About Me
Halo! I am an energetic and confident professional and researcher. My goal is to better apply the knowledge I have learned in research to practical work and to solve real-world problem. I gained my M.Sc. degree in Business Information Systems from City University of Hong Kong 
(Dongguan), where I was awarded TOP 10 Outstanding Graduates Award in 2026. Before this, I received my B.Mgmt. degree from Shenzhen Technology University 
in 2024 and I was an exchange student at the Technial University of Applied Sciences Augsburg 
in 2023.
Currently I’m an asset operation management intern at at Micro Connect (Shenzhen). Besides, I’m also a part-time research assistant advised by advised by Dr. LIU Gang at Buisness School, Shenzhen Technology University, collaborating with Prof. CHEN Jin, Research Center for Technological Innovation, Tsinghua University 
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Through my experiences in the industry and in academic research, I equipped myself with programming skills in Python, SQL, data visualization, digital marketing, and machine learning.
Recently, I’m focusing on:
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Knowledge Management Systems, Innovation and AI
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AI for Cross-Border Knowledge Transfer in MNCs
You can find my CV here: Yixiao’s Curriculum Vitae
Email: 72405956@cityu-dg.edu.cn or yixiaozhao020418@gmail.com
🔥 News
- 2026.02: Nominated as the top 10 Outstanding Graduates of City University of Hong Kong (DG).
- 2026.01: I joined Micro Connect (Shenzhen) as an assets operation management intern.
- 2025.12: A new book chapter in progressed.
- 2025.11: Participated the 6th International Conference on Innovation & Knowledge Managment (iKM2025) and presented a poster.
- 2025.11: One paper under review.
- 2025.07: One book chapter in revised.
- 2024.07: One paper is accepted by ECKM 2024 (Corresponding author).
📝 Publications
Knowledge transfer across borders in multinational companies
Liu, G., Zhao, Y*., &, Sumbal M.S.
European Conference on Knowledge Management 2024
Liu, G., Tsui, E., Kianto, A., & Zhao, Y.
European Conference on Knowledge Management 2023
Knowledge management challenges in start-up companies in China’s Great Bay area
Liu, G., Farzad, S., Liu, L., & Zhao, Y.
European Conference on Knowledge Management 2022
💻 Experiences
- 2026.01 - 2026.06 Assets Operation Management Intern, Micro Connect (Shenzhen).
- 2024.04 - 2024.07 Apprasial Assistant, Tianyuan Aesstes Apprasial Co., Ltd.
- 2023.02 - 2023.07 Business Intern, Shenzhen Changliang Industrial Co., Ltd.
- 2022.07 - present Research Assistant, Buisness School, Shenzhen Technology University.
Activities & Societies
- 2025.09 - 2026.06 President of the Basketball Association of CityUHK (DG)
- 2022.09 - 2023.09 Head of the Cultural and Sports Department, Student Union of Business School, SZTU
🏅 Selected Awards
- 2026 Top 10 Outstanding Graduates Award, City University of Hong Kong (DG)
- 2023 Third-class Scholarship for Craftsmanship Star Award (Top 6%), SZTU
- 2023 Third-class Scholarship for Outstanding Student Award (Top 2%), SZTU
- 2022 Second-class Scholarship for Craftsmanship Star Award (Top 3%), SZTU
- 2022 Second-class Scholarship for Outstanding Student Cadre Award (Top 1.5%), SZTU
- 2022 Third-class Scholarship for Outstanding Student Award (Top 2%), SZTU