Dr Sherry She Recognised for Innovative AI Research in Personalised Dietary Intervention
The Department is delighted to announce that Dr Sherry SHE, Research Assistant Professor, has received PolyU’s Young Innovative Researcher Award (YIRA) 2026. This prestigious university-level award recognises young faculty members who have demonstrated originality in their research, advanced technological development, and translated transformational innovation into solutions for global challenges.
In addition, Dr She has received the 2025 Outstanding Reviewer Award from the Journal of Sport and Health Science (JSHS) in recognition of her high-quality, thorough, and timely peer reviews, which have made a meaningful contribution to the journal’s academic standards.
Dr She’s award-winning project, “An Explainable, Theory and Culturally-Grounded Artificial Intelligence-based Chatbot for Personalized Dietary Behavior Intervention”, reflects the strong interdisciplinary impact of her research. It will develop and evaluate an explainable, theory- and culturally-grounded AI chatbot to deliver personalised dietary support for Hong Kong and broader Asian communities.
Integrating transparent reasoning, culturally calibrated image-based dietary assessment, and evidence-based behavior-change techniques with tailored personalisation rules, the chatbot will offer adaptive, on-demand coaching under clear clinical safeguards. Through a rigorous comparison with human health coaching, the study will assess both effectiveness and cost‑effectiveness, producing validated tools and implementation‑ready insights to broaden equitable access to dietary care and guide public‑health strategies for chronic disease prevention and management.
The Department warmly congratulates Dr She on these outstanding achievements and looks forward to her continued excellence in research, innovation, and academic service.
