HKUST In The Media

HKUST and JD.com signed a cooperation agreement to establish the "HKUST - JD.com Joint Laboratory".  The joint laboratory aims not only to solve core technological bottlenecks but to fundamentally redefine the efficiency and intelligence of supply chains and proactive health management.

Clarivate Analytics unveiled the list of 'Highly Cited Researchers 2025'.  A total of 145 scholars from 8 institutions in HK were named, including 13 from HKUST in the categories of physics, engineering, and computer science.  

Daimon Robotics, a startup co-founded by CKSRI founding director CIVL Prof. Michael WANG Yu and one of his students, has completed an angel++ round of financing worth over RMB 100 million.  Their visual-tactile perception technology captures minute deformations on contact surfaces using monochromatic light, generating high-density tactile "images" that offer a revolutionary solution for precise robot manipulation.  

Peking University's National Key Laboratory for Multimedia Information Processing has collaborated with HKUST, National University of Singapore, Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics to develop a "perspective transformation imagination system", equipping robots with "spatial perception brain".  

P Prof. Nancy IP was conferred an Honorary Doctoral Degree by the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, in recognition of her notable contributions to science and education.

HKUST has successfully launched the Global Climate Impact of Methane Seeps (CliMetS) Initiative through a pivotal collaboration with the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) (GML) and over 200 experts worldwide.  

HKUST Foshan Research Institutes’ conference on innovation ecosystem collaborative development and the HKUST One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition Foshan Regional Final Round and Award Ceremony was concluded.

Vice Minister of Science and Technology Mr. CHEN Jiachang led a delegation to visit HKUST.  They were warmly received by CC Prof. Harry SHUM, P Prof. Nancy IP, and other senior management members. 

A research team led by ECE Prof. QU Jianan, has achieved a major breakthrough in brain imaging by developing the world’s first technology to capture high-resolution images of the brain of awake experimental mice in a nearly non-invasive manner. By eliminating the need for anesthesia, this innovation enables scientists to study brain tissue in its fully functional state. The advancement promises deeper insights into human brain function in both healthy and diseased conditions, opening new frontiers in neuroscience research.

HKUST has announced a strategic collaboration with Solomon Learning Group to establish the AI Literacy Hub, a major initiative of AI education in HK. The hub aims to create a dynamic platform to drive innovation and development in AI education for primary and secondary schools.

HKUST has recently unveiled SmartPath, an AI-enabled pathology platform that automates the pathology workflow end-to-end. It is built on two large AI models and trained on more than 500,000 whole-slide images across at least 34 cancer types.

HKUST officially launched the International Coordination Office (ICO) for Urban-PREDICT, a flagship initiative of the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization.