Dr Michael Yeung Kin-chung, Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, has been presented with the Rising Star Award by the Association for Psychological Science (APS).

Dr Yeung is a researcher in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience. His research focuses on executive functions and other human frontal lobe functions, which include socioemotional competence. He won funding from the Research Grants Council in 2022 for his research on investigating executive function development in autism using fNIRS, as well as from the Innovation and Technology Commission in 2024 for his research on developing technological methods (i.e. EEG-fNIRS Neurofeedback Application) for brain training for autistic children.

The APS Rising Star designation is presented to outstanding APS members in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD. This designation recognises researchers whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions.