Professor Lo Sing-kai was previously Associate Dean of Research at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia; and a Professor (Personal Chair) attached to the School of Health and Social Development. He was also overseeing the Higher Degree by Research Program in the Health Faculty and coordinating research collaborations with China.

He has a solid track record in securing research incomes; and has published more than 180 articles, mainly in journals with high impact factors. He has a strong background in capacity building; and is particularly experienced in providing mentorship services to early and mid-career researchers, some of them not in his areas of research which include evidence-based methodologies, social and personal wellbeing, and the management of personal health among school students.