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Civil Engineering PhD students Gong Xingbo (left) and Xu Yuqing (center) in Prof. Jack Cheng’s team received the final award in the Student Research Category of buildingSMART International openBIM Awards 2024 at the banquet of buildingSMART International Summit cum CIB W78 Conference.
Prof. Jack CHENG’s Team Won in Student Research Category of buildingSMART International openBIM Awards 2024
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The HKUST-MTR Joint Research Laboratory’s digital twin project received multiple awards at the “Hong Kong ICT Awards 2024”, including the “Smart Mobility (Smart Transport) Gold Award”, “Best Use of AI Award”, “Smart Mobility Grand Award”, and the highest honor, the “Award of the Year”.
Joint Research by MTR and HKUST Promoting Smart Traffic Management through AI and Big Data Receives Multiple Awards at Hong Kong ICT Awards 2024
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Prof. Charles Ng (center) received the R.M. Quigley Award at the Canadian Geotechnical Conference, which was held on September 15-18, 2024, in Montreal, Quebec.
Prof. Charles NG Received R.M. Quigley Award of Canadian Geotechnical Society
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Assistant Professor Chen Hao (center) and PhD student Qiu Zelin (second right) from the School of Engineering, HKUST; Prof. Zhao Yinghua (third left), Dr. Xie Zhuoyao (first right) and other members of the research team from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University.
Diagnosing Knee Abnormalities Like an Experienced Radiologist: A Novel Deep Learning Model by HKUST Engineering School
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SENG Teaching Excellence Appreciation Award 2023-24
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Prof. Ping K. Ko, HKUST Honorary Fellow and former Dean of Engineering, gave an insightful talk to School of Engineering faculty members on October 23, 2024.
A Conversation with Former Dean of Engineering Prof. Ping K. KO
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“Our transition to a robotics-aided world has been so gradual but seamless that we may soon forget what life was even like before automation.” - Prof. LI Zexiang
"Our transition to a robotics-aided world has been so gradual but seamless that we may soon forget what life was even like before automation." - Prof. LI Zexiang
“Engineering, especially computer engineering, is an amazing area. You can develop new technologies in the field and see how they change or improve people’s daily lives. That’s just more than awesome.” - Prof. ZHANG Qian
"Engineering, especially computer engineering, is an amazing area. You can develop new technologies in the field and see how they change or improve people’s daily lives. That’s just more than awesome." - Prof. ZHANG Qian
“When I Skype with my grandchildren on my cellphone, I enjoy seeing their most beautiful faces – on an OLED screen.” - Prof. TANG Ching-Wan
"When I Skype with my grandchildren on my cellphone, I enjoy seeing their most beautiful faces - on an OLED screen." - Prof. TANG Ching-Wan, inventor of OLED
“AI is like a fast-running car. Data is like engine oil. Once the engine oil is refined into gas, we can propel this car to accomplish meaningful missions.” - Prof. YANG Qiang
"AI is like a fast-running car. Data is like engine oil. Once the engine oil is refined into gas, we can propel this car to accomplish meaningful missions." - Prof. YANG Qiang
“The joy of doing research is that you have the freedom to decide what problems to solve and how you can contribute to society.” - Prof. Irene LO
"The joy of doing research is that you have the freedom to decide what problems to solve and how you can contribute to society." - Prof. Irene LO
“We are naturally very excited about setting a world record. This is the first step in our research on capturing and analyzing giant photographs and videos.” - Prof. Pedro SANDER
"We are naturally very excited about setting a world record. This is the first step in our research on capturing and analyzing giant photographs and videos." - Prof. Pedro SANDER
"Design thinking, characterized by its divergent-convergent process, is a human-centered and creative problem solving technique for innovation." - Prof. Ravindra S GOONETILLEKE
"Design thinking, characterized by its divergent-convergent process, is a human-centered and creative problem-solving technique for innovation." - Prof. Ravindra S. GOONETILLEKE
“To tackle complex and ‘wicked’ problems of the future, beyond knowledge and abilities, teamwork, creativity and grit are important skills for our students to cultivate.” - Dr. Winnie Suk Wai LEUNG
"To tackle complex and 'wicked' problems of the future, beyond knowledge and abilities, teamwork, creativity and grit are important skills for our students to cultivate." - Dr. Winnie Suk Wai LEUNG
“The joy of autonomous driving research is to enable better living for everyone, towards seamless and highly efficient automatic transportation and logistics.” - Prof. Ming LIU
"The joy of autonomous driving research is to enable better living for everyone, towards seamless and highly efficient automatic transportation and logistics." - Prof. Ming LIU
“I hope more women will consider engineering as a career to change the status quo and to say, ‘I can do it too’.” - Prof. Angela Ruohao WU
"I hope more women will consider engineering as a career to change the status quo and to say, 'I can do it too.'" - Prof. Angela Ruohao WU
“A research topic good enough for an academic paper may not be translatable into a commercial product. This involves using design thinking, a user-centric approach, to solve problems.” - Prof. Sai Kit YEUNG
"A research topic good enough for an academic paper may not be translatable into a commercial product. This involves using design thinking, a user-centric approach, to solve problems." - Prof. Sai Kit YEUNG
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