Research & Innovation

A group photo of distinguished guests and HKUST senior management
A group photo of distinguished guests and HKUST senior management 
First University in Hong Kong to Invest in Entrepreneurship
Electronic and Computer Engineering alumni Dr. Eddie Chong Wing-Cheung (front row, right) and Dr. Zhang Xu (back row, second right), both from Raysolve Technology, and their former PhD supervisor Prof. Kei May Lau (front row, left), together with other members of the company
Electronic and Computer Engineering alumni Dr. Eddie Chong Wing-Cheung (front row, right) and Dr. Zhang Xu (back row, second right), both from Raysolve Technology, and their former PhD supervisor Prof. Kei May Lau (front row, left), together with other members of the company 
Dr. Sean McMinn’s impression of “the future of Hong Kong students”, visualized with the use of the generative AI tool Midjourney.
Dr. Sean McMinn’s impression of “the future of Hong Kong students”, visualized with the use of the generative AI tool Midjourney. 
Embracing Technological Revolution
Prof. Pan Hui at HKUST(GZ): pioneer of virtual and augmented realities.
Prof. Pan Hui at HKUST(GZ): pioneer of virtual and augmented realities. 
Prof. Sun Fei believes the process of creating things is an exploration and he enjoys this process very much.
Prof. Sun Fei believes the process of creating things is an exploration and he enjoys this process very much. 
From Smart Hydrogel to Spider Silk
Led by Prof. David Lam and supervised by Dr. Stanley Leung (center), an engineering research team comprising Yuen-Yin Leung (first left), Kin-Nam Kwok (second left), Kwun-Chung Chan (second right), and Minji Seo (first right) invented the glaucoma preventive device O_Oley.
Led by Prof. David Lam and supervised by Dr. Stanley Leung (center), an engineering research team comprising Yuen-Yin Leung (first left), Kin-Nam Kwok (second left), Kwun-Chung Chan (second right), and Minji Seo (first right) invented the glaucoma preventive device O_Oley. 
Research Team Invented Goggles Viable in Lowering Eye Pressure
The research team led by Prof. Becki Kuang (center) and PhD candidates Jacky Li (right) and Orion Liang hopes to collaborate with pharmaceutical companies to apply their mRNA tail sequence optimization technology on mRNA drugs and vaccines.
The research team led by Prof. Becki Kuang (center) and PhD candidates Jacky Li (right) and Orion Liang hopes to collaborate with pharmaceutical companies to apply their mRNA tail sequence optimization technology on mRNA drugs and vaccines. 
HKUST Researchers Develop a Novel Integration Scheme for Efficient Coupling Between III-V and Silicon
HKUST Researchers Develop a Novel Integration Scheme for Efficient Coupling Between III-V and Silicon 
Prof. Francesco Ciucci (second left), postdoctoral fellow Dr. Song Yufei (first left), PhD students Wang Yuhao (second right) and Matthew James Robson (first right) and other team members have identified an exceptionally promising cathode material for protonic ceramic fuel cells, marking a major step toward the commercialization of this renewable energy technology.
Prof. Francesco Ciucci (second left), postdoctoral fellow Dr. Song Yufei (first left), PhD students Wang Yuhao (second right) and Matthew James Robson (first right) and other team members have identified an exceptionally promising cathode material for protonic ceramic fuel cells, marking a major step toward the commercialization of this renewable energy technology. 
The licensing agreement of the five HKUST discoveries is signed by Dr. Shin Cheul Kim (second left), HKUST Associate Vice-President for Research and Development (Knowledge Transfer), and Mr. Liu Zhen (second right), Vice President and General Manager of Robotics and Intelligent Products Division of BDR, under the witness of Prof. Tim Cheng Kwang-Ting (first left), HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development, and Mr. Wang Kecheng (first right), President of BDR.
The licensing agreement of the five HKUST discoveries is signed by Dr. Shin Cheul Kim (second left), HKUST Associate Vice-President for Research and Development (Knowledge Transfer), and Mr. Liu Zhen (second right), Vice President and General Manager of Robotics and Intelligent Products Division of BDR, under the witness of Prof. Tim Cheng Kwang-Ting (first left), HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development, and Mr. Wang Kecheng (first right), President of BDR.