USJ Doctoral Research Topics Exhibition
Tuesday
3 November, 2026
**Location:
USJ Gallery, G/F Academic Building, USJ Ilha Verde Campus
18:00 – 19:40 – Presentation of the Doctoral Research Topics 2026 (Part 1)*
*Location: Kent Wong Exhibition Gallery, B1 Residential Hall Building, USJ Ilha Verde Campus
19:40 – 20:00 – Coffee Break
20:00 – 22:00 – Presentation of the Doctoral Research Topics 2026 (Part 2)**
Day 1
Wednesday
4 November, 2026
Location:
Don Bosco Auditorium, G/F Academic Building, USJ Ilha Verde Campus
17:30 – 18:00 – Welcome and Registration
18:00 – 18:20 – Welcome Address
Professor Adérito Fernandes-Marcos
Dean of the Doctoral School
University of Saint Joseph, Macao SAR
Professor Alexandre Lobo
Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation
University of Saint Joseph, Macao SAR
18:20 – 19:20 – Opening Session
Research in Applied Digital Technologies in Portugal: Four Case Studies
Keynote Speaker: José Miguel Sales Dias
Full Professor and Deputy Dean of the School of Applied Digital Technologies
Iscte Sintra, Portugal
19:20 – 19:40 – USJ Doctoral Research Topics Exhibition (Part III)
19:40 – 20:00 – Coffee Break
20:00 – 20:20 – Doctoral Preliminary Findings (Psychology)
Doctoral Candidate: Lin Xiaofeng (Vincent)
20:20 – 20:40 – Doctoral Preliminary Findings (Science)
Doctoral Candidate: Billy Hon-Keong Chan
20:40 – 21:20 – Presentation Session
Making sense of human learning and decision making through large-scale data synthesis
Speaker: Mikhail Spektor
Assistant Professor & Program Director (Psychology), College of Arts and Sciences,
VinUniversity, Hanoi, Vietnam
21:20 – 22:00 – USJ Doctoral Research Topics Exhibition (Part IV)
Day 2
Thursday
5 November, 2026
Location:
Don Bosco Auditorium, G/F Academic Building, USJ Ilha Verde Campus
17:30 – 18:00 – Welcome and Registration
18:00 – 18:20 – USJ Doctoral Research Topics Exhibition (Part V)
18:20 – 18:40 – Doctoral Preliminary Findings (Global Studies)
Doctoral Candidate: Man Cheng Ng (Jinn)
18:40 – 19:20 – Presentation Session
Global “Guys”: A Transdisciplinary Look at Asian/American Manhoods Past & Present
Keynote Speaker: Stacilee Ford
Affiliated Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts,
The University of Hong Kong SAR
19:20 – 19:40 – USJ Doctoral Research Topics Exhibition (Part VI)
19:40 – 20:00 – Coffee Break
20:00 – 20:20 – Doctoral Preliminary Findings (Education)
Work Experience of Resource Teachers in Macao: Do they have Job Burnout?
Doctoral Candidate: Lok In Cha (Edwin)
20:20 – 20:40 – Doctoral Preliminary Findings (History)
Doctoral Candidate: Shuk Ching Bonnie Sin (Bonnie)
20:40 – 21:20 – Presentation Session
Hear, Say, Feel: From a PhD on Senior Learners to Academic Life at MPU
Speaker: Áine Ní Bhroin
English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and Mandarin Trainer/Teacher Trainer
Macao Polytechnic University, Macao SAR
21:20 – 22:00 – Presentation Session
Speaker: Florence Yasmine Andrew
International Development Economist, Policy Analyst, Applied Statistician, and Senior Research Consultant
University of Belize and ESI Postdoctoral Programme (Social Sciences and Humanities in a Post-crisis Period)
Day 3
Friday
6 November, 2026
Location:
Don Bosco Auditorium, G/F Academic Building, USJ Ilha Verde Campus
17:30 – 18:00 – Welcome and Registration
18:00 – 18:20 – USJ Doctoral Research Topics Exhibition (Part VII)
18:20 – 18:50 – Presentation Session
From Images to AI: A Research Journey
Speaker: Wilson Caldeira
Postdoctoral researcher and Guest Lecturer,
University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Macao SAR
18:50 – 19:40 – Keynote Presentation
The Birth of a New Diocese in Macau: From 1557 to the Early 1600s
Speaker: Priscilla Roberts
Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
University of Saint Joseph, Macao SAR
19:40 – 20:00 – Coffee Break
20:00 – 20:40 – Presentation Session
From Images to AI: A Research Journey
Speaker: Zhang Jun
Full Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Design,
Hunan University, China
20:00 – 20:40 – Closing Session
Professor Adérito Fernandes-Marcos
Dean of the Doctoral School
University of Saint Joseph, Macao SAR
Professor Álvaro Barbosa
Vice-Rector for Internationalisation and Academic Affairs
University of Saint Joseph, Macao SAR