Prof. TEO Kheng-guan, Timothy

Associate Dean (Research) & Professor

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Timothy Teo (Ph.D.) is Professor and Associate Dean (Research) at the Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Having worked in Australia, Macau, New Zealand, and Singapore, Timothy was previously Professor of Education at Murdoch University and Distinguished Professor of Education and Associate Dean (Research and Personnel Development) at the University of Macau.

In addition to his full-time employment, Timothy holds the position of Adjunct Professor at Murdoch University (Australia), Edith Cowan University (Australia), Honorary Chair Professor at National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan), Distinguished Visiting Professor at University of Johannesburg (South Africa), Visiting Professor at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia), and Adjunct Professor at Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education (Hong Kong).

His research interests include Educational Psychology, ICT in Education, Music Education, and Quantitative Methods. He is Editor-in-Chief of The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher (TAPER) and has published over 210 journal articles, with over 21,800 citations and an H-index of 77. In 2023, Prof. Teo was ranked 57th among the top 100 Education scholars worldwide by Stanford University.

Prof. Jiyou Jia

Head of the Department of Educational Technology

Peking University, China

Dr. Jiyou Jia is a full professor and the Head of the Department of Educational Technology, Graduate School of Education, Peking University. He is also the founding director of the International Research Center for Education and Information at Peking University.

He was a guest professor at the Technical University of Munich and a Distinguished Professor at The Open University of Hong Kong. His research includes educational technology and AI in education, especially TELL, ICT-based math education, and decision-making support systems.

Dr. Jia has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers, edited and authored multiple books, and received numerous awards, including the Emerald Outstanding Paper Award (2023), China’s National Award for Educational Research (2016), and AAAI’s IAAI Application Award (2008).