NSF in USA, RCG in HK, and ASTAR in Singapore.

Selected Publications:K.M. Sim. “Equilibria, Prudent Compromises, and the “Waiting” Game”. IEEE

Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics, Vol. 35, No. 4,

pp. 712−724, August 2005.

K.M. Sim and Y. S. Wang, “Evolutionary Asymmetric Games for Modeling Systems

of Partially Cooperative Agents”, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation,

Special Issue on Evolutionary Computation and Games, Vol. 9, No. 6, December

2005.

K.M. Sim and C.Y. Choi, “Agents that React to Changing Market Situations”, IEEE

Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics, Vol. 33, No. 2,

pp 188−201, April 2003.

K.M. Sim and W.H. Sun. “Ant Colony Optimization for Routing & Load−Balancing:

Survey and New Directions”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics,

Part A, Special Issue on Collective Intelligence, Vol. 33, No. 5, pp 560−572,

September 2003.

K.M. Sim and P.T. Wong, “Towards Agency and Ontology for Web−based

Information Retrieval”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part C:

Applications and Reviews, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 1−13, 2004.

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LI, Chun Hung 勵俊雄

Assistant Professor

BSc SUNY, PhD PolyU

Dr. Li got his PhD from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in the area of computer vision and image processing.

Previously, he got his BSc degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is currently an Assistant

Professor at the Department of Computer Science in Hong Kong Baptist University.

Dr. Li’s current research interests include machine learning, data mining, clustering and computer vision. He is currently

conducting projects on applications of machine learning, which include: road traffic monitoring, online communities and

web information systems.

Previous research projects of Dr. Li include pattern recognition systems for automatic wire−bonding machine, cancer

prognosis and diagnosis, and tongue diagnosis.

Selected Publications:M.H. Pi, C.H. Li and H. Li, “A Novel Fractal Image Watermarking”, to appear in IEEE Transactions on

Multimedia, Vol. 8, No. 3, June 2006.

Z.L. Wu, C.H. Li, Joseph K. Ng and Karl R.P.H. Leung, “Location Estimation via Support Vector Regression”, to

appear in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.

C.H. Li, Victor Cheng, James Kwok and C.K. Li, “Dissimilarity Learning for Nominal Data”, Pattern Recognition,

Vol. 37, No. 7, pp. 1471−1477, 2004.

C.H. Li, “Guided Cluster Discovery with Markov Model”, Applied Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 51−57,

2002.

C.H. Li and P.C. Yuen, “Tongue Image Matching Using Color Content”, Pattern Recognition, Vol. 35, No. 2,

pp. 407−419, 2002.

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CHU, Xiao Wen 褚曉文

Assistant Professor

BEng, Tsinghua, PhD HKUST

Dr. Chu received his BEng degree in Computer Science from Tsinghua University, China, in

1999, and the PhD degree in Computer Science from Hong Kong University of Science and

Technology in 2003. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer

Science, Hong Kong Baptist University. His research interests include optical WDM networks,

network security, multimedia networking, and Web server performance.

Selected Publications:J. Liu, J. Xu, and X.W. Chu, “Fine−Grained Scalable Video Caching for

Heterogeneous Clients”, to appear in IEEE Transactions on Multimedia.

X.W. Chu and B. Li, “Dynamic Routing and Wavelength Assignment in the Presence

of Wavelength Conversion for All−Optical Networks”, IEEE/ACM Transactions on

Networking, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 704−715, June 2005.

X.W. Chu, J. Liu, and Z. Zhang, “Analysis of Sparse−Partial Wavelength Conversion

in Wavelength−Routed WDM Networks”, in Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM’04,

Hong Kong, March 2004.

K. Sohraby, Z. Zhang, X.W. Chu, and B. Li, “Resource Management in an Integrated

Optical Network”, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol. 21, No.

7, pp. 1052−1062, September 2003.

X.W. Chu, B. Li and I. Chlamtac, “Wavelength Converter Placement under Different

RWA Algorithms in Wavelength−Routed All−Optical Networks”, IEEE Transactions

on Communications, Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 607−617, April 2003.

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XU, Jianliang 徐建良

Assistant Professor

BEng, Zhejiang, PhD HKUST

Jianliang Xu joined the Computer Science Department of Hong Kong Baptist University as an Assistant Professor after he

received his PhD from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2002. He received the BEng degree (summa cum

laude) in Computer Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China in 1998.

His current research interests lie in data management in mobile/pervasive computing, wireless sensor networks, and

distributed systems. He has published over 30 technical papers in leading journals (including IEEE Trans. on KDE, IEEE Trans.

on PDS, IEEE Trans. on Computers, IEEE JSAC, and VLDBJ) and top conferences (including ACM SIGMOD, ACM MobiSys, IEEE

ICDE, and IEEE INFOCOM). He has served as an executive committee member, program committee member, and session

chair for a number of international conferences including IEEE INFOCOM and IEEE MDM. He is co−editor of a book entitled

Web Content Delivery published by Springer. He is an executive committee member of ACM Hong Kong Chapter.

Selected Publications:J. Xu, W.C. Lee, X. Tang, Q. Gao, and S. Li. “An Error−Resilient and Tunable Distributed Indexing Scheme for

Wireless Data Broadcast”. Accepted to appear in IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering

(TKDE), 18(3): 392−404, March 2006.

J. Xu, X. Tang, and W.C. Lee. “Scheduling Time−Critical On−Demand Broadcast: Algorithms, Analysis, and

Performance Evaluation”. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (TPDS), 17(1): 3−14, Jan. 2006.

X. Tang and J. Xu. “Extending Network Lifetime for Precision−Constrained Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor

Networks”. Proc. the 25th IEEE INFOCOM ‘06, Barcelona, Spain, April 2006.

Y. Xu, W.C. Lee, J. Xu, and G. Mitchel. “Processing Window Queries in Wireless Sensor Networks”. Proc. the

22nd IEEE Int. Conf. on Data Engineering (ICDE ‘06), Atlanta, GA, April 2006.

