Thesis Defense

MPhil in Physics - Reducible Background Estimation for BSM Searches in 𝐻 → 𝑍 𝑍∗ → 4𝑙 Decays at the Large Hadron Collider

MPhil in Physics - Reducible Background Estimation for BSM Searches in 𝐻 → 𝑍 𝑍∗ → 4𝑙 Decays at the Large Hadron Collider

Room 4475 (Lifts 25-26), 4/F Academic Building, HKUST
11 August 2026
PHD in Electronic & Comp Engg - Geometric and Neural Representations for 3D Scene Reconstruction

PHD in Electronic & Comp Engg - Geometric and Neural Representations for 3D Scene Reconstruction

Room 4472 (Lifts 25-26), 4/F Academic Building, HKUST
11 August 2026
PHD in Computer Science & Engg - Understanding What Deep Vision and Multimodal Models Depend on and Guiding What They Should

PHD in Computer Science & Engg - Understanding What Deep Vision and Multimodal Models Depend on and Guiding What They Should

Room 5501 (Lifts 25-26), 5/F Academic Building, HKUST
11 August 2026
MPhil in Life Science - Modelling PEX10-related peroxisomal biogenesis disorder with C. elegans

MPhil in Life Science - Modelling PEX10-related peroxisomal biogenesis disorder with C. elegans

Room 4504 (Lifts 25-26), 4/F Academic Building, HKUST
11 August 2026
Source Identification, Payload Development, and Emission Quantification

PHD in Civil Engineering - Methane Observation from the China Space Station and Multi-Satellite Platforms with Artificial Intelligence: Source Identification, Payload Development, and Emission Quantification

Organized by Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Room 3574 (Lifts 27-28), 3/F Academic Building, HKUST
11 August 2026
PHD in Individual Interdisci Prog - Three Essays on Environmental Innovation and the Diffusion of Innovations

PHD in Individual Interdisci Prog - Three Essays on Environmental Innovation and the Diffusion of Innovations

Room 202, 2/F, E1 Building, HKUST(GZ) Zoom ID: 938 7290 9619 Pc: ipe Zoom Link: https://hkust-gz-edu-cn.zoom.us/j/93872909619?pwd=Lw1ba1OwZxHEFr8kgfUwopIAjgxgia.1, HKUST
11 August 2026
Routing, Scheduling, and Collaboration

PHD in Civil Engineering - Optimization of UAV-Integrated Service Networks in Urban Environments: Routing, Scheduling, and Collaboration

Organized by Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Room 3574 (Lifts 27-28), 3/F Academic Building, HKUST
10 August 2026
MPhil in Mathematics - Differential Private Empirical Risk Minimization by Gradient Descent

MPhil in Mathematics - Differential Private Empirical Risk Minimization by Gradient Descent

Room 5506 (Lifts 25-26), 5/F Academic Building, HKUST
10 August 2026
Theoretical Perspectives and an Analysis of Bilinear Matrix Representations

MPhil in Mathematics - Understanding Contrastive Learning: Theoretical Perspectives and an Analysis of Bilinear Matrix Representations

Room 2504 (Lift 25-26), 2/F Academic Building, HKUST
10 August 2026
benchmarking and extending inverse computational frameworks

MPhil in Civil Engineering - Defect identification in solid mechanics: benchmarking and extending inverse computational frameworks

Organized by Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Room 3574 (Lifts 27-28), 3/F Academic Building, HKUST
10 August 2026
An Unsupervised Learning Model for Gender Identification in Monaural Mixed-Gender Speech

MPhil in Bioengineering - Simulating Mono-Auditory Attention by a Self-Organizing Map: An Unsupervised Learning Model for Gender Identification in Monaural Mixed-Gender Speech

Room 5560 (LIfts 27-28), HKUST
10 August 2026
MPhil in Electronic & Comp Engg - Force-Estimation-Aware Humanoid Whole-Body Control

MPhil in Electronic & Comp Engg - Force-Estimation-Aware Humanoid Whole-Body Control

Room 3494 (Lifts 25-26), 3/F Academic Building, HKUST
10 August 2026
MPhil in Marine Environmental Sci - The Potential Regulatory Mechanism of Phage CP12 Protein on the Calvin Cycle of Marine Prochlorococcus

MPhil in Marine Environmental Sci - The Potential Regulatory Mechanism of Phage CP12 Protein on the Calvin Cycle of Marine Prochlorococcus

Room 5508 (Lifts 25-26), 5/F Academic Building, HKUST
10 August 2026
MPhil in Electronic & Comp Engg - Adaptive Residual Informed Augmentation for Robust Aerial Control

MPhil in Electronic & Comp Engg - Adaptive Residual Informed Augmentation for Robust Aerial Control

Room 3494 (Lifts 25-26), 3/F Academic Building, HKUST
10 August 2026
When It Helps and When It Hurts.

MPhil in Information Systems - Honesty in Causal Forests: When It Helps and When It Hurts.

LSK 4047, 4/F, Lee Shau Kee Business Building, HKUST
10 August 2026
MPhil in Economics - Dynamic Cheap Talk with Endogenous State Transitions

MPhil in Economics - Dynamic Cheap Talk with Endogenous State Transitions

Room 6045, Lee Shau Kee Business Building, HKUST
10 August 2026
MPhil in Bioengineering - Synthesis of Protein Hydrogels with Programmable Stress Relaxation Behavior enabled by De Novo-Designed Topological Entanglement Motifs

MPhil in Bioengineering - Synthesis of Protein Hydrogels with Programmable Stress Relaxation Behavior enabled by De Novo-Designed Topological Entanglement Motifs

Room 5562 (Lifts 27-28), HKUST
10 August 2026
Informal Circuits of Anime Consumption and Distribution in the Philippines

MPhil in Humanities - Inside the Pirate Archive Community: Informal Circuits of Anime Consumption and Distribution in the Philippines

Room3301 (Lift2, Lifts 17-18), 3/F Academic Building, HKUST
10 August 2026
MPhil in Physics - Chiral Gravitational Waves from CP Violation in a First-Order Electroweak Phase Transition

MPhil in Physics - Chiral Gravitational Waves from CP Violation in a First-Order Electroweak Phase Transition

Room 4475 (Lifts 25-26), 4/F Academic Building, HKUST
10 August 2026
Implications for Proactive Climate Governance

PHD in Atmospheric Envrl Science - A Systematic Approach to Identify Unknown Unknowns for Early Warning in the Era of Climate Change: Implications for Proactive Climate Governance

Room 4504 (Lifts 25-26), 4/F Academic Building, HKUST
10 August 2026