An article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, Adjunct Professor in the Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD), on the evolution of AI-native architects. He noted that the rapid advancement of AI tools has fundamentally changed the landscape of software development. Traditional coding, once reliant on manual syntax input, is now shifting toward intent-driven programming.

HK01 column interviews Charlie YIP Cheuk-Yiu, Year 3 student of BSc in Environmental Management and Technology (EVMT), who has grown from an environment ambassador to a co-author of a policy research report. She conducted an in-depth research in the Amazon rainforest and advocated for youth empowerment, environmental education, and positive nature.

A research team, including Prof. RAO Anyi, Assistant Professor in the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) and Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA) at HKUST and Tencent, has developed the AI system ShotVerse, which uses a dual-module approach of "planner" and "controller" to translate text commands into precise professional camera trajectories and generate cinematic multi-camera videos.

Prof. XU Yan, Professor in the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management (ISOM) and Division of Public Policy (PPOL), and Prof. Timothy SZE Tin-Ngai, Adjunct Associate Professor in PPOL, attended a policy briefing last Sunday about the "15th Five-Year Plan" to discuss the new development opportunities anticipated for HK over the next five years.

An article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, Adjunct Professor in the Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD), on the upgrade of mind maps in the GenAI era from static, hand drawn outlines into dynamic, multi layered visual knowledge interfaces.

At the Xiong'an "AI+" Industry Ecosystem Integration Development Forum held last Saturday, Prof. GUO Song, Chair Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD), discussed the intelligent integration development and highlighted Xiong'an's unique advantages in AI development.

At YAO Jianwei's Annual Ink Exhibition kicked off last Saturday, Prof. NING Zhi, Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies) of the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS), remarked that Mr. Yao's works deliver a strong visual impact through the fusion of ink and color. He further noted that technological development and art creation are simply different manifestations of creativity and imagination.

Prof. RAO Anyi, Assistant Professor in the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) and the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), has collaborated with JD.com and HKU to develop the Astrolabe framework. By leveraging proactive reinforcement learning, streaming training and multi-dimensional rewards, the framework improves the speed and quality of AI video generation, overcoming the problems of frame jitter and sequence coherence.

A column article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, Adjunct Professor in the Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD), on the reshuffling of human roles amid the emergence of AI coding agents. As AI takes over coding, testing, and self-correction, Prof. Huang identified three human skills that become more critical – problem framing, architectural thinking and editorial oversight.

HKUST showcased its award-winning inventions, which were recognized at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva. During the showcase, three teams from the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS) that received Gold Medals with Congratulations of the Jury introduced their award-winning projects, including "AI-powered Home Healthcare Management System for COPD Patients", "AeroRelief: Autonomous UAV First-responder System", and "Articulator.ai: One-stop Platform for Gen-AI Creation and Art ID Registration".