KEYNOTE / INVITED TALKS
(2023) at Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR), University of Southampton, UK.
(2023) at HKCSS Convention cum Hong Kong Social Service Expo 2023, Hong Kong, China.
(2023) at International Symposium on Colour Imaging and Metaverse, Hong Kong, China.
(2022) at RGC Public Science Lecture, Hong Kong, China.
(2022) at IDW'22, Japan.
(2020) at Global Webinar Series, Strathclyde, Scotland.
(2020) at VIMS2020, Hong Kong, China.
(2020) at BME2020, Hong Kong, China.
(2019) at GBA-IAS 2019, Shenzhen, China.
(2019) at Congress on Motion Sickness, Iceland.
(2018) at EMSD Symposium, Hong Kong, China.
(2018) at HKIE(BME), Hong Kong, China.
(2017) at VIMS2017, Canada.
(2017) at Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Niigata University, Special Keynote lecture for Corporations, Japan.
(2017) at IEEE 6th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2017), Japan.
(2017) at Chinese CHI 2017, Guangzhou.
(2016) at EMSD Summit 2016, Hong Kong, China.
(2015) at VIMS2015, Japan.
(2014) at HKIE's BME2014, Hong Kong, China.
(2012) at the 1st HFES of the Philippines Conference in conjunction with the 5th AUN/SEED-Net Conference on Manufacturing Engineering, Philippines.
(2007) at VIMS2007, Hong Kong, China.
(2005) at the Winter Conference of the Vision Society of Japan, Japan.
(2004) at ISO IWA3, Japan.

2024
Zhao, Y., Wei, Y., Wang, Y.X., So, Richard H.Y., Chan, C.H. Chetwyn, Cheung, T.F. Raymond and Wilkins, Arnold (in press) Identification of human cerebral cortical hemodynamic response to passive whole-body movement using near-infrared spectroscopy. Frontiers of Neurology. IF = 3.4.

2023
Castro-Garcia, A.C., Ching, P.L., So, Richard H. Y. , Cheng, S., Boonyubol, S. and Cross, J.S. (2023) Prediction of Higher Heating Values in Bio-Oil from Solvothermal Biomass Conversion and Bio-Oil Upgrading Given Discontinuous Experimental Conditions. ACS Omerga 2023, 8, 41, 38148-38159. IF=4.13. Open access. Open access article: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.3c04275.     [pdf file]

Dizmen, Coskun and So, Richard H. Y. (2023) Vection induced by a pair of patches of synchronized visual motion stimuli covering total field of views as small as 10 square-degrees. i-Perception 2023, Vol. 14(5), 1–16. Open access. Open access article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37766824/.     [pdf file]

Odinaev, I., Wong, K.L., Chin, J.W., Goyal, R., Chan, T.T. and So, R.H.Y. (2023) Robust Heart Rate Variability Measurement from Facial Videos. Bioengineering 2023, 10(7), 851; 18 July 2023 (IF=5.05), 10, 851.    Open access article: https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10070851.     [pdf file]

Wei, Yue., Wang, Yixuan., Okazak, Yuka O., Kitajo, Keiichi. and So, Richard H. Y. (2023) Motion sickness resistant people showed suppressed steady-state visually evoked potential (SSVEP) under vection-inducing stimulation. Cognitive Neurodynamics, 17 July 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11571-023-09991-7 (IF=3.47). [pdf file]

Qiu, C.C., Chin, K.W., Wong, K.L., Chan, T.T., He, Y.D. and So, R. (2023) Remote mass facial temperature screening in varying ambient temperatures and distances. IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops (CVPRW 2023), 18-22 June 2023, Vancouver, Canada. CVF Open Access     [pdf file]

CHEN, S.T., HO, S.K., Chin, J.W., Luo, K.H., Chan, T.T., So, R.H.Y. and Wong, K.L. (2023) Deep learning-based image enhancement for robust remote photoplethysmography in various illumination scenarios. IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops (CVPRW 2023), 18-22 June 2023, Vancouver, Canada. CVF Open Access     [pdf file]

Odinaev, I., Chin, J.W., Luo, K.H., Zhang, K. So, R.H.Y. and Wong, K.L. (2023) Optimizing Camera Exposure Control Settings for Remote Vital Sign Measurements in Low-Light Environments. IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops (CVPRW 2023), 18-22 June 2023, Vancouver, Canada. CVF Open Access .     [pdf file]

Ching, P.L., Chan,T.T., He, Y.D., Qiu, C.C., So, R.H.Y. and Jia, J. (2023) Data-Driven and Optics-Inspired Decomposition of Global Pupil Swim in VR/AR for an Improved Perception Model of Motion Discomfort. SID Display Week Symposium 2023, LA, 20-26 May 2023. Session 71. [pdf file]

So, R. H. Y. (2023) Postural Instability and Disorientations of Drivers and Audiences in Metaverses. International Symposium on Colour Imaging and Metaverse, 27-28 January, 2023, HK Polytechnic Univeristy, Hong Kong, China.

So, R. H. Y. (2023) How Innovations and Big-data Solutions Must Meet Customer Expectations To Improve ESG for Elderly Care Homes, HKCSS Convention cum Hong Kong Social Service Expo 2023, 15 February 2023, HKCSS, Hong Kong, China.

2022
Man, P.K., Cheung, K.L., Sangsiri, N., Shek, W.J., Wong, K.L., Chin, J.W., Chan, T.T. and So, R. H. Y. (2022) Blood Pressure Measurement: From Cuff-Based to Contactless Monitoring. Healthcare, 10(10), 2113; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10102113. Open Access.     [pdf file]

Odinaev, I., Prae-arporn, P., Wong, K. L., Chin, J. W., Chan, T. T., Goyal, R. & So, R. H. Y. (2022) Camera-based heart rate variability and stress measurement from facial videos.The IEEE/ACM international conference on Connected Health: Applications, Systems and Engineering Technologies (CHASE) - a leading international conference in the field of connected health, November 17-19, 2022, Washington D.C., USA.     [pdf file]

Wong, K. L., Chin, J. W., Chan, T. T., Prae-arporn, K. & So, R. H. Y. (2022) Vitals: Camera-based Physiological Monitoring and Health Management Platform. The IEEE/ACM international conference on Connected Health: Applications, Systems and Engineering Technologies (CHASE) - a leading international conference in the field of connected health, November 17-19, 2022, Washington D.C., USA.     [pdf file]

So, R. H. Y., Ching, P.M.L., Chan, T.T.T. and Jia, J. (2022) Can we maintain space constancy in virtual environments? The 29th International Display Workshops (IDW '22), 14-16, December 2022, Fukuoka, Japan.     [pdf file]

Lou, R., Mérienne, F., So, R. H. Y., Chan, T.T. and Bechmann, D. (2022) Geometric simplification for reducing optic flow in VR. The 21st IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2022), 17-21, October, 2022, Singapore.     [pdf file]

Chan, T.T., Wang, Y.X., So, R.H.Y. and Jia, J. (2022) Predicting Subjective Discomfort Associated with Lens Distortion in VR Headsets During Vestibulo-Ocular Response to VR Scenes. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, VOL.29, NO.8, AUGUST 2023. PMID: 35439136 DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2022.3168190 (IF=4.579) .     [pdf file]

