RESEARCH DEGREE AND PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE STUDENTS’ RESEARCH OUTPUT (July 2017 – June 2018) 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 April 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY OF RESEARCH OUTPUT PRODUCED BY PHD STUDENTS IN 2017-2018 ............................... IV SUMMARY OF RESEARCH OUTPUT PRODUCED BY MPHIL STUDENTS IN 2017-2018 ............................. V SUMMARY OF RESEARCH OUTPUT PRODUCED BY PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE STUDENTS IN 2017- 2018 ............................................................................................................................................ 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 ....................................................................................................................... 12 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES ....................................................................................................... 12 DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING ............................................................................................................................ 15 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES .............................................................................................. 16 DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES .................................................................................... 16 DEPARTMENT OF CHINESE AND HISTORY ........................................................................................................... 17 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH .................................................................................................................................. 19 DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS AND TRANSLATION ............................................................................................ 20 DEPARTMENT OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION .............................................................................................. 22 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY ........................................................................................................................ 25 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES .................................................................................... 28 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.......................................................................................................... 30 DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING ............................................................................... 30 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY ............................................................................................................................. 46 DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE ............................................................................................................... 58 DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING .............................................................................. 102 DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS ...................................................................................................................... 123 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ................................................................... 125 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS ................................................................................................................................. 136 DEPARTMENT OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT ............................................... 144 SCHOOL OF CREATIVE MEDIA ................................................................................................................ 153 SCHOOL OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT............................................................................................. 155 JOCKEY CLUB COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCES ................................................................ 165 DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.......................................................................................................... 165 JOCKEY CLUB COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCES ........................................................... 172 ii SECTION B: PUBLICATIONS OF MPHIL STUDENTS ............................................................................ 174 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ............................................................................................ 174 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY ...................................................................................................................... 174 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES .................................................................................. 174 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING........................................................................................................ 174 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING ................................................................................................... 174 DEPARTMENT OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT ............................................... 174 SCHOOL OF CREATIVE MEDIA ................................................................................................................ 174 SCHOOL OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT............................................................................................. 175 JOCKEY CLUB COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCES ................................................................ 175 DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.......................................................................................................... 175 SECTION C: PUBLICATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE STUDENTS ........................................... 176 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ........................................................................................................................... 176 DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.......................................................................................................... 176 SCHOOL OF LAW .................................................................................................................................... 176 DOCTOR OF JURIDICAL SCIENCE ........................................................................................................................ 176 DEPARTMENT OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT ................................... 177 ENGINEERING DOCTORATE (ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT) ............................................................................ 177 iii Summary of Research Output Produced by PhD Students in 2017-2018 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 - 2 4 - - 6 12 Department of Economics and Finance 7 1 3 - - - 4 8 Department of Information Systems 39 1 16 27 - - 9 53 Department of Management 2 1 - 1 - - 1 3 Department of Management Sciences 21 1 17 5 - - 14 37 Department of Marketing 9 - 5 5 - - 3 13 College of Liberial Arts and Social Sciences Department of Asian and International Studies 9 1 4 2 - - 9 16 Department of Chinese and History 11 6 11 17 2 - 1 37 Department of English 7 - 6 6 - - 8 20 Department of Linguistics and Translation 14 1 2 17 1 - 5 26 Department of Media and Communication 21 - 14 16 - - 4 34 Department of Public Policy 27 2 23 8 - - 4 37 Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences 25 2 16 4 - - 7 29 College of Science and Engineering Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering 108 3 160 33 1 - 25 222 Department of Chemistry 56 1 70 14 - 1 19 105 Department of Computer Science 120 - 128 94 - - 36 258 Department of Electronic Engineering 104 1 133 83 - 5 21 243 Department of Materials Science and Engineering 58 - 120 6 - - 10 136 Department of Mathematics 25 1 28 4 - - 8 41 Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering 53 - 78 15 - 2 23 118 Department of Physics 33 - 62 14 - - 4 80 Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management 56 2 80 20 - - 13 115 College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences 9 - 11 1 - - 3 15 Department of Biomedical Sciences 48 - 36 6 - - 15 57 Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health 0 - - - - - - - School of Creative Media 25 2 6 19 8 - 7 42 School of Energy and Enviornment 50 1 84