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Two courses from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)’s Center for Education Innovation (CEI) have won three prestigious international education awards for their achievements in integrating AI and education and enhancing in-class engagement and self-learning incentives for students, underscoring HKUST’s leadership in pioneering innovative education in the era of AI. 

New technology, like artificial intelligence (AI), has shaken the world. Chances are the insights from today’s great minds will steer us towards a right path.The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) conferred an Honorary Doctor of Engineering honoris causa on Dr. Jensen HUANG, the founder and CEO of NVIDIA. As a newly welcomed member of the HKUST community, he joined Prof. Harry SHUM, Council Chairman of HKUST and a celebrated computer scientist, for a fireside chat on November 23, 2024. Together, the technological experts explored critical issues surrounding “Technology, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship”.The hundreds of participants in the auditorium were mesmerized, not just by the speakers’ stylish leather jackets emblazoned with “HKUST”, but also by Dr. Huang’s dynamic presence and the wise words from the two experts on stage. 

Following the successful development of InvestLM — Hong Kong's first open-source large language model (LLM) for financial generative AI (GenAI) applications, the School of Business and Management of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST Business School) has just launched the InvestLM Generative AI Platform, which will be opened for free registration to the financial services industry in phases. The platform is capable of handling finance-related GenAI tasks and generating human-like responses comparable to those of well-known general-purpose chatbots.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) held its Congregation 2024 today (November 23). The occasion witnessed the conferment of Honorary Doctorates upon four prominent and distinguished leaders by HKUST Pro-Chancellor Dr. John CHAN Cho-Chak, in recognition of their remarkable accomplishments and contributions. Also joining the ceremony included HKUST Council Chairman Prof. Harry SHUM, HKUST President Prof. Nancy IP, and other members of the senior management team. This year’s recipients of the Honorary Doctorate, listed in alphabetical order of surnames, were:  Dr. Jensen HUANG, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA – Doctor of Engineering honoris causa Mr. Tony LEUNG Chiu-Wai, the Golden Lion-winning actor – Doctor of Humanities honoris causa

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In a groundbreaking initiative, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has unveiled four AI-driven models poised to transform the medical and healthcare fields. These AI models can assist both general and specialist medical practitioners in diagnosing and prognosing up to 30 types of cancers and diseases, with some achieving accuracy comparable to that of medical experts with five years of experience or more.

Hello, aspiring wizards and witches of technology! If you’ve ever dreamed of casting spells with code or inventing extraordinary devices, let me take you on a journey through the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Whether you’re a curious Muggle or a prospective student, prepare for an adventure filled with excitement and discovery!

人工智能（Artificial Intelligence，簡稱AI）的出現，令今後的世界將會由三種人組成：即女人、男人和可以跟人交流的機器人！人工智能令人與機器之間能更緊密地協作，將會推動現代社會和人類文明的發展。其深遠影響將遠超過互聯網的出現。勢必重組人類社會各行各業的運作模式。這是一次重大的範式轉移。