Kai Lung Hui

Kai-Lung Hui’s research focuses on the impact of information technologies and the analysis of policies related to information technology use and development. His research has variously addressed topics such as the impact of law enforcement on crime deterrence on the Internet, digital divide, how piracy affected sales of legitimate items, and the impact of copyright law on the supply of creative works. His research has been published in scholarly journals including The American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, Information Systems Research, Management Science, MIS Quarterly, and Journal of MIS, among others.

Dr. Hui has provided consulting services to the Ministry of Law of Singapore, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Intellectual Property Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government, the Communications Association of Hong Kong, and various private organisations. He is currently serving as an advisor of 300cubits.tech, UC.Now, and Swiss Innovation Valley.

Research Interests

• Cybercrime economics and policy
• Information privacy
• Fintech
• IT policy
• Electronic Commerce

Areas Of Expertise

Information Privacy and Security, Information Technology Policies, and Electronic Commerce.

Academic qualification

• PhD 2000 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Information Systems
• BBA (First-Class Honors) 1996 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Information Systems Management

Academic And Professional Experience

• Senior Associate Dean, HKUST Business School, September 2021 - present
• Director, Center for Business and Social Analytics, May 2020 – present
• Elman Family Professor of Business, HKUST, July 2019 – present
• Associate Dean (Research), HKUST Business School, March 2019 – August 2021
• Deputy Head, Dept of ISOM, 2017 - present
• Chair Professor, Dept of ISOM, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2017 - present
• Academic Director, MSc Program in Financial Technology, September 2018 – present
• Co-Director, Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management, January 2017 – August 2021
• Director, Risk Management and Business Intelligence Program, September 2019 – August 2021
• Professor, Dept of ISOM, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2013 - 2017
• Associate Dean, School of Business and Management, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, September 2013 - August 2015
• Associate Professor, Dept of ISOM, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2008 - 2013
• Associate Professor, Dept of IS, City University of Hong Kong, 2006 - 2008
• Assistant - Associate Professor, Dept of IS, National University of Singapore, 2000 - 2008