Open Source Evangelist, Linux Foundation Asia Pacific (LF APAC)
Research Fellow, INTI International University, Malaysia.
Former Department Head and Associate Professor
Former Programme Director of BSc-ADS Programme
Founding and Former Director of Big Data Laboratory
Founding and Former Director of Virtual Reality Laboratory
Founding and Former Director of Social Robotics & Digital Living Laboratory
Department of Applied Data Science, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong.
Former Honorary Service Advisor, Yan Chai Hospital, Hong Kong

Technical Program Committee Co-Chair (TPC Co-Chair), CEII2024, Co-Chair, ISRAI2023,Publication Chair, PT2023

B.Sc., M.Phil. (CityU HK), Ph.D. (CUHK), AWS Academy Educator, CCNA, CCAI, SMIEEE, SMACM, CEng MIET

Email: mcyuen@hksyu.edu; connieyuen@link.cuhk.edu.hk

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Last updated on 21-September-2024

Dr. Connie Yuen is the Open Source Evangelist in Linux Foundation Asia Pacific (LF APAC). She was the Associate Professor and Head in the Department of Applied Data Science at Hong Kong Shue Yan University in Hong Kong, China. She was one of the core members in establishing the First Science Department and developing the First Bachelor of Science programme (BSc-Applied Data Science) in the university. She was the programme director of the BSc-Applied Data Science. Under her leadership, the First two cohort students in BSc-Applied Data Science received a number of awards in competitions and participated in several indoor and outdoor exhibitions. At the same university, she was also the Founding Director of Big Data Laboratory, the Founding Director of Virtual Reality Laboratory and the Founding Director of Social Robotics & Digital Living Laboratory. She received several research grants from the University Grants Committee (UGC, Hong Kong) (over HKD $12.8 M). Among them, she is the Principal Investigator of two research grants.

Dr. Yuen received her B.Sc. degree in Computer Studies and her M.Phil. degree in Information Technology at City University of Hong Kong and her Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her PhD supervisors are Prof. Irwin King and Prof. K. S. Leung. Before her appointment as an Assistant Professor in 2019, Dr. Yuen has over 10 years’ teaching experience at tertiary education and working on various research projects at different universities. She is an IEEE Senior Member (SMIEEE), an ACM Senior Member (SMACM), a Cisco Certified Academy Instructor (CCAI), a Chartered Engineer (CEng) recognized by Engineering Council, a Member of Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET) and a Member of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). Dr. Yuen’s research interests include advanced technologies adoption, crowdsourcing, human computation, big data application, data mining, machine learning and computer network.

• Advanced Technologies Adoption
• Big Data Applications
• Data Mining
• Crowdsourcing
• Human Computation
• Recommendation System
• Social Computing
• Computer Networking

Book

• Chan C. K., Chui C. F., Yuen M. C., Chan W. L., Siu Y. F., Thompson N. S., Law V., Yung C. S., “Positive Technology International Conference 2023 Positive Technology: Possible Synergies between Emerging Technologies and Positive Psychology (PT 2023)”. Atlantis Press, 2024. https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/pt-23

Journal Paper

• Yuen M. C., King I., Leung K. S., “Temporal Context-Aware Task Recommendation in Crowdsourcing Systems”, Knowledge-Based Systems, 219: 106770, Elsevier, 2021. (Q1, Impact Factor 2020: 8.038). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2021.106770

• Chu S. Y., Tang K. P., McConnell G., Hanif F. M. R., Yuen M. C., “Public Perspectives on Communication Disorders and Profession of Speech-Language Pathology”, Speech, Language and Hearing, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2019.1570705

• Yuen M. C., “A Study of Human Computation Applications”, Annals of Biostatistics & Biometric Applications, (ISSN: 2641-6336), 2018. https://doi.org/10.33552/ABBA.2018.01.000504

• Yuen M. C., “The Evolution of Human Computation: Past, Present and Future”, Progress in Human Computer Interaction, 2018, ISSN: 2630-4627 (Online), 2018. https://doi.org/10.18063/phci.v1i2.805

• Yuen M. C., Chu S. Y., Chu W. H., Cheng H. S., Ng H. L., Yuen S. P., “A low-cost IoT smart home system”, International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (4), (ISSN 2227-524X), 2018. https://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/ijet/article/view/21554

• Yuen M. C., King I., Leung K. S., “An Improved Algorithm on Probabilistic Matrix Factorization with Active Learning for Task Recommendation in Crowdsourcing Systems”, Big Data Analytics, BioMed Central (BMC) (part of Springer), 2016. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41044-016-0012-2

• Yuen M. C., King I., Leung K. S., “TaskRec: A Task Recommendation Framework in Crowdsourcing Systems”, Neural Processing Letters, 2015. (Q1, Impact Factor 2018: 3.10) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11063-014-9343-z

Conference Paper

• Yuen M. C., Yung C. W., “Intelligent and Portable Immersive Game for Training and Therapy”, Proceedings of The 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference (XRM 2024), Korea, May 2024. (To appear)
• Yuen M. C., Yung C. W., Chung Z. K., Lou Z. T., Huang R. T., “Fun2Write: Portable immersive environment application”, Positive Technology International Conference 2023 Positive Technology: Possible Synergies between Emerging Technologies and Positive Psychology (PT 2023). Atlantis Press, 2024. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-378-8_8
• Yuen M. C., Yung C. W., Zhang L. J., Song J. E., Li X. Z., Li Y. L., “Human voice analysis and virtual teacher for speech therapy”, Positive Technology International Conference 2023 Positive Technology: Possible Synergies between Emerging Technologies and Positive Psychology (PT 2023). Atlantis Press, 2024. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-378-8_7
• Yuen M. C., Yung C. W., Hao Y. X., Lyu X. Q. “Market analytics for providing better consumer services”, Positive Technology International Conference 2023 Positive Technology: Possible Synergies between Emerging Technologies and Positive Psychology (PT 2023). Atlantis Press, 2024. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-378-8_14
• Yuen M. C., Yung C. W., Cheng W. F., Tsang H. P., Kwan C. H., Chan C. L., Li P. Y., “Game Recommendation System”, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Data Mining (FSDM) 2023, Chongqing, China, November 2023. https://doi.org/10.3233/FAIA231096
• Lau C. Y., Yuen M. C., Yung C. W., Yeung K. H., Chung H. Y., Ngai H. W., Wong C. W., Wong C. Y., Li A., “Intelligent Driver Behavior and Emotion Detection System”, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Data Mining (FSDM) 2023, Chongqing, China, November 2023. https://doi.org/10.3233/FAIA231097
• Lau C. Y., Yuen M. C., Yung C. W., Liang J. J., Mak W. C., Chan H. Y., Ha F. Y., Ng Z. T., Wong H. S., “Portable Brainwave Controlled Robotic Dog for Therapy”, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Data Mining (FSDM) 2023, Chongqing, China, November 2023. https://doi.org/10.3233/FAIA231095
• Yuen M. C., Yung C. W., “Cloud Intelligence Assessment System for Identifying Developmental Dyslexia of Chinese Language”, Proceedings of The International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Applications (AIBD) 2023, Hong Kong, July 2023. (Poster)
• Yuen M. C., Ng K. F., Yung C. W., Muppala J. K., Lok C. H., Zhou S., Lau H. C. “Web-based Training Platform with AR Games for Dyslexic Children” Proceedings of the 2023 15th International Conference on Communication Systems & Networks (COMSNETS), Workshop on Networking Humanitarian Technology for Healthcare (NetHealth), Jan 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMSNETS56262.2023.10041268
• Yuen M. C., Lau K. M., Yung C. W., Ng K. F. “Adaptive Overclocking Mining Algorithm Selection Approach in the Cryptocurrency Mining Pool”, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Blockchain Technology and Applications (ICBTA 2022), Dec 2022. https://doi.org/10.1145/3581971.3581978
• Yuen M. C., Cheng W.F., Wong H. H., “Data Visualization and Analysis with Machine Learning for the USA’s COVID-19 Prediction”, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Data Mining (FSDM 2022), Nov 2022. https://doi.org/10.3233/FAIA220383
• Lau C.Y., Yuen M. C., Cheng W.F, Lau M.Y., Chan W.F., Wong H.C., “Intellectual Social Scanning and Analytics platform”, Proceedings of the 16th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering (IEEE BigDataSE 2022), Oct 2022. https://doi.org/10.1109/BigDataSE56411.2022.00012 (Acceptance rate of 26.7%) (IEEE Best Paper Award) http://www.ieee-hust-ncc.org/2022/BigDataSE/bestpaper.html
• Cheng W.F., Yuen M. C., So Y. C., “Learning to Estimate Crowd Size by Applying Convolutional Neural Network to Aerial Imaging Analysis”, Proceeding of the 14th International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval (KDIR 2022), SCITEPRESS, Oct 2022. https://doi.org/10.5220/0011542500003335
• Yuen M. C., Ng K. F., Lau K. M., Lam C. W., Ng K. Y., “Design an Intelligence System for Early Identification on Developmental Dyslexia of Chinese Language”, Proceedings of 19th International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems (WINSYS 2022), SCITEPRESS, July 2022. https://doi.org/10.5220/0011281500003286
• Lau C. Y., Yuen M. C., Yeung K. H., Fan C. P., Ko O. Y., Ngan L. W., Tam W. C., Yeung W. N., “PC-based Intelligent Traffic Monitoring System with Real-time Analysis for Smart Cities”, Proceedings of 2022 14th International Conference on Communication Systems & Networks (COMSNETS), IEEE, January 2022. (Accepted as poster) https://doi.org/10.1109/COMSNETS53615.2022.9668589
• Lau C. Y., Yuen M. C., Yiu K. S., Lau H. S., Lo C. T., “Cat's Eye: Media Insights Analyzer”, Proceedings of The 2021 4th International Conference on Big Data and Education (ICBDE 2021), ACM, Webinar, February 2021. https://doi.org/10.1145/3451400.3451413

