Dr Vanessa Sin-Chun Ng

Vanessa is a Senior Lecturer in Computing and Artificial Intelligence. Her research interests include neural networks, computational intelligence, multimedia technology and intelligent systems.

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Background

Vanessa received a BSc (Hons) in Information Technology and a PhD from the Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong. Before joining ARU, she served as a professor and programme leader in the School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK). She is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a corporate member of IET, and a senior member of IEEE and IEEE Computational Intelligence Society.

Vanessa has more than 20 years of teaching and research experience in academia. She obtained the OUHK President’s Award of Teaching Excellence in 2016, and the OUHK President’s Award for Distinguished Achievement in 2016 and 2003 respectively. She received best paper awards at international conferences in 2015, 2020 and 2021 respectively.

Vanessa is a member of the Computing, Informatics and Applications Research Group.

Spoken Languages

• Cantonese
• Mandarin

Research interests

• Neural networks
• Computational intelligence
• Multimedia technology
• Intelligent systems

Teaching

Module leader and tutor of:

• Operating Systems
• Computer Systems
• Computer Systems and Servers
• Operating Systems and Virtualisation

Qualifications

• PhD Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
• BSc (Hons) Information Technology, City University of Hong Kong

Memberships, editorial boards

• Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council UK (CEng)
• Member, the Institution of Engineering & Technology (MIET)
• Senior Member, the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE)

Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange

• Co-I of Research Grant Council – FDS Project, Hong Kong (HK$832,700), Modelling the social aspects of interactive objects for pedestrian trajectory prediction in urban areas (Jan 2021 – Aug 2021).
• Co-I of Research Grant Council – FDS Project, Hong Kong (HK$787,000), On effective utilization of small training sample for computer short answer grading based on semi-supervised clustering algorithms (Jan 2020 – Aug 2021).
• PI of Katie Shu OUHK Research Project (HK$99,975), Using Immersive Reality in Teaching Fundamental Nursing Skills and Visualizing a Clinical Ward Environment (Jun 2017 – May 2018).
• Co-I of OUHK PACRD Research Project (HK$90,200), On Improving Performance of Data Clustering with Multiple Objective Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Educational Data Mining Applications (June 2016 - May 2017).
• Co-I of Quality Enhancement Support Scheme project (HK$4,113,820), Development of Transitional Modules towards Post-secondary Science Education via Interactive E-learning Platform (Oct 2013 – Mar 2016).

Selected recent publications

Yuen, M.-C., Ng, S.-C., Leung, M.-F., Che, H. (2023). Correction to: A metaheuristic-based framework for index tracking with practical constraints. Complex & Intelligent Systems, 9(3), pp. 3469.

Lui, A.K.-F., Ng, S.-C. (2023). Looking through the fog of remote Zoom teaching: a case study of at-risk student prediction. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 17(4), pp. 499–516.

Bello, A., Ng, S.-C., Leung, M.-F., 2023. A BERT Framework to Sentiment Analysis of Tweets. Sensors. 23(1), pp. 506. doi: 10.3390/s23010506

Lui, A.K.-F., Ng, S.-C., Cheung, S.W.-N. 2022. Automated short answer grading with computer-assisted grading example acquisition based on active learning, Interactive Learning Environments, pp. 1-18. doi:10.1080/10494820.2022.2137530

Chakravarthi, B., Ng, S.-C., Ezilarasan, M.R., Leung, M.-F. 2022. EEG-based emotion recognition using hybrid CNN and LSTM classification. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 16:1019776. doi:10.3389/fncom.2022.1019776

Lui, A.K.-F., Ng, S.-C., Cheung, S.W.-N. 2022. A Framework for Effectively Utilizing Human Grading Input in Automated Short Answer Grading. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation (IJMLO), 16(3), pp.266-286.

Yuen, M.-C., Ng, S.-C., Leung, M.-F., Che, H., 2022. A Metaheuristic-Based Framework for Index-Tracking with Practical Constraints. Complex & Intelligent Systems. doi: 10.1007/s40747-021-00605-5

Ng, S.-C., Kwok, C.-P., Chung, S.-H., Leung, Y.-Y., Pang, H.-S., Lam, C.-Y., Lau, K.-C., Tang, C.-M., 2021. An Intelligent Mobile Application for Assisting Visually Impaired in Daily Consumption based on Machine Learning with Assistive Technology. International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools, 30(1), 2140002.

Yuen M.-C., Ng, S.-C., Leung, M.-F., 2021. Metaheuristics for Sparse Index-Tracking Problem: A Case Study on FTSE 100. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1828(1), 012111.

Leung, M.-F., Coello, C. A. C., Cheung, C. C., Ng, S.-C., Lui, A. K. F., 2020. A Hybrid Leader Selection Strategy for Many-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization. IEEE Access, 8, pp.189527-189545.

