Keynote Speaker
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Professor Tsan-Ming CHOI (Jason)
Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
Senior Editor, IEEE Transactions on SMC-Systems
Senior Editor, Production and Operations Management
Professor, Chair in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Director of Centre for Supply Chain Research, University of Liverpool Management School, UK
Title: Cyber-Security in E-Commerce Supply Chains: Impacts of Blockchain Technologies
Abstract: E-commerce supply chains are potentially at risk from cyber-attacks. Consumers who purchase goods online also risk having their private information being stolen. Thus, businesses are investing to improve cyber-security at a non-trivial cost. In this talk, we discuss an analytical study on e-commerce supply chains with considerations of cyber-security. To be specific, in the basic model, we first derive the equilibrium pricing and cyber-security level decisions in the supply chain. Based on real-world practices, we then explore whether or not governments should impose cyber-security penalty schemes. Our findings show that when the government is characterized by having sufficiently high emphasis on consumer surplus, implementing the penalty scheme is beneficial to social welfare. Moreover, once it is beneficial to implement the penalty scheme, the government should charge a very heavy fine. This may explain why in the real-world, governments basically always adopt a polarized strategy, i.e., either do not impose penalty or impose a super heavy penalty, on cyber-security problems. Then, we examine how adopting blockchain technologies will affect the government's choice of imposing penalty. We uncover that when it is beneficial to have government's penalty scheme, the technology benefit-to-cost ratio is a critical factor which governs whether the optimal penalty will be lower or higher with the adoption of blockchain technologies.
Short bio: Professor Jason Choi is currently Chair in Operations and Supply Chain Management, and Director of Centre for Supply Chain Research at University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS). He is currently serving the profession as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Senior Editor of Production and Operations Management, IEEE Transactions on SMC – Systems, and Decision Support Systems. Jason has published extensively in operations and engineering management journals. He has been listed as a highly cited researcher by Clarivate since 2022. Before joining ULMS, he taught at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and National Taiwan University (NTU), altogether for over two decades. In particular, he is honoured as a distinguished alumnus of CUHK's Faculty of Engineering, President's Award Winning Professor at PolyU, and Yushan Fellow Professor at NTU.
Professor Andrew W. H. Ip
Editor in Chief: Enterprise Information Systems, Taylor & Francis
Founder & Editor in Chief: International Journal of Engineering Business Management, SAGE
Editor in Chief: International Journal of Software Science and Computational Intelligence, IGI Global
Senior Research Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Director and Adjunct Professor, Space Economy Research Center, South China Normal University
Adjunct Professor of UNESCO Chair lectures at the National University of La Plata.
Honorary Industrial Fellow, Warwick Manufacturing Group, Warwick University.
Title: Sustainability and Space Resources
Abstract: Today, the research and development of sustainability and space technology such as the use of satellite to monitor global climate change, forest fires, remote sensing and melting glaciers etc. enable the safety and health of our planet as well as the space environment. The issue of space resources and space economy has gained many research attention and interests, and many countries have launched their space missions to explore the deep space to meet the current needs of society and future benefits of mankind. In this talk, the speaker will discuss some of the key technologies, opportunities and challenges of sustainability and space resources. In particular, it will introduce some of the research works and developments contribute by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University's research team in space missions. One of the future sustainability technologies in the utilization of space resources using Space Solar Power Station will be reviewed, and with the advancement and innovation will provide mankind with an inexhaustible source of efficient and clean energy.
Short bio:Andrew W. H. Ip (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. degree in industrial engineering from Cranfield University, Cranfield, U.K., in 1983, the M.B.A. degree in engineering business management from Brunel University, Uxbridge, U.K., in 1989, and the Ph.D. degree in manufacturing engineering from Loughborough University, Loughborough, U.K., in 1993. He is currently a Professor Emeritus with the University of Saskatchewan (UoS), Saskatoon, SK, Canada. He has more than 30 years of experience in research, education, industry, and consulting. He is also an Adjunct Professor of mechanical engineering with UoS; Visiting Professor and Distinguished Professors of various universities in mainland China; an Honorary Fellow at WMG of the University of Warwick, U.K.; and Senior Research Fellow with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China. He is Adjunct Professor, UNESCO Chair lectures at the National University of La Plata. He has more than 10000 Google Scholar citations with an H-index of 55. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief for Enterprise Information Systems and a Founding Editor for the International Journal of Engineering Business Management.