Recognition

HKUST teams won 13 awards at the 11th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, with a majority of the teams comprising School of Engineering members.
HKUST teams won 13 awards at the 11th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, with a majority of the teams comprising School of Engineering members. 
(Top row, from left) Prof. Dan Tsang, Prof. Yang Qiang, Prof. Wei Shyy, Prof. Zhao Tianshou and Prof. Ding Cunsheng; (middle row, from left) Prof. Charles Ng, Prof. Khaled B. Letaief, Prof. Jia Jiaya, Prof. Xie Yuan, Prof. Zhang Limin and Prof. Yang Hai; (bottom row, from left) Prof. Kwok Hoi-Sing, Prof. Lionel Ni, Prof. Yu Tongxi, Prof. Tim Cheng and Prof. Chen Lei
(Top row, from left) Prof. Dan Tsang, Prof. Yang Qiang, Prof. Wei Shyy, Prof. Zhao Tianshou and Prof. Ding Cunsheng; (middle row, from left) Prof. Charles Ng, Prof. Khaled B. Letaief, Prof. Jia Jiaya, Prof. Xie Yuan, Prof. Zhang Limin and Prof. Yang Hai; (bottom row, from left) Prof. Kwok Hoi-Sing, Prof. Lionel Ni, Prof. Yu Tongxi, Prof. Tim Cheng and Prof. Chen Lei 
Prof. Fugee Tsung (second right) was conferred the prestigious George L. Smith International Award for Excellence in Promotion of Industrial Engineering by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) on June 2, 2025, at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo, held in Atlanta, Georgia.
Prof. Fugee Tsung (second right) was conferred the prestigious George L. Smith International Award for Excellence in Promotion of Industrial Engineering by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) on June 2, 2025, at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo, held in Atlanta, Georgia. 
Award winner Dr. Ma Pingchuan shared his research journeys – including both challenges and triumphs – with current research postgraduate students at the PhD Research Excellence Award Ceremony on June 2, 2025.
Award winner Dr. Ma Pingchuan shared his research journeys – including both challenges and triumphs – with current research postgraduate students at the PhD Research Excellence Award Ceremony on June 2, 2025. 
Novel Framework CipherSteal Exposes Critical Vulnerabilities in TEEs
Electronic and Computer Engineering student Liu Yifan (fourth left) and his Physics teammates received their award certificates on stage.
Electronic and Computer Engineering student Liu Yifan (fourth left) and his Physics teammates received their award certificates on stage.  
Chair Professor Fan Zhiyong (center) was honored with a Scientist Award at ICFM 2025, while postdoctoral fellow Dr. Ding Yucheng (left) and PhD student Cao Yang (right) received Graduate Student Awards.
Chair Professor Fan Zhiyong (center) was honored with a Scientist Award at ICFM 2025, while postdoctoral fellow Dr. Ding Yucheng (left) and PhD student Cao Yang (right) received Graduate Student Awards. 
Prof. Wang Wei’s co-authored paper, titled “SpInfer: Leveraging Low-Level Sparsity for Efficient Large Language Model Inference on GPUs”, is one of the only two Best Papers recognized at ACM EuroSys 2025 from around 700 entries.
Prof. Wang Wei’s co-authored paper, titled “SpInfer: Leveraging Low-Level Sparsity for Efficient Large Language Model Inference on GPUs”, is one of the only two Best Papers recognized at ACM EuroSys 2025 from around 700 entries. 
Making Large Language Models More Efficient for Real-World Deployment