Faculty & Research

Faculty and Research
Faculty and Research
Faculty
The research philosophies of our faculty members from diverse backgrounds
"While 5G connects things now, 6G will represent a revolutionary leap and create a huge impact on the transformation of wireless and vertical industries by connecting intelligence and supporting the ubiquitous AI in the next decade."
“While 5G connects things now, 6G will represent a revolutionary leap and create a huge impact on the transformation of wireless and vertical industries by connecting intelligence and supporting the ubiquitous AI in the next decade.” - Prof. Khaled BEN LETAIEF
“I hope more women will consider engineering as a career to change the status quo and to say, ‘I can do it too’.” Prof. Angela WU
“I hope more women will consider engineering as a career to change the status quo and to say, ‘I can do it too.’ ” - Prof. Angela WU
“As biomedical scientists, it is simply amazing that what we design and implement could be a game changer in a healthcare system, saving human lives.”
“As biomedical scientists, it is simply amazing that what we design and implement could be a game changer in a healthcare system, saving human lives.” - Prof. Terence WONG
“Our transition to a robotics-aided world has been so gradual but seamless that we may soon forget what life was even like before automation.” Prof. LI Zexiang
“Our transition to a robotics-aided world has been so gradual but seamless that we may soon forget what life was even like before automation.” - Prof. LI Zexiang
“The joy of doing research is that you have the freedom to decide what problems to solve and how you can contribute to society.”
“The joy of doing research is that you have the freedom to decide what problems to solve and how you can contribute to society.” - Prof. Irene LO
"AI is like a fast-running car. Data is like engine oil. Once the engine oil is refined into gas, we can propel this car to accomplish meaningful missions." Prof. YANG Qiang
“AI is like a fast-running car. Data is like engine oil. Once the engine oil is refined into gas, we can propel this car to accomplish meaningful missions.” - Prof. YANG Qiang
"Design thinking, characterized by its divergent-convergent process, is a human-centered and creative problem solving technique for innovation."
“Design thinking, characterized by its divergent-convergent process, is a human-centered and creative problem-solving technique for innovation.” - Prof. Ravindra S. GOONETILLEKE
“I’ve been very fortunate to have witnessed so many student entrepreneurs creating startups and in the process, dramatically elevating their capacity to create real world impact.”
“I've been very fortunate to have witnessed so many student entrepreneurs creating startups and in the process, dramatically elevating their capacity to create real world impact.” - Prof. Terrence YEE
"When I Skype with my grandchildren on my cellphone, I enjoy seeing their most beautiful faces - on an OLED screen." Prof. TANG Ching-Wan, inventor of OLED
“When I Skype with my grandchildren on my cellphone, I enjoy seeing their most beautiful faces - on an OLED screen.” - Prof. TANG Ching-Wan, inventor of OLED
"We are naturally very excited about setting a world record. This is the first step in our research on capturing and analyzing giant photographs and videos." Prof. Pedro SANDER
“We are naturally very excited about setting a world record. This is the first step in our research on capturing and analyzing giant photographs and videos.” - Prof. Pedro SANDER
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SENG Leadership
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Awards
Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Engineering
#1 in Hong Kong for 14 consecutive years
Number 33 globally and number 1 in Hong Kong for 14 consecutive years for Engineering and Technology in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject in 2025
Strategic Research Areas
Strategic research areas are essentially where the amalgamation of knowledge, know-how and insights of different engineering disciplines takes place. The ultimate goal for such cross-disciplinary exchanges is to venture into the unknown, tackle the seemingly impossible, create many more “firsts” and invent out-of-the-box solutions. By virtue of these interactions, we can also expect a continuous emergence of new engineering domains in the future, and any collaboration between them may in turn push back the frontiers even further. A wonderful cycle of invention and reinvention, is therefore made possible via research work that strategically combines the wisdom of different engineering disciplines.
Advanced Materials
Advanced Materials
Aging and Healthcare
Aging & Healthcare
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Autonomous Systems and Robotics
Autonomous Systems & Robotics
Communications
Communications
Data Science
Data Science
Energy and Sustainability
Energy & Sustainability
Microelectronics
Microelectronics
Smart Cities
Smart Cities
Space Science & Technology
Space Science & Technology
Research Support
Facilities that have been sustaining and fortifying our research activities
Research Infrastructure
Research Infrastructure
SENG’s research infrastructure has served as an indispensable supporter and facilitator of interdisciplinary research projects that aim at making endless discoveries.
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Research News / Stories
When our research efforts and insights translate into important inventions, discoveries and initiatives
Research & Innovation
HKUST establishes the Von Neumann Institute (VNI) today. Mr. Paul CHAN, Financial Secretary of HKSAR (fourth right); Dr. Pál KERTÉSZ, Consul General of Hungary in Hong Kong (third right); Ms. Clara CHAN Ka-Chai, Chief Executive Officer of HKIC (second left); Prof. Harry SHUM, HKUST Council Chairman (third left); Prof. Nancy IP, HKUST President (second right); and Prof. GUO Yike, HKUST Provost (first right), together with Director of VNI Prof. JIA Jiaya (first left) and Vonnex, an AI robot developed by Prof
HKUST Establishes Von Neumann Institute to Spearhead AI Innovation
Recognition
Prof. Fugee Tsung (left) received the 2025 Shewhart Medal from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) – the Nobel Prize in the field of quality – at the ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement, held in the United States on May 4, 2025. He is among the very few Chinese scholars who have received this prestigious honor since it was first presented in 1948.
HKUST’s Prof. Fugee TSUNG Awarded Prestigious 2025 Shewhart Medal, the “Nobel Prize of Quality Control”
Research & Innovation
Prof. Gary Chan Shueng-Han (center), Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, and his team members Dr. Lai Ki-Kit (left), Manager of Innovation and Product Development, and Jerry Lin Zhongming (right), Assistant IT Manager, in front of the huge LED walls that display university entrances’ bus queue status and occupancy of selected study space on campus – one of the research innovations they developed and being newly featured at the Engineering Commons.
HKUST Community Benefits from Award-Winning AIoT Project to Estimate Queue Status and Occupancy
Research & Innovation
The lead corresponding author Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan (right) and co-first author Dr. Guo Pengfei (left) are showing a perovskite solar cell prototype made for a proof-of-concept demonstration of the novel laminate-structured interface.
Inspired by Laminate: HKUST and PolyU Researchers Synthesize a Laminate-Structured Material Interface to Improve Perovskite Solar Cells
Recognition
A leading long-distance runner, Jason was the Men’s 1,500m race champion and achieved third place in the Men’s 800m race at the 63rd USFHK Annual Athletic Meet.
Student Athlete Jason YEUNG Chun-Ho Came First in Men’s 1,500m and Third in Men’s 800m at 63rd USFHK Annual Athletic Meet
Entrepreneurship
The team “Eleuto”, comprised of SENG undergraduate students Aryan Agarwal and Shivansh Anand, won the top honor, the New Innovation Award, as well as the Gold Award in the category of Sustainability & ESG.
HKUST Engineering Students and Alumni Won 17 Awards at Hong Kong Techathon+ 2025
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