Professor Tak Wing Yiu

I started my professorial appointment in the School of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney, in January 2023. I have 18 years of experience with three universities in Hong Kong (City University of Hong Kong) and New Zealand (University of Auckland and Massey University).

My major research interest is in the field of Construction Management, focusing on researching human behaviors from technology adoption, health & safety, contract management, ethics, and dispute resolution perspectives. I am also interested in investigating the opportunities (economic and social benefits) and risks (privacy, data-sharing & security, ethics) of technological adoptions in the Built Environment. My research is multi- and inter-disciplinary. Collaboration always extends to Engineering, Law, Psychology, and Computer Science. Given the significance of digital transformation in the Built Environment, I have recently started to research construction informatics - Virtual Reality (VR), Blockchain Technology (BCT), and Artificial Intelligence (AI). 

As of today, I have already produced more than 100 research outputs, including international refereed journal articles, research monographs, book chapters, and conference papers. His research networks cover different countries/regions such as New Zealand, Hong Kong, Mainland China, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United States of America, Japan, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom. I am currently the Associate Editor of an international journal (ASCE Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction) and was the Associate Editor of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)’s International Journal Management, Procurement and Law. I am also the Editorial Board Member of an international journal - Safety Science.

In terms of administrative responsibilities, I was an elected member of the Senate (also known as Academic Board) and Deputy Head of Department (Academic) at the University of Auckland. I was the Research Lead of the School of the Built Environment, Massey University, New Zealand. In these roles, I have actively advised and contributed to strategy- and/or policy-related matters at the School and University levels. I also actively serve two major professional institutions, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), as Assessor for various professional activities (e.g., Assessment of Professional Competence and Accreditations of Construction Programmes).  I am a Member of the College of Assessors, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), New Zealand, and the External Assessor of the Research Grants Council (RGC) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.