Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), moderated one of the panel sessions at the Green and Sustainable Banking Conference held by HKMA.

In an article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, Adjunct Professor of the Division of Integrative System and Design (ISD), he discussed how AGI changes the development pathways of health care

In an article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, Adjunct Professor of the Division of Integrative System and Design (ISD), he discussed whether or not AI will make a dream.

At the Guangzhou forum on GBA high-quality manufacturing development, Prof. Ye QI, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), provided comments on the "Overcoming the Middle Technology Trap" research reports.

Dr. Ying XUE, Research Assistant Professor of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), in collaboration with a scholar from Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is contributing to the data communications research funded by the 2023 Optica Foundation Challenge. Their work aims to address the challenges posed by emerging data and bandwidth limitations.

Yichen LIU, a student of Environmental Science and Management (EVSM), teamed up with another researcher from HKUST, Carnegie Mellon University, and Dartmouth College and developed a new method for accurate 3D segmentation in complex scenarios.

In an article on China’s Belt and Road Initiative that rightly offers charity-free development by Prof. Michael EDESESS, Adjunct Associate Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), he said Beijing’s infrastructure-focused model treats poor countries and their people as customers and business partners – a respectful way of dealing with them, yet it is a challenge for China to build infrastructure using local workers. Therefore, infrastructure investments must include investments in education, especially vocational education.

In articles on the COP28 summit and the preparation for climate changes, the findings from a study conducted by an inter-university research team from HKUST, CUHK and HKU on extreme weather events were mentioned.

Prof. King CHOW, Individualized Interdisciplinary Major (IIM) Program Director, spoke at the finals of the 2023 S. -T. Yau High School Science Award as a representative of the jury members.

The Metaverse Cross-disciplinary Design Thinking course, led by Prof. Pan HUI, Chair Professor of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), has concluded. This course uses digital twin technology to build a Metaverse virtual classroom, allowing students from both schools to attend classes, learn and communicate simultaneously in different places.