Dr KC Chan

Dr KC Chan
NameDr KC Chan
Email Addresskc.chan@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleSenior Lecturer (Information Systems)
QualificationsBAppSc Toronto, MAppSc Toronto, PhD UNSW
DepartmentSchool of Business
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8756-2991
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Biography

KC Chan received his BASc in Engineering Science and MASc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada, and his PhD in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia. He was previously a tenured Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, and a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Dr. Chan also had extensive industry experience as founder and CTO in growing multiple technology companies from startups to public companies. After ten years in the ICT industry and a two-year career break, Dr. Chan returned to academia in 2010. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at USQ, an Honourary Senior Research Fellow at La Trobe University, and a Visiting Fellow at the University of New South Wales. In his academic career, Dr. Chan has published over 100 refereed papers. His current research interests are in FinTech and Cyber Security, in particular the applications of AI/ML and data science in these areas.

Employment

PositionOrganisationFromTo
Senior LecturerUniversity of Southern Queensland2018

Expertise

Financial technology

Cyber security

Data management, data engineering and data science Data mining and knowledge discovery

Information systems

Teaching

CIS8500 Applied Research for Information System Professionals

CIS8501 Advanced Information Systems Project

CIS8711 Cloud Security

CIS8720 Cyber Security Project

Fields of Research

  • 460501. Data engineering and data science
  • 460502. Data mining and knowledge discovery

Professional Membership

Professional MembershipYear
MIEAust CPEng NER APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus)
Member IEEE
Member ACM
BAppSc
Toronto
1987
MAppSc
Toronto
1989
PhD
UNSW
1995

Supervision Interests

FinTech, Cyber Security

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
DEVELOPING A RISK MA NAGEMENT APPROACH FOR THE MIGRATION OF QUANTUM COMPUTING IN ABU DHA BI POLICEAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2025
Enhancing Intrusion Detection in Web-Based Systems: A Comprehensive AnalysisPrincipal SupervisorMasters2025
A Cognitive Approach to Designing a Cryptocurrency Trading System Framework using Cognitive Work Analysis and Abstraction HierarchyPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2024
Deep Learning in Detection and Classification of Parasitology ImagesAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2024
Comparative Analysis of Defense Mechanisms Against Model Inversion Attacks with Limited Knowledge on Tabular Data.Associate SupervisorMasters2023
Towards a Resilience Model for Industry 4.0: Building viable and sustainable Australian organisationsPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2023
Investor Attention and Risk of Stock Price Crash: Based on the Social Network ApproachPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2022
Relationship between Customer Intimacy and Fintech Innovation: Examining the Role of Emerging TechnologiesPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2022
A lived experience for people over sixty years of age concerning phishing attacks and situational awareness.Associate SupervisorDoctoral2021
A grand unified theory of trustAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2018

Completed Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCompleted
Development of a supervisory Internet of Things (IoT) system for factories of the futureAssociateDoctoral2021
ENHANCED AI-BASED METHODOLOGIES FOR DETECTION OF PRENATAL Associate SupervisorDoctoral2024
Enhanced Artificial Intelligence-Based Cybersecurity for The Detection of Cyber Fraud in the Banking IndustryAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2024
Investigating dynamic capabilities for sustainability-driven competitive advantageAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2023
Evaluating Total Productivity of Cement Manufacturing Options with Mass Customisation TechnologiesAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2023
The Role of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in Improving the Supply Chain Performance of Small and Medium Construction Companies in Australia and Enhancing Their Competitiveness in the MarketplaceAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2021
An examination of the relationship between consumers' cultural values and their functional food perceptionAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2019

Research on agricultural product quality traceability system based on blockchain technology

Zheng, Fang, Huang, Siyuan, Zhou, Xiong, Ta, Shujun, Zhou, Xujuan, Chan, Ka Ching and Gururajan, Raj. 2023. "Research on agricultural product quality traceability system based on blockchain technology ." Web Intelligence. 21 (3), pp. 329-343. https://doi.org/10.3233/WEB-220088

Generation of synthetic manufacturing datasets for machine learning using discrete-event simulation

Chan, K. C., Rabaev, Marsel and Pratama, Handy. 2022. "Generation of synthetic manufacturing datasets for machine learning using discrete-event simulation." Production and Manufacturing Research. 10 (1), pp. 337-353. https://doi.org/10.1080/21693277.2022.2086642

