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Other Name(s)
Byron Choi
Chinese Name
Biography
Dr. Choi obtained his Ph.D. and MSE degrees in Computer and Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) in 2006 and 2001, respectively. He received his BEng degree in Computer Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Dr. Choi was an Assistant Professor with Nanyang Technological University (NTU), 2005-2008. He was a research associate at the University of Edinburgh in 2005. He visited HKUST theoretical computer science group in 2003. His publications appear in IEEE TKDE, VLDBJ, ACM SIGMOD, PVLDB/VLDB, IEEE ICDE, WWW, CIKM, AAAI, and IJCAI before. Dr. Choi is awarded a distinguished program committee member from ACM SIGMOD 2021. Dr. Choi received the best reviewers award from ACM CIKM 2021. He received the distinguished reviewer award from PVLDB 2019. Dr. Choi is the recipient of the HKBU President's Award for Outstanding Performance in Individual Teaching 2022 and the HKBU President's Award for Outstanding Young Researcher 2016. Dr. Choi is the director of a Croucher Foundation Advanced Study Institute (ASI) titled "Frontiers in Big Data Graph Research" 2015. Dr. Choi serves as the ACM SIGMOD information co-director since September 2021.
Research Interests
Visual graph query processing
Time series analysis
Database security
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Exploring the role of big data analytics in promoting smart low-carbon cities: A human-centered, community-based, and deep engagement approach in Hong Kong
MAH, D. N., CHAN, M. H., CHEUNG, D. M., CHOI, B., CHUN, K. P., GUO, Y., LO, T. S. K., NG, K. S. K., ZHOU, Q., Deng, L., Huang, L., HUI, D. P. K., Lam, K. H., Lee, T., Leung, K. H. M., McLellan, B., Siu, A. & Yun, S.
30/06/21 → 29/06/24
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Privacy-preserving Linear Algebra Framework for Graph Query Algorithms for Massive Networks
1/01/17 → 31/12/20
Project: Research project
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Exploratory Search on Graph Databases through Subgraph Query Feedback
1/01/16 → 31/12/18
Project: Research project
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Data-driven Visual Query Interfaces for Graphs: Past, Present, and (Near) Future
Bhowmick, S. S. & Choi, B. K. K., 11 Jun 2022, SIGMOD '22: Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Management of Data. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 2441-2447 7 p. (Proceedings of the ACM SIGMOD International Conference on Management of Data).Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Distributed D-core Decomposition over Large Directed Graphs
Liao, X., Liu, Q., Jiang, J., Huang, X., Xu, J. & Choi, B., Apr 2022, In: Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment. 15, 8, p. 1546–1558 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Efficient Shapelet Discovery for Time Series Classification
Li, G., Choi, B., Xu, J., Bhowmick, S. S., Chun, K. P. & Wong, G. L. H., Mar 2022, In: IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering. 34, 3, p. 1149-1163 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fast Network K-function-based Spatial Analysis
Chan, T. N., U, L. H., Peng, Y., Choi, B. K. K. & Xu, J., Jul 2022, In: Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment. 15, 11, p. 2853-2866 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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FLAG: Towards Graph Query Autocompletion for Large Graphs
Yi, P., Li, J., Choi, B., Bhowmick, S. S. & Xu, J., Jun 2022, In: Data Science and Engineering. 7, 2, p. 175–191 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Best Paper Nomination
ZHU, Xuliang (Recipient), HUANG, Xin (Recipient), CHOI, Byron (Recipient) & XU, Jianliang (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Award
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Distinguished Program Committee Member, the ACM International Conference on Management of Data (SIGMOD), 2021
CHOI, Koon Kau (Recipient), Jun 2021
Prize: Other distinction
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Hong Kong uses novel computation methods to develop COVID-19 hotspot map
Jianliang XU, Byron CHOI & Tsz Nam CHAN
18/11/22
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浸大推新冠確診個案分布圖 實時掌握各地區風險水平
Jianliang XU, Byron CHOI & Tsz Nam CHAN
14/11/22
1 Media contribution
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HKBU-led research team launches Hong Kong COVID-19 hotspot map
Jianliang XU, Byron CHOI & Tsz Nam CHAN
14/11/22
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