News & Events
2025-06-12
We are delighted to share that Prof. Celine SONG Yunya, Associate Head and Professor of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), has been elected Vice President of the International Chinese Communication Association (ICCA), and will assume the role of President in two years. Read more
2025-05-22
Social Gathering for RPg students in 2025 was held successfully on 22 May 2025.
Prof. Huamin QU (Head/EMIA) was invited to share some thoughts on relaxing ourselves after the busy semester. Students and professors enjoyed the dinner together, along with some idea exchange at the table. Read more
2024-12-17
Prof. LUO Wenhan, Associate Professor of the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) and Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA)has been recognized with the Excellence Award from the 2023 CCF-Tencent Rhino-Bird Faculty Fund, the highest honor of this Fund. Read more
2024-08-15
Dr. Nathan XU, a PhD graduate of the Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (IIP), has been honored with the Bright Future SME’s Youth Creative Entrepreneurship Award by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Small and Medium Business (HKGCSMB). Read more
2024-06-26
Prof. Kei May LAU, Research Professor of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), was featured by the Office of the Provost as a Star Faculty at HKUST! Read more
2024-06-17
Jointly organized by the Computational Media and Arts Thrust (CMA) of the Information Hub of HKUST (GZ), the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA) and of HKUST (CWB), the first EMIA cross-campus visit to the CMA Lab was successfully held at the Guangzhou campus of HKUST (GZ) on 31 May and 7 June. Read more
2024-03-22
Get an inside look into the great mind of Prof. Kei May LAU (Research Professor, Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas), in an enlightening interview with Light: Science & Applications. Read more
2024-02-07
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Prof. Kei May LAU, Research Professor of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas and Professor Emerita of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, has been elected as a member of the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer, the organization points out. Read more
2023-12-19
Prof. Wei XUE, Assistant Professor of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), shared his insight of building and improving singing voice model at the 18th National Conference on Man-machine Speech Communication on Dec 8, 2023 and at the 3rd SpeechHome Conference on Speech Technology on Nov 18, 2023. Read more
2023-12-15
The first cross-disciplinary, cross-campus, and cross-reality course at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) “EMIA 6500C: Metaverse Cross-disciplinary Design Thinking” ended on a high note with the Demo Day on Dec 1, 2023! Honorable guests including Prof. Ting Chuen PONG (Vice-President for Administration and Business), Prof. Jimmy FUNG (Associate Provost, Teaching & Learning), Prof. Huamin QU (Dean of Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies), Dr. Beatrice CHU (Head, Professional Development of CEI), Mr. Thomas NG (Director of MTPC), and Mr. Anthony HO (Head of Digital Media, MTPC) from the Clear Water Bay campus, as well as Prof. Lionel M. NI (President), Prof. Jingshen WU (Vice-President, Teaching & Learning), and Prof. Man CHAN (Head of Division of Red Bird MPhil) from HKUST (Guangzhou), joined the course closing ceremony. Read more