Research and Technology

A group photo of Mr. David Taji Farouki (second row, ninth left), President of the Jury of the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (Geneva Inventions), Ir Andrew Young (second row, ninth right), Hong Kong’s official representative for Geneva Inventions and the HKUST delegation led by Dr. Kim Shin-Cheul (second row, tenth right), Associate Vice-President for Research and Development (Knowledge Transfer).
A group photo of Mr. David Taji Farouki (second row, ninth left), President of the Jury of the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (Geneva Inventions), Ir Andrew Young (second row, ninth right), Hong Kong’s official representative for Geneva Inventions and the HKUST delegation led by Dr. Kim Shin-Cheul (second row, tenth right), Associate Vice-President for Research and Development (Knowledge Transfer). 
Translating Innovations into Impactful Results
HKUST Achieves Record-Breaking Results at 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
Prof. Wang Yiwen (first left, front row) from the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Prof. Liu Kai (first right, front row) from the Division of Life Science and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, along with his research team
Prof. Wang Yiwen (first left, front row) from the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Prof. Liu Kai (first right, front row) from the Division of Life Science and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, along with his research team 
Revealing Mechanisms of Functional Circuit Reconstruction Following Central Nervous System Injury
Prof. WANG Yiwen and Prof. LIU Kai Collaborated on Establishing an Intracranial Optic Tract Injury Model
Prof. Hong K. Lo (fourth right), Dean of Engineering and Director of the GREAT Smart Cities Institute, Prof. Gary Chan (second right), Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, and Dr. Ng Ka-Fai (second left), Senior Research Engineer of GREAT Smart Cities Institute, attended a launch ceremony for the Smart Traffic Management System.
Prof. Hong K. Lo (fourth right), Dean of Engineering and Director of the GREAT Smart Cities Institute, Prof. Gary Chan (second right), Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, and Dr. Ng Ka-Fai (second left), Senior Research Engineer of GREAT Smart Cities Institute, attended a launch ceremony for the Smart Traffic Management System. 
AI-Powered System to Enhance Urban Mobility and Safety
HKUST and Hong Kong Police Force Launched Smart Traffic Management System in Kwun Tong
Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan (left) and Dr. Hao Mingwei (right) demonstrate a stability test of their newly developed cation-homogenized perovskite solar cells.
Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan (left) and Dr. Hao Mingwei (right) demonstrate a stability test of their newly developed cation-homogenized perovskite solar cells. 
Future of Green Energy
HKUST Engineering Unveils Critical Nanoscale Phenomena for More Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells
HKUST leads the development of the world’s first lightweight, high-resolution high-precision carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄) synergistic observatory payload. The research project is co-led by Prof. Su Hui (center), Chair Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Global STEM Professor at HKUST, and Prof. Zhang Limin (left), Chair Professor and Head of the Department. Prof. Zhai Chengxing (right), the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas, is the mission system engin
HKUST leads the development of the world’s first lightweight, high-resolution high-precision carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄) synergistic observatory payload. The research project is co-led by Prof. Su Hui (center), Chair Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Global STEM Professor at HKUST, and Prof. Zhang Limin (left), Chair Professor and Head of the Department. Prof. Zhai Chengxing (right), the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas, is the mission system engineer.  
Becoming the First Hong Kong Payload for China’s Tiangong Space Station to Combat Climate Change
HKUST Pioneers World’s High-Precision CO2 and Methane Synergistic Observatory Payload
The HKUST-MTR Joint Research Laboratory’s digital twin project received multiple awards at the “Hong Kong ICT Awards 2024”, including the “Smart Mobility (Smart Transport) Gold Award”, “Best Use of AI Award”, “Smart Mobility Grand Award”, and the highest honor, the “Award of the Year”.
The HKUST-MTR Joint Research Laboratory’s digital twin project received multiple awards at the “Hong Kong ICT Awards 2024”, including the “Smart Mobility (Smart Transport) Gold Award”, “Best Use of AI Award”, “Smart Mobility Grand Award”, and the highest honor, the “Award of the Year”. 
Driving Hong Kong to be a Hub of Smart Mobility
Joint Research by MTR and HKUST Promoting Smart Traffic Management through AI and Big Data Receives Multiple Awards at Hong Kong ICT Awards 2024
Corresponding authors: Prof. Qu Jianan (first right) from the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE), and Prof. Liu Kai (second left) from the Division of Life Science (LIFS); co-first authors: ECE PhD graduate Dr. Wu Wanjie (second right), ECE PhD student He Yingzhu (center), and LIFS PhD student Chen Yujun (first left)
Corresponding authors: Prof. Qu Jianan (first right) from the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE), and Prof. Liu Kai (second left) from the Division of Life Science (LIFS); co-first authors: ECE PhD graduate Dr. Wu Wanjie (second right), ECE PhD student He Yingzhu (center), and LIFS PhD student Chen Yujun (first left) 
Cross-Disciplinary Study in Engineering and Biology
HKUST Researchers Reveal Microglia’s Crucial Role in Preventing Axonal Degeneration Following Spinal Cord Injury
The in-house pH-responsive mucin extract investigated in Prof. Hsing I-Ming’s study shows promise in the development of multifunctional wound dressings for accelerating the healing process of infected wounds.
The in-house pH-responsive mucin extract investigated in Prof. Hsing I-Ming’s study shows promise in the development of multifunctional wound dressings for accelerating the healing process of infected wounds. 
An Alternative to Antibiotics
Extraction of Mucin Biomaterials from Pig Stomachs for Potential Application in Chronic Wound Treatment
Key members of the five teams present their research findings at a press conference.
Key members of the five teams present their research findings at a press conference. 
“1 to N” Transformation of R&D Outcomes
Five HKUST Research Projects Receive Funding from First Batch of RAISe+ Scheme
Prof. Yang Zhengbao, Associate Professor at HKUST’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (center), CityU postdoctoral fellow Dr. Li Xuemu (right) and CityU doctoral student Zhang Zhuomin (left)
Prof. Yang Zhengbao, Associate Professor at HKUST’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (center), CityU postdoctoral fellow Dr. Li Xuemu (right) and CityU doctoral student Zhang Zhuomin (left) 
HKUST Researchers Develop Low-cost and Multifunctional Microprinter for Ultrafast Piezoelectric Material Printing
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