Dynamic capabilities to achieve corporate sustainability: A roadmap to sustained competitive advantage

Bari, Nadeem, Chimhundu, Ranga and Chan, Ka-Ching. 2022. "Dynamic capabilities to achieve corporate sustainability: A roadmap to sustained competitive advantage." Sustainability. 14 (3), pp. 1-28. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031531

Assessing spatial inequality in cancer service access in regional areas

Chan, Ka C., Williams, R. F. G. and Lenard, Christopher T.. 2022. "Assessing spatial inequality in cancer service access in regional areas." Cogent Public Health. 9 (1), pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/27707571.2022.2127188

Monitoring and Control of Unstructured Manufacturing Big Data

Cui, Yesheng, Kara, Sami and Chan, Ka C.. 2021. "Monitoring and Control of Unstructured Manufacturing Big Data." IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM 2020). Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 14 - 17 Dec 2020 Piscataway, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM45057.2020.9309975

Making investment decisions on RFID technology: an evaluation of key adoption factors in construction firms

Mabad, Tarik, Ali, Omar, Ally, Mustafa, Wamba, Samuel Fosso and Chan, Ka Ching. 2021. "Making investment decisions on RFID technology: an evaluation of key adoption factors in construction firms." IEEE Access. 9, pp. 36937-36954. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3063301

An instrument for measuring the influence of consumers’ cultural values on functional food perception

Neupane, Saugat, Chimhundu, Ranga and Chan, K. C.. 2021. "An instrument for measuring the influence of consumers’ cultural values on functional food perception." British Food Journal. 123 (7), pp. 2582-2600. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-11-2020-0997

A state-of-the-art review on artificial intelligence for Smart Buildings

Panchalingam, Rav and Chan, Ka C.. 2021. "A state-of-the-art review on artificial intelligence for Smart Buildings." Intelligent Buildings International. 13 (4), pp. 203-226. https://doi.org/10.1080/17508975.2019.1613219

A Survey on Credit Card Fraud Detection Techniques in Banking Industry for Cyber Security

Btoush, Eyad, Zhou, Xujuan, Gururajan, Raj, Chan, KC and Tao, XiaoHui. 2021. "A Survey on Credit Card Fraud Detection Techniques in Banking Industry for Cyber Security." 8th IEEE International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC 2021). Doha, Qatar 29 - 31 Oct 2021 Doha, Qatar. https://doi.org/10.1109/BESC53957.2021.9635559

Manufacturing big data ecosystem: A systematic literature review

Cui, Yesheng, Kara, Sami and Chan, Ka C.. 2020. "Manufacturing big data ecosystem: A systematic literature review." Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing. 62, pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2019.101861

Self-Sorting of Solid Waste using Machine Learning

Chan, Tyson, Cai, Jacky H., Chen, Francis and Chan, Ka C.. 2020. "Self-Sorting of Solid Waste using Machine Learning." Hernes, Marcin, Wojtkiewicz, Krystian and Szczerbicki, Edward (ed.) 12th International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence (ICCCI 2020). Da Nang, Vietnam 30 Nov - 03 Dec 2020 Cham, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63119-2

Designing a Testbed to Assess Secure Control of Cyber-Physical Systems

Park, Eugene and Chan, Ka Ching. 2020. "Designing a Testbed to Assess Secure Control of Cyber-Physical Systems." 2019 International Conference on Mechatronics, Robotics and Systems Engineering (MoRSE 2019). Bali, Indonesia 04 - 06 Dec 2019 Piscataway, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/MoRSE48060.2019.8998684

Integration of blockchains with management information systems

Chan, Ka Ching, Zhou, Xujuan, Gururajan, Raj, Zhou, Xiong, Ally, Mustafa and Gardiner, Michael. 2020. "Integration of blockchains with management information systems." Tamba, Tua A. (ed.) 2019 International Conference on Mechatronics, Robotics and Systems Engineering (MoRSE 2019). Bali, Indonesia 04 - 06 Dec 2019 https://doi.org/10.1109/MoRSE48060.2019.8998694

From Traceability to Provenance of Agricultural Products through Blockchain

Zhou, Xiong, Zheng, Fang, Zhou, Xujuan, Chan, Ka Ching, Gururajan, Raj, Wu, Zhangguang and Zhou, Enxing. 2020. "From Traceability to Provenance of Agricultural Products through Blockchain." Web Intelligence. 18 (3), pp. 181-189. https://doi.org/10.3233/WEB-200440

