Dr LEE Lik Hang, Paul

Dr. Paul Lee is an Assistant Professor of Industrial & System Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He earned his Ph.D. from HKUST in 2019, specializing in Metaverse, AR/VR, and User-centric Systems. Prior to joining HK PolyU, Dr. Lee held the position of Assistant Professor & Director of AR & Media Lab at KAIST. During his tenure, he designed ubiquitous user interaction with mobile augmented reality on a city-wide scale and pioneered the immersive Internet: the ‘Metaverse’. Dr. Lee’s teaching portfolio includes courses on The Metaverse, Augmented & Virtual Reality, and Product Management & Principles and Practices of Global Innovation. His extensive industry experience includes co-founding and directing Avatech Innovation Limited, an Education Tech startup that serves 100+ schools and public and private institutions in Hong Kong, Macau, and China. As a Hong Kong Cyberport Mentor, he has also mentored startups in Hong Kong and China. Previously, Dr. Lee worked as a Postdoc Researcher at the Center for Ubiquitous Computing at the University of Oulu. There, he contributed to Finland government-funded projects, including 5GEAR (5G Enhanced Augmented Reality) and REBOOT, which aims to design the next generation of IoT manufacturing in 5G or more advanced mobile networks. Dr. Lee has actively served as a Program Committee Member, Reviewer, and Organizer for international publications.