Bryan Luk

He is an experienced research professional with nearly ten years devoted to promoting regional sustainability, human security, and peacebuilding through research, civic advocacy, and intellectual involvement. His career includes project management, policy advocacy, legislative and academic research, as well as corporate and civic engagement.

Before joining IGCS, he was a Senior Researcher and Deputy Manager in the office of a Hong Kong SAR Legislative Councilor. In this capacity, he supported the monitoring of the LegCo's Panels on Constitutional Affairs, Administration of Justice and Legal Services, Security, and Welfare Services. Prior to this, he served as a Researcher and Program Manager at the Basic Law Foundation, where he focused on research fundraising and led the Peace and Conflict Studies Program. He also worked as a research assistant (special duty) at Our Hong Kong Foundation, a leading think tank in Hong Kong.

In his voluntary role, he is a Board member of the Hong Kong University Graduates Association (HKUGA). Additionally, he is an academic member and contributor to the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), Athena Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), and a member of the Japan Association for Human Security Studies (JAHSS).

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He earned a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Criminology from City University of Hong Kong and a Master of International and Public Affairs (MIPA) from the University of Hong Kong. He also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in International Development from the University of Edinburgh UK. To expand his academic pursuits, he is pursuing a second Master's degree, an MA in Art and Cultural Enterprise at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, which enabled him to explore the interplay between human security, arts, creative industries, and sustainable development in the context of current geopolitics.

He attended a short course on Human Security at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Institut d'études politiques de Paris) and a program in National and Communication Studies at Tsinghua University, Beijing.

In addition to engaging with the international community, he has worked to promote the rule of law, human security, and media and information literacy education in over 30 local schools over the past two years.

He has been actively involved in the intellectual community of the Asia Pacific, presenting at numerous conferences and symposia. These include the 2025 Korea Legislation Research Institute (KLRI) International Forum on Basic Legal Studies and the KLRI CLFER-KDI CID Global Symposium 2025 in South Korea, the 2025 International Conference on Human Rights: Youth in Asia (East Asia Young Scholars Association at UTokyo), the 2024 JASID Annual Conference, the 2024 Annual Conference of the Academic Council on the United Nations System at UNU Tokyo & UTokyo, and the 2023 Japan Association for Human Security Studies Annual Conference at Kobe University, Japan.

He has published self-initiated academic articles in journals such as the Athens Journal of Law, International Journal of Criminology and Sociology, Academia Letters, Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal, among others. His research interests encompass social criminology, policy research, human security studies, and international relations. He has published several articles in both domestic and international journals and literary publications.