Ching, P.M.L., Mayol, A.P., San Juan, J.L.G., So, R.H.Y., Sy, C.L., Mandia, E., Ubando, A.T. and Culaba, A.B. (2022) Early prediction of Spirulina platensis biomass yield for biofuel production using machine learning. Accepted for publication in Journal of Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 24, 2283-2293. 28 April 2022 (IF=3.636).     [pdf file]

Wong, K. L., Chin, J. W., Chan, T. T., Odinaev, I., Suhartono, K., Kang, T., & So, R. H. Y. (2022) Optimising rPPG Signal Extraction by Exploiting Facial Surface Orientation. Open access: IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops. 19-24, June 2022, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Acceptance rate 25.3%)

Lou, R., So, R. H. Y. and Bechmann, D. (2022) Geometric deformation for reducing optic flow and cybersickness dose value in VR. EuroGraphics 2022. The 43rd Annual Conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics, 25-29 April, France.     [pdf file]

Ching, P. M. L., Zou, X., Wu, D., So, R. H. Y. and Chen, G.H. (2022) Development of a wide-range soft sensor for predicting wastewater BOD using an eXtreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) machine. Environmental Research (IF=6.498), 210, July 2022, 112953.     [pdf file]

He, Y.D., Wang, H., Chen, Q.F. and So, R. H. Y. (2022) Harvesting Partially-disjoint time-frequency information for improving degenerate unmixing estimation technique. Accepted for ICASSP 2022 (IEEE Signal Processing Society’s flagship conference on signal processing and its applications), 22-27 May, Singapore.
Presentation Time at ICASSP is Tuesday, 10 May, 21:00 - 21:45 (Singapore Time, UTC +8)     [pdf file]

2021
Ching, P. M. L., So, R. H. Y. and Morck, T. (2021). Advances in soft sensors for Wastewater Treatment Plants: A systematic review. Journal of Water Process Engineering, Vol.44, Dec 2021, 102367. (IF=5.48).     [pdf file]

Cheng, C.H,. Wong, K.L., Chin, J.W, Chan, T.T. and So, R.H.Y. (2021) Deep Learning Methods for Remote Heart Rate Measurement: A Review and Future Research Agenda. Accepted for Sensors (IF=3.576).     [pdf file]

Wijesinghe, L.P., Wohlgemuth, M.J., So, R.H.Y., Triesch, J., Moss, C.F. and Shi, B.E. (2021) Active head rolls enhance sonar-based auditory localization performance. Accepted for PLOS Computational Biology (IF=4.475). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008973     [pdf file]

Chin, J.E., Wong, K.L.. Chan, T.T., Suhartono, K. and So, R.H.Y. (2021) An Infrared Thermography Model Enabling Remote Body Temperature Screening Up to 10 Meters. Accepted for 2021 IEEE CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops (CVPRW), 19-25 June, Virtual online.     [pdf file]     (23.7% acceptance rate)

WANG, Y.X., DU, B., WEI, Y. and So, R.H.Y. (2021) Visually induced roll circular vection: Do effects of stimulation velocity differ for supine and upright participants? Frontier in Virtual Reality. Special Issue on Cybersickness.     [pdf file]

Ching, P.M.L., Zhou, X., Wu, D., So, R.H.Y. and Chen, G.H. (2021) Development of an XGBoost-Based Soft Sensor for Wastewater Monitoring. Accepted for the 5th IWA Specialized International Conference on Ecotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment (EcoSTP) 2021 - June 21-25, 2021 - Milan, Italy.

2020
Wang, Y.X. and So, R.H.Y. (2020) SSVEP power shift during vection differs with visually induced motion sickness. Proceedings of 7th International Symposium on Visually Induced Motion Sensations (VIMS2020), HKUST, Hong Kong. 14-16 Dec., 2020.

Chin, J.W., Wong, K.L., Suhartono, K., Chan, T.T., Lau, H.F., So, R.H.Y., Wong S.M. and Pan, D. (2020) Rapid tempertaure screening and suspect tracking in a moving crowd. Proceedings of BME2020, HKIE HQ, Hong Kong. 27-28 Nov., 2020.

So, R.H.Y. (2020) Keynote talk Role of Biomedical Engineers in Flighting COVID-19 pandamic in Hong Kong, 27-28 November 2020, BME2020, Hong Kong.

Ching, P.M.L., Mayol, A.P., San Juan, J.L.G., Calapatia, A. So, R.H.Y., Sy, C. and Ubando, A. and Culaba, A. (in press) AI Methods for Modeling the Vacuum Drying Characteristics of Chlorococcum infusionum for Algal Biofuel Production. Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability (PIOS).

Chen, B., Wang, H., Wei, Y. and So, R.H.Y. (2020) Truth-To-Estimate Ratio Mask: A Post-processing Method For Speech Enhacement Direct At Low Signal-to-noise Ratios. International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2020), Virtual Barcelona, Spain, 4-8 May 2020.     [pdf file]

2019
Wei, Y., Okazaki, Y.O. So, R.H.Y., Chu, W.C.W. and Kitajo, K. (2019) Dynamic EEG Signatures for Motion Sickness Susceptibility: Excessive N2 Amplitudes and Impaired Theta-band Phase Locking under Vection-inducing Stimulation. NeuroImage, Vol.202, 15 Nov 2019, 116028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116028     [pdf file] IF=5.8

Wang, H., Chen, B. and So, R.H.Y. (2019) Optimal modular neural network model for multisensory integration. GBA-IAS 2019, 16-18 December, Shenzhen.

Hui, J., He, Y.D., Wang, T.Y.. Chen, S.T. and So, R.H.Y. (2019) Preliminary study on overfitting in deep-learning speech separation model. GBA-IAS 2019, 16-18 December, Shenzhen.

He, Y.D., Hui, J. and So, R.H.Y. (2019) A Pilot Study on Combination Methods for Audio Source Extraction With Reverberation. GBA-IAS 2019, 16-18 December, Shenzhen.

Chen, B., Wang, H. and So, R.H.Y. (2019) Facing the noise over-estimation issue for monaural speech enhancement: the recover mask for time-frequency units learned by bi-LSTM. GBA-IAS 2019, 16-18 December, Shenzhen.

Hui, J., Wei, Y. Chen, S.T. and So, R.H.Y. (2019) Effects of base-frequency and spectral envelope on deep-learning speech separation and recognition models. Interspeech 2019, 16-19 September, Austria.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y. (2019) Fighting sensory conflict: a case for cortical coordination with EEG evidence. 15th European Society for Clinical Evaluation of Balance Disorders Meeting, 7 July 2019, Iceland. [Invited Paper]

So, R.H.Y. (2019) Keynote talk Vection: Beauty and the Beast. Congess on Motion Sickness, 7-10 July 2019, Iceland.

Li, R.Y.C., Chin, N.J.W., Wang, Y.X. and So, R.H.Y. (2019) Automatic Instance-edge Detection Network (AID-Net) - Vertebral Edge Detection by Deep Learning. 53th ESCI2019 Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. 22-24 May, Coimbra, Portugal.