• Yuen M. C., Chan K. K., Li K. S., “Mobile App Controlled Modular Combat Robot for STEM Education”, Proceedings of 2021 13th International Conference on Communication Systems & Networks (COMSNETS), Workshop on Machine Intelligence in Networked Data and Systems (MINDS), IEEE CS Press, Webinar, January 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMSNETS51098.2021.9352927

• Yuen M. C., Chu S. Y., Wong C. H., Ng K. F., “Development and Pilot Test for Stuttering Self-Monitoring Solution using Telehealth”, Proceedings of 2021 13th International Conference on Communication Systems & Networks (COMSNETS), Workshop on Networking Humanitarian Technology for Healthcare (NetHealth), IEEE CS Press, Webinar, January 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMSNETS51098.2021.9352924

• Yuen M. C., Choi Y. H., Ng T. H., Poon C. T., Fung K. C., “Development of IoT Based Fresh Food Delivery Tracking Using GPS”, Proceedings of The 6th International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Data Mining (FSDM 2020), Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, Webinar, November 2020. https://doi.org/10.3233/FAIA200718

• Chu S. Y., McConnell G., Yuen, M. C., “Are We Ready for E-Teaching? Sharing Modules and Future Directions”, Proceedings of K-NOVASI 2020 Teaching and Learning Congress & Innovation Competition, February 2020, Bangi, Malaysia. (Granted with Gold award)

• Yuen M. C., Lau K. M., Ng K. F., “An Automated Solution for Improving the Efficiency of Cryptocurrency Mining”, Proceedings of 2020 12th International Conference on Communication Systems & Networks (COMSNETS), Workshop on Cyber Security and Blockchain, IEEE CS Press, Bengaluru, India, January 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMSNETS48256.2020.9027372

• Yuen M. C., Chan S. L., Leung H. T., Wu P. L., Yip P. Y., “A System for Collecting and Analyzing Data from Existing Game Selling Platforms”, Proceedings of The 2019 15th International Conference on Natural Computation, Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (ICNC-FSKD 2019), July 2019, Kunming, China. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32591-6_47

• Chu S. Y., McConnell G., Yuen, M. C., “Wherever you are, there you learn”, Proceedings of K-NOVASI 2019 Teaching and Learning Congress & Innovation Competition, January 2019, Bangi, Malaysia. (Granted with Silver award)

• Yuen M. C., Chu S. Y., Tang K. P., McConnell G., “Understanding the Interaction of Knowledge and Attitudes towards Communication Disorders”, in Proceedings of The 5th edition of Hong Kong Speech and Hearing Symposium (HKSHS 2018), November 2018, Hong Kong.

