Recognition

“Leading Woman in STEM” Prof. Ying Chau (left) and “Young Achiever of the Year” Anushka Purohit (right) at AmCham 2021 Women of Influence Awards.
“Leading Woman in STEM” Prof. Ying Chau (left) and “Young Achiever of the Year” Anushka Purohit (right) at AmCham 2021 Women of Influence Awards. 
Prof. Andrew Poon is among the early players of the now global silicon photonics community.
Prof. Andrew Poon is among the early players of the now global silicon photonics community.  
A Leader in Optics and Photonics
PhD student Wu Aoyu
PhD student Wu Aoyu 
A world leader and pioneer in the AI fields of transfer learning and federated learning, Prof. Yang Qiang was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in the class of 2021.
A world leader and pioneer in the AI fields of transfer learning and federated learning, Prof. Yang Qiang was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in the class of 2021. 
Leading Artificial Intelligence Research
“Breer” (left) and “PanopticAI” (right) took the championships in the City I&T Grand Challenge in the university/tertiary institute category.
“Breer” (left) and “PanopticAI” (right) took the championships in the City I&T Grand Challenge in the university/tertiary institute category. 
Prof. Ricky Lee is the first recipient from China since the prestigious ASME Avram Bar-Cohen Memorial Award (formerly the InterPACK Achievement Award) was first presented in 1999.
Prof. Ricky Lee is the first recipient from China since the prestigious ASME Avram Bar-Cohen Memorial Award (formerly the InterPACK Achievement Award) was first presented in 1999. 
PhD student Usman Bin Shahid became the first student from a Hong Kong university to win in the Asia-Pacific Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition.
PhD student Usman Bin Shahid became the first student from a Hong Kong university to win in the Asia-Pacific Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition. 
Two projects of Prof. Chen Guanghao (left) and Prof. Francesco Ciucci (right) have been approved in the first round of applications in the Hong Kong government’s Green Tech Fund, among over 190 applications.
Two projects of Prof. Chen Guanghao (left) and Prof. Francesco Ciucci (right) have been approved in the first round of applications in the Hong Kong government’s Green Tech Fund, among over 190 applications. 
Promoting New Energy & Low-Carbon Waste Management
HKUST jumps five places in computer science to reach No.26 in the world.
HKUST jumps five places in computer science to reach No.26 in the world.