H. Hu, J. Xu, and D. L. Lee. “A Generic Framework for Monitoring Continuous Spatial Queries over Moving

Objects”. Proc. the ACM SIGMOD Conference (SIGMOD ‘05), Baltimore, MD, June 2005.

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WONG, Kelvin Chi Kuen 黃志權

Assistant Professor

MSc, Salford, PhD

Nottingham

Kelvin Wong is a trained software developer from the Hong

Kong Polytechnic. He had worked for two and a half years at

Chartered On−Line. During his tenure at the software bureau, he

was involved in the development of a number of business software

systems.

Dr Wong joined the Computing Studies Unit of Hong Kong Baptist College (now the University)

in 1984. Driven by his strong desire of equipping himself with more knowledge and skills to be

a good teacher, he pursued postgraduate training at the University of Salford and University

of Nottingham, where he was awarded MSc degree in Computer Science and a PhD degree in

IT in Education in 1987 and 1997, respectively. He is now an Assistant Professor in Computer

Science. His current research interests include IT in Education, and Applications of Latent

Semantic Analysis.

Selected Publications:Kelvin C. Wong, Anders I. Mørch, William K. Cheung, Mason H. Lam and Janti

P. Tang, “A Critiquing System to Support English Composition through the Use

of Latent Semantic Analysis”, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on

e−Technology, e−Commerce and e−Service, 2005.

J. Liu, C.K. Wong and K.K. Hui, “An Adaptive User Interface Based on Personalized

Learning”, IEEE Intelligent Systems, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2003.

C.K. Wong, W. Wong, Winsome Mak, K.F. Leung and W.K. Chan, “A Multimedia

Web−based Patient Education System”, Proceedings of Hong Kong International

Medical Informatics Conference, 2003.

C.K. Wong, W. Wong and C.H. Yeung, “Learning Through Web−Based Assessment”,

Web−Based Learning: Men & Machines, R. Kwan et al. (eds), World Scientific, 2002.

C.K. Wong, “Attitudes and Achievements: Comparing Computer−Based and

Traditional Homework Assignments in Mathematics”, Journal of Research on

Technology in Education, Vol. 33, No. 5, 2001.

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LEE, Fion Sau Ling 李秀玲

Lecturer

MPhil HKUST, PhD CityU

She received her MPhil degree in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management from The Hong Kong University

of Science and Technology, and the PhD degree from Information Systems at the City University of Hong Kong in 2005.

Currently, she is a Lecturer in the Computer Science Department of Hong Kong Baptist University. Her research interests

include behavior in the virtual community, community informatics, collaborative learning, and knowledge management.

Selected Publications:Karen S.K. Cheung, Fion S.L. Lee, Rachael K.F. Ip, Christian Wagner. “The Development of Successful On−Line

Communities”. International Journal of the Computer, the Internet and Management, Vol. 13 (1), 2005.

Fion S.L. Lee, Douglas Vogel, Moez Limayem. “Virtual Community Informatics: A Review and Research

Agenda”. Journal of Information Technology Theory and Application, Vol. 5 (1), pp.47−61, 2003.

Christian Wagner, Karen Cheung, Fion S.L. Lee, Rachael Ip. “Enhancing E−Government in Developing Countries:

Managing Knowledge through Virtual Communities”. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing

Countries, Vol. 14 (4), pp.1−20, 2003.

Fion S.L. Lee, Douglas Vogel, Moez Limayem. “Virtual Community Informatics: What We Know and What We

Need to Know”. Proceedings of the 35th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Hawaii,

2002.

Christian Wagner, Karen S.K. Cheung, Fion S.L. Lee, Rachael K.F. Ip. “Intentional Communication Breakdowns in

Virtual Communities”, Encyclopedia of Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management

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FENG, Jian 馮健

Lecturer

BEng, MSc, Ph.D UNSW

Dr. Feng received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of New South

Wales, Australia. Before joining the Hong Kong Baptist University, Dr. Feng was with the

City University of Hong Kong. Her current research interests include digital video processing,

multimedia communications, Internet applications, digital watermarking, video transmission

and storage system. Dr. Feng is active in research and has published over 70 technical papers

in various refereed journals and conference proceedings.

Selected Publications:J. Feng and K.T. Lo, “Motion compensation for video compression”, Encyclopedia of

Multimedia, Springer, (to appear).

J. Feng, W.F. Poon and K.T. Lo, “Large−scale video on demand system”,

Encyclopedia of Multimedia, Springer, (to appear).

K.M. Ho, K.T. Lo and J. Feng, “Multimedia streaming on the Internet”, Encyclopedia

of Multimedia, Springer, (to appear).

W.F. Poon, K.T. Lo and J. Feng, “Provision of continuous VCR functions in interactive

broadcast VoD systems”, IEEE Trans. Broadcasting, Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 460−472,

December, 2005.

W.F. Poon, K.T. Lo and J. Feng, “A hierarchical video−on−demand system

with double−rate batching”, Journal of Visual Communication and Image

Representation, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 1−18, February, 2005.

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We are very honored to have Professor Lotfi A. Zadeh, one of the most influential computer scientists of our time (also

known as The Father of Fuzzy Logic), as the alumnus of our department, commencing November 2004.

Professor Zadeh is a Professor in the Graduate School, Computer Science Division, Department of EECS, University of

California, Berkeley. He is also the Director of Berkeley Initiative in Soft Computing (BISC). Professor Zadeh is a Fellow

of the IEEE, AAAS, ACM, AAAI, and IFSA. In 1952, Prof. Zadeh, in cooperation with John R. Ragazzini, made important

contributions to the development of the z-transform approach to the analysis of sampled-data systems. Before 1965,

he was recognized both nationally and internationally as one of the leading contributors to the foundations of modern

systems theory and its applications. In 1965, Prof. Zadeh published his famous

article on “Fuzzy Sets”, which initiated a new direction of research as well as new

extensions to artificial intelligence, linguistics, logic, decision analysis, control

theory, and theory of computation. This seminal work brought a multiplicity of

studies conducted in a great number of research centres and groups around the

world. For his distinguished contributions to the fields and community, he has

received numerous prestigious decorations and awards, including around 20 honorary doctorates from universities

in Europe, USA, and Canada, the IEEE Education Medal, the IEEE Richard

W. Hamming Medal, the IEEE Medal of Honor, the ACM 2000 Allen Newell

Award, the AIM Information Science Award, the SOFT Scientific Contribution

Memorial Award of the Japan Society for Fuzzy Theory, and the Web

Intelligence Consortium (WIC) Outstanding Contribution Award, to name a

few.

