Lingnan University co-hosts first AI-related psychology conference - Interdisciplinary experts bridge psychological insights with AI applications
The intersection of technology and psychological health has become a critical area of enquiry in interpersonal, workplace and organisational contexts in the digital era. With the support of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance, the Department of Psychology at Lingnan University in collaboration with Sun Yat-sen University and Renmin University hosted the inaugural International Conference and Workshop on Health and Well-being in the Digital Era at the Lingnan campus on 21 February. The conference continued on 22 February at Sun Yat-sen University’s Shenzhen campus. It highlights the crucial role of psychological science in shaping AI applications across work, healthcare, and daily life, and attracted about 160 participants on the first day.
The two-day conference featuring a series of keynote speeches brought together 17 pre-eminent scholars, Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts, and industry leaders from Mainland China, Hong Kong, the US, the Netherlands, and South Korea to share their expertise on a variety of topics⸻from the impact of technostressors on work-life balance to the role of AI in supporting clinicians worldwide.
Welcoming remarks from Prof Raymond Chan Hon-fu, Vice-President (Academics) cum Provost and Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Scientific Computing at Lingnan University.
Prof Siu Oi-ling, Head of Department of Psychology, Lam Woo & Co Ltd Chair Professor of Applied Psychology and Director of the Wofoo Joseph Lee Consulting and Counselling Psychology Research Centre at Lingnan University, delivers the opening speech.
Internationally renowned organisational psychologist Prof Arnold Bakker from Erasmus University Rotterdam, discusses the importance of harnessing the potential of AI to redesign jobs in order to support employee interests, sustainability, and growth.
Prof Lu Changqin, Research Professor of the School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences at Peking University, explains that employees are experiencing more rapid technology stress in the workplace.
Lingnan University co-hosts first AI-related psychology conference.