Ir Dr Ho To Sum, George holds a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where he taught a diverse range of academic subjects with a focus on Decision Analytics, System Simulation, and Service Operations across both undergraduate and master’s programs. Since joining The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong in 2018, he has been honored with the University’s Teaching Excellence Award in 2021 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to education.

As a Principal Investigator and Project Leader, Dr. Ho has successfully secured over HK$14.2 million in research funding across 14 projects. His leadership has driven fruitful collaborations with prominent commercial organizations such as PCCW, MTR Corporation Limited, Pok Oi Hospital, and Sino Parking Services Limited. Notably, three of his innovative research projects were awarded the prestigious Silver Award at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions consecutively in 2023, 2024, and 2025. He also holds 6 patents, underscoring his commitment to impactful innovation.

Dr. Ho's prolific research output includes over 180 publications in leading international journals and conferences. His work has been widely published in reputable journals such as Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, International Journal of Production Economics, Decision Support Systems, International Journal of Production Research, and Expert Systems with Applications. More than 130 of his papers are indexed in SCI/SSCI databases, and his Scopus h-index, excluding self-citations, stands at an impressive 37. In recognition of his scholarly excellence, Dr. Ho was named among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University in 2021. Additional recognitions include Top 0.5% scholar in the field of Expert Systems according to ScholarGPS in 2022 and Top 0.45% scholar across all fields as recognized by ScholarGPS in 2024.

His expertise and leadership extend to editorial and professional service roles, currently serving as Associate Editor for the “International Journal of Engineering Business Management” and the “International Journal of Software Science and Computational Intelligence”. He is also a member of the Editorial Review Board for the “International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing” and the “International Journal of Green Business”, and also the International Editorial Advisory Committee for the “Industrial Engineering and Management Journal”. Dr. Ho also serves as Vice-President of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (Hong Kong), reflecting his commitment to advancing the profession.