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Mr. Steven Ying (front row, center), Director of the Foundation for Amazing Potentials, Prof. Shao Minhua (front row, third right), Director of HKUST Energy Institute, and the inaugural recipients of the Steven Ying PhD Research Award Liu Guimei (front row, first right), PhD student of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Zhao Chen (front row, second right), PhD student of Ocean Science
Mr. Steven Ying (front row, center), Director of the Foundation for Amazing Potentials, Prof. Shao Minhua (front row, third right), Director of HKUST Energy Institute, and the inaugural recipients of the Steven Ying PhD Research Award Liu Guimei (front row, first right), PhD student of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Zhao Chen (front row, second right), PhD student of Ocean Science 
Recognizing Excellence in Sustainability and Environment Research
Steven Ying PhD Research Award Presentation Ceremony 2025
Award winner Dr. Ma Pingchuan shared his research journeys – including both challenges and triumphs – with current research postgraduate students at the PhD Research Excellence Award Ceremony on June 2, 2025.
Award winner Dr. Ma Pingchuan shared his research journeys – including both challenges and triumphs – with current research postgraduate students at the PhD Research Excellence Award Ceremony on June 2, 2025. 
Celebrating Research Excellence
Computer Science and Engineering PhD Graduate Recognized for Solving Real-World Data Management and Cybersecurity Challenges
Novel Framework CipherSteal Exposes Critical Vulnerabilities in TEEs
Prof. WANG Shuai and Team Recognized with Distinguished Paper Award at IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2025
Electronic and Computer Engineering student Liu Yifan (fourth left) and his Physics teammates received their award certificates on stage.
Electronic and Computer Engineering student Liu Yifan (fourth left) and his Physics teammates received their award certificates on stage.  
Attaining Excellence in Theoretical Physics
Electronic and Computer Engineering Student Won 3rd Place in 2025 International Final of PLANCKS Competition
The three winning teams of the USEL-ASMPT Technology Award 2025 alongside judging panel members: Prof. Mow Wai-Ho (third right), Associate Dean of Engineering (Undergraduate Studies); Prof. Robin Ma (second right), Associate Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Mr. Paul Lavigne (first right), Teaching Associate of the Center for Engineering Education Innovation (E2I)
The three winning teams of the USEL-ASMPT Technology Award 2025 alongside judging panel members: Prof. Mow Wai-Ho (third right), Associate Dean of Engineering (Undergraduate Studies); Prof. Robin Ma (second right), Associate Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Mr. Paul Lavigne (first right), Teaching Associate of the Center for Engineering Education Innovation (E2I) 
Honoring Student Creativity
Three Outstanding Student-Initiated Experiential Learning Projects Recognized by USEL-ASMPT Technology Award 2025 on Experiential Learning Day
Chair Professor Fan Zhiyong (center) was honored with a Scientist Award at ICFM 2025, while postdoctoral fellow Dr. Ding Yucheng (left) and PhD student Cao Yang (right) received Graduate Student Awards.
Chair Professor Fan Zhiyong (center) was honored with a Scientist Award at ICFM 2025, while postdoctoral fellow Dr. Ding Yucheng (left) and PhD student Cao Yang (right) received Graduate Student Awards. 
Materials Science Innovators Recognized
Prof. FAN Zhiyong Earned Scientist Award at International Conference on Frontier Materials 2025
Prof. Mansun Chan is one of the 28 IEEE STEM Champions named in 2025 and the only one from Hong Kong.
Prof. Mansun Chan is one of the 28 IEEE STEM Champions named in 2025 and the only one from Hong Kong. 
Driving STEM Outreach in Local Community
Prof. Mansun CHAN Selected as an IEEE STEM Champion
MAE students & faculty Prof. Robin Ma (second right), Dr. Stanley Leung (first left), Hyunsu Park (third left), Gabriel Jonathan Matthew Hosea (fourth left), Fai Yuek Cai (fifth left) and Wai Pang Yim (sixth left), Wang Ip Li (fifth right), Indhira Candrika Prajna Rahayu (fourth right), Nicole Cho Sin Chan (third right) at the 13th IMechE Greater Design Competition 2025.
MAE students & faculty Prof. Robin Ma (second right), Dr. Stanley Leung (first left), Hyunsu Park (third left), Gabriel Jonathan Matthew Hosea (fourth left), Fai Yuek Cai (fifth left) and Wai Pang Yim (sixth left), Wang Ip Li (fifth right), Indhira Candrika Prajna Rahayu (fourth right), Nicole Cho Sin Chan (third right) at the 13th IMechE Greater Design Competition 2025. 
MAE Students Won Championship of IMechE Greater China Design Competition 2025 and IMechE HK Branch Best Student Design Award 2024-25
Prof. Wang Wei’s co-authored paper, titled “SpInfer: Leveraging Low-Level Sparsity for Efficient Large Language Model Inference on GPUs”, is one of the only two Best Papers recognized at ACM EuroSys 2025 from around 700 entries.
Prof. Wang Wei’s co-authored paper, titled “SpInfer: Leveraging Low-Level Sparsity for Efficient Large Language Model Inference on GPUs”, is one of the only two Best Papers recognized at ACM EuroSys 2025 from around 700 entries. 
Making Large Language Models More Efficient for Real-World Deployment
Prof. WANG Wei Received ACM EuroSys 2025 Best Paper Award
Four students were selected for the inaugural Common Core Student Recognition Award at HKUST, including Au Tsz-Ki (second left) and Winsome Yuen Wing-Sum (second right) from the School of Engineering.
Four students were selected for the inaugural Common Core Student Recognition Award at HKUST, including Au Tsz-Ki (second left) and Winsome Yuen Wing-Sum (second right) from the School of Engineering. 
Recognizing Outstanding Achievements in Common Core studies
Two SENG Undergraduates Honored with Inaugural HKUST Common Core Student Recognition Award
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