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Mashiat LAMISA [BSc in ISD 2021]

Current employer: Sparkmate Hong Kong

Current job title: Product Engineer

“HKUST has been the most significant point of turn in my personal and professional life given how much it has allowed me to grow as a person and inspired me to turn my entrepreneurial dreams into reality. I not only got to study here but learnt to build things, invent and work with new technology hands-on.

Graduating from ISD has made it possible for me to get my hands on the latest technologies while in university which a lot of people might not have the opportunity to. And that has led me to my dream job of being a maker, a product engineer at Sparkmate. Being a female in STEM was not just encouraged but also celebrated here in HKUST and that has played a core part of building a can-do attitude within me.”

Chi-ying Tsui received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hong Kong and Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1994.  He then joined the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and is currently a full Professor in the department. He was the Associate Dean of Engineering at HKUST from 2014 to 2018 and was the founding Head of the Division of Integrative Systems and Design. 

Dr. Tsui’s research interests include designing integrated circuits and VLSI architectures for energy-efficient embedded machine learning, low power multimedia and wireless applications, developing power management circuits and techniques for embedded portable devices and ultra-low power systems for implantable devices. He has published more than 250 referred publications and holds 12 US patents on power management, VLSI and multimedia systems. He co-founded Perception Digital, which was a technology company focusing on designing embedded multimedia devices and was listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2009. He also involved in a few start-up companies founded by UST alumni in the area of high-speed IC design, embedded health-care devices and implantable medical devices.  He received the best paper awards from the IEEE Transactions on VLSI Systems in 1995, IEEE ISCAS in 1999, IEEE/ACM ISLPED in 2007, and IEEE DELTA in 2008, CODES in 2012. He also received the Design Awards in the IEEE ASP-DAC University Design Contest in 2004 and 2006. He is a senior member of IEEE.
 

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ISD Faculty
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Professor
Email
eetsui@ust.hk
Area
AI hardware accelerator ‧ Baseband application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) ‧ Computer architecture ‧ Embedded systems ‧ Energy harvesting ‧ Integrated circuits and systems
Phone
2358 7071
Website
http://eetsui.home.ece.ust.hk/
Location
Rm 5599
Location Custom Link
https://pathadvisor.ust.hk/search/nearest/lift/from/5599
Surname
TSUI

[ISD Seminar] From Fragmented Conversations to Structured Signals: Multilingual Language AI for Sales Compliance, Business Insights, and Contact Center Analytics

Events 18 Sep 2025
Events Date18 September 2025 Events11:00 - 12:00 EventsLT-F (Lifts 25-26), Academic Building, HKUST

Grounded in Fano’s research-built stack, this session examines how advanced Language AI converts fragmented calls, chats, and emails into structured, analyzable signals via multilingual ASR, speaker diarization, and LLM-based NLP, including robust handling of code-switching and domain-specific vocabularies.

In sales compliance, we analyze workflows where automated assessment and process scorecards move oversight from small-sample QA to near-total coverage, flagging potential mis-selling and validating risk disclosures and T&C read-outs.

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Prof. Qijia SHAO Selected as Emerging Rockstar in IEEE Pervasive Computing magazine

News 02 Sep 2025

Prof. Qijia SHAO was selected as an Emerging Rockstar and featured in an interview in IEEE Pervasive Computing magazine (Volume 24, Issue 2, April-June 2025)!

As a rising star in the field of Pervasive Computing, Prof. Shao shared his recent research on developing deployable systems to collect and analyze human-related data for understanding human states and addressing real-world challenges in healthcare, education, and entertainment.

Check out Prof. Shao's insights and be inspired to pursue a career in ubiquitous computing: http://bit.ly/4nedKW3.

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Minister of Education of China Jinpeng HUAI Visited ISDworks!, Witnessed Students' Innovative Achievement in Innovation

News 21 Aug 2025

Minister of Education of China Jinpeng HUAI visited our makerspace, ISDworks! and witnessed our students' innovative achievements during his delegation's visit to HKUST last week.

The visit began with our division head Prof. Qian ZHANG sharing the unique pedagogy of ISD in nurturing a new generation of innovative and technological talent, followed by Prof. Zexiang LI's introduction to HKUST’s entrepreneurship education framework. The delegation toured the lab alongside Prof. Harry SHUM, Council Chairman of HKUST and Prof. Nancy IP, President of HKUST, to explore our students’ projects from various courses, expressing great appreciation for their innovation. Both ISD undergraduate and postgraduate students presented their signature projects on "Drone as First Responder" and "Aerial Work Robot", showcasing our strengths in technological advancement and our commitment to shaping a better world.

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InnoBay Summer Camp 2025 - Turning Marine Innovation into Action in the Greater Bay Area

News 28 Jul 2025

July 2–12, 2025 | HKUST x Dongguan Songshan Lake 

InnoBay Summer Camp 2025, was a transformative innovation bootcamp jointly hosted by the Division of Integrative Systems and Design of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and strategic partners across the Greater Bay Area. The programme brought together undergraduate and postgraduate talents from various countries and over a dozen disciplines, all united by a passion for marine technology, sustainable solutions, and entrepreneurship. 

