Research Infrastructure



Not only do we have the “hardware” – which is our comprehensive range of equipment and apparatuses – to conduct groundbreaking experiments, we have the crucial software – which are the diverse expertise, skills and vision of our faculty members, to continuously steer such projects to fruition and create results with social impact.
State Key Laboratories (SKL)
- State Key Laboratory of Climate Resilience for Coastal Cities (SKLCRCC)
- State Key Laboratory of Displays and Opto-Electronics (SKLDOE)
Chinese National Engineering Research Center (CNERC)
Research Institutes
- Big Data Institute (BDI)
- Cheng Kar-Shun Robotics Institute (CKSRI)
- Energy Institute (EI)
- GREAT Smart Cities Institute (GSCI)
- Institute of Integrated Circuits and Systems
- Space Science and Technology Institute
- Von Neumann Institute
Joint Labs
- Collaborative Center for Medical and Engineering Innovation (by HKUST and Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
- HKUST-Absolute Pure EnviroSci Ltd Joint Laboratory on Health and Environmental Innovations
- HKUST-Alibaba Joint Laboratory on Big Data and AI
- HKUST-Bright Dream Robotics Joint Research Institute
- HKUST-BYD Embodied Al Joint Lab
- HKUST-China Unicom Joint Laboratory on Smart Society
- HKUST Collaborative Innovation Center
- HKUST-DJI Joint Innovation Laboratory
- HKUST-DXM AI for Finance Joint Laboratory
- HKUST Foshan Research Institute for Smart Manufacturing (FRISM)
- HKUST-HKPC Joint Research Lab for Industrial AI and Robotics
- HKUST-HKSI Joint Center for Sports Science and Technology
- HKUST-Huawei Joint Laboratory
- HKUST-Inspur Cloud Joint Laboratory
- HKUST-KF Joint Laboratory for Sustainable Technologies
- HKUST-MetaX Joint Laboratory for Advanced AI Computing
- HKUST-MTR Joint Research Laboratory
- HKUST-WeBank Joint Laboratory
- MOE/MSRA Information Technology Key Laboratory
Joint Labs with the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Microelectronics Joint Laboratory
- Joint Laboratory for Hydrogen Energy
InnoHK R&D Centers
- AI Chip Center for Emerging Smart Systems (ACCESS)
- Hong Kong Center for Construction Robotics (HKCRC)
- Hong Kong Generative AI R&D Center (HKGAI)
- Hong Kong Space Robotics and Energy Center
Research Centers
- Big Data for Bio Intelligence Laboratory
- Center for Aging Science
- Center for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAiRE)
- Center for Display Research (CDR)
- Center of Integrated Micro Systems (CIMS)
- Center for Medical Imaging and Analysis
- Center for Smart Manufacturing
- Center on Smart Sensors and Environmental Technologies
- Center for Slope Safety
- Center for Wireless Information Technology (CenWIT)
- Electronic Packaging Laboratory (EPACK Lab)
- Integrated Circuits Design Center (ICDC)
- Jockey Club STEM Lab of Convection and Precipitation
- Jockey Club STEM Lab of Data Science Foundations
- Jockey Club STEM Lab of Future Advanced Computing Technologies (FACT Lab)
- Low Altitude Economy Research Center
- Otto Poon Center for Climate Resilience and Sustainability
- Photonics Technology Center (PTC)
- Sports Science and Technology Research Center
- Water Technology Center (WTC)