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Prof. SONG Xueyang, Assistant Professor of the Department of Physics at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award for her groundbreaking research in theoretical condensed matter physics. Her research promises to revolutionize energy-efficient technologies by designing materials with unprecedented control over electricity and heat. Prof. Song will receive HKD 5 million in funding from the Croucher Foundation to support her future research. The “Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award”, one of the Croucher Foundation's top honors, recognizes Hong Kong's brightest young scientific minds poised to make significant breakthroughs. Recipients are selected for their distinguished doctoral work, internationally competitive research, and high-impact contributions to their fields. 

Echoing the HKSAR Government’s strategy to develop artificial intelligence (AI) as a core industry, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today announced the establishment of the Von Neumann Institute (VNI). This pioneering research institute is dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary collaboration by integrating embodied intelligence, generative AI, and advanced supercomputing to drive new quality productive forces in the evolving era of AI. 

Prof. Fugee TSUNG, Chair Professor of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Chair Professor of Data Science & Analytics Thrust and Computational Media & Arts Thrust at HKUST (Guangzhou), has been honored with the 2025 Shewhart Medal by the American Society for Quality (ASQ). Widely regarded as the “Nobel Prize in the quality field,” this accolade recognizes Prof. Tsung’s transformative contributions to statistical process control, industrial quality improvement, and academic leadership. He joins an elite group of Chinese scholars to receive this award since its inception in 1948.

Recently, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment Co., Ltd. (Shanghai SSCI) held a signing ceremony for a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement to explore comprehensive collaboration in areas such as fund cooperation, technology transfer, and talent cultivation. At the signing ceremony, Dr. Timothy SZE, Director of the Office of Mainland Affairs at HKUST, and Ms. LU Wen, Party Committee Member and Vice President of Shanghai SSCI, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective parties. Prof. GUO Yike, HKUST’s Provost, and Dr. DAI Minmin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment Co., Ltd., attended the event and witnessed the signing.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today announces its Net-Zero Action Plan (Action Plan), which is the first among higher education institutions in Hong Kong to have a comprehensive framework with multi-pronged strategies aimed at achieving net-zero emissions by 2045. This plan is supported by a commitment of HK$30 million earned from renewable energy generation to further accelerate research and adoption of innovative decarbonization solutions on campus.

香港科技大學（科大）今年透過「學生運動員學習支援及入學計劃」（SALSA）計劃，取錄了超過11名傑出香港運動員，人數創歷年來最高。科大今日舉辦歡迎典禮，特別邀請到一眾傑出學生運動員新生、香港體育學院代表、運動員的教練、中學校長、老師及家人等出席，一同慶祝各精英運動員即將展開人生新一頁，並祝願他們在學業和運動上的發展都能再創高峰。 11名傑出運動員將於今年九月入讀科大，涵蓋桌球、劍擊、賽艇、棒球、花樣滑冰、拯溺、帆船和田徑等項目，當中包括：  

Staff and students at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) can now access Hong Kong’s first homegrown artificial intelligence large language model (LLM), developed by the Hong Kong Generative AI Research and Development Center (HKGAI), at no cost! Previously exclusive to civil servants for pilot use, HKUST is the first local university to trial the HKGAI V1 LLM, marking a significant milestone in the University’s AI development, unlocking new possibilities for learning and teaching while fostering innovation, collaboration, and responsible AI practices.

由香港科技大學（科大）舉辦的首屆「AI電影節」日前圓滿落幕。本屆電影節收錄全球逾80個國家和地區、700多部全AI生成的短片作品，最終三部優秀作品脫穎而出，獲頒發多個獎項。 其中，「最佳影片獎」由艾美獎提名編劇Nik Kleverov奪得，其哲思短片《Memory Maker》描繪戰後人類淪為機械附庸的世界，從而引發對人類與機器關係的深度思辨，極具AI電影製作經驗的Jeff Synthesized則憑藉《Newton’s Cradle》榮膺「前沿獎」。而由青年導演葉志祥製作，以聚焦抗戰老兵半世紀歸家歷程的短片《當歸》，不僅摘得「最佳敘事獎」，更獲「觀眾票選獎」。 是次活動為大中華區首個完全利用AI技術創作的100%「AI電影節」，科大首席副校長郭毅可教授與一眾嘉賓親臨出席放映會，觀賞多部入圍作品，見證AI技術所展現的潛力。是次活動的專業評審之一、以《魔戒》系列聞名、五次榮獲奧斯卡獎的Richard TAYLOR先生更以視像形式致辭 ，分享對AI電影未來的看法。 此外，科大於放映會前亦舉辦學術論壇，聚焦四大核心主題，邀得來自不同領域的專業人士就AI創意內容的生成過程、AI對藝術家與電影產業的影響、新一代創作者的特質，以及AI道德與倫理等話題交流真知灼見，吸引近600位電影愛好者共襄盛舉。論壇嘉賓陣容星光熠熠，包括憑電影《沙丘》榮獲奧斯卡最佳視覺效果獎的美國視覺效果藝術家Brian CONNOR先生、Richard Taylor 團隊、維塔工作室代表Chris WILLIAMSON先生及鄭子毅先生、台灣電影學者焦雄屏女士、香港電影出品人向華強先生、香港演員向佐先生、在本地電影界擁超過50年經驗的香港專業電影攝影師學會名譽顧問魏天明先生，以及史丹福大學布朗媒體創新研究所所長Maneesh AGRAWALA教授等。 是次電影節是為期三天的2025年計算可視媒體國際會議（CVM 2025）的其中一環，該活動首次在香港舉行，並選址科大，旨在展現科技與藝術融合的無限可能，為學界與藝術界的跨界合作奠定了堅實基礎。