Berg, S.A., Seo, S.Y. and So, R.H.Y. (2019) Application of Optical Character Recognition with Tesseract in Logistics Management, 6(2), pp.1-20.

2018
Che-Nordin, N., Deng, M., Griffith, J.F., Leung, J.C.S., Kwok, A.W.L., Zhu, Y.Q., So, R.H.Y., Kwok, T.C.Y., Leung, T.P.C. and Wang, Y.X.J. (2018) Prevalent osteoporotic vertebral fractures more likely involve the upper endplate than the lower endplate and even more so in males. Annals of Translational Medicine, 6(22), article number 442, p. 1-9. [IF=3.93]

Chin, N., Law, S., and So, R.H.Y. (2018) Keynote talk A Smart Fever Screen System. EMSD Symposium, 15-16, Nov., 20186, Hong Kong Sciences Park, Hong Kong.

Karunarathne, B., Wang, T.Y., So, R.H.Y., Kam, A.C.S. and Meddis, R. (2018) Adversarial relationship between combined medial olivocochlear (MOC) and middle-ear-muscle (MEM) reflexes and alarm-in-noise detection thresholds under negative signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs). Hearing Research, 367, pp.124-128. [IF=3.2] [pdf file]

Zhang, J.G. So, R.H.Y., and Meddis, R. (2018) �@����?���U�v���ΧU�v??����?������k. 2018 �_��??�v�O?�j? (Beijing International Audiology Conference), 1-3 June 2018, Beijing, China.

So, R.H.Y. (2018) Visually induced motion sickness and vection. Invited Talk at Panel Session. HFES 2018 International Annual Meeting, 1-5 Oct 2018, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Mo, Ronald, So, R.H.Y., and Horner, A. 2018. "Investigating into How Convolution Reverberation Effects the Space of Instrument Emotional Characteristics," International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Daegu, Korea, 5-10 Aug 2018, pp. 217-222. (regular paper) (31% acceptance rate)

Chin, J.W., Wong, T.W. and So, R.H.Y. (2018) Innovations in Crowd Management: An Integration of Visual Closure, Anthropometry, and Computer Vision. Triennial Congress of International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018). 25-31 August, Florence, Italy.

Wei, Y., ZHENG, J. and So, R.H.Y. (2018) Allocating less attention to central vision during vection is correlated with less motion sickness. Ergonomics, 61(7), pp.933-946. [pdf file]

2017
Guo, C.C.T., Chen, D.J.Z., Wei, I.Y. and So, R.H.Y. (2017) Correlations between individual susceptibility to visually induced motion sickness and decaying time constant of after-nystagmus, Applied Ergonomics, 63, 1-8. [pdf file]

Wu, R.X., Yu, G.Z., So, R.H.Y. (2017) Key anthropometric parameters of pinna correlate with individualized head-related transfer functions. Internoise 2017, 27-30, August, Hong Kong, China.

Zhang, J.G. and So, R.H.Y. (2017) An improved method of Audio suppression for hearing devices and systems. The International Workshop on the Impact of Auditory and Visual Impairment and its Community Care Solutions (AVICCS 2017), Shenzhen Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Oct., China.

Wei, Y., Fu, X. and So, R.H.Y. (2017) Does your attention allocation affect how motion sick you can get? Contemporary Ergonomics 2017. 304 pp.

So, R.H.Y., Chu, B., Jin, J., Mok, P. and Lam, S.Y. (2017) MISTAKES, LESSONS, MORE MISTAKES: That's EXPERIENTIAL: an experiential extension of IELM2100: a controlled parallel trial. Excellent Teachers on Teaching Excellence 2017 Symposium, Dec, 2017, Hong Kong.

So, R.H.Y., Wei, Y., Wang, Y.X. and Yang, J.X. (2017) Eye Movements and Visually Induced Motion Sickness. VIMS2017, Toronto, 15-17 Nov., Canada.

Mo, Ronald, So, R.H.Y., and Horner, A. 2017. "How Does Parametric Reverberation Change The Space of Instrument Emotional Characteristics?" International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Shanghai, China, 15-20 Oct 2017, pp. 279-284. (regular paper)

Wei, Y., So, R.H.Y. and Chen D.J.Z. (2017) Plenary Talk Frequency Responses of Visually Induced Motion Sickness. VIMS2017, Toronto, 15-17 Nov., Canada.

So, R.H.Y., Wei, Y. and Chen D.J.Z. (2017) Invited TalkVection Provoked by Visual Oscillation: Is Frequency the Major Determining Factor? IEEE 6th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics(GCCE2017), 24-27 Oct., Japan.

Wei, Y., ZHENG, J. and So, R.H.Y. (2017) Duration of vection generated by rotating dot patterns in peripheral correlates with VEP suppression in central visual field. Vision Sciences Society Seventeenth Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, Florida, May 19-24, 2017.

Fu, X., Wei, Y., Chen, D.J.Z. and So, R.H.Y. (2017) Do Yaw Visual Oscillations at the Same Frequency Produce Similar Vection? Vision Sciences Society Seventeenth Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, Florida, May 19-24, 2017.

2016
So, R.H.Y. and Shi, B. (2016) Keynote talkExoskeletons for the Elderly: Challenges in Control Interfaces. EMSD Summit-Imaginnovate HK, 17-18, Nov., 2016, Hong Kong Sciences Park, Hong Kong.

Vickers, P., Worrall, D. and So, R. (2016) Special issue on sonification. Displays, 47, pp.1-50.

Mo, R., So, R.H.Y. and Horner, A. (2016) An Investigation into How Reverberation Effects the Space of Instrument Emotional Characteristics. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 64(12), pp.988-1002.

Cheong, Y.H., So, R.H.Y. and Wilkins, A. (2016) How vertical stripes affect recognition of Chinese characters. Vision Sciences Society Annual Conference (VSS 2016), 13-18 May, Florida, USA.

Chen, D., Bao B., Zhao Y., So, R.H.Y. (2016) Visually induced motion sickness when viewing visual oscillations of different frequencies along the fore-and-aft axis: Keeping velocity constant versus amplitude constant. Ergonomics, 59(4), 582-590.     [pdf file]

2015
So, R.H.Y., Rodd, J.A. and Nalivaiko, E. (2015) The science of visually induced motion sickness and its impact on cancer treatment. Keynote talk. The 5th International Symposium on Visual Image Safety (VIMS 2015), the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 15-17 Sept.

Tu, L.L., Lu, Z., Dieser, K., Schmitt, C., Ingebrandt, S., Yeung, C.K., Nalivaiko, E., So, R.H.Y., Andrews, P.L.R., Fan X. and Rudd, J.A. (2015) Centrally-located Histamine H1 receptors are Involved in Motion-Induced Emesis in Suncus murinus (House Musk Shrew). Biology and Control of Nausea and Vomiting 2015, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, October 23-24.

Wei, Y., Bao, B., So, R.H.Y. and Wong, M.K.Y. (2015) Heading Discrimination Thresholds and Lateral Heading Detection Thresholds When Exposed to Low-frequency Linear Motion. Proceedings of the 59th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 26-30 Oct., LA, USA.     [pdf file]

Dizmen, C. and So, R.H.Y. (2015) Vection Perception During Exposure to Visual Motion of Narrow Field of Views. The 5th International Symposium on Visual Image Safety (VIMS 2015), the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 15-17 Sept. [pdf file]

Cheong, Y.H., So, R.H.Y. and Wilkins, A. (2015) A Pilot Study on Reading Chinese Characters with Vertical Stripes. The 5th International Symposium on Visual Image Safety (VIMS 2015), the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 15-17 Sept.

