Dr. Kam Hung NG Assistant Professor

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Phone 3400 8232
mail kam.kh.ng@polyu.edu.hk








Biography Ph.D., B.Sc., MIEEE, MIET

Areas of specialisation
Airside operation; air traffic control; operations research; soft computing; optimisation methods and artificial intelligence; human factors and ergonomic; situation awareness and cognitive modelling

Brief Biosketch
Dr Kam K.H. NG (Researcher ID: L-7278-2019; ORCID: 0000-0002-4959-0502) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering (AAE), at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR. Before joining AAE, he was a Research Fellow in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Design and Human Factors Laboratory, the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Delta-NTU Corporate Laboratory for Cyber-Physical Systems, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He received first-class honours, B.Sc. Degree (Hons) and Ph.D. Degree in Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China, in 2015 and 2019 respectively.
As of 2021 Dec, he has successfully secured several research projects grants with the total of approximately HK $10,500,000.00 (external fund), HK $50,000.00 (internal fund); and teaching and education grants with a total of approximately $450,000.00, as Principal Investigator (PI).

ORCID: 0000-0002-4959-0502
Researcher ID: L-7278-2019
Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/1714311/kam-kh-ng/publications/
WOS: https://app.webofknowledge.com/author/rid/L-7278-2019
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57188646976
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=zh-TW&user=vZiFMAkAAAAJ
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kam_Kh_Ng
Homepage: https://www.polyu-aae-khng.com/
Teaching
Introduction to aviation system and air transport regulation (undergraduate level – HK PolyU, AAE2004);
Airport services engineering (undergraduate level – HK PolyU, AAE4003);
Data science and data-driven optimisation in airline and airport operations (undergraduate level – HK PolyU, AAE4009);
Capstone Project (undergraduate level – HK PolyU, AAE4002).
Professional affiliations/committees
Member (M’16 - ), The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Member (M’15 - ), The Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Member (M’ 21 - ), The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Member (M’ 21 - ), The Institute of Measurement & Control (InstMC).
Member (M’ 21 - ), The Air Transport Research Society (ATRS).
Treasurer (21 – 22), IET Hong Kong Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Section (MIES), IET.
Committee member (CMTE’ 17-19 & 20 - 21), IET Hong Kong MIES, IET.
Co-operator (Co-opt’ 16-17), IET Hong Kong Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Section (MIES), IET, HKSAR, China.

Research grants (PI and PC only)
Investigation of an online data-driven intelligent automation platform for drivers considering the psychological condition instability and behaviours for a sustainable and safe transportation system, Smart Traffic Fund, Transport Department, HK Government, HKSAR and Hong Kong Productivity Council, HK $5,544,608.47, 07/2022 – 06/2024.
Towards solution robustness and network resilience of the terminal traffic flow and terminal airspace congestion control, Research grants council (RGC) early career scheme (ECS) fund, HK $888,670.00, 01/2022 – 01/2025.
Unlocking the potential of AI edge intelligence and cloud-edge computing for flexible robotic and facility control systems, Innovation and technology fund (ITF) – partnership research programme (PRP), HK $3,999,966.80, 07/2021 – 06/2023.
Data-driven and feedback-loop hyper-heuristics in an online flight trajectory prediction, PolyU, HK $50,000.00, 07/2021 – 11/2022.
The impacts of longitudinal separation, efficiency loss and cruise speed adjustment in robust terminal traffic flow problem under uncertainty, PolyU, HK $550,000.00, 10/2020 – 09/2023.
Effects of interaction factors in human-machine interface, human factors and ergonomic and cognitive modelling in air traffic control environment, PolyU, HK $500,000.00, 10/2020 – 09/2023.
Research grant (Co-PI only)
Pricing research for passenger connecting transport service based on passenger travel choice, Sichuan Science and Technology Programme, Sichuan international and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan science and technology cooperation project application 2021, RMB $200,000.00, 04/2021 – 03/2023.
Education and teaching grant (PI only)
Introduction to air transportation and aviation management, PolyU education development centre (EDC) Massive open online course (MOOC) project, HK $369,945.50, 06/2021 – 05/2023.
Human factors workshop 2021: taking-off from aviation education!, PolyU EDC Seed Fund for Innovating Internationalisation at Home Strategies, HK $110,000.00, 02/2021 – 02/2022.
Academic awards
Outstanding paper award 2018/19, Control Automation and Instrumentation Division, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), HKSAR, China. (2019).
The second place of the poster presentation competition, 2018 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), IESEG School of Management, Paris La Défense. (2018).
Best paper award 2017/18, Control Automation and Instrumentation Division, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), Hong Kong.

