Ph.D. Student Recruitment

Applications are accepted via the Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship Scheme and the Mainland Collaboration Joint Ph.D. Scheme1. To be eligible, applicants should have:

• • • Strong scholarly interests in human–technology interaction, computer-mediated communication, and/or ICT adoption and use

    • Both bachelor's and master's degrees from leading universities2 worldwide, with cumulative GPAs higher than 3.5/4.03

    • Solid understanding of social science research and the ability to conduct theory-driven studies

    • Empirical research papers (in English) published in journals or presented at conferences4

    • Proficiency in spoken and written English5

    • Proficiency in advanced statistical analyses using AMOS, SPSS, and/or JMP

    • Potential to become a productive, motivated, and independent researcher

When inquiring, applicants are advised to:

• Prepare their CVs in a way that highlights the expected qualifications listed above

• Avoid using dubious email domains

• Provide evidence that their degrees are from globally competitive universities

• List their publications and presentations in APA reference format

• Indicate their level of proficiency in conducting statistical analyses

Supervision inquiries that do not adhere to the above guidelines will not be processed.

1Joint Ph.D. applications are accepted only from doctoral students currently enrolled in the C9 League universities.

2Universities ranked within the world's top 100 in major university rankings (e.g., QS, THE, US News) and C9/Project 985 Chinese universities are given priority.

3A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0 is required.

4Peer-reviewed papers published in indexed journals and/or presented at mainstream conferences (e.g., ICA, AEJMC, NCA, CHI) are strongly recommended.

5A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 is required for the overall band as well as for all four subcategories (Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking).

Ph.D. Supervision

Current

• • • Bo Hu 

    • Yuanyi Mao

    • Yanfei Wu

    • Yuheng Wu

Graduated

• • • Sai Wang (Research Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University)

Courses Taught

• • • COM2103 Communication Research Methods (Spring, 2021/2022)

    • COM2509 Interactive Digital Communication (Spring, 2017–2019)

    • COM3508 Emerging Technologies in Multimodal Communication (Fall, 2019–2021; Spring, 2023–2025) 

    • COM5104 Research Methods for Communication and New Media (Fall, 2016–2018)

    • COM5501 Internet Communication (Fall, 2017–2024)

    • COM5502 Multimedia Communication (Spring, 2017–2025)

    • COM5602 Directed Studies (Spring, 2020)

    • WIS4009 Accessibility & Human–Computer Interaction (Spring, 2014)

    • WIS5004 Research Method for Interaction Science (Fall, 2014)

    • WIS5016 Psychology of Human–Technology Interaction (Fall, 2015)

    • WIS5018 Human–Media Interaction (Spring, 2015)