• Yuen M. C., Chu S. Y., Chu W. H., Cheng H. S., Ng H. L., Yuen S. P., “Linking Hands-on Experience in Teaching Technology”, in Proceedings of The 12th International Symposium on Advances in Technology Education (ISATE 2018), September 2018, Hong Kong.

• Chu S. Y., Grace McConnell, Yuen M. C., “Learning Stuttering with no Borders: Sharing Experience Together”, in Proceedings of The 12th International Symposium on Advances in Technology Education (ISATE 2018), September 2018, Hong Kong.

• Chu S. Y., Tang K. P., Hanif F. M. R, McConnell G., Yuen M. C., “Knowledge and Attitudes of General Public about Communication Disorders and Speech-Language-Therapist”, in Proceedings of 12th Allied Health Scientific Conference 2018 (AHSC 2018), September 2018, Malaysia.

• Yuen M. C., Chu S. Y., Che Din N., “SpeakMore: A Mobile App towards Better Stuttering Awareness to Improve Speech Therapy”, in Proceedings of The 2018 World Congress in CS, CE, & Applied Computing, The 4th International Conference on Health Informatics and Medical Systems (HIMS 2018), Las Vegas, USA, July 2018. (Acceptance Rate: 19%) https://csce.ucmss.com/cr/books/2018/LFS/CSREA2018/HIM3315.pdf

• Yuen M. C., King I., and Leung K. S., “An Online-Updating Approach on Task Recommendation in Crowdsourcing Systems,” in Proceedings of The 23rd International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP 2016), Kyoto, Japan, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46687-3_10

• Yuen M. C., King I., Leung K. S., “Probabilistic Matrix Factorization with Active Learning for Quality Assurance in Crowdsourcing Systems”, Proceedings of The 14th IADIS International Conference WWW/Internet 2015 (ICWI 2015), Maynooth, Greater Dublin, Ireland, October 2015. (Acceptance Rate: 19%) http://www.iadisportal.org/digital-library/probabilistic-matrix-factorization-with-active-learning-for-quality-assurance-in-crowdsourcing-systems

• Yuen M. C., King I., and Leung K. S., “TaskRec: Probabilistic Matrix Factorization in Task Recommendation in Crowdsourcing Systems,” in Proceedings of The 19th International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP 2012), Doha, Qatar, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34481-7_63

• Yuen M. C., King I., and Leung K. S., “Task Recommendation in Crowdsourcing Systems,” in Proceedings of ACM KDD 2012 workshop on Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery with Crowdsourcing (ACM CrowdKDD 2012), Beijing, China, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1145/2442657.2442661

• Yuen M. C., King I., and Leung K. S., “A Survey of Crowdsourcing Systems,” in Proceedings of The 3rd IEEE International Conference on Social Computing (SocialCom-11), pp. 766-773, MIT, Boston, U.S.A., 2011. https://doi.org/10.1109/PASSAT/SocialCom.2011.203

• Yuen M. C., King I., and Leung K. S., “Task Matching in Crowdsourcing,” in Proceedings of The 4th IEEE International Conference on Cyber, Physical and Social Computing (IEEE CPSCom 2011), pp. 409-412, Dalian, China, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1109/iThings/CPSCom.2011.128

• Yuen M. C., King I., “Mathematical Modeling of Social Games”, Proceedings of The 4th Beijing-Hong Kong International Doctoral Forum 2009, Hong Kong, China, August 2009. (Best Paper Award in Web Intelligence and Social Computing)

• Yuen M. C., Chen L. J., King I., “A Survey of Human Computation Systems”, Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Social Computing Applications (SCA09), Vancouver, Canada, August 2009. (Acceptance Rate: 20%) https://doi.org/10.1109/CSE.2009.395

• Chan K. T., King I., Yuen M. C., “Mathematical Modeling of Social Games”, Proceedings of IEEE Workshop on Social Intelligence in Applied Gaming (SIAG09), Vancouver, Canada, August 2009. (Acceptance Rate: 20%) https://doi.org/10.1109/CSE.2009.166

• Jia W., Yuen M. C., “SIP-based Adaptive Multimedia Transmissions for Wired and Wireless Networks”, Proceedings of 6th International Workshop on Advanced Parallel Processing Technologies (APPT 2005), LNCS 3756, pages 505-514, Hong Kong, October 2005. https://doi.org/10.1007/11573937_54

