Dr. Au is an Associate Professor in the School of Hotel & Tourism Management. He received his B.Sc. (Hons) degree in hotel & catering management from Surrey University in U.K., a Master Degree in information technology at Nottingham University, and a Ph.D. in information systems management at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Prior to joining the School of Hotel & Tourism Management in 1993, Dr. Au has worked in the London Hilton Hotel and Gardner Merchant Ltd. in the United Kingdom, which provided him with a solid foundation in hotel and catering management. Upon returning to Hong Kong, he has worked in the Grand Hyatt hotel as Senior EDP officer. Such experiences are valuable for Dr. Au to gradually develop his research focus in areas related to information technology management in the hospitality and tourism industries.

• PhD (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
• MA (University of Nottingham)
• BSc (Hons) (University of Surrey)

• CHE (American Hotel & Lodging Association)
  

• Hotel and Tourism Technology Management