HKUST In The Media

A study by University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and HKUST Dept of Finance Liwei Huang Associate Professor of Business Prof. Yan JI found that AI trading bots, when placed in simulated markets, did not compete but instead engaged in spontaneous price-fixing collusion. 

In a feature story on HK universities’ efforts to attract global talent, it is mentioned that HKUST has been among the most proactive of the city’s tertiary institutions in attracting international talent, academics and students to Hong Kong. 

HKUST and MTR Corporation have developed a Ridership Prediction Model that can effectively forecast and manage passenger flow. 

At the 2025 Beijing-HK-Macao Young Scientists Conference, ENVR Research Assoc. Prof. HAN Wei highlighted in an interview that HK and Beijing, both being international I&T centers, can complement each other. HK scholars can leverage Beijing's scientific facilities, while helping Beijing take its technological achievements to the world.

HKUST's IEMS, EY and the Golden Age Foundation jointly announced the establishment of a cooperation framework, and officially launched the "silver economy smart ecosystem" initiative in the Greater Bay Area to explore the smart development of the elderly care industry.  

HKUST's Office of the Dean of Business & Management Head (Institute for Financial Research) TANG Bo remarked in an interview that stablecoins serve as a bridge between traditional finance and the crypto world, offering benefits such as improved payment efficiency.  

HKUST Institute for Financial Research Prof. JIN Keyu talked about how to bolster consumer spending in China during an interview.

At the 25th COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals (CICTP 2025), CIVL Chair Prof. YANG Hai talked about the evolution of autonomous vehicles from robots to social partners. 

Commenting on the alternative therapies advocated by Dr. Alexander YUAN in the 1990s, LIFS Assoc. Head and Prof. Robert KO Kam-Ming said in an interview with TVB that scientific evidence is required to validate a therapeutic practice.  

Dr. Justin CHENG, a Registered Medical Practitioner at HKUST and the CEO and Co-founder of SmartCare, explained that the an AI platform developed by HKUST serves as a one-stop AI solution for healthcare., SmartCare enables Intelligent Pre-visit Triage, reduces administrative workload, and features Virtual Patient training module to ensure privacy protection. 

The "AI Innovation and Education Forum," hosted by HKUST and organized by its Shanghai Industry-Education Integration Center, was held at WAIC 2025.

ENVR Chief Development Strategist/Adjunct Prof. Christine LOH delivered a speech at the TVB Green Summit 2025, which introduced the "TVB ESG Awards 2025" and the panel of judges.