Eric Tsui is former Associate Director of the Behaviour and Knowledge Engineering (BAKE) Research Centre and currently a Senior Project Fellow at the Educational Research Centre at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is the coordinator of the Hong Kong MIKE award and a Vice President of the Hong Kong Knowledge Management Society. A recipient of many Knowledge Management and E-Learning international awards including the Knowledge Management Award for Excellence in 2021 and the QS Wharton Reimagine Education Gold Award (Asia) in 2015, Professor Tsui was twice listed as an exemplary/outstanding academic in PolyU Annual Reports in the last 8 years.
Dr. Irina Lyublinskaya is a Professor of Mathematics and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. She holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics from Leningrad State University (currently Sr. Petersburg State University), Russia. She taught high school and university mathematics and science for 40 years. She is a recipient of various awards, including the Radioshack/Tandy Prize for Teaching Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, the NSTA Distinguished Science Teaching Award and citation, Education’s Unsung Heroes Award for innovation in the classroom, and the NSTA Vernier Technology Award. Her research interests are in the areas of AI literacy, STEM education, teacher education, curriculum development, and international comparative education. She authored/co-authored 23 books and over 100 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and proceedings in these fields.