On November 9, 2004, Professor Zadeh received from Hong Kong Baptist

University (HKBU) his first Honorary Doctorate degree in Asia. It was also

for the first time that HKBU awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree to a

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ResearchNetworking and Multimedia

Pattern Recognition

Agents, Machine-learning and Data-mining

Autonomous Agents and Multi-agent Systems (led by Prof. LIU, Jiming);

Statistical and Graph-based Learning (led by Dr. CHEUNG, Yiu Ming and Dr. LI, Chun Hung);

Speech Analysis, Information Filtering and Web Mining (led by Dr. CHEUNG, William Kwok Wai and Dr. CHEUNG, Yiu

Ming);

Constraint Programming, Optimization, and Scheduling

(led by Prof. LIU, Jiming and Dr. CHAN, Stephen Lai Chung);

Web Intelligence (led by Prof. LIU, Jiming, Prof. TANG, Yuan

Yan, Dr. CHEUNG, William Kwok Wai, Prof. NG, Joseph Kee

Yin and Dr. LI, Chun Hung).

Through various research projects, we have successfully applied related techniques to a wide variety of applications.

Furthermore, our unique research strength in, as well as contribution to, Web Intelligence has been identified by the

Research Grant Council (RGC), which awarded a total of HK$3.8 million to Prof. LIU, Jiming as the Principal Investigator (PI)

to lead a research centre for developing e-Transformation technologies, with The Hong Kong University of Science and

Technology and E-Business Technology Institute at The University of Hong Kong as the strategic partners. This competitive

group research grant is one of five funded projects selected from 23 submissions by an international panel. It has been

highly rated by the reviewers regarding its scholarly merit, commercial potential of research results, relevance to Hong

Kong and the suitability of the principal investigator. Let us look at one of the reviewers’ comments:

“This is what Hong Kong needs: a research centre with

strong people conducting cutting edge research work,

which is likely to produce influential scholarly publications

as well as practical technology with applications to

Hong Kong and China.”

Recent Activities:

The 2006 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM 2006), and IEEE / WIC / ACM International

Conference on Web Intelligence (WI 2006) & Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT 2006)

IEEE International Conference on e-Technology, e-Commerece and e-Service (EEE’05)

2004 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligent (WI’2004) & 2004 IEEE/WIC/ACM International

Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT’2004)

Roundtable on New Frontiers in Informatics

Fourth International Conference on Intelligent Data

Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL 2003)

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Our compact faculty has an overpowering commitment to quality research. Research activities

and output increase constantly, thanks to the mutual dedication of faculty staff and research

students. For instance, in just the past three years, we have more than doubled our output of

published peer-reviewed journal papers, some of which are appeared in the first-class

international journals such as IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence,

IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, IEEE

Transactions on Multimedia, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, Artificial

Intelligence, Pattern Recognition, to name a few.

Scholarship is our first priority. The four clearly defined elements of our FAST programme help

keep us targeted on the goal of academic excellence.

Those elements are:

FOCUSING on research areas of specific relevance and

importance to Hong Kong;

Identifying and concentrating on the most ADVANCED

technologies in those areas;

SUPERVISING and training our postgraduate students

with dedication so that they can develop strong

analytical capabilities through thesis research;

Finally, and crucially, we recognise that TRANSFERRING our findings and technologies from

the research lab into the real world is vital.

The Department has already established a solid foundation in research and academic

achievement. As we build upon this, and continue to grow, our increasing knowledge base

and dynamic research team will provide Hong Kong with a unique research arm that targets

innovative ideas and develops new technological applications. Our goal is to EXPAND:

To Excel in our focused research,

To develop & encourage Professionalism in teaching & postgraduate training,

To Align ourselves with international scholars to facilitate research collaboration, and

To embrace and create the New and the Dynamic, constantly developing our faculty into a

powerful driving force for the future.

5.1 Three Research Strategic AreasThe Department has been continually establishing research

strengths in Intelligent Informatics that includes three

research strategic areas:

Agents, Machine-learning and Data-mining

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ResearchAdaptive Self-Organization and Its Application in Collective Robotics (HKBU Faculty Research Grant, PI: Prof. LIU,

Jiming)

Adaptive Self-Organization and Its Application in Multi-Agent Systems (HKBU Faculty Research Grant, PI: Prof.

LIU, Jiming)

Adaptive Algorithms for Decision and Optimization Problems in Robotic Motion Planning (HKSR RGC Earmarked

Grant, PI: Dr. SUN, Zheng)

Automated Item Evaluation in Multi-Attribute E-Marketplaces (HKBU Faculty Research Grant, PI: Dr. SUN,

Zheng)

Networking and MultimediaMultimedia Communications and Systems (led by Prof. LEUNG, Yiu Wing and Prof. NG, Joseph Kee Yin);

All-Optical Networks (led by Prof. LEUNG, Yiu Wing);

Wireless Communications (led by Prof. NG, Joseph Kee Yin and Dr. CHU, Xiao Wen);

IP networks (led by Prof. LEUNG, Yiu Wing);

Mobile Computing (led by Prof. NG, Joseph Kee Yin and Dr. XU, Jian Liang).