• Yuen M. C., Shen J., Jia W., Han B., “Simplified Message Transformation for Optimization of Message Processing in 3G-324M Control Protocol”, Proceedings of 2005 International Conference on Computer Networks and Mobile Computing (ICCNMC 2005), LNCS 3619, Springer-Verlag, pages 64-73, Zhangjiajie, China, August 2005. https://doi.org/10.1007/11534310_9

• Yuen M. C., Jia W., Cheung C. C., “Efficient Distributed QoS Routing Protocol for MPLS Networks”, Proceedings of The 11th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS 2005), IEEE CS Press, pages 342-348, Fukuoka, Japan, July 2005. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPADS.2005.143

• Jia W., Han B., Shen J., Fu H., Yuen M. C., “Efficient Implementation of 3G-324M Protocol Stack for Multimedia Communication”, Proceedings of The 11th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS 2005), IEEE CS Press, pages 599-605, Fukuoka, Japan, July 2005. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPADS.2005.144

• Han B., Jia W., Shen J., Yuen M. C., “Context-awareness in Mobile Web Services”, Proceedings of Second International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing and Applications (ISPA 2004), LNCS 3358, Springer-Verlag, pages 519-528, Hong Kong, China, December 2004. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30566-8_62

• Shen J., Han B., Yuen M. C., Jia W., “End-to-End Wireless Multimedia Transmission System”, Proceedings of The 60th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference 2004-Fall “Wireless Technologies for Global Security” (IEEE VTC2004-Fall), CD-ROM, ISBN 0-7803-8522-5, Los Angeles, USA, September 2004. https://doi.org/10.1109/VETECF.2004.1400530

• Yuen M. C., Cheng L., Au P. O., Jia W., “Adaptive Generic Communications for Integrated Mobile and Internet Web-Services”, Proceedings of The Fifth International Conference on Web-Age Information Management (WAIM 2004), LNCS 3129, Springer-Verlag, pages 127-136, Dalian, China, July 2004. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-27772-9_14
• Yuen M. C., Jia W., Cheung C. C., “Simple Mathematical Modeling of Efficient Path Selection for QoS Routing in Load Balancing”, Proceedings of The IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo 2004 (IEEE ICME 2004), CD-ROM, ISBN 0-7803-8604-3, Taipei, Taiwan, June 2004. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICME.2004.1394164

• Yuen M. C., Cheung C. C., “Efficient CRM for QoS Routing in MPLS Networks”, In Proceedings of 2003 International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (SPECTS ’03), The Society For Modeling and Simulation International (SCS), pages 99-106, Montreal, Canada, July 2003.

• Yuen M. C., Cheung C. C., “Efficient Path Selection for QoS Routing in Load Balancing”, In Proceedings of The 9th Asia Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC 2003), Penang, Malaysia, September 2003. https://doi.org/10.1109/APCC.2003.1274246

• Yuen M. C., Cheung C. C., “Efficient Widest Shortest Path Selection for QoS Routing in Load Balancing”, In Proceedings of Regional Inter-University Postgraduate Electrical and Electronic Engineering Conference 2003 (RIUPEEEC 2003), Hong Kong, China, August 2003.

• Cheung C. C., Yuen M. C., Yip C.H., “Dynamic DNS for Load Balancing”, In Proceedings of The 23rd IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS 2003) Workshop: International Workshop on New Advances of Web Server and Proxy Technologies (NAWSPT), IEEE CS Press, pages 962-965, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, May 2003. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDCSW.2003.1203676

Patents/Inventions

• Man-Ching YUEN, Shin-Ying CHU, Ka-Fai NG, Normah binti Che DIN. “SpeakMore v1: Mobile App towards Better Stuttering Awareness to Improve Speech Therapy”, Voluntary Notification of Copyright, Malaysia (Copyright ID: UKM IKB/108/2/1825).

