Research Clusters
Built on our unique strengths as a research-led liberal arts university and guided by the Institutional Strategic Plan 2018-28, HKBU has come a long way and has made remarkable accomplishments in the realm of research excellence. The coherent strategy of developing research clusters has encouraged faculty members to conduct innovative and impactful inter-disciplinary research. These strategic research clusters are:
(1) Creative Media/Practice
(2) Health and Drug Discovery
(3) Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
(4) Humanities and Cultures
These research clusters are vital to the advancement of Hong Kong, China and the world, Visit our HKBU Research website for the latest innovations among these clusters.
To unleash the immense potential of these innovations and technologies to create social, cultural and economic impacts, holistic support from innovation to application and knowledge transfer is required. See our latest translational developments and initiatives under the Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Technology Translation sections.
- HKBU Symphony Orchestra Annual Gala Concert takes audiences on a musically sublime journey with advanced technology
- HKBU’s Visualisation Research Centre hosts the world’s first 360-degree immersive LED Visualisation Cinema and the 180-degree iDome Cinema
- HKBU led “Future Cinema Systems: Next-Generation Art Technologies” project awarded received HK$35.4 million funding
- The first human-AI collaborative performance of its kind in the world at the Annual Gala Concert of the HKBU Symphony Orchestra
- Awarded the “Building Platform Technologies for Symbiotic Creativity in Hong Kong” research project supported by HK$52.84 million in funding from the Theme-based Research Scheme under the Research Grants Council
Happenings:
- New Chinese medicine drug developed by HKBU for myofibrillar myopathy granted orphan drug designation by FDA
- HKBU launches Life Science Imaging Centre to promote transdisciplinary research
- New mechanism revealed for multiple myeloma drug resistance through nitrogen cycling gut microbiota and host metabolism interaction
- Novel Chinese medicine for constipation developed by HKBU authorised by U.S. FDA for clinical trial
Happenings:
- Using user-centred appraoch to develop Trustworthy AI Recommender Systems
- HKBU scholars received recognition of the 2023 AI 2000 Most Influential Scholar Honorable Mention in Internet of Things and Database
- HKBU research project in advancing facial reenactment detection against fake videos awarded HK$7.8 million funding
- Innovative AI art technology developed by HKBU shines in the first human-machine collaborative performance of its kind in the world
- HKBU researchers uses AI to improve disasters management
Happenings:
- HKBU researcher develops score system to monitor public opinion on social inclusion policies
- HKBU-led reserach constructs model to predict frequency of heat wave and air pollution co-occurrence in China
- HKBU transdisciplinary research team uses 3D modelling to bring a new perspective on ancient Chinese artefacts
- HKBU digital history project "“The Battle of Hong Kong 1941: A Spatial History Project” wins digital humanities award
