A group photo of the HKUST delegates, including President Prof. Nancy Ip (front left), Vice-President for Research and Development Prof. Tim Cheng (back row, fifth left), Associate Provost (Institutional Data and Research) Dr. Alison Lloyd (back row, third left), and Dean of Engineering Prof. Hong Lo (back row, fourth right), with the senior management of KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), including President Prof. Anders Söderholm (front right), Vice President for International Relations Prof. Stefan Östlund (back row, fourth left), and Vice President for Research Prof. Annika Borgenstam (back row, fifth right), after the two parties sign an MoU.
Advancing Collaborative Research, Talent Development, and Innovation
(From left) Prof. Geoff Webb, Chair of the 2025 SIGKDD Test of Time Awards Committee; CSE alumnus Dr. Hao Wang; and Prof. Dit-Yan Yeung, Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
A group photo of the donor and donor representative: HKUST Council member and alumnus Mr. Terry Tsang (fourth right) and Mr. Kian Tat Tan (fourth left), Senior Director of APAC Corp and Enterprise Marketing at NVIDIA, with HKUST Council Chairman Prof. Harry Shum (third left), Council Vice-Chairperson Ms. Edith Shih (second left), President Prof. Nancy Ip (third right), HKUST Foundation Chairman Prof. Albert Ip (second right), Provost Prof. Guo Yike (first left), and Dean of Engineering Prof. Hong K. Lo (first right) before the plaque and Dr. Jensen Huang’s jacket.
Prof. Charles Ng Wang-Wai (second left) and his team received the Telford Gold Medal (picture on right) by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in London. With over 180 years of history, this prestigious award recognizes the most outstanding civil engineering publication of the past year.
For Pioneering Contributions to Geotechnical Engineering
Prof. Henry Lam (left), Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, is appointed Associate Dean of Engineering (Undergraduate Studies). Prof. Dan Tsang (right), Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is appointed Executive Director for Undergraduate Recruitment and Student Development.
A group photo at the plaque presentation ceremony with John Lee, HKSAR Chief Executive (first row, middle), Yin Hejun, Minister of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (first row, fourth left), Zhou Ji, Director of the LOCPG (first row, fourth right), Sun Dong, Secretary for HK Innovation, Technology and Industry (first row, third right), alongside directors of the 15 State Key Laboratories and the presidents of representative universities, including those from HKUST: President Prof. Nancy Ip (second row, fifth right), Prof. Charles Ng Wang-Wai, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement, Director of SKLCRCC and CLP Holdings Professor of Sustainability (third row, third right), Prof. Kristiaan Neyts, Director of SKLDOE and Professor of Electronic and Computer Engineering (third row, second right), and Prof. Fan Zhiyong, Co-Director of SKLDOE and Chair Professor of Electronic and Computer Engineering (third row, first right).
HKUST Thanks MOST for Vote of Confidence with Granting of Three State Key Labs
