Biography

I am currently a final-year PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), supervised by Prof. Raymond Chi-Wing Wong.

I received my BSc degree in Computer Science in Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) in 2020. My undergraduate research was supervised by Prof. Jiming Liu.

From Septembers 2018 to January 2019, I was an exchange student at Leiden University in the Netherlands.

I am on job market of both academics and industry for Fall 2025. Feel free to send me emails if we are a good fit!


Research Interest

My research interest lies in spatial databases. My current focus is on finding the shortest path on 3D models efficiently.


Education

  • PhD, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology [Aug 2020 - Present] Hong Kong, China
    • Supervisor: Prof. Raymond Chi-Wing Wong
  • BSc, Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University [Aug 2016 - Jul 2020] Hong Kong, China
    • First class honours
    • Supervisor: Prof. Jiming Liu
    • Top 2% of the class
  • Exchange student, Leiden University [Sep 2018 - Jan 2019] Leiden, the Netherlands
    • Exchange

Awards and Scholarships

  • HKUST RedBird Academic Excellence Award for Continuing PhD Students HKD 20000 (acceptance 68/6842 = 0.99%) provided by HKUST [2024]

  • Research Travel Grant for SIGMOD 2024 HKD 13500 (acceptance 10/200 = 5%) provided by HKUST [2024]

  • Research Travel Grant for MDM 2024 HKD 11000 (acceptance 10/200 = 5%) provided by HKUST [2024]

  • MDM 2024 Award EUR 1100 = HKD 9300 (acceptance 5/21 = 23.81%) provided by MDM 2024 [2024]

  • Li Po Chun Charitable Trust Fund Scholarships HKD 8000 (acceptance 3/6842 = 0.04%) provided by HKUST [2024]

  • SIGMOD 2024 Travel Grant USD 1000 = HKD 7800 (acceptance 10/213 = 4.69%) provided by SIGMOD 2024 [2024]

  • MDM 2024 Best Paper Award (acceptance 1/21 = 4.76%) provided by MDM 2024

  • VLDB 2021 SPEND attendance support EUR 1500 = HKD 11700 (acceptance 20/170 = 11.76%) provided by VLDB 2021 [2021]

  • Postgraduate Studentship HKD 18390 per month (acceptance 440/300000 = 0.15%) provided by HKUST [2020 - 2024]

  • Faculty of Science Overseas Summer Research Scholarship Scheme HKD 30000 (acceptance 3/200 = 1.5%) provided by HKBU [2019]

  • Former Civil Engineering Department Head Dr. Yan Sze Kwan Memorial Scholarship HKD 20000 (acceptance 1/10000 = 0.01%) provided by HKBU [2019]

  • Student Exchange Programme Sponsorship HKD 20000 (acceptance 200/10000 = 2%) provided by HKBU [2019]

  • Vincent Woo Scholarship Scheme for Outstanding Mainland Students HKD 10000 (acceptance 2/10000 = 0.02%) provided by HKBU [2019]

  • Computer Science Department Alumni Scholarship HKD 1000 (acceptance 3/200 = 1.5%) provided by HKBU [2019]

  • HKSAR Government Reaching Out Award HKD 10000 (acceptance 200/10000 = 2%) provided by HKSAR government [2018]

  • Student Scholarships Scheme HKD 8400 (acceptance 50/5000 = 1%) provided by HKBU [2018]

  • Outstanding Student Scholarship HKD 6000 (acceptance 10/200 = 5%) provided by HKBU [2018]

  • Mingxi Youth Award Scheme HKD 5000 (acceptance 10/200 = 5%) provided by Mingxi foundation [2018]

  • Departmental Scholarship Scheme in Metropolitan Attachment Programme HKD 2000 (acceptance 2/200 = 1%) provided by HKBU [2018]

  • Computer Science Department Alumni Scholarship HKD 1000 (acceptance 3/200 = 1.5%) provided by HKBU [2018]

  • Undergraduate Scholarship in Computer Science HKD 12000 (acceptance 10/200 = 5%) provided by HKBU [2017]


Services

  • Program Committee: ICDE26, SIGMOD24 (Availability & Reproducibility Initiative)

  • Reviewer: SSTD25, TKDE24, SIGSPATIAL23, SSTD23, MDM23, VLDB23, SIGSPATIAL22, ICDM22, VLDB22, SIGSPATIAL21


Research Experience

  • Research Intern, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology [Jan 2020 – Aug 2020] Hong Kong, China
    • Supervisor: Prof. Raymond Chi-Wing Wong
  • Research Intern, School of Information Studies, McGill University [June 2019 - Aug 2019] Montreal, Canada

Work Experience

  • Intern, Information Technology Department & Student Services Department, UNSW Global Pty. Limited [June 2018 - Aug 2018] Sydney, Australia

  • Intern, Sinochem International Tendering Co. Limited [June 2017 - July 2017] Beijing, China

  • Intern, Uranus International Education Co. Limited (Prudential) [Jan 2017 - June 2017] Hong Kong, China


Teaching Experience

  • Teaching Assistant, MSBD 5002 Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery HKUST (Spring 2025)

  • Teaching Assistant, COMP 1942 Exploring and Visualizing Data HKUST (Spring 2025)

  • Teaching Assistant, MSBD 5002 Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery HKUST (Spring 2024)

  • Teaching Assistant, COMP 5331 Knowledge Discovery in Databases HKUST (Fall 2023)

  • Teaching Assistant, CSIT 5210 Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery HKUST (Fall 2023)

  • Teaching Assistant, CORE 1232 Exploring and Visualizing Data HKUST (Spring 2023)

  • Teaching Assistant, COMP 1942 Exploring and Visualizing Data HKUST (Spring 2022)

  • Teaching Assistant, COMP 1942 Exploring and Visualizing Data HKUST (Spring 2021)

  • Assistant, COMP 2016 Database Management HKBU (Spring 2020)

  • Assistant, COMP 1005 Essence of Computing HKBU (Fall 2019)

  • Assistant, COMP 1005 Essence of Computing HKBU (Spring 2019)

  • Assistant, COMP 1005 Essence of Computing HKBU (Spring 2018)

  • Assistant, COMP 1005 Essence of Computing HKBU (Fall 2017)


Competitions

  • First-runner-up of IEEE (HK) Computational Intelligence Chapter FYP and PG Paper Competition [Dec 2020]

  • YDC Dare To Change Business Pitch Competition [April 2018]

  • Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Joint Student Chapters Competition [April 2018]


Invited Talks

  • “Shortest Path Queries on Triangular Irregular Networks and Point Clouds”, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics [16 June 2025] Shanghai, China

  • “Proximity Queries on Point Clouds using Rapid Construction Path Oracle”, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong [13 June 2025] Hong Kong, China


Skills

  • Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, SQL and LaTeX

  • Languages: English (fluent), Mandarin (native) and Cantonese (fluent)