The Professor of Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering (ECE) and Division of Integrative Systems & Design (ISD), Prof. TSUI Chi-Ying appeared on RTHK’s Infinite Future program, sharing his views on chip design and AI development. (RTHK)

On RTHK program Backchat, experts including the Professor of Division of Public Policy (PPOL) and Division of Social Science (SOSC), Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN discussed HK’s rise to 4th place globally in the 2025 IMD World Talent Ranking. Besides, Chinese medicine professors from multiple local universities, including HKBU Associate VP (Clinical Chinese Medicine) Prof. BIAN Zhaoxiang, HKU School of Chinese Medicine Director Prof. FENG Yibin, and CUHK School of Chinese Medicine Director Prof. LIN Zhixiu, discussed their collaboration with the new Chinese Medicine Hospital of HK to boost clinical services, teaching and research. (RTHK)

The Head of Division of Integrative Systems & Design (ISD) and the Chair Professor of Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE), Prof. ZHANG Qian has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director, and a member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited, effective last Friday. She is also a director of HKUST MOE/MSRA Information Technology Key Laboratory and Digital Life Research Center of HKUST, as well as a co-director of Huawei-HKUST Joint Laboratory. (marketscreener)

A feature story by i-Cable TV highlighted how universities are encouraging students to create AI-generated films through art and technology education. HKUST organized the "AI Film Festival", the first of its kind in Greater China, showcasing 35 AI-generated short films selected from over 700 global entries. The story included interviews with the Assistant Professor of the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC), Prof. Anyi RAO, who predicted the first AI film could reach cinemas within one to two years, and PhD in Individualized Interdisciplinary Program student Ms. TANG Yuying and Mr. WEI Zheng, who discussed the creative challenges posed by current AI limitations in character control and emotional expression.

The Associate Head and Chair Professor of the Division of Environment & Sustainability (ENVR), Prof. CHEN Fei, has become the second scholar from Greater China to receive the prestigious 2025 Luke Howard Award from the International Association for Urban Climate. This award was conferred in recognition of his exceptional leadership and transformative contributions to urban climatology. Prof. CHEN is currently collaborating with the Head and Chair Professor of the Division of Environment & Sustainability (ENVR) and the Chair Professor of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CIVL), Prof. Alexis LAU Kai-Hon; the Chair Professor of the Division of Environment & Sustainability (ENVR) and the Department of Mathematics (MATH), Prof. Jimmy FUNG; the Associate Professor of the Division of Environment & Sustainability (ENVR), Prof. SHI Xiaoming; and the Associate Professor of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CIVL), Prof. YANG Jiachuan, to lead the development of a next-generation global urban weather prediction model. (Various media)

At the 2025 Beijing-HK-Macao Young Scientists Conference, the Research Associate Professor of Division of Environment & Sustainability (ENVR), Prof. HAN Wei highlighted in an interview that HK and Beijing, both being international I&T centers, can complement each other. HK scholars can leverage Beijing's scientific facilities, while helping Beijing take its technological achievements to the world.  (Various media)

The Head and Chair Professor of Department of Chemistry (CHEM) and the Chair Professor of Division of Environment & Sustainability (ENVR), Prof. YU Jianzhen, and the Liwei Huang Associate Professor of Business of Department of Finance (FINA), Prof. JI Yan have been awarded fellowship under the 2025/26 Research Grants Council (RGC)’s Senior Research Fellow Scheme (SRFS) and Research Fellow Scheme (RFS), respectively. Their research projects, which focus on atmospheric analytical chemistry and AI-powered imperfect competition in financial markets, have secured fundings of over HK$13.6 million. VPRD Prof. Tim CHENG noted that this year's projects addressed critical global challenges and have potential to yield transformative breakthroughs with far-reaching societal benefits. Also on the list are three scholars from PolyU and seven scholars from CUHK. (Various media)

Cutting-edge technology was showcased for first-year students at HKUST(GZ)'s welcome ceremony held last Saturday. The President of HKUST(GZ), Prof. Lionel NI tasked the student representatives to locate their admission letter and gift boxes on site.
Prof. HUI Pan, HKUST(GZ) Information Hub Associate Dean and Chair Professor of the HKUST’s Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), along with his team, assisted the students in the task using XR glasses. A humanoid robot delivered the admission letters to them. (Sina)

Prof. Erwin HUANG, the Adjunct Professor of Division of Integrative Systems & Design (ISD), attended the book launch session for the book titled "Why Children Should Read Even More in the AI Era" last Wednesday. (Various media)

A column article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, the Adjunct Professor of Division of Integrative Systems & Design (ISD), on how to use AI effectively to improve thinking skills. (HK Economic Times)