TEACHING AT HKUST

"A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." (Proverbs 25:10-12)

Interesting Experience of Being the Faculty Coach for IBM DB2 UDB Inter-University Programming Contest:

http://www.cse.ust.hk/News/IBM_DB2Contest2009/

http://www.cse.ust.hk/News/IBM_DB2Contest2011/

Courses:

· Independent Study Course COMP697H Photo Annotation and Database Management (Summer, 2009)

· UG Course COMP180 Computer Organization (Spring, 2009)

· UG Course COMP231 Database Management Systems (Fall, 2008)

· UG Course COMP180 Computer Organization (Spring, 2008)

· PG Course COMP630L Managing Web Data (Fall, 2007)

· Independent Study Course COMP696P Search in Textual Databases (Summer, 2007)

· UG Course COMP231 Database Management Systems (Spring, 2007)

· UG Course COMP231 Database Management Systems (Spring, 2006)

· Independent Study Course COMP696P Search in Textual Databases (Winter, 2005)

· UG Course COMP231 Database Management Systems (Spring, 2004)

· PG Course COMP630H Database Beyond Relational (Fall, 2002)

· UG Course COMP180 Computer Organization (Spring, 2002; Spring, 2003)

· PG Course COMP630E Foundations of Database Systems (Fall, 2002)

Supervision of Final Year Projects:

In the period 2008-2009 (2 projects, 5 undergrads):
Managing Collective Preferences

Mak, Chun Yin; Chan, Tai Yin (James);Kwan, Kwun Hei.

A Preference-Based XML Alert System

Ng, Chun Kei; Yau, Chiu Fai.

In the period 2007-2008 (2 projects, 4 undergrads):
Developing a search engine for finding XML fragments

Lam Ying Kwan (Connie); Chan Hei Cham (Benny).
A Preference-Based XML Querying System

Yip Yin Ting (Claire); Choi Wing Yan (Tifa).
In the period 2006-2007 (4 projects, 11 undergrads):
A Preference-Based Database Querying System

Ho Tak Kei (Tako); Chow Lo Yin (Luke); Tam Chi Fai (Terry).
Developing an Untrusted XML Database Server

Yu Wai Ho (Alan); Tsang Chi Hong (Terry).
A RSS XML Database Server
Leung Ching (May); Wong Yuk Kwan (Karen); Wong Chi Man (Keyman).
Search Engine Adaptation Using Clickthrough Data (Co-supervised with Professor James Kwok.)

Chow Kam Wing (Ken), Tang Ho Yin (Gary), Wong Wing Yip (Vincent).
In the period 2005-2006 (4 projects, 10 undergrads):
Building the Web Infrastructure for Providing Academic Materials Service

Mak Yee Man; Yiu Chung Sing; Yip Lai Na.

Developing an Untrusted Database Server

Chris Mak; Joe Chan; Brendan Wu.

A Simulation Game Based on Intensive Database Querying

Chan Wing Sze (Stella); Ma Hoi Pong; Wong Chi Hong.

Developing Data Mining Application in a Commercial Bank (This is an industrial project collaborated with the IT section of Hong Kong DBS Bank.)

Chun Yui Shing.
In the period 2004-2005 (3 projects, 8 undergrads):
Generating Synthetic XML Data and Queries By Example
Ho Hing Sang; Wong Yi Lun; Pang Ka Pik.

Online Job Matching System

Hui Chi Kwong; Wong Siu Wah.

A Tool for Database Marketing

Carls Tam; Ray Cheung; Lawrence Chan.
In the period 2003-2004 (4 projects, 14 undergrads):
Merging Compressed XML Documents

Cheng Wai Kit; Tang Chun Wa; Law Kwok Kei; Lam Chin Wan.

Compressed XML Data Transmission in Mobile Environment

Alan Tong; Simon Law; Jeffrey Ho.

Watermarking XML Documents (Co-supervised with Professor S.C. Cheung.)

Ip Ka Keung; Lee Yan Pang; Wong Siu Lung; Wong Siu Wah.

A Reviewing System for Conferences (Co-supervised with Professor S.C. Cheung.)

Lau Shun Chang; Wong Chiu Wang; Eddie So.
In the period 2002-2003 (3 projects, 11 undergrads):
An Enhanced WWW Image Retrieval System

Siu Kwok Kin (Antony); Chan Kai Hong (Jason); Hung Wai Ming (Dick).
Querying Tools on Web Log Data

Cheng Wing Kai; Chu Wing Hong; Cho Ming Chak; Luk Ka Hung.
A Distributed XML-Based Information System and its Information Exchange

Cheng Sheung Chak (James); Ho Wan Man; Lui Wing Han; Tong Tak Wing.
Supervision of UROP Projects:

(Undergraduate Research Opportunity Research Programme (UROP) is a project program only for undergrads who have above average academic performance and keen interests in research work.)

In the period 2009-2010 (3 projects, 7 undergrads):

· Query Processing in Noisy RFID Databases: Zhou Zhao; Yue Yeung (Osbert); Gao Xiang (Peter)

· Maintaining Consistency in Probabilistic Databases: Wu You; Shao Yufeng (James)

· Ranking and Clustering: Hong Ke (David); Zhou Weipeng (Steve)