Invited Speakers

Assoc. Prof. Yanjie Song
The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Dr. Song Yanjie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Information Technology and Associate Director of Centre for Immersive Learning and Metaverse in Education (CILME). She obtained her PhD at Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, and MEd at University of Leeds, the UK. The University of Hong Kong, Her research interests include augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence (AI) and metaverse in education, multimodal learning analytics, and innovative pedagogy designs. She was successful in leading her team to develop a few award-winning apps. Her team’s recent development of the metaverse platform – ‘Learningverse’ won ‘Bronze Medal’ at Geneva Inventions (2023) in Switzerland, and ‘Silver Medal’ and ‘Excellence in Innovation Award’ at the International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN) (2023). She also received the Dean’s output prize twice and other academic related awards. She was among the top 2% in the Stanford list of the world’s most-cited scientists (in education) in 2021 and 2023.





Prof. Hui-Wen Huang
Shaoguan University, China

Dr. Hui-Wen Huang is a professor at Shaoguan University, Guangdong, China. She completed her Ph.D. degree in curriculum and instruction with a focus on online education from the University of Idaho, U.S.A. Prior to her current position, she had worked in various universities, including Taiwan, the U.S., and Mainland China, as a faculty member in teaching and research over the past two decades. Her recent work involves immersive learning using 360 VR videos across disciplines and artificial intelligence (AI) in education.

Dr. Huang has published more than 20 SSCI-indexed journal articles and international conference proceedings indexed by EI Compendex on educational technology and foreign language learning. She has actively served the academic communities, either as an invited speaker or technical committee member, in different international conferences over the past five years. She has been working with different scholars in Japan, Turkey, and the U.S. to help EFL learners develop cross-cultural competence since Spring 2020. Recently, she is working on applying AI chatbots in education and mental health.





Assoc. Prof. Bingshu Wang
Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

Bingshu WANG, Associate Professor, in School of Software, Northwestern Polytechnical University. He received his Ph.D. from University of Macau. He is also an member of Chinese Association of Automation (CAA), China Computer Federation (CCF), Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence(CAAI). He serves as reviewer for AAAI, ICME, IJCAI, ICASSP, IET Image Processing, Multimedia Tools and Applications, IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, IEEE Transactions on Education. His current research interests include computer vision, machine learning, UAV, and Artificial Intelligence Education. He has published more than 30+ papers in the important conferences or journals. He wins the excellent supervisor prize from Northwestern Polytechnical University in 2023. He also wins the first prize in 2022, the second prize in 2023 for Teaching and Research Prize. He has been carrying out the research of how to use large language models for education, for example, using chatGPT to generate high-quality code. He also designs a general information literacy course for first-year postgraduate students, improving academical and innovative abilities.





Assoc. Prof. Yong Liu
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Dr. Yong Liu is an Associate Professor in School of Network Education at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT). She obtained her Bachelor and PhD degrees on Communication and Information System from BUPT. Her research focuses on the combination of information technology and education, involving educational statistics, educational measurement, and the application of artificial intelligence in education. She has published more than 20 research paper, applied for six patents, and participated in the drafting of 1 international standard and 2 national standards about educational technology. She has presided over or participated in more than 10 national, provincial and other level projects.





Assoc. Prof. Guolong Quan
Jiangnan University, China

Guolong Quan, PhD graduated from East China Normal University. He is an associate professor at the School of Education, Jiangnan University.
For 15 years, he has been engaged in topics such as learning science and technology, education informatization, and AI education. He specialized in the research of e-learning, visualization design and application, etc. Furthermore, he has led projects and participated in research work on knowledge visualization and representation, STEM education and teaching, intelligent technology empowerment experience, and intelligent education literacy.
Currently, Dr. Quan’s primary research revolves around the application design and analysis of adaptive learning systems. His work delves into the functional characteristics of these systems under new curriculum standards and technological conditions, their teaching application design, application effect analysis, and practical implications for intelligent application enhancement.





Assoc. Prof. Wen Xiao
Anhui Normal University, China

Xiao Wen is an associate professor and doctoral supervisor with a Ph.D. in Engineering. Currently, he serves as the director of the Department of Educational Technology at Anhui Normal University. His main research and teaching focus areas include intelligent education technology and artificial intelligence in education. He has published over 20 academic papers in journals index by SSCI/SCI/EI/, and has led 8 provincial and ministerial-level projects, including the Philosophical and Social Science Planning Project of the province.





Lecturer Alex W. C. TSE
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Dr. Alex W. C. TSE is currently a Lecturer at Academic Unit of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), mainly responsible for teaching, research and projects of e-learning, STEM education, critical thinking and assessment for learning. He has been serving as a PISA 2025 project member (specialized in the domain of Learning in the Digital World) and a programme committee member for the Master of Science in Technology, Design and Leadership for Learning at HKU. Dr. Tse has published more than 60 refereed journal or conference papers, serving as a manuscript reviewer of various academic journals, such as IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, Educational Technology & Society, Education Sciences, Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, Frontiers in Education and International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education etc. He also has been invited speaker at various international academic conferences about e-learning, STEM education or/and education innovations, like ICETC2022, CSTE2023, ICETC2023 and ICEMI2023 etc., acting as a programme committee co-chair, programme member or/and reviewer of more than 20 academic conferences in e-learning or/and STEM education. He has been serving as (permanent) Council Member (previously Secretary-General) of the Chinese Society for Inquiry Learning since 2009.