Biography
Prof. Alan Chow is an Adjunct Professor in the University of Hong Kong and other China universities, Serial Entrepreneur, Advocate of AI and Entrepreneurship in Finance, Education, Health, Law, Ethics, Robotics and Property development industry, Start-up mentor and investor, Listed company Co-founder and Fortune 50 management. He is also the reviewer of Transactions on Affective Computing, IEEE USA.
Current Posts
- Founder of AI Lab (HK S88 charitable organisation)
- Founder of Amazing HK foundation (HK S88 charitable organisation)
- Founder of GBA AI Academy
- INED and member of Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of a HKEx listed technology company.
- Advisor of a HKEx listed Technology company
- Advisory Partner of HKSAR Government HK$2 billion Innovation fund Co-Investment partner
- Advisor of a World-Renowned Robotic company
- Advisor, GuangDong Science and Technology Bureau
- Consultant, HengQin Government
- Honorary Advisor of a Hong Kong Family Office
- AI & IT and Business Specialist, HKCAAVQ
- Founding President: Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence Professionals Association
Former Posts
- Executive director and member of Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of a HKSe and SGX mainboard dual listed company.
- Assistant Executive Director of HKU-SCF FinTech Academy
- Professor of Practice, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Visiting tutor, The University of Hong Kong Science and Technology
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Computer Science Dept, The University of Hong Kong
- Tutor, The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers
Teaching
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cyber security and Risk Management
- Financial Technology (FinTech)
- Management Accounting
- Corporate Finance
- Entrepreneurial Finance
- Entrepreneurship
Research Interest
- Artificial Intelligence
- Entrepreneurship
- Interdisciplinary topics of AI and Finance, Government, Education, Health, Law, Ethics, and Property industry
Selected Publications
- Auditors’ Organizational Form and Stock Price Synchronicity
- Auditors’ Organizational Form and Corporate Fraud
Academic Projects supervised
- Online Learning Performance Research and Analysis System
- Intelligent Online Education Expression Recognition System
- Facial Expression Recognition System
- Adaptive Online Learning System Based on Facial Recognition
- AI-Powered Learner Engagement Assessment System
Service to the University/ Community
- Specialist (Computer Science and Information Technology, Business Management), HKCAAVQ (Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications), HKSAR.
- Reviewer, Transactions on Affective Computing, IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers), USA
- Chairman, HKU EcomIcom Alumni Association 2019 – 2021
- Chairman / Founding Vice Chairman, Ren Min University business school of HK Alumni Association 2024 – Present / 2015 – 2024
- Vice Chairman, Ren Min University HK Alumni Association 2015 – Present
- Honorary President, GBA Information Technology Education Teachers’ Association
- Lead Judge, HK Tech 300 Entrepreneurship Training competition, City University of Hong Kong
- Panel, HKUCS 2022/23 FYP Competition
- Council member, Dean(s)’ Advisory Council on Student Development and Services, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Advisor, Judge and Organising Committee, HSBC GBA FinTech Olympiad 2022 & 2023
- Advisor and external examiner, HKUCS Master program Final Year project
- Advisor and external examiner, HKUST MPhil and MSc program Final Year Project
- Council, 1st fund raising Committee, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Judge, ICT Award, OGCIO, HKSAR
- Judge, Elevator Pitch, HKSTP (2016-2021)
Academic Qualification
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Computer Science
- PhD in Finance
- MSc in Electronic Commerce and Internet Computing
- MBA
- BBA
Professional Qualification / Membership
- FIPA
- FAIA
- FIFA
- MIET
- MCAAI
- MACM
- MIEEE
- MCIM, Chartered Marketer
- nVIDIA certified instructor for Academia and non-Academia
- Nvidia Inception program Judge and member