Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology (LTTC)

Research output

Research output per year 1998 2022 2023 2024 2025

• 127 Chapters
• 105 Articles
• 60 Papers
• 24 Other contributions
• 10 More
  • 5 Books
  • 5 Teaching Development Grants (TDG)

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2025

  A causal-based attribute selection strategy for conversational recommender systems

  YU, D., LI, Q., WANG, X. & XU, G., Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • User Attributes 100%
  • Average Treatment Effect 100%
  • Time Attribute 66%
  • Effect Relation 50%
  • Causal Impact 33%

• A cross-domain knowledge tracing model based on graph optimal transport

  WU, Z., LIU, Y., CEN, J., ZHENG, Z. & XU, G., 2025, In: World Wide Web. 28, 10.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Cross-domain Representation 100%
  • State Distribution 33%
  • Lstm 16%
  • LSTM Model 11%
  • Domain Embedding 11%

• Graph and sequential neural networks in session-based recommendation: A survey

  LI, Z., YANG, C., CHEN, Y., WANG, X., CHEN, H., XU, G., YAO, L. & SHENG, M., Feb 2025, In: ACM Computing Surveys. 57, 2, 40.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Neural Network 100%
  • Sequential Neural Network 100%
  • Technical Detail 100%
  • Key Definition 50%
  • Information Overload 33%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Graph Intention Embedding Neural Network for tag-aware recommendation

  WANG, D., YAO, H., YU, D., SONG, S., WENG, H., XU, G. & DENG, S., Apr 2025, In: Neural Networks. 184, 107062.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Tag-aware 100%
  • Neighbour Type 25%
  • Interaction Graph 25%
  • Node Type 25%
  • Node Neighbour 25%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• HOT-GAN: Hilbert optimal transport for generative adversarial network

  LI, Q., WANG, Z., XIA, H., LI, G., CAO, Y., YAO, L. & XU, G., Mar 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. 36, 3, p. 4371-4384

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Higher-Order Statistics 100%
  • Higher-order Statistics 77%
  • Underlying Distribution 49%
  • Generator Parameters 38%
  • Kernel Learning 38%

• Improving long-tail classification via decoupling and regularisation

  GAO, S., WANG, C., GAO, C., LUO, W., HAN, P., LIAO, Q. & XU, G., Feb 2025, In: CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology. 10, 1, p. 62-71

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Long-tailed Classification 100%
  • Angle Distribution 100%
  • Additive Angular Margin 25%
  • Angular Features 25%
  • CIFAR-100 25%

• Self-supervised dual graph learning for recommendation

  LI, A., YANG, B., HUO, H., HUSSAIN, F. K. & XU, G., Feb 2025, In: Knowledge-Based Systems. 310, 112967.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Interaction Behavior 100%
  • Collaborative Filtering 75%
  • Bipartite Graph 50%
  • Semantic Association 50%
  • Performance Improvement 25%
• 2024

  A novel complex network prediction method based on multi-granularity contrastive learning

  SUI, S., HAN, Q., LU, D., WU, S. & XU, G., Dec 2024, In: CCF Transactions on Pervasive Computing and Interaction. 6, p. 394-405

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Novel Complex 100%
  • Network Prediction 100%
  • Multi-granularity 100%
  • Data Complexity 25%
  • Vehicle Traffic 25%

• A novel interpretable predictive model based on ensemble learning and differential evolution algorithm for surface roughness prediction in abrasive water jet polishing

  XIE, S., HE, Z., LOH, Y. M., YANG, Y., LIU, K., LIU, C., CHEUNG, C. F., YU, N. & WANG, C., Aug 2024, In: Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing. 35, p. 2787-2810

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Ensemble Learning 100%
  • Evolutionary Learning 100%
  • Interpretable Predictive Models 100%
  • Differential Evolution Algorithm 100%
  • Abrasive Water Jet 100%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• API recommendation for mashup creation: A comprehensive survey