Research Grants (University Grants Committee (UGC), Hong Kong) (over HKD $12.8 M)

• (UGC/IDS(C)15/H02/22) HK$ 5,359,056 (2023-25; 36 months). “Human Resilience, Life Adversity, and Adaptation to Life Course Transitions from Early Adulthood to Late Middle Adulthood”, funded by Institutional Development Scheme (IDS), University Grants Committee (UGC), Hong Kong, 2022-23. (Co-I)
• (UGC/FDS15/E01/21) HK$ 1,412,117 (2022-24; 30 months). “Development and Pilot Test for an AI-based Mobile App to act as Speech Language Pathology Robot for Long-term Treatment of Cantonese-speaking Children with Developmental Speech Sound Disorders”, funded by Faculty Development Scheme (FDS), University Grants Committee (UGC), Hong Kong, 2021-22. (PI)
• (UGC/IIDS15/H01/21) HK$ 601,838 (2022-23; 12 months). “Positive Technology: Possible Synergies between Emerging Technologies and Positive Psychology”, funded by Inter-Institutional Development Scheme (IIDS), University Grants Committee (UGC), Hong Kong, 2021-22. (Co-I)
• (UGC/FDS15/E02/20) HK$1,192,011 (2021-22; 24 months). “Developing and Validating Cloud Intelligence Assessment System on Identification on Developmental Dyslexia of Chinese Language”, funded by Faculty Development Scheme (FDS), University Grants Committee (UGC), Hong Kong, 2020-21. (PI)
• (UGC/IDS(C)15/M01/20) HK$4,260,824 (2021-23; 36 months). “Preparing for the launching of Esports: An interdisciplinary and holistic perspective in prevention of teenage gaming addiction problem based on Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological model in the era of Esports”, funded by Institutional Development Scheme (IDS), University Grants Committee (UGC), Hong Kong, 2020-21. (Co-PI)

Research Grants (External Grants other than UGC) (over HKD $22.7 M)

• (T01/QESS/2020) HK$$22,651,590 (2021-23; 36 months). “Development of Online Teaching, Learning and Assessment Solutions”, funded by Quality Enhancement Support Scheme (QESS), Hong Kong, 2020-21. (Implementation team member)

Research Matching Grant Scheme (RMGS) (over HKD $20 M)

• (RMGS) HK$ 20,000,000 (2019-22; 36 months). “Establishment of the iFREE Big Data Lab”, Research Matching Grant Scheme (RMGS), Hong Kong Research Grants Council, 2019-22, HK$20,000,000 (in-kind) and HK$20,000,000 (RMGS). (Team Member)

Research Grants (Internal Grants) (over HKD $40 K)

• Departmental Research Fund, HKSYU, 2023-2024.
• Departmental Research Fund, HKSYU, 2022-2023.
• Departmental Research Fund, HKSYU, 2021-2022.
• Departmental Research Fund, HKSYU, 2020-2021.
• University Conference Grant, HKSYU, 2019-20.
• Departmental Research Fund, HKSYU, 2019-20.

Selected Awards

• LSDB’s Regional Educational Award 2023 – Award for Young Researcher of the Year
• Outstanding Student Learning Experience Questionnaire (SLEQ) Results (Top 3%), HKSYU, 2020-21
• Linux Foundation Training (LiFT) Scholarships 2020
• Gold award, K-NOVASI 2020 Teaching and Learning Congress & Innovation Competition, Malaysia, 2021
• Silver award, K-NOVASI 2019 Teaching and Learning Congress & Innovation Competition, Malaysia, 2019
• Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Knowledge-Based Systems, Elsevier, 2018
• 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Marquis Who's Who
• Best Paper Award in Web Intelligence and Social Computing, The 4th Beijing-Hong Kong International Doctoral Forum 2009, August 2009
• Research Tuition Scholarship, CityU HK
• Postgraduate Studentship, CityU HK
• Whole Person Development Prizes, CityU HK
• Dean’s List, CityU HK
• Providence Foundation Scholarships
• Seagate VST Awards

Community Service

• Open Source Evangelist, Linux Foundation Asia Pacific (LF APAC). 2022, 2023, 2024.
• Honorary Service Advisor, Yan Chai Hospital, Hong Kong. 2022-2024.
• Paper judge & Mentor, Hong Kong/Shanghai Co-operation Open Data Challenge (HSODC) 2024.
• Mentor, Common Spatial Data Infrastructure (CSDI) Awards 2024.
• Adjudicator, Statistical Project Competition for Secondary School, 2022/23, 2023/24.
• Adjudicator, Hong Kong Blockchain Olympiad (HKBCOL), 2024.
• Adjudicator, Greater Bay Area Blockchain Olympiad, 2022.
• Final Juror, Fintech Olympiad Competition 2022, 2022.