Large scale MTConnect data collection

Cui, Yesheng, Kara, Sami and Chan, Ka C.. 2019. "Large scale MTConnect data collection." 9th International Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems (CIS) and Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM) (CIS & RAM 2019). Bangkok, Thailand 18 - 20 Nov 2019 Piscataway, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/CIS-RAM47153.2019.9095828

A Case Study of Predicting Banking Customers Behaviour by Using Data Mining

Zhou, Xujuan, Bargshady, Ghazal, Abdar, Moloud, Tao, Xiaohui, Gururajan, Raj and Chan, K. C.. 2019. "A Case Study of Predicting Banking Customers Behaviour by Using Data Mining." 6th International Conference on Behavioral, Economic, and Socio-Cultural Computing (BESC 2019). Beijing, China 28 - 30 Oct 2019 United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/BESC48373.2019.8963436

Cultural values affect functional food perception

Neupane, Saugat, Chimhundu, Ranga and Chan, K. C.. 2019. "Cultural values affect functional food perception." British Food Journal. 121 (8), pp. 1700-1714. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-03-2019-0178

Measuring inequality in society

Chan, Ka Ching, Lenard, Christopher T., Mills, Terence M. and Williams, Ruth F. G.. 2019. "Measuring inequality in society." Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods. 48 (1), pp. 88-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/03610926.2018.1501486

Determination of factors influencing student engagement using a learning management system in a tertiary setting

Barua, Prabal Datta, Zhou, Xujuan, Gururajan, Raj and Chan, Ka C.. 2018. "Determination of factors influencing student engagement using a learning management system in a tertiary setting." 2018 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI 2018). Santiago, Chile 03 - 06 Dec 2018 Los Alamitos, CA, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/WI.2018.00-30

A study investigating the relationships between consumers' cultural values, their functional food perception and behaviour

Neupane, Saugat, Chimhundu, Ranga and Chan, K. C.. 2018. "A study investigating the relationships between consumers' cultural values, their functional food perception and behaviour." Melbourne International Business and Social Science Research Conference (MIBSRC 2018). Melbourne, Australia 27 - 28 Oct 2018

A set of quality metrics for the evaluation of voice termination services

Chan, Ka C., Zhou, Xujuan, Gururajan, Raj and Barua, Prabal. 2018. "A set of quality metrics for the evaluation of voice termination services." 5th International Conference on Behavioral, Economic, and Socio-Cultural Computing (BESC 2018). Kaohsiung, Taiwan 12 - 14 Nov 2018 Los Alamitos, CA, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/BESC.2018.00036

Based on the internet plus the safety of agricultural products traceability research

Zhou, Xiong, Zheng, Fang, Chan, Ka C., Zhou, Xujuan, Gururajan, Raj, Wu, Zhangguang and Zhou, Enxing. 2018. "Based on the internet plus the safety of agricultural products traceability research." 5th International Conference on Behavioral, Economic, and Socio-Cultural Computing (BESC 2018). Kaohsiung, Taiwan 12 - 14 Nov 2018 United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/BESC.2018.8697322

Applications of the cumulative rate to kidney cancer statistics in Australia

Brennan, Janelle, Chan, K. C., Kippen, Rebecca, Lenard, C. T., Mills, T. M. and Williams, Ruth F. G.. 2018. "Applications of the cumulative rate to kidney cancer statistics in Australia." Skiadas, Christos H. and Skiadas, Charilaos (ed.) Demography and health issues: Population aging, mortality and data analysis. Chan, Switzerland. Springer. pp. 97-106

A rapid deployment big data computing platform for cloud robotics

Duggan, Leigh, Dowzard, James, Katupitiya, Jayantha and Chan, Ka C.. 2017. "A rapid deployment big data computing platform for cloud robotics." International Journal of Computer Networks and Communications. 9 (6), pp. 77-88. https://doi.org/10.5121/ijcnc.2017.9606

PaleoView: a tool for generating continuous climate projections spanning the last 21 000 years at regional and global scales

Fordham, Damien A., Saltre, Frederik, Haythorne, Sean, Wigley, Tom M. L., Otto-Bliesner, Bette L., Chan, Ka Ching and Brook, Barry W.. 2017. "PaleoView: a tool for generating continuous climate projections spanning the last 21 000 years at regional and global scales." Ecography: pattern and diversity in ecology. 40 (11), pp. 1348-1358. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.03031

