Hong Kong PHD Fellowship Scheme, 2015/16

2. Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2015/16
Established by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong in 2009, the Hong Kong PhD
Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) aims at attracting the best and brightest students in the world to
pursue their PhD studies and research in Hong Kong's institutions.
Eligibility
Candidates who are seeking admission as new full time PhD students at PolyU, irrespective of
their country of origin, prior work experience, and ethnic background, are eligible to apply. If
you are successful, you may pursue your research under supervision by one of more academic
staff in the Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre (KMIRC).
The Award
The Fellowship will provide a 3-year tuition scholarship (i.e. tuition fees are waived), a monthly
stipend of HK$20,000 (approx. US$2,500) and a conference and research-related travel
allowance of HK$10,000 (approx. US$1,300) per year for a maximum of three years.
The Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre (KMIRC)
(Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering)
Research Strength
KMIRC has an active team researching into both technology aspects as well as human and
organizational aspects of Knowledge Management (KM). Currently, there are five focuses of
research in the Centre:
Knowledge Systems Technologies;
Cloud Services and Open Innovation;
Intellectual Capital Management and Organizational Learning;
Knowledge Management Models, Theories and Practices; and
Knowledge Elicitation and Knowledge Audit

3. KMIRC has a core group of well regarded practitioners and researchers with established track
record in Organizational Learning (OL), Culture and Change, Intellectual Capital Management,
Knowledge Audit, Knowledge Systems, and E-Learning. Capabilities and competencies of the
KMIRC are further strengthened by the international alliances it has formed with leading
practitioners worldwide.
Ir Professor W.B. LEE
Chair Professor and
Director of the Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre
In 2002, Prof. Lee established the Knowledge Solution Laboratory in the PolyU -
Microsoft Enterprise Systems Centre, the first of its kind in Hong Kong and has
pioneered research and practice of KM in Hong Kong for various industrial
sectors which include manufacturing, trading, public utilities, various government
departments and health care. He is currently the chief editor of the International
Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science, co-Editor of the Journal of
Information and Knowledge Management Systems, and associate editor of the
International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital and Learning. His
research interest includes manufacturing technology and strategy, knowledge
management, organizational learning, intellectual capital-based management and
open service innovation.
Email: WB.Lee@polyu.edu.hk
Professor Eric Tsui
Professor and
Associate Director, Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre
Prof Tsui joined Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) in 1989 after years of
academic research in automated knowledge acquisition, natural language
processing, case-based reasoning and knowledge engineering tools. His research
was supported by grants and scholarships from Arthur Young, Rank Xerox, CSC,
Graphic Directions, and the Australian Research Council. He has designed and
delivered numerous public and custom-designed knowledge management and
technologies workshops. His research strengths include cloud-based business
innovation and knowledge services. He has also consulted for many government
departments and private organizations in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Malaysia, Thailand and Brunei. Professor Tsui is an honorary advisor of KM to the
Police College, Hong Kong Police Force and a recipient of the KM Leadership
Award in 2014.
Email: Eric.Tsui@polyu.edu.hk
Professor Benny Cheung
Professor and
Associate Director, Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre
Prof Cheung has been conducting research into knowledge and technology
management (KTM) since 2004. His research in KTM encompasses a broad range
of methods and tools built on a basis of Information Processing and Artificial
Intelligence technologies for supporting the management of knowledge and
technology catered for various industries such as manufacturing, transportation,
social service, public utilities, etc. He has also conducted research on knowledge
auditing, intellectual capital management (ICM), technology roadmapping and
assessment for enhancing innovation and learning capability in firms and
organizations. Currently, he is the programme leader of the Master of Science in
Technology Management in the Department.
Email: Benny.Cheung@polyu.edu.hk

4. Dr Eric See-To
Assistant Professor
Eric See-To is Assistant Professor at Department of Industrial and Systems
Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Prior to the current
appointment, Eric served as Senior Lecturer in the Business School of University
of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in UK, and as Lecturer in Department of Management
Science of Lancaster University Management School in UK. His current projects
include application of text mining techniques to financial valuation of innovation
and intangible assets, and analysis of online opinions and sentiments with social
network and data mining. Eric’s research focuses also on the strategy and
consumer behaviors in mobile and digital environments, and business
intelligence and knowledge mining. He studies the role of information and
digital interaction, empowered by technology, in formulating business model and
marketing strategy, and the practical applications of business intelligence and
knowledge mining. His work has been published in international journals such as
Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS), Research Policy,
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Electronic Markets, Information
Systems Frontiers, and Journal of Electronic Commerce Research.
Email: eric.see-to@polyu.edu.hk
PhD Student Muhammad Aamir
Khan from Pakistan
Project Title:
A Study on the
relationship between
Knowledge Management and
Organisation Performance in
service industries
PhD Student Jessica
Yip from Hong Kong
Project Title:
A Design Based
Research to Conduct
Knowledge Audit for
Unstructured Business
Processes
PhD Student
Muhammad
Saleem Sumbal, an
awardee of the
PhD Fellowship
scheme in 2014
Application
We encourage you to apply for the Scheme and join our Centre; simply submit
application on-line to Research Grants Council and our University.
Application for the Scheme at Research Grants Council:
https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/index.html
Application for the Scheme at PolyU:
www.polyu.edu.hk/ro/hkphd-fellowship
The system is open for application from 1 September 2014 and will close on 1
December 2014.
More Information:
General Enquiry: Ms Jenny Chan jennybl.chan@polyu.edu.hk
KMIRC : http://kmirc.ise.polyu.edu.hk/
Application
We encourage you to apply for the Scheme and join our Centre; simply submit
application on-line to Research Grants Council and our University.
Application for the Scheme at Research Grants Council:
https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/index.html
Application for the Scheme at PolyU:
www.polyu.edu.hk/ro/hkphd-fellowship
The system is open for application from 1 September 2014 and will close on 1
December 2014.
Visit KMIRC:
PhD students Mikhail Rozhkov (Left)
from Russia who was an awardee of the
PhD Fellowship scheme in 2011 and
Farzad Sabetzadeh (Right) from Iran
attended the 1st ZBW PhD Summer
School in Kiel, Germany.
Welcome to join us!