Dr Joseph So is currently the Principal Lecturer and Head of Student Affairs in College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He obtained Bachelor's, Master and Doctoral degrees and a Diploma in Adult Education. In addition to over 20 years of academic endeavour, Dr So is currently Head of Student Affairs of the CPCE Student Affairs Office (CSAO) which provides quality student services and activities for full-time students of HKCC and SPEED in PolyU. He is a Chartered Engineer and a member of HKIE and IET, and a Senior Member of IEEE.
Furthermore, Dr So has been the project leader of several projects sponsored by the Education Bureau. Particularly, ""Comprehensive Support Services for Students with Special Educational Needs"" (2019-2021) was successfully completed. Dr So is particularly interested in educational technologies which (facilitate students' whole-person development) and student generic competencies. "