HKUST In The Media

Research led by PHYS Assoc. Prof. LIU Junwei and PHYS Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. XU Runzhang focuses on forecasting a trove of potentially synthesizable monolayer altermagnets and forging a rational, universal design playbook that can be applied to other systems, including 3D bulks.  

A research team led by LIFS Assoc. Prof. GUO Yusong has made a significant breakthrough in understanding how cells manage the intricate internal transport of proteins, a process fundamental to life and implicated in several hereditary diseases. 

In an exclusive interview, CIVL Assoc. Prof. LU Mengqian introduced an AI-based global climate model designed to enhance the accuracy of weather forecast.

A joint research led by OCES/LIFS Chair Prof. QIAN Peiyuan, has achieved a significant breakthrough in understanding the adaptive strategies of the deep-sea black coral Bathypathes pseudoalternata and its symbiotic microbiome.

Two HKUST entries made the list in the “2025 Top 10 Innovation and Technology News in HK” organized by Beijing-HK Academic Exchange Center. The research was led by President and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience Director Prof. Nancy IP and ECE Prof. SHEN Yajing, respectively. 

Offered by the PHYS and co-organized by the HK Academy for Gifted Education, the “exploration and practice of quantum technology” program spans nine months and is divided into three stages to introduce students to the quantum world. 

CSE Asst. Prof. HE Junxian has collaborated with Alibaba to develop a new AI code scoring system called SWE-RM, offering a comprehensive evaluation of programming solutions to accurately assesses quality and credibility.

The HKUST Digital Finance Lab and HashKey jointly published the “2026 Digital Asset Industry Outlook: Top 10 Emerging Trends”, which identifies key trends including AI trading agents, accelerated asset tokenization, and stablecoin integration. 

RO Director and PHYS Chair Prof. LAW Kam-Tuen discussed his research on topological quantum materials. His team has synthesized and measured new materials to investigate the properties of "quasiparticles".

In a contributed article, Medical Education Task Force Co-chair Prof. FOK Tai-Fai highlighted that HKUST School of Medicine will leverage its strengths in interdisciplinary education and cutting-edge technology to drive medical innovation and cultivate future healthcare leaders.

A study from HKUST and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania found that when placed in simulated markets, AI trading bots did not compete with one another but rather began colluding in price-fixing behaviors.  

A team comprising members from HKUST, the University of Edinburgh, CUHK, and Huawei Technologies has developed MEMORY-T1, a novel reinforcement learning framework addressing the critical challenge of temporal reasoning over long, multi-session dialogues.