Senior Lecturer
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr Pauli Lai is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She specializes in databases and programming, with a keen focus on leveraging AI and EdTech to enhance teaching methodologies. Passionate about innovative pedagogies, she has led several funded projects totalling over 4.6 million. Dr Lai received several honours, including the eLearning Forum Asia Silver Award in 2022 and the Faculty Outstanding Teacher Award in 2024. Her interdisciplinary team also won the Smart Omnichannel Campus Gold Award and the Global Education Award at the 2024 QS Reimagine Education Awards—an event often referred to as the "Oscars" of the education sector!