Over ten immersive days, participants journeyed from the state-of-the-art HKUST campus in Clear Water Bay to the advanced manufacturing ecosystem at Dongguan Songshan Lake. The camp’s curriculum fused deep dives into design thinking, rapid prototyping, user research, and commercialization, with field visits and mentorship from technology leaders.  

Through InnoBay Summer Camp, students experienced marine innovation from multiple perspectives: exploring Ocean Park’s animal habitats and workshops revealed the intricate care required for captive marine life, while direct engagement with Aberdeen’s fishing community provided invaluable, real-world insights into traditional fishing practices, vessel maintenance, and the operational realities of Hong Kong’s coastal industry. 

 

What made the camp unique? 

Real-World Problem Solving: Students tackled critical marine challenges, including aquaculture monitoring, red tide prediction, sustainable fisheries, and underwater communication. 

Interdisciplinary Collaboration: The camp paired coders, designers, biologists, and engineers to break down silos and build integrated, deployable hardware-software systems. 

Mentor-Led Acceleration: Each team had access to industry mentors and research leaders, many of whom fast-tracked project pilots and provided direct feedback. 

Field Exposure: Tours of leading manufacturing and testing facilities, and talks with founders, gave participants a window into real innovation and supply chain integration in the Greater Bay Area. 

 

📸 Spotlight Projects & Teams 

🐟 AQUAREE: Real-time aquarium monitoring on mobile app for “Bubbles the Clownfish”

🌊 RT SHIELD: Red tide simulated response at test pond; three-stage active defense

👁️ SirenX: Live underwater talk test with OLED scroll screen

🎥 Strike-Cam: Catch footage streamed from 2km offshore rig—AI auto-tracked!

Please refer to the project catalog here InnoBay2025 Project Catalog.pdf for more information.

 

🔮 Looking Ahead

We believe the success of InnoBay Summer Camp 2025 as an idea-to-product accelerator has emboldened participants to strive for impact in their diverse fields of study and entrepreneurial ventures. As HKUST and ISD continue to spearhead youth technology entrepreneurship and foster greater inter-university collaboration, we are open to conversations with like-minded university and industry partners. 

For more information, please reach out to us at isd@ust.hk. 

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Dr. Zhou is a Research Assistant Professor of Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD). He received both his Bachelor's degree and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He is interested in the fundamental and practical research in aeroacoustics, aerodynamics and sports engineering.

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ISD Faculty
People Position
Research Assistant Professor
Email
pengzhou@ust.hk
Area
Aeroacoustics
Aerodynamics
Aerospace engineering
Flow instability
Noise and acoustics
Phone
3469 2230
Location
Rm 2566
Location Preset Link
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Surname
ZHOU

Prof. Liuqing YANG received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, in 2004. Prior to joining Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), she has been a faculty member with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at University of Florida, Colorado State University, and University of Minnesota.

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ISD Faculty
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Professor (Joint Appointment)
Email
lqyang@ust.hk
Area
Wireless Communications and Networking (WCN)
Website
https://personal.hkust-gz.edu.cn/lqyang/
Surname
YANG

Prof. Xin ZHANG is Swire Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Chair Professor of Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Division of Integrative Systems and Design at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Prof. Zhang holds a Ph.D degree in fluid mechanics from the Cambridge University, UK and B.Eng in aerospace engineering from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China. He is a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Prof. Zhang conducts research and lectures in aerodynamics and aeroacoustics, in particular aircraft aerodynamics and noise. He has conducted experimental and computational research in the area of unsteady aerodynamics, ground effect aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, and aircraft noise. He is an authority in the area of aircraft noise including both airframe and propulsive unit noise. He performed research in its understanding, developed novel and accurate numerical schemes for its prediction, devised methods for noise attenuation, and designed and constructed predictive codes based on physics for noise prediction which are being used by industry.

His research over a period of 25 years led to the establishment of Airbus Aircraft Noise Technology Centre (ANTC) at Southampton in 2008 (see www.soton.ac.uk/antc ), which is a major centre of excellent in aircraft noise technology. The centre is the only Airbus university based technology centre in the world. ANTC works in the areas of airframe noise, engine noise, physics based aircraft noise models, computational aeroacoustics, aircraft interior noise modelling, sound transmission, and noise control, all with Airbus. Airbus, a company that produces around half of the world’s aircraft and employs more than 60,000 people across the EU, has integrated the outcomes of Zhang’s research into its key design processes. He has occupied the chair of Airbus Professor of Aircraft Engineering and served as the director of ANTC since 2008.

Prof. Zhang has published over 200 papers including 95 archival papers. He has been a highly productive and effective educator, establishing the first MSc course in racing car aerodynamics in the world at Southampton. To date, he has supervised nearly 50 PhD/EngD students as main supervisor; these students currently hold diverse positions in academia, aerospace and automobile industries, government, and other sectors.

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ISD Faculty
People Position
Chair Professor (Joint Appointment)
Email
aexzhang@ust.hk
Area
Aeroacoustics
Aerodynamics
Phone
3469 2220
Website
http://aantc.ust.hk/
Location
2577C
Location Preset Link
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Surname
ZHANG