Professional Activities

EXAMINATION COMMITTEES
PhD Dissertations
Learning to live in a different culture: A phenomenographic study of the adaptation experiences of cultural immersion study-abroad sojourners
Leo Hitchcock
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. October 9, 2018.

Programmed or Not: A study about programming teachers’ beliefs and intentions in relation to curriculum
Lennart Rolandsson
School of Education and Communication in Engineering Science
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. March 20, 2015.

Online Communication Platforms: A New Frontier in Education to Connect Schools, Teachers and Students
Kio, Su Iong, Samuel
University of Saint Joseph, Macau. Dec. 7, 2013.

Masters Dissertations
Realism philosophy and teachers’ perceptions of teaching: Some implications for school improvement in Macau
Master of Education: Estrella Cruz Gutierrez
University of Saint Joseph, Macau. June 25, 2013.

The Effectiveness of Active Learning for lower motivated students in a Macao school
Master of Education: Cedric, Ao Chi Seng
University of Saint Joseph, Macau. Sept. 27, 2012.

Project Management of New Hotel Opening Processes in Greater China
Master of Business Administration: Gerrit Jurianus Noordzij
University of Saint Joseph, Macau. July 27, 2012.

Adoption of Cloud Computing by SMEs in Macau
Master of Business Administration: Amy, Lee Vai Leng
University of Saint Joseph, Macau. July 25, 2012.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

  • Doctoral Consortium Co-Chair – ICER 2024, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Doctoral Consortium Co-Chair – ITICSE 2021, Paderborn, Germany.
  • Doctoral Consortium Co-Chair – ITICSE 2020, Trondheim, Norway.
  • Program Chair for Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering (LaTiCE) Conference, Mumbai 2016 and Macau 2013, held in cooperation with Uppsala Computing Education Research Group (UpCERG), Uppsala University, Sweden, and Computer Society, IEEE.
  • Program Committee member for Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research held in cooperation with ACM/SIGCSE.
  • Program Committee member for Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering (LaTiCE).
  • Technical Program Committee member for International Symposium on Education Informatics (ISEI), India.
  • Technical Program Committee member for International Symposium on Women in Computing and Informatics (WCI), India.
  • Program Committee member for International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU).
  • Organising Committee member for Forum on International Collaborative Academic Programs (FICAP 2013).

REVIEWING ACTIVITIES
Journal reviews

  • Asia Pacific Education Review (Springer)
  • Computer Science Education (Taylor and Francis)
  • International Journal of School & Educational Psychology (Taylor and Francis)
  • Journal of Educational Computing Research (Sage)
  • Journal of Engineering Education (American Society for Engineering Education)
  • Transactions on Computing Education (ACM)
  • Transactions on Education (IEEE Education Society)

Conference reviews

  • ACM International Computing Education Research (ICER)
  • Frontiers in Engineering Education (FIE)
  • Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE)
  • International Symposium on Education Informatics (ISEI)
  • International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU)
  • International Symposium on Women in Computing and Informatics (WCI)
  • Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research, Finland
  • Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering Conference (LaTiCE)
  • Technology for Teaching (T4E)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

  • Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) 2009-present
  • European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) 2013-2014
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2011-2018
  • IEEE Special Technical Committee (STC) for Education Research 2011-present
  • Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) 2012-2014
  • IEEE Computer Society 2011-2014
  • Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) 2009-present