UMDF Chair Professor of Smart Tourism

Chair Professor of Smart Tourism 

Deputy Director, Asia-Pacific Academy of Economics and Management

羅振雄(Rob Law)是澳門大學發展基金會智慧旅遊講座教授。他亦是多間著名大學的名譽教授。在2021年7月加入澳門大學之前,羅教授曾在行業組織和學術機構工作。

羅教授是一位活躍的研究員。截至2024年4月,他已獲得110 多項與學術研究相關的獎項和榮譽(例如,在2000 年至2019 年的二十年間,被公認為世界上科研產量最高的旅遊/酒店領域研究學者—《International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management》,2021 年),以及數百萬美元的外部和內部研究資助經費。羅教授主編了四本書,發表了1000多篇學術文章(包括在一流學術期刊上發表的數百篇研究論文)。 他的出版物已獲得超過 70,000 次引用,其h指數和i10指數分別為121和572(https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mRMgTLsAAAAJ&hl=en)。 此外,羅教授還在200 多本學術期刊中擔任不同職務(例如,在酒店/旅遊領域,他是62% 的Q1期刊和80% 的Q2期刊的編輯委員會成員),並在180多個國際會議中擔任主席/委員會成員。

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Regina
  • Master of Science, University of Regina
  • Bachelor of Arts and Science, University of Lethbridge
  • Smart Tourism
  • Website Evaluation and eWOM Analysis
  • Technology Management and Applications
  • Computer-Assisted Education
(2023 – Present ) Eminent Scholar, Kyung Hee University, Korea
(2021 – Present) Honorary Professor in Information Technology in Hospitality and Tourism – School of Hotel & Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
(2019 – 2022) Chair Professor of the Pengcheng Scholar Program – Shenzhen Tourism College of Jinan University, China
(2009 – 2021) Professor – School of Hotel & Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
(2012 – 2021) Distinguished Honorary Professor – Department of Hospitality and Service Management, Sun Yat-Sen Business School (SYSBS), Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
(2018 – 2019) Honorary Professor – Institute of Tourism, Beijing Union University
(2014 – 2018) Distinguished Professor – Institute of Tourism, Beijing Union University
(2016 – 2019) Honorary Professor – College of Tourism, Hainan University, Haikou, China
(2001 – 2008) Associate Professor – School of Hotel & Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
(1995 – 2001) Assistant Professor – Department of Hotel & Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
(1994 – 1995) Lecturer – Department of Computing and Mathematics, Hong Kong Technical College, Chai Wan, Hong Kong
(1994) Member of Scientific Staff – Bell Northern Research/Northern Telecom, Ottawa, Canada
(1990 – 1994) Instructor – Department of Computer Information Systems, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Palliser Institute, Moose Jaw, Canada
(1993)
Database Analyst – Richi Personnel, Hong Kong

Recent publications of Prof. Law can be found on the APAEM website (click here)

