This leaflet explains the Hong Kong PhD Fellowships scheme 2016/17 offered by the KMIRC at The Hong Kong Polytechnic Universit

2. Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2016/17
Established by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong in 2009, the Hong Kong PhD
Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) aims at attracting the best and brightest students in the world to pursue
their PhD studies and research in Hong Kong's institutions.
Eligibility
Candidates who are seeking admission as new full time PhD students at PolyU, irrespective of their
country of origin, prior work experience, and ethnic background, are eligible to apply. If you are
successful, you may pursue your research under supervision by one of more academic staff in the
Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre (KMIRC).
The Award
The Fellowship will provide a 3-year tuition scholarship (i.e. tuition fees are waived), a monthly
stipend of HK$20,000 (approx. US$2,500) and a conference and research-related travel allowance of
HK$10,000 (approx. US$1,300) per year for a maximum of three years.
The Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre (KMIRC)
(Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering)
Research Strength
KMIRC has an active team researching into both technology aspects as well as human and
organizational aspects of Knowledge Management (KM). Currently, there are five focuses of research
in the Centre:
 Knowledge Systems Technologies;
 Cloud Services and Open Innovation;
 Intellectual Capital Management and Organizational Learning;
 Knowledge Management Models, Theories and Practices; and
 Knowledge Elicitation and Knowledge Audit
In August 2015, KMIRC further delivered PolyU’s first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)
ISE101x Knowledge Management and Big Data in Business on the MIT edX platform. It was hugely
successful with more than 26,000 registrations and today it remains one of key MOOCs on KM.

3. Ir Professor W.B. LEE
Chair Professor and
Director of the Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre
In 2002, Prof. Lee established the Knowledge Solution Laboratory in the PolyU -
Microsoft Enterprise Systems Centre, the first of its kind in Hong Kong and has
pioneered research and practice of KM in Hong Kong for various industrial sectors
which include manufacturing, trading, public utilities, various government
departments and health care. He is currently the chief editor of the International
Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science, co-Editor of the Journal of
Information and Knowledge Management Systems, and associate editor of the
International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital and Learning. His
research interest includes manufacturing technology and strategy, knowledge
management, organizational learning, intellectual capital-based management and
open service innovation.
Email: WB.Lee@polyu.edu.hk
Professor Eric Tsui
Professor and
Associate Director, Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre
Prof Tsui joined Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) in 1989 after years of
academic research in automated knowledge acquisition, natural language processing,
case-based reasoning and knowledge engineering tools. He has designed and
delivered numerous public and custom-designed knowledge management and
technologies workshops. His research strengths include cloud-based business
innovation and knowledge services. He has also consulted for many government
departments and private organizations in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Malaysia, Thailand and Brunei. Professor Tsui is an honorary advisor of KM to the
Police College, Hong Kong Police Force. He is a recipient of the KM Leadership
Award and KM and Intellectual Capital Excellence Award in 2014 and 2015
respectively.
Email: Eric.Tsui@polyu.edu.hk
Professor Benny Cheung
Professor and
Associate Director, Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre
Prof Cheung has been conducting research into knowledge and technology
management (KTM) since 2004. His research in KTM encompasses a broad range
of methods and tools built on a basis of Information Processing and Artificial
Intelligence technologies for supporting the management of knowledge and
technology catered for various industries such as manufacturing, transportation,
social service, public utilities, etc. He has also conducted research on knowledge
auditing, intellectual capital management (ICM), technology roadmapping and
assessment for enhancing innovation and learning capability in firms and
organizations. Currently, he is the programme leader of the Master of Science in
Technology Management in the Department.
Email: Benny.Cheung@polyu.edu.hk
Academic Staff Profile
KMIRC has a core group of well regarded practitioners and researchers with established track
record in Organizational Learning (OL), Culture and Change, Intellectual Capital Management,
Knowledge Audit, Knowledge Systems, and E-Learning. Capabilities and competencies of the
KMIRC are further strengthened by the international alliances it has formed with leading
practitioners worldwide.

4. Dr Eric See-To
Assistant Professor
Eric See-To is Assistant Professor at Department of Industrial and Systems
Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Prior to the current
appointment, Eric served as Senior Lecturer in the Business School of University
of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in UK, and as Lecturer in Department of Management
Science of Lancaster University Management School in UK. His current projects
include application of text mining techniques to financial valuation of innovation
and intangible assets, and analysis of online opinions and sentiments with social
network and data mining. Eric’s research focuses also on the strategy and
consumer behaviors in mobile and digital environments, and business intelligence
and knowledge mining. He studies the role of information and digital interaction,
empowered by technology, in formulating business model and marketing
strategy, and the practical applications of business intelligence and knowledge
mining. His work has been published in international journals such as Journal of
Management Information Systems (JMIS), Research Policy, Technological
Forecasting and Social Change, Electronic Markets, Information Systems
Frontiers, and Journal of Electronic Commerce Research.
Email: eric.see-to@polyu.edu.hk
Our Students PhD Student Muhammad Aamir
Khan from Pakistan
Project Title:
A Study on the
relationship between
Knowledge Management and
Organisation Performance in
service industries
PhD Student Jessica
Yip from Hong Kong
Project Title:
A Design Based
Research to Conduct
Knowledge Audit for
Unstructured Business
Processes
Visit KMIRC:
Application
We encourage you to apply for the Scheme and join our Centre; simply submit application
on-line to Research Grants Council and our University.
Application for the Scheme at Research Grants Council:
https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/index.html
Application for the Scheme at PolyU:
www.polyu.edu.hk/ro/hkphd-fellowship
The system will be open for application on 1 September 2015 and it will close by 1 Dec
2015. Please stay tuned on the above websites.
More Information:
General Enquiry: Prof. Eric Tsui eric.tsui@polyu.edu.hk
KMIRC website: http://kmirc.ise.polyu.edu.hk/
PhD Student Farzad Sabetzadeh
from Iran
Research title: Assessment of
Knowledge Quality in Peer
Review Process for Research
Publications.
Welcome to join us!
PhD Student
Muhammad Saleem
Sumbal, an awardee
of the PhD
Fellowship scheme
in 2014
PhD Student
Nikolina Dragicevic
from Croatia
Research title: Knowledge
navigation quizzics as an intelligent
ICT tool in organizations.