Research & Innovation

Research & Innovation

Prof. Jack Cheng (left), Director of HKUST BIM Lab and Associate Head & Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, and Mr. Rankin Ng (right), CEO of Modern Living Investments Holdings Limited and Director of Modern Proptech Limited, signed a memorandum of understanding on developing digital twin-based property management technology on December 18, 2023.
Prof. Jack Cheng (left), Director of HKUST BIM Lab and Associate Head & Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, and Mr. Rankin Ng (right), CEO of Modern Living Investments Holdings Limited and Director of Modern Proptech Limited, signed a memorandum of understanding on developing digital twin-based property management technology on December 18, 2023. 
Prof. Yang Zhengbao’s versatile, reconfigurable, and damage-tolerant single-wire sensor array could optimize the application of sensor arrays in fields such as robotics, aviation, healthcare, and industrial machinery.
Prof. Yang Zhengbao’s versatile, reconfigurable, and damage-tolerant single-wire sensor array could optimize the application of sensor arrays in fields such as robotics, aviation, healthcare, and industrial machinery. 
Optimizing Application of Sensor Arrays in Multiple Fields
Prof. Yeung King-Lun from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Division of Environment and Sustainability at HKUST (front left) and Dr. Pat Yeung, Director of APEL (front right), sign the memorandum on the establishment of the Joint Lab under the witnesses of Under Secretary Miss Diane Wong (back row, second right), Prof. Tim Cheng (back row, second left), Mr. Jackin Jim, Chairman of Yee Hop (back row, first right), and Dr. David Chung (back row, first left).
Prof. Yeung King-Lun from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Division of Environment and Sustainability at HKUST (front left) and Dr. Pat Yeung, Director of APEL (front right), sign the memorandum on the establishment of the Joint Lab under the witnesses of Under Secretary Miss Diane Wong (back row, second right), Prof. Tim Cheng (back row, second left), Mr. Jackin Jim, Chairman of Yee Hop (back row, first right), and Dr. David Chung (back row, first left). 
Prof. Qu Jianan, Professor of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at HKUST (first left), Prof. Wu Zhenguo, Professor of the Division of Life Science at HKUST (second left), and other members of the research team
Prof. Qu Jianan, Professor of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at HKUST (first left), Prof. Wu Zhenguo, Professor of the Division of Life Science at HKUST (second left), and other members of the research team 
Prof. Wang Jiguang, Padma Harilela Associate Professor of Life Science in HKUST’s Division of Life Science and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (left); and co-first authors of the paper: Prof. Chai Ruichao, Associate Professor of Beijing Tiantan Hospital at Capital Medical University and Associate Professor at Beijing Neurosurgical Institute (center); and Dr. Mu Quanhua (right), Research Assistant Professor in HKUST’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
Prof. Wang Jiguang, Padma Harilela Associate Professor of Life Science in HKUST’s Division of Life Science and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (left); and co-first authors of the paper: Prof. Chai Ruichao, Associate Professor of Beijing Tiantan Hospital at Capital Medical University and Associate Professor at Beijing Neurosurgical Institute (center); and Dr. Mu Quanhua (right), Research Assistant Professor in HKUST’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. 
Geotechnical expert Prof. Zhang Limin: the profound personal impact of work related to the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan led to his pioneering role in the emerging science of multi-risk emergency management.
Geotechnical expert Prof. Zhang Limin: the profound personal impact of work related to the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan led to his pioneering role in the emerging science of multi-risk emergency management. 
City-Scale Digital Twin to Mitigate Landslides
Prof. Terence Wong, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, HKUST
Prof. Terence Wong, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, HKUST 
CHAMPion of Cancer Imaging
The “HKUST-FYBB#1” satellite is successfully launched. (Provided by Chang Guang)
The “HKUST-FYBB#1” satellite is successfully launched. (Provided by Chang Guang) 
Prof. Yang Zhengbao (right), Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at HKUST, and his research team
Prof. Yang Zhengbao (right), Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at HKUST, and his research team 
Practical Implications for Biological Electromechanical Applications
(From left) Prof. Ben Chan Yui-Bun, Director of the School of Engineering’s Center for Engineering Education Innovation and Associate Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and students of the Engineering Team Design Experience common core course Xie Sze-Wing and Kwok Sze-Ling
(From left) Prof. Ben Chan Yui-Bun, Director of the School of Engineering’s Center for Engineering Education Innovation and Associate Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and students of the Engineering Team Design Experience common core course Xie Sze-Wing and Kwok Sze-Ling 
Championing Education Innovation