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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

[Nov 2025] Congratulations to Isabella for publishing their work entitled "Mechanism of Cybersickness Abatement from Repeated Exposure Transfer Between Single-axis and Complex Motion Scenarios". Well done!

[Oct 2025] Congratulations to Isabella and Margaux for publishing their work entitled "Dynamic Brain Connectivity: Linking Inter-Group Difference and Individual Susceptibility Changes in Visually Induced Motion Sickness Susceptibility". Well done!

[Sept 2025] Congratulations to Dr Yudong HE for starting his new job as an Assistant Professor. Well done!

[August 2025] Congratulations to Yudong for filing a HKUST patent on a novel rPPG extraction method. Well done!

[August 2025] Congratulations to Shelly for her accepted paper in ACM ICMC 2025. Well done!

[August 2025] Congratulations to Shelly for passing her PhD defence. Well done!

[August 2025] Congratulations to Alvis for passing his MPhil defence. Well done!


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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