Press Interview

• 祝大家女神节快乐！欢迎更多开源女性加入开源社区，女神节专属海报来袭！. LFOSSA. 2024-03-08.
• 鼓励开源女性发挥无限潜能！助力女性开源，聆听开源女神祝福第三弹. LFOSSA. 2024-03-08.
• 第六屆亞洲認知工程與智慧互動會議在香港樹仁大學落幕！ . Spectrum学术会议 CSEE. 2023-12-26.
• 深化人工智能的集成应用 | 2023年第六届亚洲认知工程与智能交互会议（CEII2023）圆满召开!. Spectrum学术会议 CSEE. 2023-12-19.
• CPS出版|香港樹仁大學袁文貞副教授將出席CEII2023並發表主題演講. Spectrum学术会议 CSEE. 2023-10-27.
• 各界倡傳媒從業者用好AI 省時創新求突破. 香港文匯報 要聞. 2023-12-04.
• 學習用好AI 說好香港故事. 大公報 A7：經濟. 2023-12-04.
• 學習用好AI 說好香港故事. 大公報 A7：經濟 [PDF]. 2023-12-04.
• 點直播｜「范長江行動」十周年系列活動（上）｜12月3日. 點直播｜每日點新聞 點解香港事. 2023-12-03.
• Crowd wisdom. Chinadaily.com.cn 中國日報網. 2022-09-16.
• HKSYU運用IBM Watson Discovery重塑博雅教育. itpromag.com. 2022-07-18.
• 大學採用IBM雲端平台 學生分析數據從此變得更簡單. IBM Blog. 2022-03-18.
• Dr. Connie YUEN Using AI-based Mobile App to Support Children with Speech Sound Disorders. HKSYU Newsletter. March and April 2022 Combined Issue. 2022-03-01.
• Dr. Connie YUEN uses cloud platform to develop an assessment system on developmental dyslexia. HKSYU Newsletter. January 2021 Issue. 2021-01-01.

Professional Association Committee

• Member of Education Committee, Hong Kong Blockchain Society, 2019-20.

Journal Editorship

• Special Issue Guest Editor of Embodied AI: from Robots to Smart Objects, Robotics, MDPI, 2022-2023 (ISSN 2218-6581).
• Associate Editor of Bioinformatics & Proteomics Open Access Journal.
• Associate Editor of Annals of Biostatistics & Biometric Applications.

• Editorial Board, SCIREA Journal of Mathematics.
• Editorial Board, SCIREA Journal of Computer.
• Editorial Board, Mathematics and Computer Science.
• Editorial Board, Journal of Autonomous Intelligence.
• Editorial Board, Progress in Human Computer Interaction.

Invited Speech

• Panel Speaker, IBM HK Technology Forum, HK, 06/2024 (Topic: Is Your Data AI-Ready?).
• Keynote Speaker, 2023 the 6th Asia Conference on Cognitive Engineering and Intelligent Interaction (CEII 2023), HK, 12/2023 (Topic: Use cloud platform to develop an AI assessment system on developmental dyslexia of Traditional Chinese language).
• Keynote Speaker, International Summit on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, London, UK, 8/2023 (Topic: Use cloud platform to develop an AI assessment system on developmental dyslexia of Traditional Chinese language).
• Keynote Speaker, International Summit on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, London, UK, 8/2023 (Topic: Developing a Portable Immersive Environment Application for Dyslexic Children).
• Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Cloud Computing and Information Science (CCIS 2021), Sanya, China, 1/2021 (Topic: Challenges on IoT in Big Data).
• Keynote Speaker, HKAECT webinar, Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 7/2020 (Topic: Exploring the Relationships Between Smartphone Activities, Flow Experience, and Boredom in Free Time).
• Keynote Speaker, The 2nd International Conference on Cloud Computing and Big Data (CCBD-BT 2019), Bangkok, Thailand, 12/2019 (Topic: Human Computation & Artificial Intelligence – Landscape and Future Direction).
• Invited Speaker, The 6th International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Data Mining (FSDM 2020), Xiamen, China, 11/2020 (Topic: Challenges on IoT in Big Data).
• Invited Speaker, “How Female Leaders View the State of Blockchain in 2019” Meetup event organized by Blockchain.News, Hong Kong, China 12/2019 (Topic: Education on Blockchain in Hong Kong).
• Invited Speaker, 2019 International Conference on Soft Computing and Machine Learning (SCML2019), Wuhan, China, 4/2019 (Topic: Task Recommendation in Crowdsourcing Systems).
• Invited Speaker, The 3rd International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Data Mining (FSDM 2017), Hualien, Taiwan, 11/2017 (Topic: Task Recommendation in Crowdsourcing Systems).
• Invited Speaker, “Forum 5-1: Innovative Tech for Education”, World Education Day-2017, Dalian, China, 09/2017 (Topic: “Crowdsourcing in the Era of Big Data”).
• Invited Speaker, First Wuhan University of Technology International Young Scholars Forum, Wuhan, China, 04/2017 (Topic: “Applying Recommender System for Crowdsourcing and Drug Discovery”)

