Research

Group photo of the research team: Prof. Abhishek K. Srivastava (second right), corresponding author of the study; Liao Zebing (center), PhD student and first author of the study; as well as co-authors including postdoctoral fellow Dr. Maksym Prodanov (first right), PhD students Mallem Kumar (second left) and Song Jianxin (first left). Mr Liao holds a red emitting QR-LED sample.
Group photo of the research team: Prof. Abhishek K. Srivastava (second right), corresponding author of the study; Liao Zebing (center), PhD student and first author of the study; as well as co-authors including postdoctoral fellow Dr. Maksym Prodanov (first right), PhD students Mallem Kumar (second left) and Song Jianxin (first left). Mr Liao holds a red emitting QR-LED sample. 
Prof. Sherry Chen Xian (left), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Dr. Zhang Chenbo (right), Tongji University, developed FerroAI, a deep learning model that can produce phase diagrams for ferroelectric materials in just 20 seconds. Their findings represent a significant advancement in AI-driven ferroelectric materials research.
Prof. Sherry Chen Xian (left), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Dr. Zhang Chenbo (right), Tongji University, developed FerroAI, a deep learning model that can produce phase diagrams for ferroelectric materials in just 20 seconds. Their findings represent a significant advancement in AI-driven ferroelectric materials research. 
Artificial Intelligence Empowers Ferroelectric Materials Research
在多模態指令生成任務中,DreamOmni2能基於圖片中的實體進行圖像生成,例如提取圖一的畫作掛在臥室牆上,將圖二盤子的材質套用在圖三的水杯,並將水杯放置在桌子上,以生成符合用家要求的新圖像。
在多模態指令生成任務中,DreamOmni2能基於圖片中的實體進行圖像生成,例如提取圖一的畫作掛在臥室牆上,將圖二盤子的材質套用在圖三的水杯,並將水杯放置在桌子上,以生成符合用家要求的新圖像。 
A photo of Prof. Chen Hao (right), Director of Collaboration Center for Medical and Engineering Innovation, and Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Prof. Liang Li (left), Director of Department of Pathology at Nanfang Hospital and Professor of School of Basic Medical Sciences at Southern Medical University.
A photo of Prof. Chen Hao (right), Director of Collaboration Center for Medical and Engineering Innovation, and Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Prof. Liang Li (left), Director of Department of Pathology at Nanfang Hospital and Professor of School of Basic Medical Sciences at Southern Medical University. 
Prof. Dan Tsang’s research team published a research paper titled “Reducing environmental burden of electroplating wastewater treatment by ternary cooperation of zero-valence iron, manganese, and graphitic biochar” in Communications Materials, a journal from Nature Portfolio, in March 2025. Co-authors include Dr. Xu Zibo (first author), Dr. Zhang Yuying, as well as collaborators from Imperial College London (UK), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China), University of Wuppertal (Germany), University of Califor
Prof. Dan Tsang’s research team published a research paper titled “Reducing environmental burden of electroplating wastewater treatment by ternary cooperation of zero-valence iron, manganese, and graphitic biochar” in Communications Materials, a journal from Nature Portfolio, in March 2025. Co-authors include Dr. Xu Zibo (first author), Dr. Zhang Yuying, as well as collaborators from Imperial College London (UK), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China), University of Wuppertal (Germany), University of California, Davis (US), and Korea University. 
A group photo at the plaque presentation ceremony with John Lee, HKSAR Chief Executive (first row, middle), Yin Hejun, Minister of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (first row, fourth left), Zhou Ji, Director of the LOCPG (first row, fourth right), Sun Dong, Secretary for HK Innovation, Technology and Industry (first row, third right), alongside directors of the 15 State Key Laboratories and the presidents of representative universities, including those from HKUST: President Prof. Nan
A group photo at the plaque presentation ceremony with John Lee, HKSAR Chief Executive (first row, middle), Yin Hejun, Minister of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (first row, fourth left), Zhou Ji, Director of the LOCPG (first row, fourth right), Sun Dong, Secretary for HK Innovation, Technology and Industry (first row, third right), alongside directors of the 15 State Key Laboratories and the presidents of representative universities, including those from HKUST: President Prof. Nancy Ip (second row, fifth right), Prof. Charles Ng Wang-Wai, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement, Director of SKLCRCC and CLP Holdings Professor of Sustainability (third row, third right), Prof. Kristiaan Neyts, Director of SKLDOE and Professor of Electronic and Computer Engineering (third row, second right), and Prof. Fan Zhiyong, Co-Director of SKLDOE and Chair Professor of Electronic and Computer Engineering (third row, first right). 
HKUST Thanks MOST for Vote of Confidence with Granting of Three State Key Labs
HKUST selects eight cutting-edge projects for the latest round of Sustainable Smart Campus as a Living Lab program for testing on campus.
HKUST selects eight cutting-edge projects for the latest round of Sustainable Smart Campus as a Living Lab program for testing on campus.  
Noise nuisance poses a barrier to public acceptance of drones and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. HKUST’s Prof. Zhang Xin and Prof. Zhou Peng vow  to change that.
Noise nuisance poses a barrier to public acceptance of drones and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. HKUST’s Prof. Zhang Xin and Prof. Zhou Peng vow to change that. 
HKUST researchers develop SmartCare, an AI platform that redefines patient journeys from triage to treatment. A pilot study has been launched in its on-campus clinic. The project is led by (from left) Prof. Samuel Yu Chung-Toi, Director of the Health, Safety, and Environment Office at HKUST, Prof. Chen Hao from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Dr. Justin Cheng, SmartCare’s CEO and Co-founder.
HKUST researchers develop SmartCare, an AI platform that redefines patient journeys from triage to treatment. A pilot study has been launched in its on-campus clinic. The project is led by (from left) Prof. Samuel Yu Chung-Toi, Director of the Health, Safety, and Environment Office at HKUST, Prof. Chen Hao from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Dr. Justin Cheng, SmartCare’s CEO and Co-founder. 
Pilot Run at HKUST Campus Clinic to Enhance Medical Consultation Efficiency
Prof. Dan Tsang’s research was featured as the back cover of Advanced Science journal (Volume 12, Issue 21, June 2025).
Prof. Dan Tsang’s research was featured as the back cover of Advanced Science journal (Volume 12, Issue 21, June 2025).