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 Laboratory (SKL)
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-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)
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)
- Hong Kong Space Robotics and Energy Center
- 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)