Karunarathne, B., So, R.H.Y. (2015) Tonal Detection in Noise: An Auditory Neuroscience Insight. Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) Focused program on Computational Neuroscience: a bridge to Artificial Intelligence, HKUST.

2014
Nalivaiko, E., Rudd, J.A. and So, R.H.Y. (2014) Motion sickness, nausea and thermoregulation: the toxic hypothesis. Temperature, 1:3, pp.164-171. [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y. and Lam, S.T. (2014) Factors affecting the appreciation generated through applying human factors/ergonomics (HFE) principles to systems of work. APPLIED ERGONOMICS. Vol.45(1), pp.99-109.     [pdf file]

Chen, D. and So, R. (2014) Speed judgments of background motion and illusion of self-motion when viewing sinusoidal visual stimuli along fore-and-aft axis with different frequencies and velocities. Proceedings of the Vision Sciences Society (VSS) meeting, 16-21 May, 2014, St. Pete Beach, FL., USA. Journal of Vision , 14 (10), 1356. doi:10.1167/14.10.1356

Bao, B. and So, R.H.Y. (2014) Perception of self-motion headings when subjected to near-threshold visual and inertial motion. Contemporary Ergonomics 2014 (Eds: Sarah Sharples & Steven Shorrock), Taylor & Francis, pp.41-48.     [pdf file]

Karunarathne, B., So, R.H.Y. and Kam, A.C.S. (2014) Alarm vigilance in the presence of 80dBA pink noise with negative signal-to-noise ratios. Contemporary Ergonomics 2014 (Eds: Sarah Sharples & Steven Shorrock), Taylor & Francis, pp.443-449.     [pdf file]

Karunarathne, B., So, R.H.Y. and Kam, A.C.S. (2014) Effects of Presentation Method & Duration on Alarm Detection Threshold in the Presence of Loud Pink Nois. 167th Meeting of Acoustical Society of America, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 5-9 May 2014.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, v. 135, (4), April 2014.

So, R.H.Y. (2014) Computational Ergonomics. Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) Focused program on Neural Engineering, HKUST.

So, R.H.Y. (2014) Computational Ergonomics. Keynote talk at the Biomedical Engineering Conference 2014. The biennial conference organzied by the Biomedical Discipline in the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE).

2013
Neil Mansfield, Roger Haslam, Mark Young, Sue Hignett, Richard So, Thurman Lockhart, Stephen Bao, Neville Stanton and Wen-Ruey Chang (2013) Ergonomic vs. Ergonomics: acknowledging the etymology. Ergonomics.

Li, Li and So, R.H.Y. (2013) The applied issues in visual perception and action: preface to a special issue. DISPLAYS, 34(2), pp.95-186.

Zhao, Y., So, R.H.Y., Chan, C., Cheung, R. and Wilkins, A. (2013) Cortical responses of human to linear and circular whole-body motion - a Near-Infrared Spectroscopy study. Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium of Visual IMage Safety, Stratford Upon Avon, UK. (VIMS2013).

Guo, C.T., Tsoi, C.W., Wong, Y.L. and Yu, K.C. and So, R.H.Y. (2013) Visually induced motion sickness (VIMS) during game playing. Contemporary Ergonomics 2013 (Eds: Paul T. McCabe), Taylor & Francis.     [pdf file]

Zhao Y. and So R.H.Y. (2013) Surface cortices in humans that are responding to whole-body circular movement: a near-infrared spectroscopy study. The HKUST International Conference on Bio-medical Engineering, 10-11 Jan., Hong Kong.

2012
Guo, C.T., So R.H.Y. (2012) Effects of foveal retinal slip on visually induced motion sickness: a pilot study.Proceedings of the 56th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Oct., Boston, MA, USA, pp. 2560-2569.     [pdf file]

Chen, D., So, R., Kwok, K. and Cheung, R. (2012) Visually induced motion sickness after watching scenes oscillating at different frequencies and amplitudes. Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2012 (Eds: Paul McCabe), Taylor & Francis: Proceedings of the international conference on Ergonomics & Human Factors 2012, Blackpool, UK, 16-19 April 2012

So, R.H.Y. (2012) System Ergonomics: the way forward. The Keynote Lecture at the First Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of the Philippines Conference in conjunction with the 5th AUN/SEED-Net Conference on Manufacturing Engineering, Manila, Dec., 2012.

2011
So, R.H.Y., Wong, W.S., Yip, R., Lam, A., and Ting, P. (2011) Benefits of Matching Accommodative Demands to Vergence Demands in a Binocular Head-Mounted Display: A Study on Stereo Fusion Times. PRESENCE, 20(6), pp.545-558. .     [pdf file]

Horner, A., Beauchamp, J., and So, R.H.Y. (2011) Evaluation of Mel-Band and MFCC-based Error Metrics to Predict Discrimination of Spectrally Altered Musical Instrument Sounds. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 59(5), pp.290-303.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y., Leung, N.M., Horner, A., Braasch, J. and Leung, K.L. (2011) Effects of spectral manipulation on non-individualized head-related transfer functions (HRTFs). Human Factors, 53(3), pp.271-283.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y., Wong, K.P., Yuen, S.L., Tang, J., Yeung, H. and Liu, J. (2011) Virtual reality gaming for rehabilitation: an evaluation study with physio- and occupational therapists. The 10th International Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry, City University of Hong Kong, ACM SIGGRAPH VRCAI2011, 11-12 December 2011, Hong Kong.

Guo, C.T., Yang, J.X. and So, R.H.Y. (2011) The Effects of Optokinetic Nystagmus on Visually Induced Motion Sickness after the Confounding Effects of Retinal Slip is Controlled The 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision (APCV 2011), Hong Kong, 15-18 July 2011. In i-Perception, 2(4), 215. https://doi.org/10.1068/ic2152011

Yang, J.X., Guo, C.T., So, R.H.Y. and Cheung, R.T.F. (2011) Effects of Eye Fixation on visually induced motion sickness: are they caused by changes in retinal slip velocity? Proceedings of the 55th annual meeting of the Human Factors and ergonomics Society, 19-24 September, Las Vegas, USA.

Au, T.L. and So, R.H.Y. (2011) Towards mass-customizing up/down generic 3D sound cues for listeners: issues concerning intersubject variability. Proceedings of the AES 130th Convention, 14-16 May, London.

Guo, C.T., Ji, J.T.T. and So, R.H.Y. (2011) Could OKAN be an objective indicator of the susceptibility to visually induced motion sickness? Proceedings of IEEE Virtual Reality 2011, 19-23 March, Singapore. [Best Short Paper Award]

Chung, K.M., Ji, J.T.T. and So, R.H.Y. (2011) Manual control with time delays in an immersive virtual environment. Contemporary Ergonomics 2011 (Eds: Paul T. McCabe), Taylor & Francis.

