Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
PulseAugur coverage of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology — every cluster mentioning Hong Kong University of Science and Technology across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
- parent of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) 100%
- parent of Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute 100%
- developed by Tiangong space station 95%
- used by Tiangong space station 95%
- developed by Lai Ka-ying 90%
- instance of University of Hong Kong 90%
- developed by EdgeRock-4B 90%
- used by Qwen3.5 4B 90%
- developed Lai Ka-ying 90%
- competes with University of Hong Kong 70%
- affiliated with EdgeRock-4B 70%
- employed by Lai Ka-ying 70%
- 2026-07-04 hiring Hong Kong's third medical school, affiliated with HKUST, has hired approximately 300 teachers. source
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Miaodong Technology's Beni robot launches for sale after record crowdfunding
Miaodong Technology has launched its Beni robot, a multi-terrain, camera-following device, for direct sale after a highly successful Kickstarter campaign. The robot aims to fill a gap in the market for ground-level, dyn…
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Hong Kong universities excel in rankings, focus shifts to talent retention
Hong Kong's universities have achieved significant recognition in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds Asia University Rankings, with all 11 institutions ranking in the top 500 and five in the top 10. The University of Hong …
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AI agents vulnerable to social engineering attacks, new benchmark reveals
Researchers have developed a new benchmark, Multimodal-SEA, designed to test the susceptibility of AI agents to social engineering attacks. The benchmark, which uses real-world fraud cases, found that all tested frontie…
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HKUST President Nancy Ip Wins UNESCO Prize for Alzheimer's Research
Nancy Ip, president of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has received the UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences. The award recognizes her significant co…
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Global universities eye Hong Kong's Northern Metropolis education hubs
Overseas universities are eager to participate in Hong Kong's planned university towns within the Northern Metropolis megaproject. Leaders from over 50 global institutions met at the World Class University Presidents Fo…
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HKUST's HarnessSQL boosts 8B model to 45.2% on Spider benchmark
Researchers at HKUST have developed HarnessSQL, a system that trains smaller language models within the DeepSeek Harness framework. This approach successfully boosted an 8 billion parameter model's performance on the Sp…
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HSBC to launch global AI institute in Hong Kong with HKUST partnership
HSBC is establishing a global institute for AI and emerging technologies in Hong Kong, set to open in early 2027. The institute will partner with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, which will serve as t…
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China's elderly population now exceeds children for the first time
China has surpassed the number of children under 15 with individuals aged 65 and older for the first time, indicating a significant demographic shift. This change, with over 223 million elderly citizens compared to 213 …
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Hong Kong medical school denies poaching professor from rival university
Hong Kong's third medical school has refuted claims of poaching talent after hiring a seasoned hematologist who previously served at the University of Hong Kong for nearly 30 years. The professor, Anskar Leung Yu-hung, …
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Rock Matrix open-sources EdgeRock-4B, a Qwen3.5-4B derivative with reduced memory footprint
Rock Matrix, in collaboration with HKUST and Carnegie Mellon University, has released EdgeRock-4B as an open-source model. This new model is based on Alibaba's Qwen3.5-4B and features sliding-window attention and memory…
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New EdgeRock-4B model slashes KV Cache use by 99%, boosts throughput 6x
Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and CMU, in collaboration with Yanshan Technology, have developed and open-sourced a new model called EdgeRock-4B. This model significantly reduces KV …
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EdgeRock-4B model slashes KV cache memory for long-context reasoning
A new 4-billion parameter open-source model named EdgeRock-4B has been released, which significantly reduces KV cache memory usage. Developed by Rock Matrix in collaboration with researchers from HKUST and CMU, this mod…
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Flowtica launches AI hardware with focus on 'memory' and agent capabilities
Flowtica, a hardware startup founded by Rian, has launched its first AI product, the Flowtica Scribe, a pen capable of recording, transcribing, and summarizing audio. This venture builds on Rian's decade of hardware exp…
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Hong Kong aims to be a strategic hub in Greater Bay Area development
Hong Kong is positioning itself as a key player within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area's strategic development plan. The city aims to leverage its unique advantages to foster innovation and economic growt…
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Nanotech expert Antonio Facchetti joins HKUST from Georgia Tech
Antonio Facchetti, a nanotechnology expert and co-founder of Flexterra Corporation, has moved from Georgia Tech to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He will serve as a chair professor in the university…
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Hong Kong universities achieve top 100 global rankings in historic Eastward shift
Five universities in Hong Kong have achieved a top 100 ranking in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings, marking a significant shift in global academic influence towards the East. The University of…
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HKUST researchers blend AI with 3D geometry for enhanced visual consistency
Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, led by Professor Tan Ping, are exploring the integration of deep learning models with traditional 3D geometry techniques to enhance global consistency…
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Hong Kong unveils 5-year plan to double innovation spending
Hong Kong has launched its first five-year economic development plan, aiming to significantly increase innovation spending and foster new industries. The strategy, aligned with China's national development goals, target…
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HKUST student loses HK$1 million in government impersonation scam · 1 source tracked
A 19-year-old student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) lost approximately HK$1 million (US$127,500) to a scammer. The fraudster impersonated a government official and falsely accused the stu…
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Fudan University proposes 'Life Operators' to unify multi-scale biological modeling
Researchers from Fudan University and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have introduced "Life Operators," a novel framework designed to unify the modeling of biological systems across multiple scales. I…