In multimedia computing, we have developed a prototype video-on-demand system called Q-MPEG V.2. It is characterized

by its multi-server design, transmission and feedback control and QoS support. Recently, the group also conducted a

project on wireless/mobile computing. In collaboration with HKCSL and People (two local telecommunication companies

in Hong Kong), we have built a system to provide location services to mobile phone users. Using the GSM network alone,

we can estimate the location of a mobile phone with an accuracy of 60 metres, about three times more accurate than

any commercial system currently available. With the help of the GPS, this technology should facilitate fleet management

and goods transport for logistics centres.

Recent Activity:

The 11th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications

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Funded Research Projects in 2001-2005

Graph Approach to the Solution for Bin Packing Problems (HKBU Faculty Research Grant,

PI: Dr. CHAN, Stephen Lai Chung)

Systemic Definition of Software Agents (HKBU Faculty Research Grant, PI: Dr. CHAN,

Stephen Lai Chung)

A Statistical Model-Based Approach for Collaborative Product Recommendation (HKSAR

RGC Earmarked Grant, PI: Dr. CHEUNG, William Kwok Wai)

A Statistical Approach to Integration of Content-Based and Collaborative Filtering for

Product Recommendation in Electronic Commerce (JRS UK / Hong Kong Joint Research

Scheme from British Council, PI: Dr. CHEUNG, William Kwok Wai)

A Mixture of Bipartite Graphs for Website Structure Analysis (HKBU Faculty Research

Grant, PI: Dr. CHEUNG, William Kwok Wai)

Learning Hidden Markov Model with Application to Information Extraction (HKBU

Faculty Research Grant, PI: Dr. CHEUNG, William Kwok Wai)

On-line Document Analysis with Application to Job Matching (HKBU Faculty Research

Grant, PI: Dr. CHEUNG, William Kwok Wai)

A Comparative Study of Hough Transform and Geometric Hashing for Non-Rigid Object

Recognition and Retrieval (HKBU Faculty Research Grant, PI: Dr. CHEUNG, William Kwok

Wai)

On Developing an Infrared-Spectrum Fingerprint Classifier for Fast Non-destructive

Identification of Chinese Herbal Qualities (HKSAR RGC Earmarked Grant, PI: Dr. CHEUNG,

Yiu Ming)

A New Divide-and-Conquer Based Radial Basis Function Network and Its Applications

(HKBU Faculty Research Grant, PI: Dr. CHEUNG, Yiu Ming)

The Development and Analysis of an Independent Component Analysis Approach for

Temporal Data Classification and Dimension Reduction with Application to Radial Basis

Function Networks (HKBU Faculty Research Grant, PI: Dr. CHEUNG, Yiu Ming)

Development and Analysis of Independent Component Analysis Approaches to Mobile

Communication and Speech Recognition (HKBU Faculty Research Grant, PI: Dr. CHEUNG,

Yiu Ming)

Graphical Networks for Integrating Supervised and Unsupervised Learning (HKBU

Faculty Research Grant, PI: Dr. LI, Chun Hung)

Web Intelligence for E-Transformation A Research Centre (Group Research Project

Funded by Hong Kong RGC Central Allocation, PI: Prof. LIU, Jiming)

Autonomy-Oriented Self-Organizing Approaches to Amorphous Computing with

Applications in Nanotechnologies (HKSAR RGC Earmarked Grant, PI: Prof. LIU, Jiming)

Adaptive Self-Organization and Its Application in Mobile (Collective) Robotics (HKSAR

RGC Earmarked Grant, PI: Prof. LIU, Jiming)

Towards a Multi-Agent Oriented Approach to Constraint Satisfaction Problems (HKBU

Faculty Research Grant, PI: Prof. LIU, Jiming)

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It is characterized by its expertise in Wavelet Analysis for Image Understanding. The focus ranges from

multi-resolution theory and modern wavelet analysis, to their applications in pattern recognition, image processing,

document analysis and understanding. The lab also develops on Vision-based Human Understanding Technology. This

project concentrates on such applications as human face recognition, facial landmark detection and facial feature

detection, enabling technologies that are increasingly important in supporting human machine communication.

Recent Activities:

The 18th International Conference on Pattern Recognition 2006 (ICPR 06)

Croucher Advanced Study Institute on Recent Development on Biometric Authentication (Dec. 2004)


Off-line English and Chinese Writer Identification (HKSAR RGC Earmarked Grant, PI: Prof. TANG, Yuan Yan)

An Improvement of Mallat’s Method on Singularity Detection and Processing with Wavelets (HKSAR RGC

Earmarked Grant, PI: Prof. TANG, Yuan Yan)

Wavelet-Based Approach to Shape Skeletonization (HKBU Faculty Research Grant, PI: Prof. TANG,

Yuan Yan)

Construction of Wavelet Function for Extraction of Singularities of Ribbon-like Images (HKBU

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Lightpath Rerouting in Wavelength-Routed WDM Networks (HKSAR RGC Earmarked

Grant, PI: Dr. CHU, Xiao Wen)

Efficient Resource Management in Reliable Wavelength-Routed WDM Networks (HKSAR

RGC Earmarked Grant, PI: Dr. CHU, Xiao Wen)

An IPV6 Tested for the Next Generation Internet (HKBU Faculty Research Grant, PI: Dr.

CHU, Xiao Wen)

Design, Optimization and Control of a New Configuration for Internet Telephony

(HKSAR RGC Earmarked Grant, PI: Prof. LEUNG, Yiu Wing)

Algorithms to Support Temporal Consistency of Sensor Data for Transaction Processing

Applications in Broadcast Environments (HKSAR RGC Earmarked Grant, PI: Prof. NG,

Joseph Kee Yin)

A Multi-Server MPEG Video System on an Open Network with Streaming Support,

Feedback Control, and QoS Guarantee (HKSAR RGC Earmarked Grant, PI: Prof. NG,

Joseph Kee Yin)

A Multi-Server MPEG Video System on an Open Network

with Streaming Support, Feedback Control, and QoS

Guarantee (HKBU Faculty Research Grant, PI: Prof. NG,

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A Fault Tolerant and Jitter Free Fieldbus with GPS Based

