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Monday, 1 Dec 2025

Venue: Eastin Grand Hotel Phayathai

 

08:15 – 08:45

Registration

08:45 – 09:00

Opening Remarks

§ Assoc Prof Weerapong Phumratanaprapin, Dean, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand

§ Prof Mai Har Sham, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

09:00 – 09:30

Open Plenary

Chair: Zoe Hammatt, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Hawaii School of Medicine and Z Consulting

 

Research Integrity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Open Access

Prof Yongyuth Yuthavong, Thailand Research Integrity Network (TH-RIN) and National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand

09:30 – 10:30

Responsible Conduct in Using Artificial Intelligence in Research

Chair: Prof Joshua Ho, Associate Professor, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

 

The Leading Edge of Trustworthy AI from Enterprise Perspectives

Dr Yu Shanshan, Senior Research Manager, Fujitsu Research, Japan

 

Using Big Social Data and AI for Responsible Research that Matters

Dr Yang Yinping, Director, Centre for Advanced Technologies in Online Safety, Singapore

 

AI Ethics Education in Higher Education: Use of Generative AI and Ethical Awareness

Dr Jieun Shin, BK Assistant Professor, Seoul National University, Korea

 

Panel Discussion

 

10:30 – 12:00

 

Coffee Break

Poster Session

 

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 14:30

Responsible Conduct of Research in Precision Medicine and Genomics

Chair: Prof Danny Chan, Director for Education and Development of Research Integrity, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

 

Genetic Testing Ethics in a Data-Driven & AI Research Era  

Prof Daniel Fu-Chang Tsai, Professor, Graduate Institute of Medical Education and

Bioethics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taiwan

 

Research Data Management and Research Security

Prof Mai Har Sham, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

 

Genomic Data Governance: Fostering Trust while Advancing Research

Prof Prasert Auewarakul, Professor of Virology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand

 

Panel Discussion

 

14:30 – 15:15

Regional Challenges in Promoting and Supporting Open Science

Chair: Prof Daniel Barr, Principal Research Integrity Advisor, RMIT University, Australia

 

To be announced.

Dr Lee Hyobin, Korean Universities Centre for Research Ethics (KUCRE), Chungnam National University, Korea

 

Turning Challenges into Catalysts for Open Science

Ms Su Nee Goh, Deputy Director and Lead, Open Science and Research Services Team, Nanyang Technological University Library, Singapore

 

Panel Discussion

 

15:15 – 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 – 16:15

Regional Challenges and Approaches to Fostering Research Integrity

Chair: Dr De Ming Chau, Senior Lecturer, Universiti Putra, Malaysia

 

Research Integrity Education Across Asia: Policy, Implementation, and Challenges

Prof Chien Chou, Chair Professor, Institute of Education/Center for Teacher Education, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei

 

Research Integrity in AI-Driven Psychology Research in Malaysia: Regional

Challenges in Ethics, Data Management, and Data Security

Dr Wo Su Woan, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Malaysia

 

Panel Discussion

 

16:15 – 17:45

Panel Discussion: Research Integrity Education and Regional Approaches to Fostering Research Integrity

Chair: Prof Jun Fudano, Professor, Center for Higher Education Studies, Waseda University, Japan

 

§ Dr Wai Lan Tsang, Programme Director, Graduate School, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

§ Prof Sophia Pan, Assistant Professor, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

§ Dr Ping Sun, Editor-in-Chief, International Research Collaboration Information Platform, China

§ Prof Jean Anne Toral, Director, Office of Research Integrity, University of the Philippines Manila, The Philippines

§ Prof Kanyawim Kiratikara, Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand

 

Panel Discussion

 

17:45 – 18:00

General Discussion and Closing Remarks

 

Prof Prasit Palittapongarnpim, Professor, Center for Microbial Genomics, Mahidol University, Thailand