Welcome to the first issue of AIS Research Digest! The AIS Research Digest is a summary of latest publications and research paper by the faculty members of the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS). 

In this issue, we share the findings of cutting-edge research topics in environment, sustainability, public policy, integrative systems and design, as well as emerging interdisciplinary areas, published from Nov 2023 to Jan 2024. 

Let’s explore our interdisciplinary research (click the titles to view the articles):

Division of Environment & Sustainability (ENVR)

• Changqing Lin, Jimmy C.H. Fung, Chao Ren, Edward Y.Y. Ng, Yuguo Li, Yueyang He, Kenneth K.M. Leung, Zhi Ning, Alexis K.H. Lau (2023). Horizontal flux of ozone in the planetary boundary layer in Hong Kong using wind LiDAR measurements. Atmospheric Environment.
• Yuxi Sun, Yuchen Mai, Nirmal Kumar Gali, Peter Brimblecombe, Peter K.K. Louie, Yiu-Yuen Tsang, Zhi Ning, Dasa Gu (2023). The development and application of a novel helicopter-based airborne platform for near-surface monitoring and sampling of atmospheric pollutants. Atmospheric Environment.
• Xinwei Li, Shuwen Han, Pengge Wang, Han Mei, Zhi Ning, Fan Dong, Long Cui, Yu Huang, Tao Wang, Shao-Yuan Leu, Meng Wang, Shun-cheng Lee (2023). Application of roadside air purifiers in urban street canyons: A pilot-scale study in Hong Kong. Science of The Total Environment.
• Yang Xu, Lirong Hui, Penggang Zheng, Guorui Liu, Jian Zhen Yu, Zhe Wang (2023). Monitoring techniques of airborne carbonyl compounds: Principles, performance and challenges. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry.
• Yee Ka Wong, Wai Wai Chan, Dasa Gu, Tze Wai Wong, Keith Jin Deng Chan, Jian Zhen Yu, Alexis Kai Hon Lau (2023). Characterization of toxic air pollutants in Hong Kong, China: Two-decadal trends and health risk assessments. Atmospheric Environment.
• Xin Feng, Jia Guo, Zhe Wang, Dasa Gu, Kin-Fai Ho, Yi Chen, Kezheng Liao, Vincent T.F. Cheung, Peter K.K. Louie, Kenneth K.M. Leung, Jian Zhen Yu, Jimmy C.H. Fung, Alexis K.H. Lau (2023). Investigation of the multi-year trend of surface ozone and ozone-precursor relationship in Hong Kong. Atmospheric Environment.
• Eireka O Meregillano, Laurence L Delina (2023). Stronger typhoons, weaker electricity systems? A review of the impacts of extreme weather events on coastal communities and strategies for electric system resilience. The Electricity Journal. 
• Yuchen Wang, Shumin Liang, Michael Le Breton, Qiong Qiong Wang, Qianyun Liu, Chin Hung Ho, Bin Yu Kuang, Cheng Wu, Mattias Hallquist, Rongbiao Tong, Jian Zhen Yu (2023). Field observations of C2 and C3 organosulfates and insights into their formation mechanisms at a suburban site in Hong Kong. 
  Science of The Total Environment.
• Shan Wang, Qiongqiong Wang, Yuk Ying Cheng, Hanzhe Chen, Zijing Zhang, Jinjian Li, Xin Feng, Zhe Wang, Jian Zhen Yu (2023). Molecular and Elemental Tracers-Based Receptor Modeling of PM2.5 in Suburban Hong Kong With Hourly Time-Scale Air Quality Considerations. JGR Atmospheres.
• Qiongqiong Wang, Shuhui Zhu, Shan Wang, Cheng Huang, Yusen Duan, Jian Zhen Yu (2024). Short-term source apportionment of fine particulate matter with time-dependent profiles using SoFi Pro: exploring the reliability of rolling positive matrix factorization (PMF) applied to bihourly molecular and elemental tracer data. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
• Laurence L. Delina, Jon Gaviola, Homer Pagkalinawan (2024). Unveiling the climate–conflict nexus: Examining the influence of weather extremes on conflict emergence in the Philippine Bangsamoro. Environment and Security. 
• Xiao He, Xiaohui Hilda Huang, Yingge Ma, Cheng Huang, Jian Zhen Yu (2024). Unambiguous Analysis and Systematic Mapping of Oxygenated Aromatic Compounds in Atmospheric Aerosols Using Ultrahigh-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry. 