Student awards (under Dr Ng’s supervision)
Mr Li Qinbiao, Ph.D. student, Department of AAE, Champion (postgraduate level), HKIE CA paper competition 2020/21, Control, Automation & Instrumentation Division (CAD), The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), HKSAR, China.
Mr Kwok Kin Chung, Ms Lee Wing Tung, Mr Mo Ho Tung, 2021 final year students in B.Eng. in ATE, Department of AAE, Champion (undergraduate/sub-degree level), HKIE CA paper competition 2020/21, Control, Automation & Instrumentation Division (CAD), The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), HKSAR, China.
Mr Tsang Kun Yat, 2020 alumni of B.Eng. in AE, HKIE LTD student paper awards 2020, Logistics & transportation division (LTD), The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), HKSAR, China.
Selected journal publications (* corresponding author, # Top 10% in the field)
Qin, Y., Ng, K. K. H.*, Hu, H.*, Chan, F. T. S., Xiao, S. (2021). Post disaster management an airport: a coordination and optimisation of runway and hangar resources for relief cargo transports. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 50, 101403. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2021.101403 (2020 SCI IF:5.603 JCR: Q1)
Xue, D.*, Hsu, L-.T., Wu, C-.L., Lee, C-.H., & Ng, K. K. H. (2021). Cooperative surveillance systems and digital-technology enabler for a real-time standard terminal arrival schedule displacement. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 50, 101402. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2021.101402 (2020 SCI IF:5.603 JCR: Q1)
Li, Q., Ng, K. K. H., Fan, Z., Yuan, X., Liu, H.*, & Bu, L.* (2021). A human-centred approach based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy for adaptive decision-making in the air traffic control environment: A case study. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 49, 101325. (2020 SCI IF:5.603 JCR: Q1)
Ng, K. K. H., Chen, C.-H.*, & Lee, C. K. M. (2021). Mathematical programming formulations for robust airside terminal traffic flow optimisation problem. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 107119. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107119. (2020 SCI IF: 5.431 JCR: Q1)
Ng, K. K. H., Chen, C.-H., Lee, C. K. M.*, Jiao, J., & Yang, Z. (2021). A systematic literature review on intelligent automation: Aligning concepts from theory, practice, and future perspectives. Advanced Engineering Informatics. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2021.101325 (2020 SCI IF:5.603 JCR: Q1)
Ng, K. K. H., Lee, C. K. M., Chan, F. T. S., Chen, C.-H.*, & Qin, Y. (2020). A two-stage robust optimisation for terminal traffic flow problem. Applied Soft Computing. 89, 106048. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2019.106048 (2020 SCI IF:6.725 JCR: Q1) #
Ng, K. K. H.*, Lee, C. K. M., Zhang, S. Z., & Keung, K. L. (2020). The impact of heterogeneous arrival and departure rates of flights on runway configuration optimisation. Transportation Letters: The International Journal of Transportation Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/19427867.2020.1852496 (2020 SCI IF:3.598 JCR: Q2)
Lee, C. K. M., Zhang, S. Z.*, & Ng, K. K. H. (2019). Design of an integration model for air cargo transportation network design and flight route selection. Sustainability. 11(19), 5197. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su11195197 (2020 SCI IF:3.251 JCR: Q2)
Lee, C. K. M.*, Ng, K. K. H., Chan, H. K., Choy, K. L., Tai, W. C., & Choi, L. S. (2018). A multi-group analysis of social media engagement and loyalty constructs between full-service and low-cost carriers in Hong Kong. Journal of Air Transport Management, 73, 46-57. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2018.08.009 (2020 SCI IF:4.134 JCR: Q2)
Ng, K. K. H., Lee, C. K. M., Chan, F. T. S., & Lv, Y.* (2018). Review on meta-heuristics approaches for airside operations research. Applied Soft Computing, 66, 104-133. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2018.02.013 (2020 SCI IF:6.725 JCR: Q1) #
Ng, K. K. H., Lee, C. K. M.*, Chan, F. T. S., & Qin, Y. (2017). Robust aircraft sequencing and scheduling problem with arrival/departure delay using the min-max regret approach. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 106, 115-136. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2017.08.006 (2020 SCI IF:6.875 JCR: Q1) #
Selected conference publications
Ng, K. K. H., Yu, C. W., Lam, T. W., & Cheung K. K. L. (2021). Aviation emissions reduction by flight plan modelling with re-routing and altitude changes strategies. The 2021 ATRS World Conference. Sydney, Australia.
Yiu, C. Y., Ng, K. K. H., & Li, Q. (2021). The air transport industry after the COVID-19: A structural equation modelling-based empirical study considering vaccines' popularity and pandemic-associated risk. The 2021 ATRS World Conference. Sydney, Australia.
Huo, J. G., Keung, K. L., Lee, C. K. M., Ng, K. K. H., & Li, K. C. (2020, Dec). The Prediction of Flight Delay: Big Data-driven Machine Learning Approach. In Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2020 IEEE International Conference on (pp. -). Singapore, Singapore: IEEE.
Ng, K. K. H., Keung, K. L., Lee, C. K. M., & Chow, Y. T. (2020, Dec). A large neighbourhood search approach to airline schedule disruption recovery problem. In Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2020 IEEE International Conference on (pp. -). Singapore, Singapore: IEEE.
Ng, K. K. H., Lee, C. K. M., & Chan, F. T. S. (2019, Feb). An alternative path modelling method for air traffic flow problem in near terminal control area. 2019 2^nd International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (ICoIAS). Singapore, Singapore.
Ng, K. K. H., Lee, C. K. M., Chan, F. T. S. & S.Z. Zhang (2018, Dec). Dynamic semi-mixed mode runway configuration planning and runway scheduling. In 48th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, CIE 2018, Proceedings of International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering. Auckland, New Zealand: CIE.
Ng, K. K. H., Lee, C. K. M., & Chan, F. T. S. (2017, Dec). A robust optimisation approach to the aircraft sequencing and scheduling problem with runway configuration planning. In Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2017 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 40-44). Singapore, Singapore: IEEE.
Ng, K. K. H., & Lee, C. K. M. (2017, Aug). Aircraft scheduling considering discrete airborne delay and holding pattern in the near terminal area. In International Conference on Intelligent Computing on (pp.567-576). Liverpool, UK: Springer.
Ng, K. K. H. & Lee, C. K. M. (2016, Dec). Makespan minimisation in aircraft landing problem under congested traffic situation using modified artificial bee colony algorithm. In Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2016 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 750-754). Bali, Indonesia: IEEE.
Ng, K. K. H. & Lee, C. K. M. (2016, Oct). A modified variable neighbourhood search for aircraft landing problem. In Management of Innovation and Technology (ICMIT), 2016 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 127-132). Bangkok, Thailand: IEEE.
Ng, K. K. H., Tang, M. H. M., & Lee, C. K. M. (2015, Dec). Design and development of a performance evaluation system for the aircraft maintenance industry. In Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2015 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 564-568). Singapore, Singapore: IEEE.
Editorial experience
Advanced Engineering Informatics – Special issue on emerging intelligent automation and optimisation methods for adaptive decision making (2020) (2020 SCI IF: 5.603 JCR: Q1)
Managing guest editor: Lee, C. K. M. (PolyU, HKSAR)
Guest editors: Ng, K. K. H. (PolyU, HKSAR), Z. YANG (University of Macau, China), and Roger J. JIAO (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)

Community service
Dr Ng has served as a reviewer for many international journals and conferences, including:
Advanced Engineering Informatics (ADVEI);
Applied Soft Computing (ASOC);
Computer & Industrial Engineering (CAIE);
Computers & Operations Research (COR);
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (EAAI);
Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries;
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review (TRE);
IEEE Transaction on Industrial Informatics (TII);
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS);
Artificial Intelligence Review (AIRE);
Networks and Spatial Economics (NETS);
Journal of the Operational Research Society (TJOR);
International Journal of Production Research (IJPR);
Production and Operations Management (POM);
IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM);
IEEE International Conference on Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies (ICMIT);
International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM).
Research opportunities in PolyU AAE
We encourage strong candidates with outstanding academic profiles, research ability and publications to apply for the Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), Ph.D., postdoctoral fellows and project/research assistant/associate. Candidates with the degree and knowledge of operations research, optimisation methods, computer science and/or aviation engineering are preferred.
Please email me your profile, CV, transcript and list of publications via kam.kh.ng@polyu.edu.hk.
The potential research areas are listed as follows:
Operations research, optimisation methods, statistical control, data-driven modelling and data analytics in the airport, air traffic control, air traffic flow management, aviation safety and reliability engineering
Solution robustness and network resilience of the terminal traffic flow and terminal airspace congestion control.
Terminal traffic flow problem considering dynamic routing and weather.
Intelligent automation and in the future air traffic flow management.
Modelling and optimisation methods of air traffic point-of-merge decision.
Robust and dynamic air-route network problem considering weather avoidance and weather uncertainty.
Rostering and scheduling considering fatigue constraints problem.
Optimisation of route capability and intelligent offloading of congested arrival routes.
Proactive risk management for holistic aviation safety and reliability.
Aviation safety under uncertain weather conditions.
Failure analysis and reliability evaluation in air traffic network under disruption.
Other relevant research areas.
Human factors and ergonomics in air traffic control and pilot training
Situation awareness of response time, latency, mental fatigue, and task performance in ATC environment.
Assessment of non-technical skills in aviation via teamwork evaluation, collaborative decision, and shared mental modelling.
Human-centred design of dual 2D-3D displays in ATC environments.
Impact of fatigue, sleep, the stress level of ATC officers/cabin crew.
Spatial disorientation, motion sickness and drowsiness in ATC.
Brain performance and training programme for ATC officers.
Other relevant research areas.