Chen, W., Chen, J.Z and So, R.H.Y. (2011) Visually induced motion sickness: effects of translational visual motion along different axes. Contemporary Ergonomics 2011 (Eds: Paul T. McCabe), Taylor & Francis.

Wang, Z.F., So, R.H.Y., Chan, C.H. and Wilkins, A. (2011) Cortical Neural Response to Visual Navigation through a Virtual Environment. Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces 2011 (3DUI2011), 19-20 March, Singapore.

2010
So, R.H.Y. and Ujike, H. (2010) Visually induced motion sickness, visual stress and photosensitive epileptic seizures: what do they have in common? - Preface to the special issue. Applied Ergonomics, 41(4), pp.491-393.

So, R.H.Y., Ngan, B., Horner, A., Leung, K.L., Braasch, J. and Blauert, J. (2010) Toward orthogonal non-individualised head-related transfer functions for forward and backward directional sound: cluster analysis and an experimental study. Ergonomics, 53(6), pp.767-781.     [pdf file]

2009
Ji, T.T., So, R.H.Y. and Cheung, R.T.F. (2009) Isolating the Effects of Vection and Optokinetic Nystagmus on Optokinetic Rotation-Induced Motion Sickness. Human Factors, 51(5), pp.739-751.     [pdf file]

Horner, A., Beauchamp, J., and So, R.H.Y. (2009) Detection of time-varying harmonic amplitude alterations due to spectral interpolations between musical instrument tones. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 125 (1), pp. 492-502.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y. and Chow, E. (2009) Postural disturbance and vection when viewing visual stimulus oscillating in roll and fore-and-aft direction: effects of frequency. Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium of Visual IMage Safety, Utrecht, Netherlands (VIMS2009).

Ji, J.T.T., So, R.H.Y. and Cheung, R. (2009) A bi-computational model to predict visually induced nausea levels in the presence of vection. Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium of Visual IMage Safety, Utrecht, Netherlands (VIMS2009).

2008/7
So, R.H.Y. (2007) Visually Induced Motion Sickness. The opening Keynote Speech at the First International Symposium on Visually Induced Motion Sickness, Dec 2007, Hong Kong.
Kiryu, T. and So, R.H.Y. (2007) Sensation of Presence and Cybersickness in applications of Virtual Reality for Advanced Rehabilitation. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 4:34.     [pdf file]

Rossiter, D., Tsang, R. and So, R.H.Y. (2007) Beat Deviation for Tempo Estimation Algorithms. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 55 (11), pp. 967-980.

So, R.H.Y., Cheung, R., Chow, E., Ji, J. and Lam, Andrew (2007) (Eds) Visually Induced Motion Sickness, Fatigue, and Photosensitive Epileptic Seizures (VIMS2007) (Eds), Publisher: HKUST Publishing Technology Center. ISBN 978-988-98839-2-5. 140 pages.

So, R.H.Y. (2007)���H�]�u�{�O���~���W�ȡ�. A Chapter in ����ǴN�b�ͬ����� (Editor: Paul C.W. Chu) ����ӰȦL���] ISBN: 9789620763861.

Wong, W.S., Yip R., So R.H.Y., Huang H.C., Lam, A. and Ting, P. (2007) The Effects of Matching Lens Focus with Stereoscopic Depth Cues when Viewing Images Presented on a Head-Mounted Display. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Visually Induced Motion Sickness, Fatigue, and Photosensitive Epileptic Seizures (VIMS2007), 10-12 Dec., Hong Kong. pp.151-155.

Chow, E.H.C., Ji J.T.T., So R.H.Y. and Cheung, R.T.F. (2007) The Effect of Visual Stimulus Oscillation Frequency on Postural Disturbance in Roll and in Fore-and-Aft Direction. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Visually Induced Motion Sickness, Fatigue, and Photosensitive Epileptic Seizures (VIMS2007), 10-12 Dec., Hong Kong. pp.165-170.

So, R.H.Y. and Yuen, S.L. (2007) Comparing symptoms of visually induced motion sickness among viewers of four similar virtual environments with different color. Proceedings of the 12th International Conf. on Human-Computer Interaction, 5-10 July, Beijing, PRC.

Ji, J., Chow, E., Lor, F., So, R.H.Y., Cheung, R., Stanney, K. and Howarth, P.A. (2007) A biologically inspired computational model relating vection and visually induced motion sickness: individual effects and sensitivity analyses. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Visually Induced Motion Sickness, Fatigue, and Photosensitive Epileptic Seizures (VIMS2007), 10-12 Dec., Hong Kong. pp.33-40.

Au, J., So, R.H.Y. and Leung, K.L. (2007) Towards a mass-customized, full surround simulation of concert-theater effects when listening to music presented on a pair of earphones: challenges and research progress. Proceedings of the 2007 World Conference on Mass Customization & Personalization, October 7-9, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.

2006
So, R.H.Y., Leung, N.M., Braasch, J. and Leung, K.L.(2006) A low cost, Non-individualized surround sound system based upon head related transfer functions. An Ergonomics study and prototype development. Applied Ergonomics, 37(6), pp.695-707.     [pdf file]

Horner, A., Beauchamp, J., and So, R.H.Y. (2006) A Search for Best Error Metrics to Predict Discrimination of Original and Spectrally Altered Musical Instruments Sounds. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 54(3), pp.140-156.

Yip, R. Wong, W.S., So, R.H.Y., Huang, H.C. and Lam, Andrew (2006) The effects of lens focus when viewing stereoscopic micro-display images. Proceedings of the 50th annual meeting of the Human Factors and ergonomics Society, 16-20 October, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Reported and So, R.H.Y. (2006) Column article entitled ��Unification of Man and Machine��, SingTao Daily, 18 Dec 2006.

Reporter and So, R.H.Y. (2006) Column article entitled ��Ergonomics Design adds Values to a product��, TaKungPao, 24 Dec 2006.

So, R.H.Y. (2006) Radio talk-show at RTHK for the educational science series, ����, organized by the School of Engineering in December 2006.

Kurniawan, S. H., So, R. H. Y. and Tseng, M.M. (2006) Consumer Decision Quality in Mass Customisation. International Journal of Mass Customisation, 2006 Vol.1 No.2/3, pp.176 - 194.     [pdf file]

2005
Ujike, H., So, R.H.Y., et al. (2005) ISO International Workshop Agreement-IWA3 Image Safety - reducing the incidence of undesirable biomedical effects caused by visual image sequences. IWA 3:2005(E). ISO copyright office, Case postale 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20.

Ng, E., Tsung, F., So, R., Li., T.S. and Lam, K.Y. (2005) Six sigma approach to reducing fall hazards among cargo handlers working on top of cargo containers: a case study. Int. J. Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage, 1, pp.188-209.

Ji, J., So, R.H.Y., Lor, F., Cheung, T.F.R., Howrth, P. and Stanney, K. (2005) A Search for Possible neural pathways Leading to Visually Induced Motion Sickness. VISION, 17, 2, pp.131-134. [Summary paper for Dr Richard So's Keynote speech at the 2004 Annual Meeting of Japanese Vision Society].

Ji, J. and So, R.H.Y. (2005) Visually induced motion sickness: an insight from neurosciences. Proceedings of the first international symposium on theoretical issues in ergonomics science (TIES 2005), 18-21 July, 2005, San Diego, USA.

