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.

Central Research Facilities 

• Aerodynamics and Acoustics Facility (AAF)
• Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility (GCF)
• Materials Characterization and Preparation Facility (CWB)
• Materials, Design and Manufacturing Facility (CWB)
• Dr Tai-chin Lo Nanosystem Fabrication Facility (NFF)

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)

• Chinese National Engineering Research Center (CNERC) for Control and Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution (Hong Kong Branch)

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 x Deloitte AI Lab
• 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-JD.com Joint Laboratory
• HKUST-Inspur Cloud Joint Laboratory
• HKUST-Intel 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
• HKUST-Wuxi Joint Laboratory for Robotic Embodied Dexterity and Intelligence
• 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 (HKSREC)

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)
• Research Center on Decarbonization Technology
• Sports Science and Technology Research Center
• Water Technology Center (WTC)