Funds

• Co-PI, Theme-based Research Fund (TRF), HKU Shenzhen, HK$5,000,000, 2023 - 2024
• PI, General Research Fund (GRF), University Grants Committee, Hong Kong, HK$664,000, 2022 - 2024
• Co-PI, Collaborative Research Fund (CRF), University Grants Committee, Hong Kong, HK$4,533,000, 2021 - 2023
• PI, Research Seed Fund, The University of Hong Kong, HK$300,000, 2021 - 2023
• PI, Discovery Grant, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC Canada), C$120,000, 2017 - 2023

  Topic: “Data-centric Decision Supports for Large-Scale Social Network Management”.

• Collaborator, National Natural Science Foundation (NSF China), C$90,000, 2017 - 2020

  Topic: “Post-adoptive Behaviors of Mobile Apps: Extended Use and In-App Purchase”.

• Consultant, Industrial Sponsorship, C$200,000, 2018 - 2019

  Topic: “Advanced Machine Learning in FinTech & PropTech Applications”.

• PI, Dean’s Research Fund, C$90,000, Schulich School of Business, 2014 - 2017

Awards

• Research Fellowship, Schulich School of Business, York University, 2018
• INFORMS ISS Design Science Research Award, 2016.

  Topic: “Social Network Analytics: Adoption, Persuasion, Recommendation, and Knowledge Refreshing”.

• Junior Faculty Research Competition, Schulich School of Business, York University, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Doctoral Consortium at International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Orlando, FL, 2012
• Outstanding Graduate Award, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), 2007
• “Guanghua” Scholarship and Award for excellence in postgraduate work, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), 2006

  Invited acceptance speech.