  ALHOSAINI, H., ALHARBI, S., WANG, X. & XU, G., May 2024, In: Computer Journal. 67, 5, p. 1920-1940

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Application Programming Interface 100%
  • Mashup Development 100%
  • Multiple Applications 14%
  • Network Representation Learning 14%
  • Mashup 14%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• A topic-controllable keywords-to-text generator with knowledge base network

  HE, L., SHI, K., WANG, D., WANG, X. & XU, G., Jun 2024, In: CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology. 9, 3, p. 585-594

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Empirical Research 100%
  • Knowledge Base 100%
  • Human Knowledge 100%
  • Annotation 100%
  • Deep Learning Model 100%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Attention is not the only choice: Counterfactual reasoning for path-based explainable recommendation

  LI, Y., SUN, X., CHEN, H., ZHANG, S., YANG, Y. & XU, G., Sept 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering. 36, 9, p. 4458-4471

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Case Study 100%
  • Attention Weight 75%
  • Path Representation 33%
  • Human Intuition 25%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Bayes-enhanced multi-view attention networks for robust POI recommendation

  XIA, J., YANG, Y., WANG, S., YIN, H., CAO, J. & YU, P. S., Jul 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering. 36, 7, p. 2895-2909

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Bayes 100%
  • POI Recommendation 100%
  • Multi-view Attention Network 100%
  • User Preference 100%
  • Attention (Machine Learning) 100%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Category-aware self-supervised graph neural network for session-based recommendation

  WANG, D., DU, R., YANG, Q., YU, D., WAN, F., GONG, X., XU, G. & DENG, S., Sept 2024, In: World Wide Web. 27, 61.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Category-aware 100%
  • Self-Supervised Learning 50%
  • Capture Approach 50%
  • Behavior Record 33%
  • Self-supervised Learning 16%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Causality-based counterfactual explanation for classification models

  DUONG, T. D., LI, Q. & XU, G., Sept 2024, In: Knowledge-Based Systems. 300, 112200.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Limitations 100%
  • Loss Function 100%
  • Classification Model 100%
  • Counterfactual Explanations 100%
  • Classification Models 100%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Developing an immersive game-based learning platform with generative artificial intelligence and virtual reality technologies: “LearningverseVR”

  SONG, Y., WU, K. & DING, J., 2024, In: Computers & Education: X Reality. 4, 100069.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Virtual Reality Technology 100%
  • Game-based Learning Platform 100%
  • Immersive Games 100%
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence 100%
  • Learning Platform 100%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Dynamic spatial-temporal graph convolution network for e-bike traffic flow forecasting

  YU, D., GUO, G., WANG, D., OUYANG, T., WAN, F., LIU, J., XU, G. & DENG, S., Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Electric Bicycle 100%
  • Traffic Flow Forecasting 100%
  • Linear Problem 33%
  • Flexible Mobility 25%
  • Attention Matrix 25%

• Guest editorial: special issue on generating human readable explanations in NLP

  RAZZAK, I., BOUADJENEK, R., CHEEMA, A., HAMEED, I. A., XU, G. & BEHESHTI, A., Aug 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems. 11, 4, p. 4552-4555

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

• Integrating UN Sustainable Development Goals into family business practices: A perspective article

  HANNA, B., XU, G., WANG, X. & HOSSAIN, J., Nov 2024, In: Journal of Family Business Management. 14, 6, p. 1203-1211

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Family Business 100%
  • United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) 100%
  • Business Practices 100%
  • United Nations 100%
  • Sustainable Development Goals 100%

• Modeling dynamic spatio-temporal correlations and transitions with time window partitioning for traffic flow prediction

  YU, D., GUO, G., WANG, D., ZHANG, H., LI, B., XU, G. & DENG, S., Oct 2024, In: Expert Systems with Applications. 252, Part B, 124187.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Traffic Flow Prediction 100%
  • Dynamic Spatio-temporal Correlations 100%
  • Spatiotemporal Transition 100%
  • Traffic System 25%
  • Sliding Time Window 25%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Modeling multi-behavior sequence via HyperGRU contrastive network for micro-video recommendation