Time Synchronisation Allowing for Wireless Mobile

Operation (GER Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research

Scheme from RGC in 2001, PI: Prof. NG, Joseph Kee Yin)

Develop An Accurate Low-cost Mobile Location Estimation System (MLES) for Fleet

Management Applications Using Existing Mobile Phone (Innovation and Technology

Fund, PI: Prof. NG, Joseph Kee Yin)

ECOQUAD: Energy-Conserving Quality-Aware Data Collection in Wireless Sensor

Networks (HKSAR RGC Earmarked Grant, PI: Dr. XU, Jian Liang)

Improving Content Distribution with QoS Guarantees (HKBU Faculty Research Grant,

PI: Dr. XU, Jian Liang)

Processing and Scheduling Location-Dependent Queries (HKBU Faculty Research Grant,

PI: Dr. XU, Jian Liang)

Pattern Recognition

Wavelet analysis and its applications (led by Prof. TANG, Yuan Yan);

Vision-based human understanding technology (led by Prof. YUEN, Pong Chi);

Image Processing (led by Prof. TANG, Yuan Yan, Prof. YUEN, Pong Chi and Dr. LI,

ChuHung).

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Researchubiquitous agents, etc. CTR’s unique research strength has been recognized by The Research Grant Council (RGC)

and supported through an RGC Central Allocation Research grant of HK$3.8 million in the 2003-2004 exercise.

CTR’s current research focus includes

World-Wide Wisdom Web, Grid Intelligence and Agent Technologies;

Data Mining and Semi-Structured Content Analysis;

Service-Oriented Grid-based Computing;

and their applications to e-Business and e-Learning related projects, for example,

Semantic Analysis Supported English Teaching;

Recommender Systems and User Profiling in Virtual Communities;

E-commerce Web Site Usability Assessment;

On-Demand Service Flow Composition.

CTR’s strategic partners in research include Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), E-Business Technology

Institute, The University of Hong Kong (ETI-HKU), as well as other world-wide WIC research centres. CTR also has alliance with

a number of industrial partners, including Interactive Communication Online Networks Ltd. (ICON), Computer and Technology

Limited (C&T), IBM Hong Kong, Peking University Founder, and Greenpea Software. CTR is actively looking for more strategic

partners so as to further strengthen the existing critical mass for making high impact to WI research and development. Other

than research projects, CTR organizes regular research seminars, international conferences/workshops, and short-term visits

for IP exchange.

For more information about CTR, please visit http://www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk/~ctr or contact CTR Director Prof. Jiming Liu at

[email protected].

5.3 Research Centre for Ubiquitous ComputingThe research team with Prof. Joseph K. Y. Ng as Principal Investigator and members from this University and Hong Kong

University of Science and Technology and Hong Kong Polytechnic University has received a research grant of $3.6 Millions

from the Research Grants Council (RGC Central Allocation Scheme 2005/2006) to set up a Research Centre for

Ubiquitous Computing in Hong Kong.

“Ubiquitous Computing” means the processing of any data at any time and anywhere through any network using

any device. In order to realize ubiquitous computing, the research centre will focus on the research areas like

location-aware computing, mobile data management, RFID/sensor networks, middleware, and embedded systems

software development. The research centre aims not only at excelling in the research field, but also turning

its research results into products and services which will benefit the industry and the society at large. For

more information about the Research Centre for Ubiquitous Computing, please contact Prof. Joseph Ng

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5. Wavelet-Based Method for Mixture-State Document Segmentation (HKBU Faculty

Research Grant, PI: Prof. TANG, Yuan Yan)

6. A Wavelet-Based Method for Shape Distortion and Restoration (HKBU Faculty Research

Grant, PI: Prof. TANG, Yuan Yan)

7. Analysis of the Invariant Properties of Document Image by Wavelet Transform (HKBU

Faculty Research Grant, PI: Prof. TANG, Yuan Yan)

8. A Multilingual (Chinese and Occidental) Document Processing System (HKBU Faculty


9. Characterization of Line-images in Document by Wavelet Transform (HKBU Faculty


10. Regularized Linear Discriminant Analysis for Face Recognition (HKSAR RGC Earmarked

Grant, PI: Prof. YUEN, Pong Chi)

11. Human Face Image Analysis Algorithms for MPEG-4 Face

Animation Phase I (HKBU Faculty Research Grant, PI: Prof.

YUEN, Pong Chi)

12. Human Face Recognition Using Regularized Discriminant

Analysis (HKBU Faculty Research Grant, PI: Prof. YUEN,

Pong Chi)

13. Image-Based 3D Face Synthesis and Its Application in Computer Facial Animation (HKBU

Faculty Research Grant, PI: Prof. YUEN, Pong Chi)

5.2 Centre for e-Transformation Research (CTR)The Centre for e-Transformation Research (CTR), established by Prof. Jiming Liu, Head of

Computer Science Department since 2003, is one of the affiliated research centres of the world-

wide Web Intelligence Consortium (WIC). Its mission is to promote scientific research and

industrial development in Web Intelligence (WI) which encompasses the exploration of the

new fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and their practical impacts on the next

generation of Web-empowered products, systems, services, and activities, with the application

to enabling the e-transformation processes in different sectors of the society, including e-

business, e-learning, among others. WI, since first coined in 2000 by Prof. Jiming Liu together

with Profs. Ning Zhong, Yiyu Yao, and Setsuo Ohsuga, is now a very active IT research area and

has been well recognized by prestige international AI conferences (e.g., IJCAI) and professional

computer societies (e.g., IEEE and ACM).

CTR’s research arm is rooted at Computer Science Department of HKBU, with expertise on

autonomous agents and multi-agent systems, machine learning, and data mining (AMD), as

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6Undergraduate Programmes

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A solid curriculum adopted from the one recommended by international information systems professional bodies;

Substantial systems development opportunities (group and individual) under professors’ close supervision;

A specially designed summer internship program for real life professional experience that may assist their future career

development;

Guided research opportunities via an undergraduate elite program; and

Optional one year of leave of absence to work in the IT/IS field for extended work

experience at the end of Year II of study.

