Dr. Daniel Fong, PhD

Title of Invited Address:
An intelligent sport shoe to prevent ankle inversion sprain injury

Daniel Fong gained his Bachelor of Science in Physics, Master of Science in Exercise Science, and Doctor of Philosophy in Orthopaedics and Traumatology from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. He is currently a Research Assistant Professor and the Director of Sport Performance and Biomechanics Laboratory at the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also the Deputy Director of Postgraduate Diploma/Master of Science Programme in Sports Medicine and Health Science.

Since 2006, Daniel has gained a total amount of HKD 9.3 million (USD 1.2 million) from competitive and industrial research grants. His major research achievement is the invention of an intelligent sprain-free sport shoe since 2004, and he worked out the laboratory prototype in 2009 and the first wireless prototype in 2011. He has been supervisor and co-supervisor for 42 research students in bachelor, master and doctoral levels. He has published extensively in international peer-reviewed journals, and has delivered over 120 presentations in local and international seminars and conferences.

In 2009, he was awarded Fellow of International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (FISBS), and elected Board of Directors (2009-2011). Locally, he serves as Council Member (2010-2012) and Newsletter Editor (since 2008) for the Hong Kong Association of Sports Medicine and Sports Science. He serves as the Managing Editor of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy, and Technology (SMARTT) journal and Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research (JOSR) from 2009, and was invited to join the Editorial Board of Clinical Biomechanics Journal, IST Transactions of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, and Physiotherapy Ireland Journal from 2010. He is also member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (MEMBS), Hong Kong Ergonomics Society (MHKES), China Sport Science Society, and life member of World Association of Chinese Biomedical Engineers.