General Information

I am a PhD student, supervised by Dr. Nevin Zhang. I was admitted in Fall 2004. Before that, I had been working for 3 years mainly as an software developer. I am a MPhil and BEng graduate from HKUST.

Research Interests

Clustering, latent variable models, graphical models, Markov decision processes, reinforcement learning

Publications

• Poon, L. K. M., N. L. Zhang, T. Chen, Tengfei Liu, and Y. Wang (2010). Using Bayesian Networks for Model-Based Multiple Clusterings: An Example of Exploratory Analysis on NBA Data. In The First International Workshop on Advanced Methodologies for Bayesian Networks (AMBN 2010). [Abstract]
• Poon, L. K. M., N. L. Zhang, T. Chen, and Y. Wang (2010). Variable selection in model-based clustering: To do or to facilitate. In Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 2010). [PDF] [Java Implementation]
• Tianfang Wang, Nevin L. Zhang, Yan Zhao, Yi Wang, Xiuyan Wu, Shihong Yuan, Zhiyu Wang, Caifeng Du, Wenjie Xu, Chunguang Yu, Tao Chen, Kin Man Poon, Qingguo Wang (2009). Latent structure models and their application in TCM syndrome research (in Chinese). Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 32(8), 519-526.
• K.M. Poon. A fast heuristic algorithm for decision-theoretic planning. Master's Thesis, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2001. [PDF] [more than 20 citations]

Education

• PhD Student in Computer Science, Now
  Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  Supervisor: Dr. Nevin Zhang
  
• Master of Philosophy in Computer Science, 2001
  Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  Supervisor: Dr. Nevin Zhang
  
• Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering, 1999
  Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Work Experience

• Reuters, 2004
• Electronic Data Systems, 2001-2004

Courses

• Courses tutored / tutoring
• Courses taken

Interests

• Basketball