Project Team Members: (in alphabetical order)

Prof. Keith Chan is the Head of the Department of Computing and is in charge of the Intelligent Home Group. He has a number of years of academic and industrial experience in software development and management. Also he is an Adjunct Professor of the Institute of Software, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Prof. Chan is active in consultancy and has served as a consultant to government agencies as well as large and small to medium enterprises in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia and Canada. His research interests are in software engineering, data mining and computational intelligence.

Dr. Clifford Choy is presently a lecturer of the Multimedia Innovation Center, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Dr Clifford Choy interests and focuses on developing intelligent toys, embedded systems, and Internet and mobile technologies. He currently heads the Embedded Systems domain in the Centre. His research interests include neural networks and artificial intelligence, hardware/software codesign methodology, design patterns, mobile computing and positioning techniques.

Mr. Roy Horan is an international film/television/video producer, distributor, director, screenwriter and stereo surround sound post-production supervisor with 22 years experience in industry. Roy teaches media literacy, creativity, digital filmmaking, screenwriting, project management and multimedia marketing sales and distribution. He is also a martial arts expert and has a strong interest in accelerated learning technique as well as the psychological effect of audio-visual stimulus on the mind's ability to learn and create.

Mr. Bobby Lee received his BBA in Marketing from St Edward's University (Austin, Texas) and MSc in Management Information Systems from Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas). After returning to Hong Kong in 1990, Mr. Lee was involved in developing information systems for import/export trading and manufacturing firms. Later, he joined software consultancy and participated in developing "On-line Passenger Revenue Accounting" and "Loading Information and System Performance" systems for the Accounting Center of China Aviation (Beijing). Prior to joining the Department of Computing, Mr. Lee was employed by the Vocational Training Council and the Hong Kong Examinations Authority. Mr. Lee was also the Investigator of Overall Study on Reviewing the Progress and Evaluating the Information Technology in Education Project 1998/2003.

Mr. Keo Lo is presently a Project Officer of the Innovation Odyssey project. Besides having a Master degree in Multimedia and Entertainment Technology, Mr. Lo has experiences in managing over 20 educational and multimedia projects including the Computer-based Training Material Development Project for the Hong Kong Police Force Police Training School. Prior to joining the project, Mr. Lo worked for the School of Continuing Studies, the Chinese University of Hong Kong in multimedia curriculum design and overseeing the Distance Learning Section.

Dr. Vincent Ng is an Associate Professor of Department of Computing. Prior to joining the Polytechnic in 1994, Dr. Vincent Ng worked for many years in epidemiology and biometry. He has been involved in the research and development of the patient information system, cancer mapping, and many other clinical studies. Dr. Vincent Ng has been always keen in teaching, trying to explore new teaching methods and to understand needs of students. Throughout the years, he has adopted the Web-based teaching in many aspects. Currently, he is actively involved in various teaching and learning projects in different school sectors, including primary and secondary schools.

Mr. Yasuhiro Santo is presently lecturer of School of Design, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Yasu Santo graduated from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, U.K. in 1995. He then became the first full-time member of the AA Electronic Media Lab when a decision was made to re-evaluate its size and facilities to meet today's requirements. His main role there was to analyze and teach new potentials of computing in architectural teaching, research and practice. He was also responsible for forming strategies on the lab's further expansion, use by students, and how the AA should implement computers and their peripherals as tools in teaching, administration and research. He has also been engaged in various architectural and interactive-multimedia based projects (collaborative and cross-cultural context).

Dr. Allan Wong is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Computing. Prior to joining the Hong Kong Polytechnic (now PolyU), Dr. Wong had been doing R&D in avionic equipment in Canada and the USA, and afterward was managing a department specialized in developing network-based banking software with DoD standards. Dr. Wong has had many years of experience in developing bachelor and master degree programs in the PolyU.