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TECH TALK: UNVEILING FACULTY TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP (2026)
25 Feb 2026
Session Details
25 Feb 2026 14:30 -
17:30
Program Details
Deadline :
23 Feb 2026 23:59
Enquiry Email :
techship@ust.hk
Organised by :
HKUST Entrepreneurship Center
As part of the IPIC Incubation, Tech-Ship Program is a platform leveraging the wealth of research talents and outcomes at HKUST to bridge together faculty technologies and student entrepreneurship, the "TECH Talk: Unveiling Faculty Technologies for Entrepreneurship" (TECH Talk) will invite faculty members to introduce their technologies to students who are passionate about exploring technology entrepreneurship opportunities.
1. "TECH Talk" Details
- Date: 25 Feb 2026 (Wed)
- Time: 2:30-5:30pm
- Format: ZOOM (link will be sent to successful registrants)
- Each faculty member will give a 15-minute presentation about his/her technology
Schedule of TECH Talk 2026
| No. | Time | Name of Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2:30-2:35 | Prof. Carrie Ling | Opening |
2 | 2:35-2:55 | Prof. Zili MENG | WiCi: Wireless Computing Infrastrcture |
3 | 2:55-3:15 | Prof. Alicia AN | Membrane for water, energy and health care |
4 | 3:15-3:35 | Prof. Maolin WANG | Achieving Line-Rate Convex Optimization in Hardware for High-Frequency Trading |
5 | 3:35-3:55 | Prof. Xiaofang ZHOU | AI-Native Database Systems |
6 | 3:55-4:15 | Yalan ZHANG | AI for microstructure analysis to accelerate industrial materials innovation |
7 | 4:15-4:35 | Shishuo LIU | Next Generation of 3D Bioprinting through A Multimodule Integrated Platform |
8 | 4:35-4:55 | Tingxuan WANG | Secretion Management of Sonic Hedgehog in cancer: mRNA-Delivered CW Motif Competitors and ER Retentive Nanobodies |
9 | 4:55-5:15 | Jihong TANG | AI-powered Diagnosis of Brain Tumors |
10 | 5:15 | End of Event |
If you are interested in joining the TECH Talk, please register by 23 Feb 2026 (Mon).
Click HERE for TECH Talk registration
Please contact Ms. Sue HUI via techship@ust.hk if you have any enquiries.
2. Who should take part?
- Faculty members of any discipline who wish to:
> commercialize their technologies/ research output developed or being developed and
> invite passionate, capable and entrepreneurial students to form startup teams
- Students of any discipline - undergraduates/ postgraduates (taught/ research)- who wish to:
> explore business and entrepreneurial possibilities to merge faculty research with new or existing entrepreneurial development and
> partner with faculty/ research teams for commercializing faculty's technologies/ research output
3. How does it work?
- Faculty members introduce their technologies via a 15-minute presentation in "TECH Talk", in order to inspire students for potential entrepreneurial development.
- Students shall approach faculty members on their own after "TECH Talk", in order to share and discuss entrepreneurial potential and partnership opportunities.