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, Associate Professor Pak Poon worked at RMIT University (2016-2018) and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1999-2016).
Pak has a diverse range of research interests, including software engineering (particularly software testing); spreadsheet testing; computer science/IT 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 (TSE), IEEE Transactions on Reliability, IEEE Transactions on Education, ACM Transactions on Software Engineering & Methodology (TOSEM), ACM Computing Surveys, Communications of the ACM (CACM); and Knowledge-Based Systems.
Pak is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Organizational & End User Computing and a Senior Editor of the Journal of Information Systems Education. He is also on the editorial review board of the International Journal of Information Systems & Supply Chain Management. Previously, he served as a Guest Editor for two special issues of the Journal of Systems & Software, and was on the editorial board of the ISACA Journal: The Source for IT Governance Professionals (formerly Information Systems Control Journal). Furthermore, Pak 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.
In 2020, Pak had successfully secured a research grant from Facebook Research (possibly one of the most prestigious industrial grants). The topic of this research grant was "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".
Universities Studied At
- The University of Melbourne (PhD Software Engineering)
- RMIT University (Master of Business: Information Technology)
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Higher Diploma in Systems Analysis)
Universities Worked At
- RMIT University
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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
- Member, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Information Systems Audit & Control Association
- Platinum Member, Information Systems Audit & Control Association
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 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