At the end of the course, students will be equipped with KAIS:

Knowledge and skills essential to an information systems specialist including information

technology, IT-enabled business development, and business fundamentals;

Analytical and critical thinking capabilities;

Interpersonal, communication, and team skills; and

Self-awareness and a whole-person concept.

Graduates (1) will be able to apply their specialized knowledge and skills to solve problems, particularly in relation to liaising

with end-users, decision-makers at various levels, and their technical peers in building computer based information systems;

and (2) will have established a sound foundation for further advanced study, if they so wish. Students may also choose to

follow a route of technical specialists in Computer Science if they so desire. Possible IT/IS positions for graduates include:

Information systems development — application programmer, system analyst and business analyst, system coordinator in

business, industry and public organization;

Information systems administration — systems administrator, database administrator, systems operator; and

Other IT related sales and management job opportunities.

The course is a three-year full-time programme composed of 63 per cent Computing Studies subjects and Business and 37 per

cent in the Complementary Studies and Supporting areas. The subjects included in the course are as follows:

Major Required Subjects 48 units

COMP 1000* Supplementary Computer Programming Laboratory 0 unit

COMP 1020 Introduction to Information Systems 1 unit

COMP 1150 Object Oriented Programming 3 units

COMP 1160 Database Management 3 units

COMP 1180 Structured Programming 3 units

COMP 1210 Data Structures & Algorithms 3 units

COMP 1320 Computer Organization 3 units

COMP 2010 Structured Systems Analysis & Design 3 units

COMP 2020 Object Oriented Systems Analysis & Design 3 units

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The Department has an overpowering commitment to quality education. In the past 16 years,

we have educated about 1000 computer professionals. Many graduates are now playing

important roles in the IT industry. The Department currently offers two undergraduate

programmes:

BSc (Hons) in Computing Studies (Information Systems), which emphasizes on business

applications of information technology, and

BSc (Hons) in Computer Science, which emphasizes on information technology

Both of which are designed based on international curriculum recommendations

(recommended by the IEEE Computer Society and the Association for Computing Machinery).

Our programmes emphasize on both the foundational and practical aspects of computing.

They include subjects on latest

technologies such as intelligent systems,

machine learning, Internet, e-commerce,

computer security, multimedia, computer

graphics and animation, web application

development, and so forth. Students can

choose to take these subjects according to

their interests.

6.1 BSc (Hons) in Computing Studies (Information Systems)This programme aims to produce graduates capable of becoming information systems

specialists, which request students to have sufficient practical preparation built on an

appropriate theoretical foundation. Hence, balancing of theory and practice becomes a

critical element in the course design.

The curriculum is for the first two

years to lay a solid foundation with

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the honours degree with an honours

project. In particular, the specific

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Complementary Studies Subjects 36 units

Core Requirements

LANG 1480 University Chinese 3 units

LANG 1491-2 English I & II 6 units

U.L. 1121-2 University Life 0 unit

Physical Education Subjects 0 unit

Values and the Meaning of Life Subject 3 units

Distribution Requirements

ACCT 1710 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 units

BUS 1630 The World of Business 3 units

MATH 1130 Discrete Structures 3 units

STAT 1210 Probability & Statistics 3 units

Economics or Business Elective Subjects 3 units

Free elective subjects# 9 units

Total: 96 units

* Students with grade C or above in HKCEE Computer Studies or grade D or above in A-Level

Computer Studies are not required to take this subject.

** Students with grade D or above in A-Level Pure Mathematics are not required to take this

subject.

# MATH 1140 Computational Mathematics is the prerequisite for some of the Level III major

elective subjects. Students may take this subject as a free elective subject.

6.2 BSc (Hons) in Computer ScienceThe general aim of the B.Sc. (Hons) in Computer Science course is to prepare students

for a career in computer science or information technology related areas. Students

will be equipped to work in industry or pursue postgraduate study in Hong Kong or

abroad. Graduates of this programme will have learnt how to learn, and have the

skills and confidence to meet the challenges in the rapidly changing information

technology world. In addition to the university-wide whole person education, the specific objectives

of the course are to equip students with:

Solid and broad foundation in computer science;

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COMP 2031-2 Group Project I & II 3 units

COMP 2040 Applied Information Systems Laboratory I 1 unit

COMP 2050 Applied Information Systems Laboratory II 1 unit

COMP 2320 Operating Systems 3 units

COMP 2330 Data Communications & Networking 3 units

COMP 3450 Information Systems Theory & Methodology 3 units

COMP 3460 Information Systems Management 3 units

COMP 3490 Information Systems Professional Practice & Management 3 units

COMP 3581-2 Honours Project 6 units

MATH 1000** Supplementary Mathematics (Calculus & Linear Algebra) 0 unit

Major Elective Subjects 12 units

COMP 3040 Internet & the World Wide Web 3 units

COMP 3050 Distributed Computing Systems 3 units

COMP 3060 Digital Media Computing 3 units

COMP 3070 Digital Media Communications 3 units

COMP 3080 Computer Graphics 3 units

COMP 3090 Introduction to Web Intelligence 3 units

COMP 3110 Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery 3 units

COMP 3120 Intelligent Systems 3 units

COMP 3130 Information Retrieval & Search Engine 3 units

COMP 3140 Computer & Network Security 3 units

COMP 3150 E-technology Architectures, Tools & Applications 3 units

COMP 3160 Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition 3 units

COMP 3170 Artificial intelligence & Machine Learning 3 units

COMP 3180 Theory of Computation 3 units

COMP 3190 Principle of Programming Language 3 units

COMP 3210 Computer Architecture 3 units

COMP 3220 Database System Implementation 3 units

COMP 3230 Advanced Software Engineering 3 units

COMP 3240 Advanced Topics in Networking & Digital Media 3 units

COMP 3250 Advanced Topics in Theoretical Computer Science 3 units

COMP 3710 Electronic Transformation in Business 3 units

COMP 3720 Business Intelligence & Decision Support 3 units

COMP 3740 Information Systems Evaluation & Policy 3 units

COMP 3820 Information Systems Security & Audit 3 units


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COMP 3160 Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition 3 units

COMP 3170 Artificial intelligence & Machine Learning 3 units

COMP 3180 Theory of Computation 3 units

COMP 3190 Principle of Programming Language 3 units

COMP 3210 Computer Architecture 3 units


COMP 3230 Advanced Software Engineering 3 units


COMP 3250 Advanced Topics in Theoretical Computer Science 3 units

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Good problem solving skills; and

Good communication and interpersonal skills.

