The Department of Information Systems at CityU ranks top-five worldwide for faculty publications in leading IS journals — and #1 in Asia.
Our motto, in five words: "Smart people for smart business."
Founded as one of the earliest Information Systems departments in Asia, CityU IS has grown into a global force in research, consistently publishing in the leading IS journals. We sit at the intersection of business, technology and human behaviour — training people who don't just study systems, but reshape them.
Our teaching and research span artificial intelligence and analytics, financial and intelligent technology, cybersecurity, digital transformation, and the human side of computing — from HCI to the ethics of IT.
Explore the department by research area or by title. Each card opens a scholar avatar — ask it directly about supervision, collaboration, or recent work.
Smart people for smart business.
Five words our students keep coming back to. The first three are about a culture: people who think rigorously, work generously, and write things down so others can build on them. The last two are the world they're built to operate in — where data, models, and systems quietly run almost every business decision worth making.
Qualifying undergraduates can add a full MSc with only one additional year of study, choosing from any IS MSc programme.
Our faculty publish regularly in the leading Information Systems journals across five broad themes. Below is the live research taxonomy — to find named colleagues by area, use the area filter in the People section above.
IS scholars here hold editorial roles at premier journals — editors-in-chief, senior editors, associate editors, and editorial-board members across the discipline's top venues.
Journal editorship list →Our doctoral programmes are HKPFS-eligible. Candidates are matched with supervisors whose work sits in the themes above; many of our graduates go on to faculty positions in Asia and beyond.
PhD programme →TL;DR — Prof. Davison, Prof. Lau, Prof. Lee, and Prof. Ma appear in the 2025 Stanford/Elsevier list, which ranks scholars using Scopus data across 22 fields and 174 sub-fields — considering both career-long and single-year impact.
TL;DR — A press feature on how the department is re-tooling its curriculum and programmes around AI — from the new MScAIB to AI-integrated core courses — and the career pathways this opens.
TL;DR — The annual Outstanding Alumni Award ceremony (2024 edition) recognised IS graduates for professional accomplishments across industry and academia.
TL;DR — The department's newest MSc — Artificial Intelligence in Business — was formally launched. The programme trains graduates who can deploy AI responsibly within firms, spanning GenAI, decision science and governance.
TL;DR — "How Academic Research Influences Global Litigations in AI, Antitrust and Privacy." Ask the assistant to add this to your calendar, or to surface related work inside the department.
The ISACA Student Group (ISG), the Information Systems Society (ISS), the Departmental UG Student Chapter and ISIMP run year-round — mentoring, competitions, company visits, and exchanges. Scholarships and internships are posted live; the assistant will match them to your CV on request.
From entry bursaries to research top-ups. Ask the assistant "am I eligible?" for a quick personalised check.
Continuously synced with partner firms across HK, Mainland China, and beyond.
Faculty and alumni mentor teams through HKICT, HSBC/HKU FinTech, and more.
Every year we honour alumni whose careers reflect the department's ambition. Two of 2024's honourees — one who came back to teach, one leading change at the HKMA.
Benevolence and philanthropy are not just for the rich. Alumni like me, who live an ordinary life and have a humble job, can also contribute to the development of the next generation.
Previously at Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and the Asian Development Bank. Alumni mentor since 2012; Council Member, Path of Democracy; appointed to the Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme Assessment Panel.
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