  GU, P., HU, H. & XU, G., Jul 2024, In: Knowledge-Based Systems. 295, 111841.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Contrastive Network 100%
  • Micro-video Recommendation 100%
  • Interest Representation 100%
  • Action-Type 100%
  • Negative Interest 50%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Multi-level graph knowledge contrastive learning

  YANG, H., WANG, Y., ZHAO, X., CHEN, H., YIN, H., LI, Q. & XU, G., Dec 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering. 36, 12, p. 8829-8841

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Graph Knowledge 100%
  • Multilevel Graphs 100%
  • Knowledge Graph 100%
  • Graph Contrastive Learning 75%
  • Storage Demand 25%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Multistage graph convolutional network with spatial attention for multivariate time series imputation

  CHEN, Q., CAO, J., YANG, Y., LIN, W., WANG, S. & WANG, Y., Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Health Monitoring 100%
  • Convolutional Neural Network 100%
  • Imputation Method 100%
  • File Format 100%
  • Multistage Graphs 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Multi-view GCN for loan default risk prediction

  LI, Z., CHEN, Y., WANG, X., YAO, L. & XU, G., Jul 2024, In: Neural Computing and Applications. 36, p. 12149-12162

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Loan Default 100%
  • Loan Application 100%
  • Application Graph 100%
  • Application Graphs 66%
  • Imbalanced Distribution 66%

• Neural Causal Graph collaborative filtering

  WANG, X., LI, Q., YU, D., HUANG, W., LI, Q. & XU, G., Aug 2024, In: Information Sciences. 677, 120872.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Causal Graph 100%
  • Graph Filters 100%
  • Precise Recommendation 12%
  • Network-based Methods 12%
  • Suboptimal Performance 12%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Strategies for evaluating visual analytics systems: A systematic review and new perspectives

  ISLAM, M. R., AKTER, S., ISLAM, L., RAZZAK, I., WANG, X. & XU, G., Jan 2024, In: Information Visualization. 23, 1, p. 84-101

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Visual Analytics System 100%
  • Application Domain 33%
  • Evaluation Methodology 33%
  • Evaluation Goal 33%
  • Information Synthesis 33%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Temporal diversity-aware micro-video recommendation with long- and short-term interests modeling

  GU, P., HU, H., WANG, D., YU, D. & XU, G., Jun 2024, In: Neural Processing Letters. 56, 194.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Temporal Diversity 100%
  • Diversity-aware 100%
  • Interest Modeling 100%
  • Click Behavior 50%
  • Behavior Pattern 50%
• 2023

  An explainable machine learning based flashover prediction model using dimension-wise class activation map

  FAN, L., TAM, W. C., TONG, Q., FU, Y. E. & LIANG, T., Oct 2023, In: Fire Safety Journal. 140, 103849.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Class Activation Map 100%
  • Feature Map 100%
  • Fire Safety 50%
  • Temperature Feature 33%
  • Discriminative Region 33%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• DesPrompt: Personality-descriptive prompt tuning for few-shot personality recognition

  WEN, Z., CAO, J., YANG, Y., WANG, H., YANG, R. & LIU, S., Sept 2023, In: Information Processing & Management. 60, 5, 103422.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Pre-trained Language Model 100%
  • Prompt Tuning 100%
  • Few-shot 100%
  • Personality Recognition 100%
  • Pre-Trained Language Models 100%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of a teacher development program on teachers' knowledge and collaborative engagement, and students' achievement in computational thinking concepts

  KONG, S. C. & LAI, M., Mar 2023, In: British Journal of Educational Technology. 54, 2, p. 489-512

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Teacher Knowledge 100%
  • Student Achievement 100%
  • Teacher Development Program 100%
  • Computational Concepts 100%
  • Collaborative Engagement 100%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluating an artificial intelligence literacy programme for developing university students’ conceptual understanding, literacy, empowerment and ethical awareness