In order to achieve the above objectives, the computer science curriculum has been carefully

designed based on the IEEE/ACM computer science curriculum recommendations, which are

internationally recognized. By participating in this programme, students will be able:

To become a computer science specialist in one of the two selected areas, namely digital

media communication technology and web intelligence technology;

To successfully pursue their postgraduate research study in related fields;

To improve their problem solving skills, communication and interpersonal skills through

working on independent honours project and group projects.

To develop real-life information technology applications from the hands-on project

experience gained in the software development workshops;

To gain working experience in the information technology field by joining the optional

one-year placement scheme.

The course is a three-year full-time programme composed of 60-unit Computer Science

subjects, and 36-unit Complementary Studies Subjects. The subjects included in the course

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COMP 1000 * Supplementary Computer Programming Laboratory 0 unit

COMP 1150 Object Oriented Programming 3 units

COMP 1160 Database Management 3 units

COMP 1180 Structured Programming 3 units

COMP 1210 Data Structures & Algorithms 3 units

COMP 1320 Computer Organization 3 units

COMP 1600 Software Development Workshop I 0 unit

COMP 2220 Software Engineering 3 units

COMP 2230 Design & Analysis of Algorithms 3 units

COMP 2320 Operating Systems 3 units

COMP 2330 Data Communications and Networking 3 units

COMP 2600 Software Development Workshop II 0 unit

COMP 3430 Information Technology Professional Practices 3 units

COMP 3511-2 Honours Project 6 units

MATH 1000** Supplementary Mathematics 0 unit

MATH 1130 Discrete Structures 3 units

MATH 1140 Computational Mathematics 3 units

STAT 1210 Probability & Statistics 3 units

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For more information on our undergraduate programmes, please visit our departmental

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Complementary Studies Subjects 36 units

Core Requirements

BUS 1630 The World of Business 3 units

LANG 1480 University Chinese 3 units

LANG 1491-2 English I & II 6 units

U.L. 1121-2 University Life 0 unit

Physical Education Subjects 0 unit

Values and the Meaning of Life Subject 3 units

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Any two subjects outside Science 6 units

Any two non-major/option subjects 6 units

Free elective subjects 9 units

Total: 96 units

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Computer Studies are not required to take this subject.

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MSc in Scientific ComputingIn addition, a two-year part-time taught Master of Science Course, MSc in Scientific Computing, is offered in cooperation

with the Department of Mathematics. It is designed for graduates with a BSc (Hons) degree in natural science, engineering,

mathematics, computing science or equivalent. The principal aim of the course is to provide an opportunity of further

education for working professionals in the field of scientific computing. A secondary aim is to offer well motivated individuals

a path for career conversion. Both aims serve to supply industry with well educated graduates with a sound understanding

of the principles of scientific computing and its applications. For more information, please visit the Webpage: http://www.sci.

hkbu.edu.hk/msc-sci-comp.html .

Master of Science (MSc) in Information Technology Management

Aims of the Course:

The course aims to develop IT managers and professionals who possess technical and management

knowledge for designing and managing IT systems and solid foundations for sustainable self-

development in the rapidly changing IT field. The course focuses on IT Management with emphases

on both the technological and managerial sides. On completion of this course, students will

acquire:

The current knowledge in three main areas of IT management (namely, IT enterprise management,

knowledge and information management, and Internet and Web technologies);

The technical knowledge to design, develop and manage IT systems;

The management knowledge to lead and manage IT projects;

The sense and creativity of identifying business needs and the capability of transforming them into IT requirements; and

The learning capability for sustainable self-development in the rapidly changing IT field.

Admission Requirements:

Applicants should normally:

(a) Possess a Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, business or other relevant fields from a recognized university or

comparable institution or a qualification deemed to be equivalent; and

(b) Be proficient in English (Applicants not using English as the medium of learning in their Bachelor’s degree course are

required to provide evidence of good English proficiency [e.g., they have taken English proficiency subjects in the

universities, or obtained satisfactory results in TOEFL or the College English Test in the Mainland].).

For exceptional cases in which applicants have other qualifications but substantial experience in IT,

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The Department offers MPhil and PhD programmes, both of which are research-oriented. A

student is required:

(a) To complete an approved programme of supervised research;

(b) To present a written thesis which demonstrates an advanced level of knowledge and

understanding in the candidate’s field of study which describes and summarizes the

research undertaking and findings;

(c) To satisfy the Board of Examiners in an oral examination (and any other examination if

deemed necessary) on matters relevant to the subject of the thesis; and

(d) To comply with supervision, attendance and all coursework requirements as laid down by

the respective Faculty.

Both the PhD and MPhil degree programmes may be pursued either in a full-time or a part-

time mode.

PhD Degree:

Period Full-time Part-time

Minimum period 24*/30 months 36*/60 months

Normal period 36/48** months 72 months

Maximum period 48 months 84 months

* The shorter period is applicable to PhD entrants who possess a master’s degree in a closely

related field.

