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Ming Ming CHIU is Chair Professor of Analytics and Diversity in the Special Education and Counseling Department and Director of the Analytics\Assessment Research Centre at EdUHK. A graduate of Columbia (BS, computer science), Harvard (EdM, interactive technology) and UC-Berkeley (PhD, education), he advises Qatar’s Ministry of Education and China’s Ministry of Education’s National Evaluation of Primary and Secondary Schools. He invented (a) statistical discourse analysis to model online and face-to-face conversations (one of the best 50 learning science ideas –International Society of the Learning Sciences), (b) multilevel diffusion analysis to detect corruption in the music industry and how ideas/behaviors spread through populations, (c) artificial intelligence Statistician, and (d) online detection of sexual predators. His 107 grants (HK$182 million) yielded 336 publications (240 journal articles; 20,000+ citations), 22 keynote speeches, 5 television and 17 radio broadcasts, and 212 news articles in 22 countries. He creates and applies automatic statistical analyses to Big Data.
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Enhancing speaking skills in less resourced regions: AI-mediated Informal Digital Learning of English (AI-IDLE)
CHIU, M. M. (CoI), LEE, J. S. (PI), XIE, Q. (CoI), KIAER,, J. (CoI), DRAJATI,, N. A. (CoI), REINDERS,, H. (CoI), KIM,, P. (CoI) & JIA,, J. (CoI)
01/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research project
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Investigating Parents' Assessment Literacy in the Digital Era and Its Association with Students' Academic Learning: Instrument Development and Model Validation
ZHU, J. (PI), YAN, Z. (CoI), Prof, L. S. C. S. (CoI), Dr, C. G. (CoI) & CHIU, M. M. (CoI)
01/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research project
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A Study on the Impact and Intervention of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Collaborative Critical Thinking in Academic Writing
CHIU, M. M. (CoI) & ZHOU,, S. (PI)
01/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research project
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Exploring the Developmental Trajectory of Robotics Literacy and Computational Thinking in Aerospace-focused STEM Education: Interrelationships and Influencing Factors
SUN, D. (PI), Keane,, T. (CoI), Sun,, J. (CoI) & CHIU, M. M. (CoI)
01/01/26 → 31/12/26
Project: Research project
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United by common goals: Influences of teacher goals and school goal structures on teacher retention
WANG, H. (PI), Rob, K. (CoI), SIN, K. F. K. (CoI) & CHIU, M. M. (CoI)
01/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research project
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AI-assisted feedback: Students’ feedback perceptions, emotions, actions, and literacies
YANG, L., YAN, Z., LOOI, C. K., CHIU, M. M. & GASEVIC, D., 2026, In: Educational Psychology. 46, 1, p. i-viiiResearch output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Early childhood teachers’ STEM knowledge and teaching attitudes and beliefs predict students’ stem habits of mind: A multilevel model
WANG, C., YANG, W. & CHIU, M. M., 2026, In: Early Education and Development. 37, 3, p. 713-738Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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From barriers to benefits: A personalized sleep intervention enhances sleep duration and emotional health in chronic short sleepers
WANG, W., MA, H. Y. D., CHIU, M. M., CHEUNG, S. F., HUI, C. H., WONG, M. L., HSIAO, J.H.-W., SUN, R. W., LAM, Y. C., OKABE, A. B., CHAN, C. H. & LAU, E. Y. Y., 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Investigating the impact of Music-Speech Integration Pedagogy (MSIP) on children’s music aptitude: A registered report
KONG, S. H. E., CHIU, M. M., CHOI, W. & BAUTISTA ARELLANO, A., 2026, In: Revista Electronica Complutense de Investigacion en Educacion Musical. 23, 1, p. 153-165Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Language as cultural influence on teachers’ identity blending and diversified teaching practice
LEE, D. H. L., CHIU, M. M., BARAJEEH, B. & HO, C. S. M., Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
Open Access1 Link opens in a new tab Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Best Journal Article
CHIU, M. M. (Recipient) & LEE, J. S. (Recipient), 08 Jan 2024
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President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Knowledge Transfer (Team)
HU, X. (Recipient), LEUNG, W. M. V. (Recipient), LEE, H. M. (Recipient), CHUI, H. L. (Recipient), LEE, C. K. J. (Recipient) & CHIU, M. M. (Recipient), 01 Sept 2024
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President’s Awards for Outstanding Performance in Knowledge Transfer
KONG, S. C. (Recipient), CHIU, M. M. (Recipient) & SUN, D. (Recipient), 22 May 2020
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