  KONG, S. C., CHEUNG, M. Y. W. & ZHANG, G., 2023, In: Educational Technology & Society. 26, 1, p. 16-30

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Literacy 100%
  • Student Conceptual Understanding 100%
  • University Students 100%
  • Ethical Awareness 100%
  • Literacy Programmes 100%
  72 Citations (Scopus)

• Generating synthetic sensor data to facilitate machine learning paradigm for prediction of building fire hazard

  TAM, W. C., FU, Y. E., PEACOCK, R., RENEKE, P., WANG, J., LI, J. & CLEARY, T., Nov 2023, In: Fire Technology. 59, p. 3027-3048

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Decision Tree Forest 100%
  • CFAST 100%
  • Synthetic Sensor Data 100%
  • Building Fire 100%
  • Machine Learning Paradigms 100%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Is your mouse attracted by your eyes: Non-intrusive stress detection in off-the-shelf desktop environments

  WANG, J., YANG, C., FU, Y. E., NGAI, G. & LEONG, H. V., Aug 2023, In: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 123, Part C, 106495.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Desktop Environment 100%
  • Physical Signals 25%
  • Novelty Stress 25%
  • Intrusiveness 25%
  • Behavior-based Methods 25%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Monitoring cognitive development through the assessment of computational thinking practices: A longitudinal intervention on primary school students

  KONG, S. C. & WANG, Y. Q., Aug 2023, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 145, 107749.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Primary School Students 100%
  • Cognitive Development 100%
  • Computational Thinking Practices 100%
  • Longitudinal Intervention 100%
  • Primary Student 33%
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Real-time flashover prediction model for multi-compartment building structures using attention based recurrent neural networks

  TAM, W. C., FU, Y. E., LI, J., PEACOCK, R., RENEKE, P., NGAI, G., LEONG, H. V., CLEARY, T. & HUANG, M. X., Aug 2023, In: Expert Systems with Applications. 223, 119899.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Real Fire 100%
  • Multi-compartment 100%
  • Attention-based Recurrent Neural Network 100%
  • Recurrent Neural Network 100%
  • Full-scale Data 50%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Scaling up a teacher development programme for sustainable computational thinking education: TPACK surveys, concept tests and primary school visits

  KONG, S. C., LAI, M. & LI, Y. G., Mar 2023, In: Computers & Education. 194, 104707.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Primary School 100%
  • Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) 100%
  • School Visits 100%
  • Teacher Development Program 100%
  • Computational Thinking Education 100%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• The effects of psychosocial and behavioral interventions on depressive and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

  HE, J., LIN, J., SUN, W., CHEUNG, T., CAO, Y., FU, Y. E., CHAN, S. H. W. & TSANG, H. W. H., Dec 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 19094.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Meta-Analysis 100%
  • Systematic Review 100%
  • Behavioral Intervention 100%
  • Psychosocial Intervention 100%
  • Disease 100%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Time-aware dynamic graph embedding for asynchronous structural evolution

  YANG, Y., YIN, H., CAO, J., CHEN, T., NGUYEN, Q. V. H., ZHOU, X. & CHEN, L., Sept 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering. 35, 9, p. 9656-9670

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Structural Evolution 100%
  • Time-aware 100%
  • Dynamic Graph 100%
  • Dynamic Graph Embedding 100%
  • Sensitive Informations 100%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Time-capturing dynamic graph embedding for temporal linkage evolution

  YANG, Y., CAO, J., STOJMENOVIC, M., WANG, S., CHENG, Y., LUM, C. & LI, Z., Jan 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering. 35, 1, p. 958-971

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Capture Dynamics 100%
  • Dynamic Graph Embedding 100%
  • Vertex Dynamics 100%
  • Dynamic Connectivity 100%
  • Performance Improvement 100%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Using attention-based neural networks for predicting student learning outcomes in service-learning

  FU, Y. E., NGAI, G., LEONG, H. V., CHAN, S. C. F. & SHEK, D. T. L., Oct 2023, In: Education and Information Technologies. 28, p. 13763-13789