** The longer period is applicable to PhD entrants who do not possess a research master’s degree.

MPhil Degree:

Period Full-time Part-time

Minimum period 21 months 36 months

Normal period 24 months 48 months

Maximum period 36 months 60 months

Upon admission, PhD candidates are required to register provisionally, and their registration is

subject to a probationary period of 18 months for full-time and 21 months for part-time study;

MPhil candidates, 12 months for full-time and 18 months for part-time study. At the end of

the probationary period and after the submission of a research prospectus to the University’s

Research Committee, the candidate will be assessed and candidature will be confirmed or

terminated. For more details, please refer to our departmental homepage:

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COMP 4600 Electronic Business and Enterprise 3 units

COMP 4610 Advanced Topics in IT Management 3 units

Knowledge and Information Management

COMP 4620 Business Intelligence and Decision Support 3 units

COMP 4630 Web Intelligence and Its Applications 3 units

COMP 4640 Database Systems and Administration 3 units

COMP 4650 Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery 3 units

COMP 4660 Information Retrieval and Knowledge Management 3 units

COMP 4670 Advanced Topics in Knowledge and Information Management 3 units

Internet and Web Technologies

COMP 4680 Internet and World Wide Web 3 units

COMP 4690 Network Management and Computer Security 3 units

COMP 4700 E-Technology Architectures, Tools and Applications 3 units

COMP 4710 Multimedia Computing and Communications 3 units

COMP 4720 Advanced Topics in Internet and Web Technologies 3 units

Supplementary Subject

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COMP 4740 Supplementary Programming 0 unit

Project 3 units

COMP 4730 M.Sc. Project 3 units

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Course Structure:

Students can select full-time or part-time study mode. Normally, full-time study mode lasts for

one year while part-time study mode lasts for two years. Students are required to attend

classes on weekday evenings or Saturdays.

Each student is required to complete 25 units as follows:

7 units of core subjects: Each student must complete all the core subjects. However, if she/

he has a Bachelor’s degree in IT or closely related fields, she/he must substitute the core

subject “Foundations of Information Technology” by an elective subject.

15 units of elective subjects: The elective subjects are divided into three streams, IT

Enterprise Management, Knowledge and Information Management, and Internet and Web

Technologies. Each student must take at least

one subject from each stream.

3 units of M.Sc. Project: Each student must

complete a 3-unit M.Sc. project (e.g., research

on a current IT problem, development of an

IT application, or survey of a current IT topic,

etc.).

In addition, if a student does not have

programming experience, she/he is required to take a 32-hour Supplementary Programming

subject (which will be offered on Saturdays/Sundays in September/October).

The subjects are listed as follows:

Core Subjects 7 units

COMP 4510 Foundations of Information Technology 3 units

COMP 4520 Foundations of Management in the IT Context 3 units

COMP 4530 IT Forum 1 unit

Elective Subjects 15 units

IT Enterprise Management

COMP 4540 IT Management: Principles and Practice 3 units

COMP 4550 IT Project Management 3 units

COMP 4560 Information Systems Auditing 3 units

COMP 4570 IT Laws and Ethics 3 units

COMP 4580 Electronic Transformation in Business 3 units

COMP 4590 Information Management Systems Development 3 units

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Server applications: Sun Solaris, Oracle Server Enterprise Edition, Linux servers, Windows servers, etc.

Development applications: Oracle Internet Developer Suite (iDS) and Oracle Internet Application Suite (iAS), Sybase

application and development tools, Rational Rose, Linux, Microsoft MSDN, Matlab, Mathematica, Action Workflow,

CASE analysis tools, etc.

Multimedia applications: Macromedia Director, Web Design Studio and Studio MX, Authorware, Adobe Photoshop,

Illustrator, Premiere, etc.

Our hardware and software are continuously evaluated in the face of industry trends, academic needs, and artistic

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Research and Development Laboratories:

These laboratories aim to support research and development. They are primarily used by

academic staff, research staff, and postgraduate research students. The laboratories include:

Agents, Machine-learning, and Data-mining (AMD) Laboratory

Information Systems Laboratory

Innovation and Technology Laboratory

Networking and Multimedia Laboratory

Pattern Recognition Laboratory

Creative IT Laboratories:

These laboratories aim to support teaching and learning. They are primarily used by academic

staff and undergraduate students. The laboratories include:

Digital Media Laboratory

Project Development Laboratory I

Project Development Laboratory II

General Purpose Computer Laboratories

In these laboratories, students can access to state-of-the-art hardware and software facilities:

Hardware:

There are numerous SUN servers and workstations, DELL servers, IBM workstations, and

over 300 high-speed personal computers, all of which are connected to the high speed

100M bps campus-wide Ethernet and ATM Network. Students can experience with various

mini-clusters or grids, such as a mini-grid in the E-Transformation centre. An array of over

30 IBM computation servers is also available for number crunching and simulation.

Furthermore, students can access to a supercomputer that is one of the fastest academic

supercomputer in Hong Kong.

In addition, in Digital Media Laboratory, there are various multimedia accessories. Students

can access to the best equipment available for experimenting with the production of

computer graphics, animation, audio, video, and still images, and for authoring hypertext

and multimedia projects. Also, this laboratory is equipped with a SmartClass system, a fully

integrated computer classroom control system designed to enhance any computer-based

group work session: software demonstration, language course, remote teaching, and video

conferencing centres.

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Sing Tao Communication Centre ( STC )

Au Shue Hung Centre for Film & Television ( ASH ) 1

2Christian Education Centre ( CEC ) - University Chapel 3Academic Community Hall ( ACH )4Lui Ming Choi Centre ( LMC ) 5

Cha Chi-ming Science Tower ( SCT ) 7Yeung Shui Sang Building ( YSS ) 8Fong Shu Chuen Library Building ( FSC )9Sir Run Run Shaw Building ( RRS ) 10Wai Hang Sports Centre ( WHS ) 11

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By KCR: Get off at Kowloon Tong Station, C3 Exit.

By Bus: 2B. 2F, 3C,7, 70, 72X, 80M, 81C, 81M, 81P, 82M, 83P, 85, 85A, 85B, 86, 86C, 87D, 87P, 87X, 88M, 103, 170, 182, 208, 280P, 281P, 287P, 305, 307, 887, E22, N170, N271, N281

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Enquiries:

RRS702, Sir Run Run Shaw Building Hong Kong Baptist UniversityKowloon Tong, Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 3411 2387Fax: (852) 3411 7892E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk/

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