HKUST In The Media
Articles on Cyberport leading nine start-ups to join World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2025. It was mentioned that a forum entitled "The Bay Area Hub in the Age of AI: HK’s New Vision for the Smart Economy" featured speakers from leading technology enterprises including Provost Prof. GUO Yike.
As part of HKUST's Student Innovation for Global Health Technology (SIGHT) program, some HKUST students embarked on fieldwork in Sri Lanka to address healthcare challenges there through innovative telemedicine platforms and interactive games.
Researchers led by CIVL Prof. ZHAO Jidong have developed the PUA-DEM (Pore Unit Assembly-Discrete Element Method), a new computational model that can accurately predict the movement of granular materials like soils, sands, and powders by integrating dynamic interactions among particles, air, and water phases.
A research team led by CEE Prof. Dan TSANG has discovered a previously unrecognized atomic-scale mechanism that impedes efficient lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling, challenging longstanding assumptions and paving the way for cleaner and high-yield recovery of critical metals used in lithium-ion batteries.
In an article about two key challenges in low-altitude operations, it was highlighted that HKUST is pioneering research in aerodynamics and acoustics to tackle these issues. Notably, MAE Chair Prof. ZHANG Xin and MAE Research Asst. Prof. ZHOU Peng have combined advanced aerospace engineering with human-centered design to make aerial vehicles quieter and safer.
In an article discussing HK’s surge in international student applications amid growing uncertainty in the US, it was mentioned that HKUST received a record number of non-local applications and would welcome students from over 80 countries this academic year.
A research team led by CBE Assoc. Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan has developed comprehensive bio-inspired multiscale design strategies to address key commercialization challenges of perovskite solar cells, primarily the long-term operational stability.