Collaboration interests: multi-agent technology, AI, information systems, computer simulation and data mining, with applications in transport, logistics, supply chains, food, buildings and energy.
Profile: Prof Paul Davidsson has been appointed as a Visiting Professor at the School of Internet of Things in November 2022. Prof Paul Davidsson is a Professor at Malmö University, Sweden.He was the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Technology and Society from 2009-2011, and then Vice Dean from 2012-2013, during which he was responsible for research and PhD studies as a member of the Management group and for chairing the Research and Research Education Board. In 2004, Prof Davidsson founded and became the director of the Internet of Things and People Research Centre at Malmö University. His research interests include agent technology, artificial intelligence, information systems, computer simulation and data mining. His current application areas include transport systems, logistics, supply chain management, food systems, and building and energy systems. His research outcomes have been published in more than 250 peer-reviewed articles in international scientific journals, conference proceedings, and books. These have been cited more than 6,000 times on Google Scholar.
2. PROF HEPU DENG (2023-2026)
Home institution: RMIT University, Australia.
Collaboration interests: decision analysis, intelligent systems, digital business, knowledge management, e-government and e-learning.
Profile: Dr Hepu Deng is a distinguished Professor of Information Systems at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. His multidisciplinary research spans decision analysis, intelligent systems, digital business, knowledge management, e-government and e-learning, with a strong emphasis on both theoretical advancement and practical application. He has published extensively in prestigious international journals and presented his work at major refereed conferences.
Professor Deng is also highly active in the international academic community. He has served as Program Chair, Publicity Chair and organising committee member for numerous IEEE international conferences in artificial intelligence, computational intelligence, fuzzy systems and knowledge discovery. He is a respected reviewer for many leading international journals in information systems, operations research, intelligent systems and management.
3. PROF GUOCHAO PENG (2023-2026)
Home institution: School of Information Management, Sun Yat-sen University.
Collaboration interests: information systems, digital transformation, smart cities, enterprise innovation and technology management.
Profile: Prof Guochao Peng is a Full Professor in Information Systems in the School of Information Management at Sun Yat-Sen University, China. He holds a BSc in Information Management (1st Class Honours) and a PhD in Information Systems (IS), both from the University of Sheffield, UK. He is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Global Information Management. He has been the Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI of 15 research grants funded by the UK’s EPSRC, ESRC, China’s NSFC, industrial partners, the University of Sheffield, and Sun Yat-Sen University, totalling over 650k RMB. Prof Peng has over 110 publications, including high-quality journal papers, books, book chapters, full conference papers, and conference proceedings. He has also been the founder and chair of several international conferences on information systems and smart cities. In recent years, he has been frequently invited to provide training sessions and talks (100+) to industrial partners (such as SAP, IBM, Kingdee, Foxconn, China Southern Airlines, GAC Group, Xpeng Inc, Country Garden Holdings, HSBC, ICBC, China Construction Bank – to name a few) on Digital Transformation and Smart Cities.
4. PROF JOSEPH TSE (2025-2028)
Affiliation and collaboration background: research and industry-innovation organisations in Asia.
Profile: Prof Joseph TSE is the Chief Research Officer and research Professor in the Asian Innovation Economics of Science and Technology Research Institute in the U.S. and Hong Kong. His research interests include Human-Machine Intelligence (HMI) AIoT, Fiber Optic Vital Signs Monitoring, and Aircraft fuel tank Inspection Snake-arm robotics. He is the CEO and robotic designer at a Hong Kong tech startup, Matebot AI Technologies, and serves as Research Officer (Development) for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area / GBA) at Indonesia’s Lion Air.
Visiting Professorship
1. PROF PAUL DAVIDSSON (2022-2025)
Home institution: Malmö University, Sweden.
Collaboration interests: multi-agent technology, AI, information systems, computer simulation and data mining, with applications in transport, logistics, supply chains, food, buildings and energy.
Profile: Prof Paul Davidsson has been appointed as a Visiting Professor at the School of Internet of Things in November 2022. Prof Paul Davidsson is a Professor at Malmö University, Sweden.He was the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Technology and Society from 2009-2011, and then Vice Dean from 2012-2013, during which he was responsible for research and PhD studies as a member of the Management group and for chairing the Research and Research Education Board. In 2004, Prof Davidsson founded and became the director of the Internet of Things and People Research Centre at Malmö University. His research interests include agent technology, artificial intelligence, information systems, computer simulation and data mining. His current application areas include transport systems, logistics, supply chain management, food systems, and building and energy systems. His research outcomes have been published in more than 250 peer-reviewed articles in international scientific journals, conference proceedings, and books. These have been cited more than 6,000 times on Google Scholar.
2. PROF HEPU DENG (2023-2026)
Home institution: RMIT University, Australia.
Collaboration interests: decision analysis, intelligent systems, digital business, knowledge management, e-government and e-learning.
Profile: Dr Hepu Deng is a distinguished Professor of Information Systems at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. His multidisciplinary research spans decision analysis, intelligent systems, digital business, knowledge management, e-government and e-learning, with a strong emphasis on both theoretical advancement and practical application. He has published extensively in prestigious international journals and presented his work at major refereed conferences.
Professor Deng is also highly active in the international academic community. He has served as Program Chair, Publicity Chair and organising committee member for numerous IEEE international conferences in artificial intelligence, computational intelligence, fuzzy systems and knowledge discovery. He is a respected reviewer for many leading international journals in information systems, operations research, intelligent systems and management.
3. PROF GUOCHAO PENG (2023-2026)
Home institution: School of Information Management, Sun Yat-sen University.
Collaboration interests: information systems, digital transformation, smart cities, enterprise innovation and technology management.
Profile: Prof Guochao Peng is a Full Professor in Information Systems in the School of Information Management at Sun Yat-Sen University, China. He holds a BSc in Information Management (1st Class Honours) and a PhD in Information Systems (IS), both from the University of Sheffield, UK. He is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Global Information Management. He has been the Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI of 15 research grants funded by the UK’s EPSRC, ESRC, China’s NSFC, industrial partners, the University of Sheffield, and Sun Yat-Sen University, totalling over 650k RMB. Prof Peng has over 110 publications, including high-quality journal papers, books, book chapters, full conference papers, and conference proceedings. He has also been the founder and chair of several international conferences on information systems and smart cities. In recent years, he has been frequently invited to provide training sessions and talks (100+) to industrial partners (such as SAP, IBM, Kingdee, Foxconn, China Southern Airlines, GAC Group, Xpeng Inc, Country Garden Holdings, HSBC, ICBC, China Construction Bank – to name a few) on Digital Transformation and Smart Cities.
4. PROF JOSEPH TSE (2025-2028)
Affiliation and collaboration background: research and industry-innovation organisations in Asia.
Collaboration interests: human-machine intelligence, AIoT, fibre-optic vital-sign monitoring and robotic aircraft inspection.
Profile: Prof Joseph TSE is the Chief Research Officer and research Professor in the Asian Innovation Economics of Science and Technology Research Institute in the U.S. and Hong Kong. His research interests include Human-Machine Intelligence (HMI) AIoT, Fiber Optic Vital Signs Monitoring, and Aircraft fuel tank Inspection Snake-arm robotics. He is the CEO and robotic designer at a Hong Kong tech startup, Matebot AI Technologies, and serves as Research Officer (Development) for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area / GBA) at Indonesia’s Lion Air.