So, R.H.Y. and Chung, G.K.M. (2005) Sensory motor responses in virtual environments: studying the effect of image latencies for target-directed hand movement. Proceedings of the 27th annual international conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1-4, September, Shanghai, PRC.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y. (2005) Possible neural pathways for visually induced motion sickness. The KEYNOTE SPEECH, the Winter Conference of the Vision Society of Japan on 26-28 January, 2005, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.

2004
Horner, A., Beauchamp, J., and So, R. (2004) Detection of random alterations to time-varying musical instrument spectra. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 116(3), pp.1800-1810.     [pdf file]

Ngan, B., So, R., Leung, A., Altinsoy, E. and Avalos, A.G. (2004) towards mass-customizing non-individualized head-related transfer functions: a preliminary study. Annual Journal of IIE(HK), 25, pp.14-25.

So, R.H.Y. (2004) Predicting levels of cybersickness as a function of scene complexity, navigation veloicty, and exposure duration. Invited KEYNOTE TALK. The ISO International Workshop on Image Safety, 6-9 December 2004, Tokyo, Japan.

So, R.H.Y. (2004) Predicting levels of cybersickness: an empirical approach Vs bi-computational approach. Invited lecture. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering, 18-22 May 2004, Kanazawa, Japan.

Ji, J.T.T., Lor, F.W.K. and So. R.H.Y. (2004) Integrating a computational model of optical flow into the cybersickness dose value prediction model. Proceedings of the 48th annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 20-24 September, New Orleans, LA, USA.     [pdf file]

Chen, R., Ho, A., Lor, F. and So, R. (2004) Enhancing the predictive power of cybersickness dose value (CSDV) to include effects of field-of-view and binocular views. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Working With Computing Systems 2004, 29 June - 2 July, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

So, R.H.Y. and Lor, F. (2004) Computational ergonomics: a possible extension of computational neuroscience? Definition, potential benefits, and a case study on cybersickness. Contemporary Ergonomics 2004, (Eds) Paul T. McCabe, CRC Press, pp.405-409.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y. (2004) Predicting levels of cybersickness: an empirical approach Vs bi-computational approach. Invited lecture. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering, 18-22 May 2004, Kanazawa, Japan.

2003
Kurniawan, S.H., Tseng, M.M. and So, R.H.Y. (2003) Modeling Consumer Behavior for Customization Process, Book Chapter in: Mitchell M. Tseng / Frank Piller (editors), Advances in Mass Customization and Personalization, publisher: Springer Verlag.

Altinsoy, M.E., Blauert, J. and So, R.H.Y. (2003) Effect of loudness on the haptic force‐feedback perception in virtual environments. 146th ASA Meeting, Austin, TX. 10-14 November, 2003. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 114, 2330 (2003); https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4781033

So, R.H.Y. and Ng, T.Y. (2003) The use of Cooper-Harper Technique to enhance the measurement of rated sense-of-presence in virtual and real environments. Paper accepted for Contemporary Ergonomics 2003, Taylor & Francis.

Kurniawan, S. H., Tseng, M. M., and So, R. H. Y. (2003), Consumer Decision-Making in Mass Customization. Proceedings of the 2nd World Congress on Mass-Customization and Personalization, October 2003, Munich, Germany.

2002
So, R.H.Y. and Chung, G.K.M., (2002) "Combined and interacting effects of hand and head movement lags on discrete manual performance in a virtual environment." Ergonomics, 45, 2002, pp.105-123.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y., Lo, W.T. and A.T.K. Ho (2002) Scene movement: an important cause of cybersickness. A chapter in: Seminars on Virtual reality: selected tools and applications. H.M. Khalid and M. Helander (Eds). Academics press. ISBN 1-901919-27-7, pp. 99-119. [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y., (2002) "Editorial: a special iusue on Senior Design Capstone Projects in Asia". Journal of Industrial Engineering Design.

Yuen, S.L., Chen, R.W. and So, R.H.Y. (2002) A progress report on the quest for a cybersickness dose value. Proc. of 46th HFES Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, pp.2189-2192.

Leung N. M., Braasch J., So R. H. Y. (2002). Optimizing the cost and performance of non-individualized binaural cues for surround sound simulations. Proceedings of the FORUM ACUSTICUM SEVILLA 2002. 16-20 September, Sevilla, Spain. Joint meetings with the 3rd European Acoustics Association (EAA) European Congress on Acoustics and EXPOACUSTICA 2002, 17 ?19 September, 2002.

Kurniawan, S.H., Au, Y.L., Zeng, J., So, R.H.Y. and Tseng, M.M. (2002) Consumer Decision-Making Process in Two Different Web-Stores. Proc. of the 46th HFES Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

2001
So, R.H.Y., Lo, W.T. and Ho, A.T.K., (2001) Effects of navigation speed on motion sickness caused by an immersive virtual environment. Human Factors, 43, 2001, pp.452-461.     [pdf file]

Lo, W.T. and So, R.H.Y., (2001) Cybersickness in the presence of scene rotational movements along different axes. Applied Ergonomics, Vol.32, No.1, 2001, pp. 1-14.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y., Ho, A.T.K. and Lo, W.T. (2001) "A proposed metric to quantify virtual scene movement for the study of cybersickness: definition, implementation and verification". PRESENCE, 10, 2001, pp. 193-216.     [pdf file]

Olsson, M, Vien, K., Ng, E., So, R.H.Y. and Alm, H. (2001) Effects of vection on the sense of presence in a virtual environment. Proc. of the 9th Int. Conf. on Human-Computer Interaction, 5-10 August, New Orleans, LA.

Leung N. M., Braasch J., So R. H. Y. (2001). Sound localization performance with Head-related Transfer Functions (HRTFs) of different complexities. In Proceedings of the 8th International Congress of Sound and Vibration, 2-6 July, pp. 2475-80.

Kurniawan, S.H., Tseng, M.M. and >b>So, R.H.Y.>/b> (2001) Modeling consumer behavior for customization process, Proceedings of 2001 World Congress on Mass Customization and Personalization, Hong Kong, 1-2 October.

2000
Chang, E., Chan, D., Wan, Y.W. and So, R.H.Y. (2000) "Workflow simulation to support decision making: a case study to improve productivity at a train maintenance depot." Journal of Industrial Engineering Design, 3, 2000, pp. 10-12.

So, R.H.Y. and Griffin, M.J. (2000) "Effects of target movement direction cue on head-tracking performance". Ergonomics, Vol.43, No.3, pp. 360-376.     [pdf file]

Ng, T.Y. and So. R.H.Y. (2000) Comparing manual task performance among corresponding "Real", "Tele-matic" and "Virtual" environments showing the same content. Proceedings of the 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer Human Interaction (APCHI 2000), Singapore, 27-1 Dec., pp.311-316.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y. (2000) VR technology for ergonomics. A chapter in: International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors. (Ed) Waldemar Karwowski. Talyor & Francis.

Kurniawan, S.H., So, R.H.Y, and Tseng, M.M. (2000) Consumer Decision Making Process with Chinese and the use of repeated products in an experimental setting. Proceedings of the 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer Human Interaction (APCHI 2000), Singapore, 27-1 Dec.

