Dr Stuart So

About me:

Dr Stuart So is a Lecturer in Environmental Analytics and the Programme Director for MSc Business Analytics at the University of Exeter Business School. He received his doctorate from Macquarie University and completed his fellowship at the City University of Hong Kong. Stuart has published more than 50 research articles in major peer-reviewed journals and conferences (Stuart So - Google Scholar). He received two best paper awards and a research acknowledgment prize from the IEEE Conference, ANZAM Conference, and University of Melbourne respectively. His research includes operations, supply chain, and information management focusing on supply chain and operations sustainability, renewable energy, life cycle assessment, and circular economy and climate mitigation. Stuart also pursues data science research with a particular interest in AI/ML, NLP, recommendation systems, and time-series analysis.

Stuart teaches environmental analytics, operations analytics, business projects, and dissertations. In Hong Kong, Stuart taught MIS at the University of Hong Kong and Business Sustainability at Hong Kong Baptist University. On the other hand, He conducted research at the City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. Stuart previously taught at the University of Melbourne and the University of Queensland in Australia.

Stuart is an editorial board member for reputable journals from Emerald, MDPI, and IGI Global. Stuart has been the Guest Editor for Sustainability (MDPI) and Library: High-Tech (Emerald), and the Book Editor for InTech Open.

Professionally, Stuart provided consulting on supply chain decarbonisation, life cycle assessment, and lean management. He holds a Certified Carbon Auditor (CCA) qualification from the Energy Institute (UK) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) from ISACA (USA). He is also an IRCA-certified ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Auditor and ISO22000 Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) Internal Auditor. Last but not least, Stuart is a certified PRINCE 2 practitioner.

Interests:

• Operations and environmental sustainability

• Operations and supply chain management

• Information management, data science, and business analytics

Qualifications:

Doctor of Business Administration (Macq.)

Master of Business Administration (Macq.)

Master of Science in Psychology (SHU)

Master of Electronic Commerce (HKMU)

Master of Management in IT Management (Macq.)

Certificate in Cognitive Psychology (HKU)

Certificate in Mathematical Studies (PolyU)