Prof. Eric Tsui, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Biography: Eric Tsui is former Associate Director of the Behaviour and Knowledge Engineering (BAKE) Research Centre and currently a Senior Project Fellow at the Educational Research Centre at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Between 2015 and 2023, he served as the Managing Regional Editor (Asia) of the Journal of Knowledge Management and led a Master Knowledge Management program for over 15 years. Eric has also championed many technology-enhanced teaching and learning projects and is a crusader of technology-enhanced learning at the university. His research interests include Knowledge Management technologies, blended learning, cloud services, and collaborations. Eric is the leader of two Professional Certificate programs and two Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on edX and has authored several articles in Times Higher Education Campus. He holds B.Sc. (Hons.), PhD, and MBA qualifications. A recipient of many Knowledge Management and E-Learning international awards including the Knowledge Management Award for Excellence in 2021 and the QS Wharton Reimagine Education Gold Award (Asia) in 2015, Professor Tsui was twice listed as an exemplary/outstanding academic in PolyU Annual Reports in the last 8 years.
Prof. Pranowo Pranowo, Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Biography: Pranowo is a Professor of Informatics at Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, specializing in numerical computing, particularly in the development of Discontinuous Galerkin and meshless methods for fluid flow and thermal processes.
He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universitas Gadjah Mada in 1996. He subsequently obtained his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, in 2002 and 2010, respectively.
He has received various research grants from the Indonesian government, including the Competitive Research Grant (Hibah Bersaing), Decentralized Research Grant (PDUPT), Research Assignment Grant (WCR), and National Competitive Research Grant (PFR). He has also received research funding from the Indonesia Toray Science Foundation (ITSF).
In 2020, he was awarded an opportunity to conduct long-term research at Gifu University, Japan, with funding from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). His research focused on the numerical simulation of heat and mass transfer in absorption heat pumps. Since then, he has regularly conducted research visits to Nagoya University.