RESEARCH DEGREE AND PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE STUDENTS’ RESEARCH OUTPUT (July 2016 – June 2017) This report summarizes the research outputs of our research degree and professional doctorate students, and serves to recognize their hard work and perseverance. It also acts as a link between the University and the community, as it demonstrates the excellent research results that can benefit the development of the region. Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies March 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY OF RESEARCH OUTPUT PRODUCED BY PHD STUDENTS IN 2016-2017 ............................... IV SUMMARY OF RESEARCH OUTPUT PRODUCED BY MPHIL STUDENTS IN 2016-2017 ............................. V SUMMARY OF RESEARCH OUTPUT PRODUCED BY PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE STUDENTS IN 2016- 2017 ............................................................................................................................................ VI SECTION A: PUBLICATIONS OF PHD STUDENTS ................................................................................... 7 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS .................................................................................................................................... 7 DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY ......................................................................................................................... 7 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE ....................................................................................................... 7 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS ........................................................................................................... 8 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 13 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES ....................................................................................................... 14 DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING ............................................................................................................................ 16 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES .............................................................................................. 17 DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES ...................................................................................................... 17 DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES .................................................................................... 19 DEPARTMENT OF CHINESE AND HISTORY ........................................................................................................... 23 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH .................................................................................................................................. 24 DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS AND TRANSLATION ............................................................................................ 25 DEPARTMENT OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION .............................................................................................. 27 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY ........................................................................................................................ 31 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.......................................................................................................... 33 DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING ............................................................................... 33 DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY ...................................................................................................... 47 DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE ............................................................................................................... 63 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING ..................................................................................................... 77 DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS ...................................................................................................................... 103 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ................................................................... 105 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE ....................................................................................... 122 DEPARTMENT OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT ............................................... 158 COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCES ................................................................................... 163 COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCES ................................................................................. 163 DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.......................................................................................................... 163 SCHOOL OF CREATIVE MEDIA ....................................................................................................................... 167 SCHOOL OF CREATIVE MEDIA ............................................................................................................................ 167 SCHOOL OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................................... 177 SCHOOL OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................... 177 ii SCHOOL OF LAW ........................................................................................................................................ 184 SCHOOL OF LAW ................................................................................................................................................ 184 SECTION B: PUBLICATIONS OF MPHIL STUDENTS ............................................................................ 186 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ................................................................................................................................ 186 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE ................................................................................................... 186 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ............................................................................................ 186 DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES .................................................................................................... 186 DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES .................................................................................. 186 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING........................................................................................................ 186 DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING ............................................................................. 186 DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY .................................................................................................... 187 DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE ............................................................................................................. 187 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING ................................................................................................... 187 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE ....................................................................................... 188 SECTION C: PUBLICATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE STUDENTS ........................................... 189 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ................................................................................................................................ 189 DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.......................................................................................................... 189 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING........................................................................................................ 190 ENGINEERING DOCTORATE (CIVIL and ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING) .......................................................... 190 ENGINEERING DOCTORATE (ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT) ............................................................................ 190 SCHOOL OF LAW ........................................................................................................................................ 190 DOCTOR OF JURIDICAL SCIENCE ........................................................................................................................ 190 iii Summary of Research Output Produced by PhD Students in 2016-2017 Departments/Schools Number of Category of Publications students who Scholarly books, Journal Conference Creative and literary Patents, agreements, All other outputs Total No. of have produced monographs and publications papers works, consulting reports assignments and Publications publications chapters and case studies companies College of Business Department of Accountancy 9 - - 1 - - 9 10 Department of Economics and Finance 7 - 2 - - - 6 8 Department of Information Systems 31 - 12 23 - - 17 52 Department of Management 2 - - 1 - - 1 2 Department of Management Sciences 15 - 8 2 - - 7 17 Department of Marketing 14 - 7 7 - - 8 22 College of Liberial Arts and Social Sciences Department of Applied Social Sciences 16 5 17 2 2 - 9 35 Department of Asian and International Studies 16 - 7 6 - - 15 28 Department of Chinese and History 7 1 5 13 - - 3 22 Department of English 9 1 4 3 - - 8 16 Department of Linguistics and Translation 12 1 2 11 - - 5 19 Department of Media and Communication