Biography
After a decade of experience as a secondary school teacher, Professor Allan H.K. Yuen began his career in higher education and served various higher education institutions or universities in Hong Kong and Australia since 1990. He completed his undergraduate studies in Philosophy and Mathematics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He then received postgraduate qualifications in Christian Studies, Mathematics Education, Educational Technology, Computer Science, and Artificial Intelligence, and earned his PhD from La Trobe University. He has a genuine commitment to education and research, and his research interests focus principally on aspects of Science of Learning, particularly the use of technology in teaching and learning from an interdisciplinary approach. He has a successful track record in leading local as well as international research projects supported by various funding sources and publishes widely in the research areas. Currently, he is an Honorary President of Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology (HKAECT); and serving the Assessment Panel for Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-Financing Degree Sector (APSF) under the Research Grants Council (RGC). He served on the HKCAAVQ Liaison Panel for Academic Accreditation (2019-2022); and Quality Education Fund (QEF) Assessment and Monitoring sub-committee (2009-2015).