Chan, A.H.S., So, R.H.Y. and Ng, E.N.S. (2000) Development and usability evaluation of an anthropometric database for Hong Kong Chinese. Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Santa Monica, CA, pp. 287-290

Reporter and So, R.H.Y. (2000) Column article entitled ��Technological products from universities are great �V headphone based virtual surround sound��, Sun News Publisher Ltd, 27 June 2000.

1999
So, R.H.Y., Cheung, K.M. and Goonetilleke, R.S. (1999) Target-directed head movements in a head-coupled virtual environment: predicting the effects of lags using Fitts' law. Human Factors, Vol.41, No.3, 1999, pp. 474-486.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y. Book Review of 'Visual Optics of Head-Up Displays (HUDs) in Automative Applications' by S. Okabayashi. In: Ergonomics Abstract, 1999, Volume 31, Number 1, pp.324

Lo, W.T. and So, R.H.Y., (1999) Quantifying scene movement with 'spatial velocity'and its effects on cybersickness. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, September 27-October 1999, Houston, Texas, pp.1219-1222.

Chung, K.M. and So, R.H.Y. (1999) Effects of hand movement lags on discrete manual control task performance in virtual environments. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, September 27-October 1999, Houston, Texas.

So, R.H.Y. (1999) The search for a Cybersickness Dose Value. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. August 22-27, 1999, Munich, Germany.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y., Finney, C.M. and Goonetilleke, R.S. (1999) Motion sickness susceptibility and occurrence in Hong Kong Chinese. Contemporary Ergonomics 1999, Taylor & Francis.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y. and Lo, W.T. (1999) Cybersickness: An Experimental Study to Isolate the Effects of Rotational Scene Oscillations. Proceedings of IEEE Virtual Reality '99 Conference, March 13-17, 1999, Houston, Texas. Published by IEEE Computer Society, pp.237-241.

1998
So, R.H.Y. Book Review of 'Human Factors in Consumer Products' by N. Stanton. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing, 1998, Vol. 8 (4), pp. 367-368.

Chung, K.M, So, R.H.Y. and Lee, N.K.S. (1998) A PC-based Virtual Reality System for facility layout design." Proceeding of the First World Congress on Ergonomics For Global Quality and Productivity. 8-11 July, 1998, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, pp. 205-208.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y. and Lo, W.T. (1998) Cybersickness with Virtual Reality Training Applications: a claustrophobia phenomenon with head-mounted displays? Proceeding of the First World Congress on Ergonomics For Global Quality and Productivity. 8-11 July, 1998, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, pp. 209-212.

Reporter and So, R.H.Y. (1998) Column article entitled ��Virtual reality training turns stomachs��, Asian Medical News, September 1998 issue, pp. 1.

1997
Goonetilleke, R.S., Ho, Edmond, H. and So. R.H.Y. (1997) Foot sizing beyond the 2-D Brannock Method. Annual Journal of the Institute of Industrial Enginneers (Hong Kong). December 1997, pp. 28-31.

So, R.H.Y. (1997) Lag compensation by image deflection and prediction: a review on the potential benefits to virtual training applications for manufacturing industry. Proc. of the 7th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 24-29 August, San Francisco, CA. Aug., 1997.

So, R.H.Y., Finney, C. M, Tseng, M, Su, C.J, and Yen, B.P. (1997) A closed-loop approach for integrating human factors into system development: a case study involving a distributed database system. Proc. of the 7th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 24-29 August, San Francisco, CA. Aug., 1997.

Goonetilleke, R., Shih, H. and So. R.H.Y. (1997) Productivity enhancements using ergonomics methodology: a case study of train drivers. Proc. of the International Ergonomics Association, 13th Triennial Congress, June 29 - July 4, 1997. Tampere, Finland.
    [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y., Lam F.C.Y. and Goonetilleke, R. (1997) Anthropometric data of the Hong Kong Chinese population: a literature review and its application to a seated barbecue site design. Proc. of the 4th Pan-Pacific Conference on Occupational Ergonomics. Asia World Plaza hotel, Taipei, Taiwan. 11-14 Nov., 1996.

Goonetilleke, R.S., Rao, B.G., and So, R.H.Y., "Spinal shape change related to posture for the Hong Kong and Indian populations." Proc. of the 4th Pan-Pacific Conference on Occupational Ergonomics. Asia World Plaza hotel, Taipei, Taiwan. 11-14 Nov., 1996.

Chung, J.K.W. and So, R.H.Y., "Subjective loudness comparison between a head phone and a bone vibrator." In: Contemporary Ergonomics 1997, Editor: S.A.Robertson, Published: Taylor and Francis, London. ISBN 0-7484-0677-8.
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So, R.H.Y., Lo, W.T. and Goonetilleke, R.S. (1997) Using Virtual Keypads with a Cyber-Glove: Effects of Hand Size. In Khalid, H.M. (Ed). Proceedings of ASEAN Ergonomics '97. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: IEA Press and UNIMAS (1997), pp.445 - 448.
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Reporter and So, R.H.Y. (1997) Column article entitled ��Human Response to Vibration: Health and Comfort Issues��, Health columns, HK Economics Post, 7 June, 1997.

1996
So, R.H.Y. and Griffin, M.J. (1996) "Experimental studies of the use of phase lead filters to compensate lags in head-coupled visual displays", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. 26, No.7, 1996, pp. 445-454.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y. and Griffin, M.J. (1996) Head tracking performance: the use of a 'look-ahead trace' to control target motion predictability, 4th Pan-Pacific Conference on Occupational Ergonomics, Asia World Plaza hotel, Taipei, Taiwan, 11-14 November, 1996.     [pdf file]

1995
So, R.H.Y. and Griffin, M.J. (1995) "Effects of lags on human operator transfer functions with head-coupled systems. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine", Vol.66, No.6, 1995, pp. 550-556.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y. and Griffin, M.J. (1995) "Head-coupled virtual environment with display lag. Chapter 5 in: Simulated and virtual realities", Editors: K.Carr and R. England. Published: Taylor and Francis, London, 1995.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y. and Griffin, M.J. (1995) Tracking performance with a head-slaved pointing instrument with lags, In: Contemporary Ergonomics, Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Ergonomics Society, University of Kent, Canterbury, 4-6 April. Editor: S.A. Robertson, Published: Taylor and Francis, London, 1995.

1994
So, R.H.Y. (1994) An investigation of the effects of lags on motion sickness with a head-coupled visual display. U.K. Informal Group Meeting on Human Response to Vibration, Institute of Naval Medicine, Alverstoke, Gosport, England, September 19-21, 1994.     [pdf file]

1993
So, R.H.Y. and Griffin, M.J. (1993) "Effect of lags on human performance with head-coupled simulators", Human Engineering Division, Armstrong Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Report AL/CF-TR-1993-0101. National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161, U.S.A, 1993.     [pdf file]

So, R.H.Y. (1993) Aiming by head and finger pointing during exposure to vertical seat vibration: Effect of target position. UK Informal Meeting on Human Response to Vibration, Army Personnel Research Establishment, Ministry of Defense, Farnborough, England, 20-22, September, 1993.