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Student Learning 100%
  • Learning Outcome 100%
  • Neural Network 100%
  • Attention Neural Network 100%
  • Learning Experience 50%
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2022

  A methodological review of systematic literature reviews in higher education: Heterogeneity and homogeneity

  CHONG, S. W., LIN, T. & CHEN, Y., Feb 2022, In: Educational Research Review. 35, 100426.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Systematic Literature Review 100%
  • Higher Education 100%
  • Methodological Review 100%
  • Qualitative Research 100%
  • Thematic Analysis 100%
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• An analysis of the attitudes and behaviours of university students and perceived contextual factors in alternative assessment during the pandemic using the attitude–behaviour–context model

  KONG, S. C. & YUEN, C.-N., Oct 2022, In: Heliyon. 8, 10, e11180.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  Open Access

  • University Students 100%
  • Contextual Factors 100%
  • Alternative Assessment 100%
  • Student Attitude 100%
  • Semistructured Interview 100%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• A proposed computational thinking teacher development framework for K-12 guided by the TPACK model

  KONG, S. C. & LAI, M., Sept 2022, In: Journal of Computers in Education. 9, 3, p. 379-402

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Teacher Development 100%
  • K-12 100%
  • Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) 100%
  • Knowledge Model 100%
  • Development Framework 100%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• A spatial temporal graph neural network model for predicting flashover in arbitrary building floorplans

  TAM, W. C., FU, Y. E., LI, J., HUANG, X., CHEN, J. & HUANG, M. X., Oct 2022, In: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 115, 105258.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Floorplanning 100%
  • Adjacency Matrix 50%
  • Situational Awareness 50%
  • Fire Scene 40%
  • Temperature Information 40%
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Computational identity and programming empowerment of students in computational thinking development

  KONG, S. C. & LAI, M., May 2022, In: British Journal of Educational Technology. 53, 3, p. 668-686

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Thinking Development 100%
  • Computational Thinking 100%
  • Programming Empowerment 100%
  • Computational Programming 100%
  • Computational Identity 100%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluating artificial intelligence literacy courses for fostering conceptual learning, literacy and empowerment in university students: Refocusing to conceptual building

  KONG, S. C., CHEUNG, M. Y. W. & ZHANG, G., Aug 2022, In: Computers in Human Behavior Reports. 7, 100223.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Literacy 100%
  • University Students 100%
  • Conceptual Learning 100%
  • Artificial Intelligence Literacy 100%
  • Artificial Intelligence 100%
  44 Citations (Scopus)

• High achievers’ attitudes, flow experience, programming intentions and perceived teacher support in primary school: A moderated mediation analysis

  KONG, S. C. & LIN, T., Dec 2022, In: Computers & Education. 190, 104598.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Primary School 100%
  • High Achievers 100%
  • Moderation Analysis 100%
  • Perceived Teacher Support 100%
  • Flow Experience 100%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Investigating differences in gaze and typing behavior across writing genres

  WANG, J., FU, Y. E., NGAI, G. & LEONG, H. V., 2022, In: International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 38, 6, p. 541-561

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Cognitive Process 100%
  • Support Vector Machine 100%
  • Dynamic Typing 100%
  • Mental State 50%
  • Cross-Validation 50%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Principals' perceptions of online teaching and learning in school after the outbreak of the pandemic

  KONG, S. C. & MA, Y. T., 2022, In: International Journal of Distance Education Technologies. 20, 1, 73.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Teaching-learning 100%
  • Online Learning 100%
  • Learning in School 100%
  • Principals' Perceptions 100%
  • Online Teaching 100%

• Validating a computational thinking concepts test for primary education using item response theory: An analysis of students’ responses

  KONG, S. C. & LAI, M., Oct 2022, In: Computers & Education. 187, 104562.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review

  • Student Response 100%
  • Item Response Theory 100%
  • Primary Education 100%
  • Computational Concepts 100%
  • Concept Evaluation 100%
  27 Citations (Scopus)