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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. 
School of Engineering alumni Johnson Liu (left) and Roy Chung (right), both former Heads of Engineering Student Ambassadors (ESA), were awarded the prestigious France Excellence Scholarship to pursue their postgraduate studies in France.
School of Engineering alumni Johnson Liu (left) and Roy Chung (right), both former Heads of Engineering Student Ambassadors (ESA), were awarded the prestigious France Excellence Scholarship to pursue their postgraduate studies in France.  
HKUST Engineering Ranks No.1 in Hong Kong for 12 Years
HKUST Engineering Ranks No.1 in Hong Kong for 12 Years 
Prof. Khaled B. Letaief, newly appointed Honorary Doctor of Engineering by the University of Johannesburg (UJ), delivered his acceptance speech at UJ’s graduation ceremony on October 12, 2022. (Photo credit: University of Johannesburg)
Prof. Khaled B. Letaief, newly appointed Honorary Doctor of Engineering by the University of Johannesburg (UJ), delivered his acceptance speech at UJ’s graduation ceremony on October 12, 2022. (Photo credit: University of Johannesburg) 
Honoring Distinguished Contributions to Wireless Communications
Computer Science and Engineering PhD student Li Haotian is the only Fellow from a Hong Kong university among the 12 Microsoft Research Asia Fellows selected this year.
Computer Science and Engineering PhD student Li Haotian is the only Fellow from a Hong Kong university among the 12 Microsoft Research Asia Fellows selected this year. 
Empowering Next-Generation Research Leaders
(From left) Prof. Desmond Tsoi, Prof. Winnie Leung, Prof. Larry Li, and Prof. Dimitris Papadopoulos received the SENG Teaching Excellence Appreciation Award 2021-22 from Prof. Bert Shi, Acting Dean of Engineering.
(From left) Prof. Desmond Tsoi, Prof. Winnie Leung, Prof. Larry Li, and Prof. Dimitris Papadopoulos received the SENG Teaching Excellence Appreciation Award 2021-22 from Prof. Bert Shi, Acting Dean of Engineering. 
Exemplary Teaching Recognized
Prof. Wang Zhe (second left) and PhD student Guo Mingyue (center) received three awards at the ceremony on Sept 23, 2022. Also pictured are Prof. Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry (second right), Mr. Eric Pang, Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services (first right), and Mr. Alex Lee of Tencent Cloud (first left).
Prof. Wang Zhe (second left) and PhD student Guo Mingyue (center) received three awards at the ceremony on Sept 23, 2022. Also pictured are Prof. Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry (second right), Mr. Eric Pang, Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services (first right), and Mr. Alex Lee of Tencent Cloud (first left). 
(Left) The new technology helps medical staff identify the guidewires by simply taking a photo of all the medical instruments with a smartphone or tablet. (Right) The AI image-based system then could accurately detect guidewires (as indicated by the circle) from other medical instruments using object recognition and data augmentation techniques.
(Left) The new technology helps medical staff identify the guidewires by simply taking a photo of all the medical instruments with a smartphone or tablet. (Right) The AI image-based system then could accurately detect guidewires (as indicated by the circle) from other medical instruments using object recognition and data augmentation techniques. 
Translational Research Deployed as Clinical Practice
(From left) Prof. Zhou Xiaofang has been named Otto Poon Professor of Engineering while Prof. Wang Jiguang has been appointed Padma Harilela Associate Professor of Life Science.
(From left) Prof. Zhou Xiaofang has been named Otto Poon Professor of Engineering while Prof. Wang Jiguang has been appointed Padma Harilela Associate Professor of Life Science. 
Recognition from Community Through Generous Donations