A networking laboratory using an integrated mixture of physical equipment and simulators

Chan, Ka C. and Haythorne, Sean. 2017. "A networking laboratory using an integrated mixture of physical equipment and simulators." Computer Applications in Engineering Education. 25 (5), pp. 681-692. https://doi.org/10.1002/cae.21829

Building an end-to-end ISP broadband infrastructure as an advanced networking subject

Miles, Christopher Raymond and Chan, Ka Ching. 2016. "Building an end-to-end ISP broadband infrastructure as an advanced networking subject." Computer Applications in Engineering Education. 24 (1), pp. 16-26. https://doi.org/10.1002/cae.21667

Measuring inequality in society

Mills, T. M., Lenard, C. T., Chan, K. C. and Williams, Ruth F. G.. 2016. "Measuring inequality in society." Skiadas, Christos H. (ed.) 4th Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Data Analysis International Conference with Demographics Workshop (SMTDA 2016). Valletta, Malta 01 - 04 Jun 2016

A modular system for canine augmentation

Smith, Daniel and Chan, Ka Ching. 2016. "A modular system for canine augmentation." Tien, David (ed.) 11th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications (ICITA 2016). Sydney, Australia 01 - 04 Jul 2016 Australia.

Measuring cancer inequality with the cumulative rate

Mills, Terence, Chan, Ka C., Kippen, Rebecca, Lenard, Christopher T. and Williams, Ruth F.G.. 2016. "Measuring cancer inequality with the cumulative rate." 2016 World Cancer Congress. Paris, France 31 Oct - 03 Nov 2016

Applications of the cumulative rate to kidney cancer statistics in Australia

Brennan, Janelle, Chan, K. C., Kippen, Rebecca, Lenard, C. T., Mills, T. M. and Williams, Ruth F. G.. 2016. "Applications of the cumulative rate to kidney cancer statistics in Australia." Skiadas, Christos H. (ed.) 4th Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Data Analysis International Conference with Demographics Workshop (SMTDA 2016). Valletta, Malta 01 - 04 Jun 2016

When probability trees don't work

Chan, K. C., Lenard, C. T. and Mills, T. M.. 2016. "When probability trees don't work." International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology. 47 (6), pp. 972-976. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2015.1124932

Market share modelling and forecasting using Markov chains and alternative models

Chan, Ka Ching. 2015. "Market share modelling and forecasting using Markov chains and alternative models." International Journal of Innovative Computing Information and Control. 11 (4), pp. 1205-1218.

Assessment of electronic noses for support of a canine scent detection

Kerollos, Mark N., Chan, Ka C., Bennett, Pauleen and Howell, Tiffani. 2015. "Assessment of electronic noses for support of a canine scent detection." 10th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications (ICITA 2015). Sydney, Australia 01 - 04 Jul 2015 Australia.

The La Trobe e-Sanctuary: building a cross-reality wildlife sanctuary

Loke, Seng W., Thai, Ba Son, Torabi, Torab, Chan, Ka, Deng, Dennis, Rahayu, Wenny and Stocker, Andrew. 2015. "The La Trobe e-Sanctuary: building a cross-reality wildlife sanctuary." 11th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE´15). Prague, Czech Republic 15 - 17 Jul 2015 New York, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2015.36

Modeling competition over product life cycles

Chan, Ka Ching and Mills, Terry M.. 2015. "Modeling competition over product life cycles." Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research. 32 (4), pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217595915500219

Bowel cancer demographics

Chan, K. C., Lenard, C. T., Mills, T. M. and Williams, Ruth F. G.. 2015. "Bowel cancer demographics." Karagrigoriou, Alex, Oliveira, Teresa and Skiadas, Christos H. (ed.) Statistical, stochastic and data analysis methods and applications. Greece. International Society for the Advancement of Science and Technology. pp. 159-171

Targeting Zero Non-Attendance in Healthcare Clinics

Chan, Ka C. and Chan, David B.. 2012. "Targeting Zero Non-Attendance in Healthcare Clinics." Smith, Anthony C., Armfield, Nigel R. and Eikelboom, Robert H. (ed.) Global Telehealth 2012. IOS Press. pp. 52-57

Design of a Large Scale Community-Based Self-Management System for Diabetes Mellitus

Chan, Ka C., Wong, Lucia and Chan, David B.. 2012. "Design of a Large Scale Community-Based Self-Management System for Diabetes Mellitus." Smith, Anthony C., Armfield, Nigel R. and Eikelboom, Robert H. (ed.) Global Telehealth 2012. IOS Press. pp. 58-66

