A. Biography

Dr Cheng is the Executive Co-Director of the Centre for Learning, Teaching, and Technology (LTTC), the Associate Co-Director of the Global Institute for Emerging Technologies (GIET), and an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Information Technology (MIT) at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK). With over two decades of experience in higher education, he specializes in teaching computer studies and information technology. His research focuses on technology-enhanced learning, with projects funded by the university and the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong. These projects cover a broad range of topics, primarily centred around using emerging technologies in education (please refer to his project website (link) for more details). Additionally, he has demonstrated a strong commitment to organising conferences, seminars and events that promote coding, STEAM and AI in education. Dr Cheng has published refereed journal articles in prestigious journals such as Computers & Education, The Internet and Higher Education, Interactive Learning Environments, and Educational Technology & Society. Currently, he holds the position of Associate Editor at the open-access journal called "Computers & Education: X Reality" (link) and serves as an Editorial Board Member at "Data in Brief" (link).

B. Award and Recognition

• World’s Top 2% Most-cited Scientists by Stanford University (Single-year citation impact in 2022 and 2023).
• Excellent Paper Award: Towards the Design of a Personalized Vocabulary Learning System for University Graduates Based on Context Readability and Task Diversity. The 6th International Conference on Technology in Education 2023 (ICTE 2023), 2023.
• Best Paper Presentation Award: Automated Tracking of Student Engagement with Teacher Feedback in EFL Writing for Predicting Their Performance. The 1st APSCE International Conference on Future Language Learning 2022 (ICFULL 2022), 2022.
• Special Inventor Award and Silver Medal: GMoodle: Online Evidence-based Assessment System for Student Group Activities. The International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN) 2019. Canada, 2019.
• Silver Medal, Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF): An Automated System for Tracking Student Responses to Teacher Feedback. USA, 2019.
• Best Extended Abstract Award: Investigating the Effectiveness of Written Corrective Feedback on Student Revision: A Case Study in Taiwan. 2018 London International Conference on Education (LICE 2018), UK, 2018.
• Excellent Presentation Award: Towards Automatic Classification of Teacher Feedback on Student Writing. 2017 7th International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI 2017), Taiwan, 2017.

Dr Gary Cheng's teaching interests include, but not limited to, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Programming, Computer Networks, Database, Data Mining, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, and Research Methods for IT in Education.

A. Editorship

• Associate Editor, Computers & Education: X Reality (2022-Present)
• Editorial Board Member, Data in Brief (2023-Present)
• Guest Editor, Special Issue on “Sustainable Education Technologies in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Era”, Sustainability (2023)
• Guest Editor, Special Issue on “Affective Computing and Sentiment Analysis”, Future Internet (2022)
• Guest Editor, Special Issue on “Intelligent Language Acquisition in the Mobile Era”, International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation (2021)

B. Selected Invited Talks

• Invited Speaker, Developing an AI-powered chatbot to Promote Personalized Learning for Diverse Learners. Education Digital Intelligence Forum: Promoting Equitable Educational Development through Digital Intelligent Transformation, Graduate School of Education, Peking University (2025)
• Invited Speaker, Embracing Technology in Schools. Senegal School Leadership Online Training Programme. Belt & Road Hong Kong Centre x EdUHK (2025)
• Invited Speaker, Empowering Minds: Designing and Implementing an AI-Infused General Education Interdisciplinary Course. HKUST x EdUHK Joint Conference on AI and Education (2024)
• Invited Speaker, How to Promote Healthy Living Through STEM? The Joint Government Secondary School STEM Innovation Competition cum Fair, Arts & Technology Education Centre (2022)
• Invited Speaker, How to Cultivate Students' Mathematical and Scientific Inquiry Abilities? The Education University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Primary School (2021)
• Keynote Speaker, Using AI to Support Reflection, Feedback and Revision in EFL Writing, The International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (AIBD 2019), The Open University of Hong Kong (2019)

C. Selected Conference Committees

• Co-Chair of C1 Sub-conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education/Intelligent Tutoring System (AIED/ITS) and Adaptive Learning of the 33rd International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2025), Chennai, India (2025)
• Organising Committee Co-Chair, International Conference on Learning and Teaching 2025 (ICLT 2025), Hong Kong SAR, China (2025)
• Organising Committee Member, International Congress on Educational Futures 2024 (ICEF 2024), Hong Kong SAR, China (2024)
• Local Organising Co-Chair, The IASC-ARS Interim Conference 2022, Hong Kong SAR, China (2022)
• General Co-Chair, The 5th International Symposium on User Modeling and Language Learning (UMLL 2021), Zhuhai, China (2020)
• General Co-Chair, The International Conference on Education and Artificial Intelligence (ICEAI 2020), Hong Kong SAR, China (2020)
• General Co-Chair, The 6th International Symposium on Semantic Computing and Personalization (SeCoP 2020), Jeju, South Korea (2020)

D. Board of Directors

• Board of Directors (BoD) Ordinary Member, The Asian Regional Section of The International Association for Statistical Computing (IASC-ARS) (2019-2023)

E. Incorporated Management Committee (IMC)

• IMC Manager, The Education University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Primary School (2020-2023)

F. Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE)

• Subject Committee Member, Information & Communication Technology, HKDSE, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (2015-2021)

G. External Advisor / Reviewer / Examiner

• Advisory Peer Group Member, Master of Education in Instructional Technology and Educational Innovation, School of Education and Languages, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR (2024-2027)
• External Reviewer, Application for Faculty Development Scheme (FDS), Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR (2023-2024)
• External Reviewer, Application for Residence in Hong Kong under the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme, Immigration Department, The Government of Hong Kong SAR (2019-2021)
• External Quality Review Member, Quality Review of the Information Technology Services Division (ITSD), Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong SAR (2018)
• External Examiner, Diploma and Higher Diploma Courses in Computer Science and Use of Information Technology, Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional and Continuing Education, The Open University of Hong Kong (2017-2019)
• External Examiner, Advanced Diploma in Business Management (ADBM), HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education (2010-2011)

H. Other Professional Activities

• Assessor, HKICT Awards 2024: Student Innovation Award, Digital Policy Office, The Government of Hong Kong SAR (2024)
• 评委，粤澳学生信息科技创新大赛（广东省教育厅主办）(2024)
• Judge, The Joint Government Secondary School STEM Innovation Competition cum Fair, Arts & Technology Education Centre (2023)
• Judge, Hong Kong ICT Awards 2020, Office of the Government Chief Information Office, HKSAR Government (2020)
• Judge, Outstanding IT Teacher Award, The Hong Kong Association for Computer Education (2019)
• External Recruitment Board Member, Recruitment for Senior Education Development Officer at the Centre for Learning & Teaching, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong SAR (2015)

I. Journal Reviewer

• Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching (2018)
• Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (2010, 2012, 2016-2018)
• British Journal of Educational Technology (2020)
• Cogent Education (2025)
• Computer Assisted Language Learning (2024)
• Computers & Education (2014, 2016, 2018, 2023)
• Computers & Education: Artificial Intelligence (2024)
• Computers & Education: X Reality (2024)
• Data in Brief (2024-2025)
• Educational Technology & Society (2020, 2022-2024)
• International Journal of Comparative Education and Development (2019)
• International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation (2020)
• Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning (2015)
• Teaching and Teacher Education (2023, 2024)
• The Internet and Higher Education (2012, 2015-2022, 2024)