Her research interests include learning analytics, applied data/text mining, and information retrieval. She is leading several projects on using learning analytics to improve teaching and learning, and has co-organized Learning Analytics Summer Institute, LASI-Hong Kong in 2013 and 2014. Dr. Hu has experience and background in multiple disciplines. Before joining HKU she was an Assistant Professor in the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver. Dr. Hu holds a PhD degree in Library and Information Science and a Master's degree in Computer Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Information