現為澳門理工大學藝術及設計學院副教授，主要從事新媒體互動氣味的創作及研究，透過藝術和科技的結合，探索如何透過嗅覺進行互動，以氣味為媒介帶出不同的體驗。先後嘗試將互動氣味融入藝術展覽、遊戲設計、閱書體驗、親子互動、虛擬實境、氣味地圖等領域來進行創作研究。其藝術作品及學術研究曾於英國、愛爾蘭、美國、新加坡、日本、香港、澳門等地展出發表，如 ISEA 國際電子藝術研討會暨展覽、Microwave 微波國際新媒體藝術節等。畢業於日本慶應義塾大學並取得媒體設計博士，曾獲日本政府(文部科學省)獎學金、澳門基金會藝術研究生獎學金等，並獲邀以駐場藝術家身份與新加坡國立大學合作。曾多年擔任澳門理工大學設計課程主任及視覺藝術課程主任，參與課程評鑑、院校認證及國際素質核證相關工作，並在香港高等院校擔任校外學術顧問。近年擔任澳門理工大學跨領域藝術碩士指導老師，並參與多項受資助的藝術及科技相關研究項目，教學項目“Journey of Experimenters”入選2023年泰晤士高等教育亞洲大獎“藝術領域卓越與創新獎”八強，以及澳門理工大學線上教學優秀案例。

1. 黎美琪、梁飛燕（主編），是藝者——談澳門藝術新生代的創作思考與實踐，澳門理工大學，ISBN 978-99965-2-276-5
2. Lai, M. K. & Chung, S.W. (2021, Oct). TranScent in Stillness: Exploring the Feasibility of Using Incense Art with Virtual Reality for Meditation. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Digital Arts. ACM. University of Aveiro, Portugal. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3483529.3483535
3. Lai, M. K., Cao, Y. Y. (2019, March). Designing Interactive Olfactory Experience in Real Context and Applications. In Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction. ACM. Tempe, Arizona, USA.
4. Westergård, F. H., Komang-Sønderbek, J., Blichfeldt, M. E., Fritsch, J., Wun, T., Mikalauskas, C., Ta, K., Horacsek, J., Oehlberg, L., Uriu, D., Odom, W., Lai, M. K., Inami, M., Bewley, H. & Boer, L. (2019, Feburary). Demo hour. Interactions, 26(2), 10-13. ISSN:1072-5520. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3309719
5. Lai, M. K. (2018, November) The Art of Digital Scent – People, Space and Time. Journal of Science and Technology Of The Arts, 10(1), 2- 29-42. ISSN: 1646-9798. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7559/citarj.v10i1.501
6. Uriu, D., Odom, W., Lai, M. K., Taoka, S. and Inami, M. (2018, June). SenseCenser: an Interactive Device for Sensing Incense Smoke & Supporting Memorialization Rituals in Japan. In Proceedings of the 2018 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems. ACM. ISBN: 978-1-4503-5631-2. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3197391.3205394
7. Lai, M. K. (2018, April). Let’s Feel the World: Adopting Sensory Ethnography in Interaction Design for Phenomenon Based Learning. In Conjunction & Integration the 6th Design Education Forum. Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macao.
8. Lai, M. K. (2017, September). The Scent of Digital Art – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Digital Arts (pp. 141-146). ACM. University of Saint Joseph, Macao. ISBN: 978-1-4503-5273-4. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3106548.3106616
9. Lai, M. K. (2016, May). Flip the Book – Flip the Memories: a Case Study of Multimodal Interaction for the library located in Macao World Heritage site. The 22nd International Symposium on Electronic Art ISEA 2016. City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. ISBN: 978-962-442-397-6. pp.297-300
10. Lai, M. K. (2015, July). Universal Scent Blackbox: Engaging Visitors Communication through Creating Olfactory Experience at Art Museum. In Proceedings of the 33rd Annual International Conference on the Design of Communication (Article No.: 27). ACM. University of Limerick, Ireland. ISBN: 978-1-4503-3648-2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/2775441.2775483
11. Lai, M. K. (2008, October). Angel or Devil? – The Role of Scents in Interaction and Emotion Design. In: The 6th Design & Emotion 2008 – Dare to Design Conference Proceedings. The Design and Emotion Society. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Hong Kong. 6-9 October 2008. ISBN 978-988-17489-2-8. pp.43
12. Boyd Davis, S., Davies, G., Haddad, R. and Lai, M. K. (2007) Smell me: engaging with an interactive olfactory game. In: People and computers XX: engage: proceedings of HCI 2006. People and Computers (20). Springer, London. ISBN 9781846285882. 25-40.

科研資助 Research Project Fund

• Research Service to Museum  Collections, Macao Museum of Art, (2022).  Co-Investigator.
• Aesthetic Interaction: The Possibilities of Designing Multisensory  Experiences with Digital Media. Macao  Polytechnic University Research Fund (2021) Grant holder and Principle  Investigator.
• China Diaspora and Macau art development after 1949. Macao Polytechnic University Research Fund (2021) Co-Investigator.

展覽 Exhibitions

• What is an image? Dyson Gallery, Royal College of Art, United Kingdom (2019 August)
• A Reconstruction of the Fading  Memory Exhibition, Associação Audio – Visual  CUT, Sir Robert Ho Tung Library, Macao (2016 January)
• Mobility & Memory Exhibition – Macao’s Proposed  Artworks for the 54th Venice Biennale, Macau Art Museum, Macao (2011 May – August)
• Transient Creatures Exhibition – Microwave  International New Media Arts  Festival 2008? City Hall, Hong Kong (2008 November)
• International Symposium  on Electronic Art 2008 – ISEA Main  Juried Exhibition,National Museum of Singapore, Singapore (2008 July – August)

• 嗅覺互動  Olfactory Interaction
• 感官體驗  Sensory Experience
• 互動裝置  Interactive Installation