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Biography
Prof. Boris Ka Chung Ng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business, at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He holds a PhD in Information Systems and a BSc in Risk Management and Business Intelligence from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Prof. Boris Ng’s research stands at the intersection of multidisciplinary fields and leverages advanced machine learning techniques to address critical societal challenges and generate business insights. His work contributes to the sustainable development of AI in business and society, focusing on two primary areas: (1) AI for FinTech and (2) Computational Social Science. His research offers both theoretical and practical implications for academia, institutions, and policymakers.
His work appears in leading business journals, including Journal of Management Information Systems, Production and Operations Management, and ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems, as well as premier IS/CS conferences such as ICIS, AMCIS, AAAI, and EACL.
Research interests
Augmented AI, Business Analytics, Fake News, FinTech, Social Media
Teaching
Management Information Systems, AI Applications in Business, Machine Learning, Text Mining, Business Applications Programming (e.g., Python, R, Java, VBA)
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Science in Risk Management and Business Intelligence, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Master of Philosophy in Information Systems, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in Information Systems, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
External positions
Visiting Assistant Professor, Australian National University
1 Jun 2024 → 31 Jul 2024
Research Assistant Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Jul 2021 → Dec 2021
Visiting Scholar, Georgia State University
Jan 2020 → Jun 2020
Keywords
- QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
- Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Multimodal Analysis
- H Social Sciences (General)
- Management Information Systems
- Computational Social Science
- Fake News
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Research output
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Augmenting Fake Content Detection in Online Platforms: A Domain Adaptive Transfer Learning via Adversarial Training Approach
Ng, K. C., Ke, P. F., So, M. K. P. & Tam, K. Y., Jul 2023, In: Production and Operations Management. 32, 7, p. 2101-2122 22 p.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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The Effect of Platform Intervention Policies on Fake News Dissemination and Survival: An Empirical Examination
Ng, K. C., Tang, J. & Lee, D., 2 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Management Information Systems. 38, 4, p. 898-930 33 p.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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Protecting Against Threats to Information Security: An Attitudinal Ambivalence Perspective
Ng, K. C., Zhang, X., Thong, J. Y. L. & Tam, K. Y., 7 Dec 2021, In: Journal of Management Information Systems. 38, 3, p. 732-764 33 p.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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A Latent Space Modeling Approach to Interfirm Relationship Analysis
Ng, K. C., So, M. K. P. & Tam, K. Y. (Corresponding Author), 12 Jan 2021, In: ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems. 12, 2, p. 1-44 10.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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JiraiBench: A Cross-lingual Benchmark for Evaluating Large Language Models’ Detection of Human Risky Health Behavior Content in Jirai Community
Xiao, Y., He, T., Wang, L. Z., Ma, Y., Song, X., Xu, X., Diab, M. (Corresponding Author), Li, I. (Corresponding Author) & Ng, K. C. (Corresponding Author), Mar 2026, Proceedings of the 19th Conference of the European Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics Volume 1: Long Papers. Demberg, V., Inui, K. & Villodre, L. M. (eds.). Association for Computational Linguistics, p. 501-517 17 p. (EACL 2026 - 19th Conference of the European Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics, Proceedings of the Conference, Vol. 1 - (Long Papers); vol. 1).Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review
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Prizes
Activities
- 1 Office holder / member of committee
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Association for Information Systems (External organisation)
Ng, K. C. (Member)
2018 → …Activity: Office holder / membership of professional bodies › Office holder / member of committee
Press/Media
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Let’s ‘Label’ Fake News… The Spread to the General Public Decreases and Influencer Forwarding Increases.
Ng, K. C., Tang, J. & Lee, D.
14/09/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Two Ways to Prevent Fake News on Social Media and How to Apply Them
Ng, K. C., Tang, J. & Lee, D.
1/09/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media