Research

My research interests focus on understanding the interplay between human, information, and technology, including theories and applications related to behaviour, business and social impact of IT. I have received total amount of competitive research grants: over $600k.

My research philosophy lies in conducting industry-relevant and methodologically rigorous research. My current research projects include IT-enabled business process transformation management and adaptive micro learning algorithm development for open education. 


Research Interests

  • Learning Analytics
  • Human-AI Interaction
  • Business Analytics
  • Digital Health

Research Grants

  1. ARC Discovery Project Grant, “Smart Micro Learning through Open Education Resources,” $362,666, Australian Research Council (ARC), 2018-2021
  2. IHMRI Clinical Translation Grant, “Pilot Trial: Can a Mobile Health Coaching Program Improve Fitness for Surgery in Patients with Obesity,” $24,000, Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, 2018-2019
  3. Educational Strategies Development Fund (ESDF) Grant, “Seeing Blended Learning: Making Blended Learning Visible to Teachers and Students to Support Design and Engagement,” $12,466, University of Wollongong, 2018-2019
  4. UIC International Link Grant EIS Near Miss, “Multi-National Research Collaboration on Data Driven Innovative Transformation,“ $5000, University of Wollongong, 2018-2019
  5. Engineering and Information Sciences Seed Grant, “Adaptive and Effective Open Online Courses for Mobile and Team Learners,” $11, 073, University of Wollongong, 2016
  6. UIC International Link Grant, “Information Technology-enabled Capabilities in Supporting Open and Collaborative Innovation,” $5,850, University of Wollongong, 2015
  7. EIS Strategic Research Partnership Scheme, “Adaptive Cloud based Mobile Learning for the Massive Open Online Courses,” $27,132, University of Wollongong, 2015
  8. Global Challenges Grant, “IT-enabled Collaborative Manufacturing Innovation,” $1,900, University of Wollongong, 2015
  9. SCIT Research Grant, “An Exploration of IT-enabled Collaborative Innovation,” $10,000, University of Wollongong, 2014