An integrated virtual and physical network infrastructure for a networking laboratory

Chan, Ka Ching and Martin, Mary. 2012. "An integrated virtual and physical network infrastructure for a networking laboratory." ICCSE 2012: International Conference on Computer Science and Education. Melbourne, VIC, Australia 14 - 17 Jul 2012 Australia. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCSE.2012.6295333

Prenatal depression level prediction using ensemble based deep learning model

Gopalakrishnan, Abinaya, Zhou, Xujuan, Venkataraman, Revathi, Gururajan, Raj, Chan, Ka Ching, Zhu, Guohun and Higgins, Niall. 2025. "Prenatal depression level prediction using ensemble based deep learning model." International Journal of Cognitive Computing in Engineering. 6, pp. 267-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcce.2024.12.002

Achieving Excellence in Cyber Fraud Detection: A Hybrid ML+DL Ensemble Approach for Credit Cards

Btoush, Eyad, Zhou, Xujuan, Gururajan, Raj, Chan, Ka Ching and Alsodi, Omar. 2025. "Achieving Excellence in Cyber Fraud Detection: A Hybrid ML+DL Ensemble Approach for Credit Cards." Applied Sciences. 15 (3). https://doi.org/10.3390/app15031081

Interrelation between sustainable dynamic capabilities, corporate sustainability, and sustained competitive advantage

Bari, Nadeem, Chimhundu, Ranga and Chan, Ka Ching. 2024. "Interrelation between sustainable dynamic capabilities, corporate sustainability, and sustained competitive advantage." Sustainability. 16 (7), p. 2864. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16072864

Fintech research: Systematic mapping, classification, and future directions

Liu, Qianhua, Chan, Ka‑Ching and Chimhundu, Ranga. 2024. "Fintech research: Systematic mapping, classification, and future directions." Financial Innovation. 10 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-023-00524-z

From Customer Intimacy to Digital Customer Intimacy

Liu, Qianhua, Chan, Ka-Ching and Chimhundu, Ranga. 2024. "From Customer Intimacy to Digital Customer Intimacy." Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research. 19 (4), pp. 3386-3411. https://doi.org/10.3390/jtaer19040164

Leveraging Synthetic Data and Machine Learning for Shared Facility Scheduling

Rabaev, Marsel, Pratama, Handy and Chan, Ka C.. 2024. "Leveraging Synthetic Data and Machine Learning for Shared Facility Scheduling." 17th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications (ICITA 2023). Turin, Italy 20 - 21 Oct 2023 Singapore. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8324-7_34

Cryptocurrency trading: A systematic mapping study

Nguyen, Duy Thien An and Chan, Ka Ching. 2024. "Cryptocurrency trading: A systematic mapping study." International Journal of Information Management Data Insights. 4 (2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjimei.2024.100240

A survey of autonomous monitoring systems in mental health

Gopalakrishnan, Abinaya, Gururajan, Raj, Zhou, Xujuan, Venkataraman, Revathi, Chan, Ka Ching and Higgins, Niall. 2024. "A survey of autonomous monitoring systems in mental health." WIREs Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery. 14 (3). https://doi.org/10.1002/widm.1527

Digital economy: Development of information and communication technologies in a sustainable economic environment (Eds.)

Chan, Ka Ching, Lee, Angela Siew Hoong and Chimhundu, Ranga. 2023. "Digital economy: Development of information and communication technologies in a sustainable economic environment (Eds.)." Sustainability.

Attribute Selection Hybrid Network Model for risk factors analysis of postpartum depression using Social media

Gopalakrishnan, Abinaya, Gururajan, Raj, Venkataraman, Revathi, Zhou, Xujuan, Chan, Ka Chan, Saravanan, Arul and Sen, Maitrayee. 2023. "Attribute Selection Hybrid Network Model for risk factors analysis of postpartum depression using Social media." Brain Informatics. 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40708-023-00206-7

A systematic review of literature on credit card cyber fraud detection using machine and deep learning

Marazqah Btoush, Eyad Abdel Latif, Zhou, Xujuan, Gururajan, Raj, Chan, Ka Ching, Genrich, Rohan and Sankaran, Prema. 2023. "A systematic review of literature on credit card cyber fraud detection using machine and deep learning." PeerJ Computer Science. 9 (1). https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.1278