Jun Pan

Biography:

Jun Pan is Professor of the Department of Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies and Director of the Academy of Language and Culture at Hong Kong Baptist University. Prof. Pan’s research interests lie in peak performance, professionalism in interpreting, and corpus-based interpreting/translation studies. She (co-)authored over 100 journal articles, book chapters and conference papers, a full list of which can be found at https://scholars.hkbu.edu.hk/en/persons/JANICEPAN. Prof. Pan’s recent work focuses on Enter-Link, a digital platform that aims to integrate human-machine collaboration to break down language barriers, especially in legal and medical fields, including rare disease communication. Shengyi Xu is a PhD student in Department of Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University, where he commenced his studies in 2024. Prior to this, he earned his Master's degree from the same institution in 2021. With a strong background in the pharmaceutical industry, Mr. Xu has accumulated four years of experience in managing oncology pipeline clinical trial projects for a world-renowned pharmaceutical company. His academic pursuits in translation and interpreting are complemented by his professional experience in the healthcare sector.