Recognition

Alumnus Prof. Yeung Sai-Kit is the first from HKUST to join the editorial board of ACM Transactions on Graphics, a top-ranked journal in the computer graphics field. His three-year term started in October 2021.
Alumnus Prof. Yeung Sai-Kit is the first from HKUST to join the editorial board of ACM Transactions on Graphics, a top-ranked journal in the computer graphics field. His three-year term started in October 2021. 
“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. Charles Ng
Prof. Charles Ng 
Rising to Climate Challenges on Infrastructure, Slopes and Constructions
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.