RESEARCH

Research that moves from ideas to systems and back again.

Selected publications and reports across educational AI, applied higher education, data mining, and intelligent systems.

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The research portfolio spans more than three decades. Recent work concentrates on AI-enabled teaching design, problem competency, evidence-informed learning, and governance. Earlier work in expert systems and data mining provides a technical and conceptual foundation for the current agenda.

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Recent publications

2026

AIP–TDA 2.0: A governance architecture for AI-enabled teaching design

Defines coordinated roles, routing logic, review gates, and teacher accountability in multi-agent educational systems.

ITEA 2026 · Conference paper

2026

The AI–PBL data hub and the development of problem competency

Connects learning evidence, question trajectories, and project-based inquiry in an integrated design framework.

ICBBEM 2026 · Conference paper

2026

Teaching Introduction to AI in an applied-university context

A curriculum model grounded in hospitality-management scenarios and interdisciplinary AI literacy.

Applied-university teaching research

2025

AI-driven value-added OBE

Explores how AI can support evidence-rich, developmental outcome evaluation in higher education.

Proceedings of SPIE

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Books and research reports

2022

Exploration and Practice of Applied Talent Development in Private Universities

A practice-informed account of curriculum, institutional design, and talent development in applied higher education.

Selected monograph

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Comparing and Reflecting on University Ideals: Exploring a Chinese Way of the University

A bilingual research report examining institutional purpose, educational philosophy, and the relationship between global models and Chinese practice.

Research report · Chinese–English edition

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Earlier technical research

1991–1992

Fuzzy intelligent information and expert systems

Early research on knowledge representation and intelligent information processing.

Computer Research and Development · Selected papers

1999–2002

Knowledge discovery and data mining

Applied research on KDD and customer-relationship management, anticipating later data-driven educational work.

Selected research trajectory

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