Awards & Recognitions
2026
Appointed as a member of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council
Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Science (Research)|Professor, Division of Social Science, Division of Public Policy|Associate Director of Center for Aging Science|Associate Director of Leadership and Public Policy Executive Education
Dr. Ian VARELA SOARES
PhD in Public Policy, Class of 2025
The Distinguished Lectureship Award, The Chemical Society of Japan
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Acting Head and Professor, Division of Arts and Machine Creativity|Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas|Program Director of MA in Arts and Machine Creativity
Fang Professor of Engineering|Chair Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Department of Computer Science and Engineering|Director of Institute of Integrated Circuits and Systems|Director of HKUST and Intel Joint Laboratory|Director of HKUST-SDU Intelligent Computing Joint Laboratory
Dr. Ian VARELA SOARES
PhD in Public Policy, Class of 2025
NeuroFlow - WONG Hoi Tung, TANG Yu Wai, CHENG Ka Hing
School of Business and Management
Icebird - Kong Chi Yuen Jimmy, Jiang Kit Hoi Ivan, Shah Dhairya Pankaj, and Ma Zheng Qing Isaac
School of Engineering
Start-up Express 2026 Top 10 Winner
PetWell HK Limited - Sabrina CHU
School of Business and Management
1st Runner Up in both the Single Women Elite and Pair Women at the Hong Kong Indoor Cycling Race 2026-27 (Artistic)
Sammi WONG Sum Yi
BBA in Information Systems