Conference Organizing/Program Committee

• Technical Program Committees, 2025 7th International Symposium on Computational and Business Intelligence (ISCBI 2025), Macau, China, 02/2025.
• Technical Program Committee Co-Chair (TPC Co-Chair), 2024 the 7th Asia Conference on Cognitive Engineering and Intelligent Interaction (CEII2024), Singapore, 12/2024.
• International Program Committee , 2024 11th International Conference on Soft Computing & Machine Intelligence (ISCMI2024), Australia, 11/2024.
• Technical Program Committee (TPC), International Conference on Internet of Things and Intelligent Information Processing (IoTIIP2024), Qingdao, China, 07/2024.
• Local-chair, 2023 the 6th Asia Conference on Cognitive Engineering and Intelligent Interaction (CEII2023), HK, China, 12/2023.
• Co-chair, International Summit on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, London, UK, 8/2023.
• Publication Chair, Positive Technology International Conference 2023 “Positive Technology: Possible Synergies between Emerging Technologies and Positive Psychology”, HK, China, 6/2023 .
• Organizing committee - Graduate Forum Co-Chairs, The 2023 15th International Conference on Communication Systems & Networks (COMSNETS 2023), Bengaluru, India, 01/2023.
• Organizing committee - Publicity Co-Chairs, The 2022 14th International Conference on Communication Systems & Networks (COMSNETS 2022), Bengaluru, India, 01/2022.
• Organizing committee - Publicity Co-Chairs, The 2021 13th International Conference on Communication Systems & Networks (COMSNETS 2021), Bengaluru, India, 01/2021.

• Technical program committee, 2020 International Conference on Data Analytics for Business and Industry (Data), Online, 10/2020.
• Technical program committee, 2020 International Conference on Innovation and Intelligence for Informatics, Computing and Technologies (3ICT), Bahrain, 12/2020.
• Technical program committee, 2020 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Application (DASA), Online, 11/2020.
• Technical program committee, The 2020 5th International Symposium on Computer and Information Processing Technology (ISCIPT 2020), Tianjin, China, 06/2020.
• Technical program committee, The 2019 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education (TALE 2019), Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 12/2019.
• Technical program committee, International Conference of Computer Science and Information Technology 2019 (ICoSNIKOM2019), Medan, Indonesia, 11/2019.
• Technical program committee, 3rd Annual International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Applications, WCNA 2019, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 12/2019.

Conference Session Chairperson

• Session Chairperson, Positive Technology International Conference 2023 “Positive Technology: Possible Synergies between Emerging Technologies and Positive Psychology”, HK, China, June 2023.
• Session Chairperson, The 14th International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval (KDIR 2022), Valletta, Malta, Oct 2022.
• Session Chairperson, The 2nd International Conference on Cloud Computing and Big Data (CCBD-BT 2019), Bangkok, Thailand, Dec 2019.
• Session Chairperson, The 2019 15th International Conference on Natural Computation, Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (ICNC-FSKD 2019), Kunming, China, July 2019.
• Session Chairperson, The 4th International Conference on Health Informatics and Medical Systems (HIMS 2018), Las Vegas, USA, July 2018.