Division of Public Policy (PPOL)

• Cruz, Christian Joy Pattawi, Kira Matus, and Stuart Gietel-Basten (2023). The Extent of Use of Surveys in Policymaking: The Case of Hong Kong. Evidence & Policy. Evidence & Policy: P. 1-22.
• Yi, Fangxin, et al. (2023). Time Matters in Pandemic Risk Communication: A Moderated Effect of Information Timeliness on Stakeholder Perception in Singapore. Risk Analysis. 
• Anthony B. L. Cheung and Donald Low (2023). Crisis Management and Administrative Reforms: Lessons from Hong Kong and Singapore. Handbook of Public Administration Reform: P. 182-206. 
• Zhu, Pengyu, Yuqing Guo, and Praveen Maghelal (2023). Does Telecommuting Influence Homeownership and Housing Choice? Evidence Based on Pre-Pandemic Data. Housing Studies: P. 1-34.
• Zhao, Xiaofan, et al. (2023). Managing Extreme Rainfall and Flooding Events: A Case Study of the 20 July 2021 Zhengzhou Flood in China. Climate 11.11: 228.
• Xie, Siqi, Ning Luo, and Masaru Yarime (2023). Data Governance for Smart Cities in China: The Case of Shenzhen. Policy Design and Practice. 
• Wen, Z., Li, H., Wang, Y., Zhao, X., & Deng, X. (2023). Can the Implementation of Household Waste Classification Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Beijing? A Comprehensive Analysis of Recent Trends and Future Scenarios. Heliyon.
• Gleb Papyshev, and Masaru Yarime (2023). The Challenges of Industry Self-Regulation of AI in Emerging Economies: Implications of the Case of Russia for Public Policy and Institutional Development. Elgar Companion to Regulating AI and Big Data in Emerging Economies: P. 81-98.

Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA)

• Boachao Shan, Wei Su, Livio Gibelli, Yonghao Zhang (2023). Molecular kinetic modelling of non-equilibrium transport of confined van der Waals fluids. Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
• Zheng Shi, Yulong Zhao, Wei Su, Lei Wu (2023). Highly rarefied gas flows in rough channels of finite length. Advances in Aerodynamics. 

Division of Integrative Systems & Design (ISD)

• Huang, Yangyi; Yang, Rongliang; Zhong, Haosong; Lee, Kong Wai; Pan, Yexin; Tan, Min; Chen, Yi; Na, Jiang; Li, Mitch Guijun (2023). High-Throughput Automatic Laser Printing Strategy toward Cost-effective Portable Integrated Urea Tele-Monitoring System. Small Methods. 
• Lei Xie, Shenghui Song, Khaled B.Letaief (2023). Networked Sensing With AI-Empowered Interference Management: Exploiting Macro-Diversity and Array Gain in Perceptive Mobile Networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol.41, No. 12.
• Davy Tsz Kit Ng, Wenjie Wu, Jac Ka Lok Leung, Thomas Kin Fung Chiu, Samuel Kai Wah Chu (2023). Design and validation of the AI literacy questionnaire: The affective, behavioural, cognitive and ethical approach. British Journal of Educational Technology. 
• Jac Ka Lok Leung, Davy Tsz Kit Ng, Chi-Ying Tsui (2024). A Primer for Design and Systems Thinkers: A First-Year Engineering Course for Mindset Development. Education Sciences. 
• Ka-Yan Fung, Lik-Hang Lee, Shenghui Song (2024). Can underpriviledged children learn effectively at home? A six-month study o Chinese learning under lockdown during the pandemic. IEEE Transactions of Learning Technologies, Vol. 17.