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Ir. Prof. Richard H.Y. So
(Ph.D., Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, 1995)
Professor of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management, HKUST, 2011 - present
Professor of Biomedical Engineering (concurrent appointment), HKUST, 2012 - present
Fellow of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), 2014 - present (1st from HK and less than 110 Fellow elected worldwide from 1949 to 2014)
Fellow of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (IEHF)
Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Engineers (HKIE)
Fellow of the Hong Kong Ergonomics Society
Chartered Ergonomist & Human Factors Specialist
Senior Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Visiting Associate Professor, Centre for Brain Studies, University of Essex, 2009-2010
Associate Professor, HKUST, 2001 - 2011
Assistant Professor, HKUST, 1996 - 2001

[March 2026] Congrtulations to Perry, Joe and Ricky for winning the Best paper Award from the Logistics and Transportations Division of HKIE as well as the IEDA best project video award. Well done!

[March 2026] Yudong, Tom and Junjie submitted their work to ECCV2026. Well done and all the best!

[March 2026] Our joint work with PanopticAI has been accepted for publication in bioengineering.

[Feb 2026] Our work has been accepted for presentation at VIMS2026.

[Feb 2026] Our joint work with Queen Mary Hospital and PanopticAI has been accepted by ICEM2026.

[Jan 2026] Junjie and Tom submitted their work to IJCAI2026. Well done and best wishes !

[Jan 2026] Congratualtions to Ismoil for passing his MPhil defense !

[Dec 2025] Our joint work with CUHK on Motion Sickness has been accepted by European Journal of Pharmacology !


Research Interest

Uderstanding how humans hear in noise and echoes and how volumetric changes of blood in periphery will reflect one's cadiovascular status through experiments and AI models. In addition to scientific publications, our lab aims to make social impact through IP licensing and startups.

We are grateful to the following companies for collaborative projects:
Mass Transit Railway corporation; ValenceTech micro-electronics Ltd.; Thales Group (HK); Leung's company;
DisneyLand (HK) Ltd.; Nissan Motor (Global) Ltd.; GAP International; Hutchison International Terminal;
Esquel Group; NBA Global; RAIDER Motor Ltd.; HKTC/PCCW plc; Crystal Matin; Kerry Logistics;
Kee Wah Bakery; Facebook Reality; Well Being Digital (WBD101).
VIMS2007 Symposium (originated and started at HKUST), VIMS2009 Symposium held in Netherlands, VIMS2011 held in USA, VIMS2013 held in UK, VIMS2015 in Japan , VIMS2017 in Canada, VIMS2020 in Hong Kong, and VIMS2024 in Canada. All are welcome .

Other Titles

Member of Appointments Committee of the Interdisciplinary Programs Office.
Member of the HKUST Environmental Health and Safety Committee.

Co-Editor-in-Chief of DISPLAYS
Scientific Editor of APPLIED ERGONOMICS
Editor of ERGONOMICS
Member of Commission Internationale de L'eclairage (CIE) Technical Committee TC1-67
Member of Expert Panel for ISO working group on 'image safety'
Fellow of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) since 2014
Fellow of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (IEHF) since 2011
Fellow of the Hong Kong Ergonomics Society since 2009
Senior Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) since 1999

Past Affiliations

Founding Council member, Elected Treaurer, Elected Secretary, and
Elected Vice-President of the Hong Kong Ergonomics Society (2001-2013).
Member of HKSAR's Appeal Board Panel (Consumer Goods Safety Ordinance) (2001-2007).
Chair, Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowships and Scholarships Interview Panel (2002/2003).
External Academic Advisor of ASc Program on Airport Operations and Aviation Logistics at City University of HK (2007-2009).

You are welcome to visit www.cybersickness.org for the latest information and literature related to the studies of cybersickness.

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