Lee

Biography

Professor Matthew K. O. Lee is Vice President (Development and External Relations) and Director of Communication & Public Relations of City University of Hong Kong (CityU).  He holds a tenured position as Chair Professor of Information Systems & E-Commerce at CityU. He was Associate Dean (2001-2006, 2007-2011) and Acting Dean (2006-2007) of the College of Business, CityU, and the founding Director of the CityU DBA Programme. Professor Lee was also Head of Department of Information Systems at CityU (1995-2001), and the Residence Master of Jockey Club Harmony Hall at the CityU Student Residence (2005-2011).  He was previously a faculty member at University College London (UCL), and a staff scientist at BP Research headquarters in London. Professor Lee holds a first class honors bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering, an MSc in software engineering, a PhD in computer science, an MBA, and two law degrees.  He is the recipient of a number of prestigious University scholarships, including a College Scholarship from Oxford University where he read for one of his degrees. He has also completed the Internet Law Program at Harvard Law School.  Professor Lee is a qualified Barrister-at-Law in both Hong Kong, England & Wales, a Chartered Engineer (UK Engineering Council), and a professional member of the British Computer Society. Professor Matthew K. O. Lee is Vice President (Development and External Relations) and Director of Communication & Public Relations of City University of Hong Kong (CityU).  He holds a tenured position as Chair Professor of Information Systems & E-Commerce at CityU. He was Associate Dean (2001-2006, 2007-2011) and Acting Dean (2006-2007) of the College of Business, CityU, and the founding Director of the CityU DBA Programme. Professor Lee was also Head of Department of Information Systems at CityU (1995-2001), and the Residence Master of Jockey Club Harmony Hall at the CityU Student Residence (2005-2011).  He was previously a faculty member at University College London (UCL), and a staff scientist at BP Research headquarters in London. Professor Lee holds a first class honors bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering, an MSc in software engineering, a PhD in computer science, an MBA, and two law degrees.  He is the recipient of a number of prestigious University scholarships, including a College Scholarship from Oxford University where he read for one of his degrees. He has also completed the Internet Law Program at Harvard Law School.  Professor Lee is a qualified Barrister-at-Law in both Hong Kong, England & Wales, a Chartered Engineer (UK Engineering Council), and a professional member of the British Computer Society.

Research Interest

Professor Lee has a research and professional interest in IT based innovation adoption and diffusion (focusing on systems implementation management issues), knowledge management, electronic commerce, online social networks, and legal informatics encompassing the legal, ethical and policy aspects of information technology.  He is a member of the Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (HKCPEC) advising the Secretary for Commerce, Economic and Development (SCED) on relevant economic and cooperation matters. He is also an independent non-executive director of two major IT enterprises listed in the main board of the HK Stock Exchange.  Professor Lee was a member of the Hong Kong Research Grant Council (RGC) Business Studies Panel (2009-2014), and an Appeal Board member under the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance. He was a founding vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Computer Society e-Business Special Interest Group and served as a member of the IT Training Committee of the Vocation Training Council. Professor Lee had also served on the IT Projects Vetting Committee of the Innovation and Technology Commission for many years.