  • Li, X., Li, H., Pan, B., & Law, R. (2021). Machine Learning in Internet Search Query Selection for Tourism Forecasting. Journal of Travel Research. 60(6), 1213-1231.
  • Zhang, Y., Li, G., Muskat, B., & Law, R. (2021) Tourism Demand Forecasting: A Decomposed Deep Learning Approach. Journal of Travel Research. 60(5). 981-997.
  • Huang, G.Q.I., Wong, I.K.A., Law, R. (2021). Dilemma on hotel reviews: The role of information processing and validation. Journal of Travel Research. 60(6), 1301-1317.
  • Li, X., Law, R., Xie, G., & Wang, S. (2021) Review of Tourism Forecasting Research with Internet Data. Tourism Management. 83, 104245.
  • Zhang, Y., Li, G., Muskat, B., Vu, Q., & Law, R. (2021). Predictivity of tourism demand data. Annals of Tourism Research. 89, 103234.
  • Fong, L.H.N., Law, R., & Ye, B.H. (2021) OUTLOOK OF TOURISM RECOVERY AMID AN EPIDEMIC. Annals of Tourism Research. 86, 102951.
  • Han, M., Zhang, Z., Law, R. & Liu, X. (2020) Forget the failure and fight for the future. Annals of Tourism Research. 82, 102793.
  • Zhang, Y., Li, G., Muskat, B., Law, R., & Yang, Y. (2020). Group Pooling for Deep Tourism Demand Forecasting. Annals of Tourism Research. 82, 102899.
  • Li, S., Li, G., Law, R., & Paradies, Y. (2020) Racism in Tourism Reviews. Tourism Management. 80, 104100.
  • Vu, Q.H., Li, G., & Law, R. (2020). Discovering Highly Profitable Travel Patterns by High-Utility Pattern Mining. Tourism Management. 77, 104008.
  • Xu, Y., Li, H., Law, R., & Zhang, Z. (2020). Can receiving managerial responses induce more user reviewing effort? A mixed method investigation in hotel industry. Tourism Management. 77, 103982.
  • Vu, H.Q., Li, G., & Law, R. (2020). Cross-Country Analysis of Tourist Activities Based on Venue Referenced Social Media Data. Journal of Travel Research. 59(1), 90-106.
  • Li, X., & Law, R. (2020). Forecasting Tourism Demand with Decomposed Search Cycles. Journal of Travel Research. 59(1), 52-68.
  • Liu, X. Law, R., & Xu, Y. (2019). Does identity disclosure affect review extremity? Annals of Tourism Research. 77, 171-174.
  • Law, R., Li, G., Fong, D., & Han, X. (2019). Tourism Demand Forecasting: A Deep Learning Approach. Annals of Tourism Research. 75, 410-423.
  • Vu, Q., Li, G., Law, R., & Zhang, Y. (2019). Exploring tourists’ dining preferences based on restaurant reviews. Journal of Travel Research. 58(1), 149-167.
  • Zhong, L., Sun, S., & Law, R. (2019) Movement patterns of tourists. Tourism Management. 75, 318-322.
  • Wong, IK. A., Liu, D., Li, N., Wu, S., Lu, L., & Law, R. (2019). Foodstagramming in the travel encounter. Tourism Management. 71, 99-115.
  • Liu, X., Zhang, Z., Law, R., & Zhang, Z. (2019). Posting reviews on OTAs: Motives, rewards and effort. Tourism Management. 70, 230-237.
  • Choi, M., Law, R., & Heo, C. (2018). An investigation of the perceived value of shopping tourism. Journal of Travel Research, 57(7), 962-980.
  • Tung, V., Cheung, C., & Law, R. (2018). Does the Listener Matter? The Effects of Capitalization on Post-Travel Experiences and Destination Image. Journal of Travel Research. 57(8), 1133-1145.
  • Vu, H.Q., Li, G., Law, R., & Zhang, Y. (2018). Tourist Activity Analysis by Leveraging Mobile Social Media Data. Journal of Travel Research. 57(7), 883-898.
  • Wong, I.K.A., Law, R., & Zhao, X. (2018). Time-Variant Pleasure Travel Motivations and Behaviors. Journal of Travel Research, 57(4), 437-452.
  • Wang, L., Fong, D. & Law, R. (2018). Length of stay: its determinants and outcomes. Journal of Travel Research. 57(4), 472-482.
  • Vu, H.Q., Li, G., Law, R., & Zhang, Y. (2018) Travel Diaries Analysis by Sequential Rule Mining. Journal of Travel Research. 57(3), 399-413.
  • Wang, L., Fang, B., & Law, R. (2018). Effect of air quality in the place of origin on outbound tourism demand: Disposable income as a moderator. Tourism Management. 68, 152-161.
  • Liu, X., Schuckert, M, & Law, R. (2018) Utilitarianism and knowledge growth during status seeking: Evidence from text-mining of online reviews. Tourism Management. 66, 38-46.
  • Sun, S. Fong, D. & Law, R. (2018) Effect of distance decay on Chinese who travel to Macau. Annals of Tourism Research. 70, 105-107.