So, R.H.Y., "Use of least-mean-square adaptive filtering to improve the dynamic response of a helmet-pointing system during exposure to vibration." U.K. Informal Group Meeting on Human Response to Vibration, Rheumatism and Rehabilitation Research Unit, The University of Leeds, Yorkshire, England, 20-21 September, 1990.

1992
So, R.H.Y. and Griffin, M.J. (1992) "Compensating lags in head-coupled displays using head position prediction and image deflection. J. Aircraft. 29(6): 1064-1068, 1992.

1991
So, R.H.Y. and Griffin, M.J. (1991) Effects of time delays on head tracking performance and the benefits of lag compensation by image deflection. Proceedings of Flight Simulation Technologies Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 12-14 August, 1991. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aerospace Center, Washington, AIAA-91-2926-CP, 124-130.     [pdf file]

1990/89/88
So, R.H.Y. (1989) Effects of visual time delays and target velocities on subject performance of a head tracking task. U.K. Informal Group Meeting on Human Response to Vibration, AFRC Institute of Engineering Research, Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, September, 1989. pp.21-22.

So, R.H.Y. (1988) Comparison of the transmission of vertical seat vibration to the head and finger in a stationary target aiming task. Joint French-British meeting, Groupe Francais des Etudes des Effets des Vibrations sur l'homme and U.K. Informal Group Meeting on Human Response to Vibration, INRS, Vandoeuvre, France, September, 1988. pp.26-28.

Theses Corner
(Below are theses supervised by me)
   Dr Shutao Chen [PhD - Graduated in 2022] Binaural sound source localization based on GASSOM and DNN
   Dr Margaux Wang [PhD - Graduated in 2021] Phase Synchronization of Electroencephalograph Indicators for Visually Induced Motion Sickness Susceptibility Validated with Habituation Training
   Mr Kristian Suhartono [MPhil - Graduated in 2021] Analysis of Failures in State-of-the-Art Person ReID Models
   Dr Nick Chin [PhD - Graduated in 2020] Online Decision Analytics with Deep Learning: Non-invasive Fever Screening
   Dr Isabel Wang [PhD - Graduated in 2020] Mandarin Concurrent Syllable Recognition for Native Listeners: Contributions of Consonant, Vowel and Tone
   Dr Jun Hui [PhD - Graduated in 2020] Binaural sound source localization based on GASSOM and DNN
   Mr Teric Chan [MPhil - Graduated in 2020] Prediction of Subjective Discomfort Caused by Optical Distortion in VR Headsets During Head Movements Trigging Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex on Static VR Scenes
   Dr Isabella Yue Wei (HKPFS Awardee) [PhD - Graduated in 2018] Behavioral and Neurological Visual Responses under Roll Vection-inducing Stimulation: Potential Predictors for Motion Sickness Susceptibility
   Mr T.W. Wong [MPhil - Graduated in 2018] The Two-Frequency-Response Hypothesis on Vection: An Extended Study Using an Immersive VR Environment
   Dr Zoe Zhao [PhD - Graduated in 2017] Identifying Vestibular and Visual Cortical Response during Circular Vection among People with Different Susceptibility to Motion Sickness
   Ms Becky Fu [MPhil - Graduated in 2017] Interacting Effects of Frequency, Velocity and Amplitude on Vection for Yaw and Roll Visual Oscillations
   Dr Coskun Dizmen (HKPFS Awardee) [PhD - Graduated in 2016] Vection induced by small field-of-view visual motion
   Dr Beisheng Bao [PhD - Graduated in 2016] Binaural sound source localization based on GASSOM and DNN
   Dr Yehur Cheong [PhD - Graduated in 2016] Binaural sound source localization based on GASSOM and DNN
   Ms Joyce Zheng > [MPhil - Graduated in 2016] Brain wave signatures associated with vection
   Mr Calvin Zhang [MPhil - Graduated in 2016] Methods and apparatus for audio separation
   Dr. Buddhika Karunarathne [PhD - Graduated in 2015] Tonal Detection Thresholds in the Presence of Loud (80 dBA) Noise: an Empirical and Computational Ergonomics Study
   Mr Bo Du [MPhil - Graduated in 2015] Perception of circular vection under different viewing conditions
   Dr. Daniel Jinzhao Chen [PhD - Graduated in 2014] Frequency responses of visually induced motion sickness: isolating effects of velocity and amplitude of visual stimuli
   Dr. CT Guo [PhD - Graduated in 2014] Effects of eye motion, foveal retinal slip and peripheral retinal slip on visually induced motion sickness
   Mr Jason Yang [MPhil - Graduated in 2010] Effects of Eye Movement on Visually Induced Motion Sickness
   Mr K.M. Chang [MPhil - Graduated in 2009] Eye fatigue when viewing stereo images presented on a binocular display: effects of matching lens focus with stereoscopic depth cues
   Mr Eric Chow [MPhil - Graduated in 2009] Postural disturbance and vection when viewing visual stimulus oscillating in roll and fore-and-aft directions: effects of frequency and peak velocity
   Dr. Jennifer Ji [PhD - Graduated in 2008] Biologically Inspired Computational Models Relating Vection, Optokinetic Nystagmus (OKN) And Visually Induced Motion Sickness (VIMS)
   Mr Romeo Yip [MPhil - Graduated in 2008] The effects of lens focus when viewing stereoscopic micro-display images
   Mr John Au [MPhil - Graduated in 2007] Towards mass-customizing up/down sound cues for listeners: Issues concerning inter-subject variability
   Mr Vincent Wong [MPhil - Graduated in 2007] The effects of matching lens focus with stereoscopic depth cues on the time taken to form a single stereoscopic image when viewing a binocular display: system prototyping and experimentation
   Ms Rosary Wei [MPhil - Graduated in 2006] Effects of Navigation Velocities in Fore-and-aft, Lateral, Yaw .Axes on Cybersickness Caused by Exposure to A Virtual Environment
   Mr Brian Ngan [MPhil - Graduated in 2005] Optimizing front/back confusion rates in sound localization performance: cluster analyses and experimental studies
   Dr. Sri H. Kurniawan [PhD - Graduated in 2004] Consumer Decision-Making in Product Selection and Product Configuration Processes
   Mr S.L.Yeun [MPhil - Graduated in 2002] Effects of scene complexity in Virtual Environments on the levels of cybersickness
   Ms Edith Ng [MPhil - Graduated in 2002] Sense-of-presence in virtual and real environments showing similar content: questionnaire development and relationships among sense of presence, performance, and cybersickness
   Mr N.M. Leung [MPhil - Graduated in 2001] Optimizing the performance of Virtual Headphone-based Surround Sound (VHSS) Systems by manipulating the spectra of non-individualized HRTFs
   Mr Jason Zeng [MPhil - Graduated in 2002] Effects of Background Music, Voice Cues, Earcons and Gender on Psychological Ratings and Heart Rates During Product Selection on a Gift and a Mobile Phone Web Stores
   Mr K.M. Chung [MPhil - Graduated in 1999] Effects of Head and Hand Movements Lags on Task Performance in a Virtual Environment
   Mr W.T. Lo [MPhil - Graduated in 1998] Cybersickness with virtual reality systems:experimental studies and development of a measuring metric to quantify visual scene movement in a virtual reality simulation


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