Yuen, M.-C., Ng, S.-C., Leung, M.-F., 2020. A Competitive Mechanism Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm and Its Application to Signalized Traffic Problem. Cybernetics and Systems, 52(1), pp. 73-104. doi: 10.1080/01969722.2020.1827795

Ng, S.-C., Kwok, C.-P., 2020. An Intelligent Traffic Light System using Object Detection and Evolutionary Algorithm for Alleviating Traffic Congestion in Hong Kong. International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, 13(1), pp. 802-809.

Ng, S.-C., Lee, H.-C., Cheng, K.-N., Ngan, H.-H., 2020. A Mobile Application with Augmented Reality in Exploring the Natural Environment of Hong Kong. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation (IJMLO), 14(1), pp. 3-20.

Ng, S-C., Lee, L.-K., Lui, A. K., Wong, K.-F., Chan, W.-Y., Tam, H.-H., 2020. Using Immersive Reality in Training Nursing Students. International Journal of Innovation and Learning (IJIL), 27(3), pp. 324-343.

Recent presentations and conferences

Lui, A. K. F., Ng, S.-C., Cheung, S.W.-N., 2022. An Interactive Short Answer Grading System based on Active Learning Models, The 4th International Conference on Computer Science and Technologies in Education (CSTE 2022), pp. 314-321, Xian, China, 6-8 May 2022.

Chan, Y.-H., Lui, A. K.F., Ng, S.-C., 2021. Short Term Traffic Flow Prediction with Neighbor Selecting Gated Recurrent Unit, 2021 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), pp. 857-862, Melbourne, Australia, 17-20 October 2021.

Lui, A. K. F., Ng, S.-C., 2021. Hidden under the Fog of Remote Teaching with Zoom: At-risk Student Detection in a Pandemic-impacted Course. International Conference on Open and Innovative Education (ICOIE 2021), Hong Kong, 5-7 July 2021. (Best Paper Award)

Yuen, M.-C., Ng, S.-C., Leung, M.-F., Che, H., 2021. Metaheuristics for Index-tracking with Cardinality Constraints. In: Proceedings of 11th International Conference on Information Science and Technology (ICIST), 21-23 May 2021 (IEEE Xplore), pp. 645-650. Chengdu, China.

Liu, O.-C., A., Li, S.-K., Yan, L.-Q., Ng, S.-C., Kwok, C.-P., 2020. A Visually Impaired Assistant Using Neural Network and Image Recognition with Physical Navigation. In: Han, M., Qin, S., Zhang, N. (Eds.), 2020. Advances in Neural Networks – ISNN 2020: 17th International Symposium on Neural Networks, ISNN 2020, Cairo, Egypt, December 4–6, 2020, Proceedings (New York: Springer), pp. 270-281.

Yuen, M.-C., Ng, S.-C., Leung, M.-F., 2020. Heuristic Search for Index Tracking Problem: A Case Study on FTSE 100. 2020 International Symposium on Automation, Information and Computing (ISAIC 2020), Beijing, China, 2-4 December 2020.

Lui, A. K. F., Ng, S.-C., Cheung, S. W. N., 2020. Entropy-based Recognition of Anomalous Answers for Efficient Grading of Short Answers with an Evolutionary Clustering Algorithm. In: Proceedings of IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI 2020), 1-4 December 2020 (IEEE Xplore), pp. 3091-3098. Canberra, Australia.

Ng, S.-C., Kwok, C.-P., Fung Y. C., So, C. Y., Lam, Y. H., 2020. A Hybrid Intelligent Traffic Light System for Solving Traffic Congestion in Hong Kong. In: Trajanovic, M., Zdravković, M., Konjovic, Z. (Eds.), 2020. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information Science and Technology (ICIST 2020), 9-15 September 2020 (IEEE Xplore), pp. 258-265. Bath, UK.

Ng, S.-C., Kwok, C.-P., Chung, S.-H., Leung, Y.-Y., Pang, H.-S., 2020. An Intelligent Banknote Recognition System by using Machine Learning with Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired People. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information Science and Technology (ICIST 2020), 9-15 September 2020 (IEEE Xplore), pp. 185-193. Bath, UK.

Leung, M. F., Ng, S.-C., 2020. A hybrid algorithm based on MOEA/D and local search for multiobjective optimization. IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI 2020), 19-24 July 2020, Glasgow, UK.

Lui, A. K. F., Ng, S.-C., Cheung, S. W. N., 2020. Effective Use of Small Amount of Graded Answers for Automated Grading of Short Answers. International Conference on Open and Innovative Education (ICOIE 2020), Hong Kong, 2-3 July 2020. (Best paper award)

Chan, Y.-H., Lui, A. K., Ng, S.-C., 2020. A Neighbourhood Embedding for Improving Diffusion based Short Term Traffic Flow Prediction. In: Proceedings of 10th IEEE Symposium on Computer Applications & Industrial Electronics (ISCAIE 2020), 18-19 April 2020 (IEEE Xplore), pp. 186-191. Penang, Malaysia. (Best paper award)