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Guests officiate at the opening ceremony: (from left) Prof. CHEN Wen-Chang, Dean of Engineering of NTU; Prof. CHUA Kee-Chaing, Dean of Engineering of NUS; Prof. Tim CHENG, Dean of Engineering of HKUST; HKUST President Prof. Wei SHYY; Ms. Teresa CHENG Yeuk-Wah, Secretary for Justice; Prof. Sabrina LIN, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement of HKUST; Prof. Tatsuya OKUBO, Dean of Engineering of UTokyo; Prof. CHAR Kookheon, Dean of Engineering of SNU; and Prof. Mark HOFFMAN, Dean of Engineering of UNSW S
Guests officiate at the opening ceremony: (from left) Prof. CHEN Wen-Chang, Dean of Engineering of NTU; Prof. CHUA Kee-Chaing, Dean of Engineering of NUS; Prof. Tim CHENG, Dean of Engineering of HKUST; HKUST President Prof. Wei SHYY; Ms. Teresa CHENG Yeuk-Wah, Secretary for Justice; Prof. Sabrina LIN, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement of HKUST; Prof. Tatsuya OKUBO, Dean of Engineering of UTokyo; Prof. CHAR Kookheon, Dean of Engineering of SNU; and Prof. Mark HOFFMAN, Dean of Engineering of UNSW Sydney. 
Prof. Wilfred Ng (left), Associate Director of Computer Engineering Program, and Prof. Leung Shing-Yu, Associate Dean of Science, introduce the features and career prospects of the Data Science and Technology (DSCT) Program – jointly launched by the School of Engineering and the School of Science.
Prof. Wilfred Ng (left), Associate Director of Computer Engineering Program, and Prof. Leung Shing-Yu, Associate Dean of Science, introduce the features and career prospects of the Data Science and Technology (DSCT) Program – jointly launched by the School of Engineering and the School of Science. 
Nurturing Interdisciplinary and Pragmatic Talents
Prof Wei Shyy, President of HKUST (left), and Prof Pascale Fung, Founding Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, unveil the plaque for CAiRE.
Prof Wei Shyy, President of HKUST (left), and Prof Pascale Fung, Founding Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, unveil the plaque for CAiRE. 
First Among Local Universities to Set Up All-Around AI-Focused Research Center
(From left) Professor King Chow, Director of the Center for the Development of the Gifted and Talented, Dr. Melody Leung, Lecturer of Division of Life Science, Mr. Wong, HKUST alumnus and a secondary school teacher, and Dr. Jason Chan, Lecturer of Department of Chemistry introduce the STEM@HKUST platform and share latest trend in STEM education development.
(From left) Professor King Chow, Director of the Center for the Development of the Gifted and Talented, Dr. Melody Leung, Lecturer of Division of Life Science, Mr. Wong, HKUST alumnus and a secondary school teacher, and Dr. Jason Chan, Lecturer of Department of Chemistry introduce the STEM@HKUST platform and share latest trend in STEM education development.  
Interactive Platform Set to Help Students Develop Resourceful Mindset
Mrs Carrie Lam (fifth left), The Chief Executive of HKSAR, officiates at the closing ceremony of Xiangshan Science Conference and the launching ceremony of HKSAIR. Other officiating guests are (from left): Mr Chen Lin, Director General of Youth Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in HKSAR; Dr Sunny Chai, Chairman of HKSTP; Mr Nicholas Yang, Secretary for Innovation and Technology of HKSAR; Mr Chen Dong, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Gov
Mrs Carrie Lam (fifth left), The Chief Executive of HKSAR, officiates at the closing ceremony of Xiangshan Science Conference and the launching ceremony of HKSAIR. Other officiating guests are (from left): Mr Chen Lin, Director General of Youth Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in HKSAR; Dr Sunny Chai, Chairman of HKSTP; Mr Nicholas Yang, Secretary for Innovation and Technology of HKSAR; Mr Chen Dong, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in HKSAR; Prof Yang Qiang, Founding President of HKSAIR; Prof Nancy Ip, Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies, HKUST; Dr Tan Tieniu, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in HKSAR; Prof Li Deyi, President of the China Association for Artificial Intelligence; and Prof Gao Wen, Peking University.  
The students from five secondary schools, together with the cars they had built, pose for a picture with the judges and the HKUST student helpers.
The students from five secondary schools, together with the cars they had built, pose for a picture with the judges and the HKUST student helpers.  
The team led by Chair Professor Hoi-Sing Kwok (front right) and Assistant Professor Abhishek Srivastava (front left) from the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering won the “Best Prototype in Innovation Zone” award from The Society for Information Display with the new display technology.
The team led by Chair Professor Hoi-Sing Kwok (front right) and Assistant Professor Abhishek Srivastava (front left) from the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering won the “Best Prototype in Innovation Zone” award from The Society for Information Display with the new display technology. 
Prof Ying Chau (middle), introduces the School of Engineering’s new undergraduate program in Bioengineering. Prof Terence Wong (left) is developing a novel microscope for determining within minutes whether all cancer cells are removed in a surgery, while Prof Angela Wu is designing microfluidic devices that can capture and manipulate cells for single-cell genomic analysis and other purposes.
Prof Ying Chau (middle), introduces the School of Engineering’s new undergraduate program in Bioengineering. Prof Terence Wong (left) is developing a novel microscope for determining within minutes whether all cancer cells are removed in a surgery, while Prof Angela Wu is designing microfluidic devices that can capture and manipulate cells for single-cell genomic analysis and other purposes. 
HKUST Acting President Prof Wei Shyy (5th right, front row) with leading members of the GREAT Smart Cities Center and the guest speakers in the Symposium.
HKUST Acting President Prof Wei Shyy (5th right, front row) with leading members of the GREAT Smart Cities Center and the guest speakers in the Symposium. 
Prof Nancy Ip, Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies, HKUST (2nd from the left), and Mr Herbert Cheng Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Chiaphua Industries Ltd (2nd from the right), signed the contract for HKUST-CIL Joint Laboratory of Environmental Health Technologies, with Prof Wei Shyy, Acting President, HKUST (1st from the left), and Mrs Sheilah Chatjaval, General Counsel of Chiaphua Industries Ltd (1st from the right), being the witnesses.
Prof Nancy Ip, Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies, HKUST (2nd from the left), and Mr Herbert Cheng Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Chiaphua Industries Ltd (2nd from the right), signed the contract for HKUST-CIL Joint Laboratory of Environmental Health Technologies, with Prof Wei Shyy, Acting President, HKUST (1st from the left), and Mrs Sheilah Chatjaval, General Counsel of Chiaphua Industries Ltd (1st from the right), being the witnesses. 
Stimulating Technology Translation and Product Conceptualization