Associate Professor Pak Poon
PhD (Melb), CISA, MIEEE, MACMAssociate Professor - ICT
School of Engineering and Technology
College of ICT/School of Engineering and Technology, CQUniversity - Room 6.23, Level 6
120 Spencer Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Before joining CQUniversity in June 2018, Dr. Poon worked at RMIT University (2016-2018) and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1999-2016).
Dr. Poon has a diverse range of research interests, including software engineering (particularly software testing); information systems security, control & audit; IT in education; end user computing; e-commerce; and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. He has published in top-tier venues, including IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, IEEE Transactions on Education, ACM Computing Surveys, and Communications of the ACM.
Dr. Poon has served as a Reviewer for various journals such as IEEE Transactions on Reliability; IEEE Transactions on Education, Decision Support Systems; Journal of Systems & Software; Software: Practice & Experience; Information & Software Technology; International Journal of Information Management; Software Testing, Verification & Reliability; and IET Software. He has also served as a Guest Editor for two special issues of the Journal of Systems & Software, and is on the editorial review board of the Journal of Organizational & End User Computing, the International Journal of Information Systems & Supply Chain Management, the International Journal of R&D Innovation Strategy, and the Journal of Information Systems Education. Furthermore, he served in the editorial board of the ISACA Journal: The Source for IT Governance Professionals (formerly Information Systems Control Journal).
In 2020, Dr. Poon has successfully secured a research grant (US$ 50,000) from Facebook Research, allowing him and his co-investigator to work together with research scientists there for collaborative projects. The topic of this research grant is "Identify Metamorphic Relations for Testing Web-Enabled Simulation Systems", under the funding scheme "Agent-based User Interaction Simulation to Find and Fix Integrity and Privacy Issues". This prestigious grant is highly competitive. According to Facebook Research's website, many previous awards recipients came from highly prestigious U.S. and U.K. institutions such as MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Chicago, UC Berkeley, CalTech, Columbia, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Rutgers, Dartmouth, Oxford, University College London, and Imperial College London, among others.
Universities Studied At
- The University of Melbourne (PhD Software Engineering, 1996-2000)
- RMIT University (Master of Business: Information Technology, 1991-1992)
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Higher Diploma in Systems Analysis, 1984-1987)
Universities Worked At
- RMIT University (2016-2018)
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1999-2016)
Awards
- Outstanding Service Award from the Information Systems Audit & Control Association in the USA (2005-2008)
- Michael Cangemi Best Article / Book Award, Information Systems Control Journal (2001) *** This award recognizes "individuals for major contributions to the field of information systems audit, control & security, and it is granted by two-thirds approval of the Board of the Information Systems Audit & Control Association in the USA." ***
- Melbourne Research Scholarship, The University of Melbourne (1996-1999)
- The Applied Information Systems Award for Excellence, RMIT University (1992) *** Granted to the top student completing the Graduate Diploma in Applied Information Systems ***
Previous teaching
I have been teaching in the university sector since 1999 at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Courses that I had taught include: information systems security, control & audit; management information systems; accounting information systems; decision support systems; contemporary issues in ICT.
In Term 2 2020, I received a Student Voice Commendation on co-teaching the unit "COIT20250 Emerging Technologies in E-Business".
Professional Experience
- IT Audit Manager, Cathay Pacific Airways (1994-1996)
- Systems Development Manager, Jardine Matheson Limited (1993-1994)
- Senior EDP Auditor / EDP Audit Supervisor, Jardine Matheson Limited (1990-1991)
- EDP Auditor, Chase Manhattan Bank (1989)
- Programmer / EDP Auditor, JP Morgan (1987-1989)
Professional Memberships
- Associate, Australian Computer Society (since 2016)
- Member, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (since 2001)
- Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) (since 1999)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Information Systems Audit & Control Association (since 1992)
- Platinum Member, Information Systems Audit & Control Association (since 1990)
Responsibilities
- ICT Research Seminar Coordinator (Melbourne Campus), School of Engineering & Technology, CQUniversity (2018-2020)
- Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Coordinator, School of Business IT & Logistics, RMIT University (2016-2018)
- Academic Team Leader of Information Systems, School of Accounting & Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2005-2016)
- Chair, Departmental Learning & Teaching Committee, School of Accounting & Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2010-2014)
Editor
- Special Issue Guest Editor, Journal of Systems & Software (2017 & 2021)
- Editorial Review Board, Journal of Information Systems Education (since 2022)
- Editorial Review Board, International Journal of R&D Innovation Strategy (since 2018)
- Editorial Review Board, International Journal of Information Systems & Supply Chain Management (since 2017)
- Editorial Review Board, Journal of Organizational & End User Computing (since 2016)
- Editorial Board, ISACA Journal: The Source for IT Governance Professionals (formerly Information Systems Control Journal ) (2002-2009)
Consultancy Work
- Designed & developed training materials (related to software project management & ISO-9000 Series of Standards) for International Institute for Software Technology, United Nations (2000)
- Invited Member, Information Technology Committee, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (2000)
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 4609 Information Systems
- 4612 Software engineering
Current Capacity
Education Systems - Higher Education
Particularly Work-Integrated Learning (WIL)
Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing - Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing not elsewhere classified
Computer Software - Software Engineering
Particularly Software Quality & Testing
Information Systems - Information Systems Development Methodologies
Other Information and Computing Sciences - Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified
Computer & Information Systems Security & Audit
