Samuel is a Lecturer in Lighting and Media Production from the Department of Media Design and Technology of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

Samuel received his MFA from Yale School of Drama, whereas he majors in Design. His work on Twelfth Night was nominated for the Outstanding Lighting Design in the Connecticut Critics Circle Awards. His installation Aesthetics and Freedom of Human Beings is one of the finalists of the 26th IFVA. Samuel also received the fellowship in the Academy for Theater and Digitality of Theater Dortmund, where he researched on the application of Artificial Intelligence in Theatrical Design.