Thesis Defense
PHD in Computer Science & Engg - Efficient High-Dimensional Search in Modern Vector Databases
Room 2132C (Lift 22), 2/F Academic Building, HKUST
9 April 2026
PHD in Civil Engineering - Three-dimensional Interactions of Advancing Tunnel Perpendicularly across an Existing Tunnel in Multi-layered Soil Strata
Organized by Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Room 3574 (Lifts 27-28), 3/F Academic Building, HKUST
2 April 2026
PHD in Chemistry - Organometallic Chemistry of d2 Rhenium alkylidyne centered at Alkyne Metathesis
Room 4472 (Lifts 25-26), 4/F Academic Building, HKUST
1 April 2026
PHD in Computer Science & Engg - From Conceptualization to Metaphysical Reasoning: Frameworks and Benchmarks Towards Generalizable Reasoning
Room 2132C (Lift 22), 2/F Academic Building, HKUST
26 March 2026
PHD in Computer Science & Engg - Scalable Algorithms for Gas Analysis and Optimization in Smart Contracts
Room 2132C (Lift 22), 2/F Academic Building, HKUST
26 March 2026
PHD in Computer Science & Engg - Enhancing Smart Contract Security: Empirical Characterization, Fault Analysis, and Vulnerability Detection
Room 2132C (Lift 22), 2/F Academic Building, HKUST
26 March 2026
MPhil in Civil Engineering - Leak Detection and Sensor Optimization in Water Distribution Networks Using Deep Learning
Organized by Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Room 3574 (Lifts 27-28), 3/F Academic Building, HKUST
25 March 2026
PHD in Electronic & Comp Engg - Tunable Photonic Devices with Liquid Crystalline Materials: From Electrical Switching to Optical Control
Room 3494 (Lifts 25-26), 3/F Academic Building, HKUST
19 March 2026
PHD in Computer Science & Engg - Towards Robust Blockchain Systems: From Fair Consensus to Verifiable Data Access
Room 2132C (Lift 22), 2/F Academic Building, HKUST
11 March 2026
PHD in Industrial Engg & Deci Ana - A Study on System Optimization via Service-Differentiated Pricing for Electric Vehicle Charging Based on a Two-Class Fluid Queuing Model
Room 5554 (Lifts 27-28), 5/F Academic Building, HKUST
6 March 2026
PHD in Management - Two Essays on the Consequences of Managerial Voice Endorsement
LSK rm3028, HKUST
6 March 2026
PHD in Bioengineering - An End-to-End Framework for Interpreting Tandem Mass Spectra Using Spectral Archival Methods
Room 4472 (Lifts 25-26), HKUST
5 March 2026
MPhil in Computer Science & Engg - PromptPoseFX: Authoring Dynamic Pose-Driven Visual Effects via Language and Multimodal Interaction
Room 2612A (Lifts 31-32), 2/F Academic Building, HKUST
2 March 2026
PHD in Mechanical Engineering - Active Flow Membraneless Electrolyzer
Room 2548 + Room 2549 (Lifts 27-28), 2/F Academic Building, HKUST
27 February 2026
PHD in Computer Science & Engg - Automated and Effective Metamorphic Testing: Relation Discovery, Deduction, and Generation
Room 2132C (Lift 22), 2/F Academic Building, HKUST
27 February 2026
PHD in Chem & Biomolecular Engg - Defect Engineering in 2D Materials for Quantum Photonics and Electronics
Room 4472 (Lifts 25-26), HKUST
13 February 2026
PHD in Electronic & Comp Engg - Research on Dense Prediction in Computer Vision for Segmentation, Explainability, and Applications
Room 3494 (Lifts 25-26), 3/F Academic Building, HKUST
13 February 2026
PHD in Electronic & Comp Engg - Development of Adaptive Optics Multiphoton Microscopy for Brain Research
Room 4472 (Lifts 25-26), 4/F Academic Building, HKUST
11 February 2026
PHD in Civil Engineering - Cyclic Root Biomechanics and Soil-root Interactions for Nature-based Solutions to Slope Stabilisation
Organized by Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Room 3574 (Lifts 27 & 28), 3/F Academic Building, HKUST
10 February 2026