Pioneering AI for Scientific Discoveries: Zhongguancun x HKUST Innovations

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming the landscape of scientific research and societal systems. This workshop brings together leading scholars from the Zhongguancun Academy (ZGCA), Zhongguancun Institute of Artificial Intelligence (ZGCI), and HKUST to explore cutting-edge AI applications across disciplines—from drug discovery and virus identification to LLM.

This event aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, spark new research directions, and build a vibrant community of innovators working at the intersection of AI, science, and society. Join us to engage with pioneering ideas and help shape the future of AI-powered discovery.
 

Workshop: 10 min presentation + 10 mins discussion

1) Drug Discovery: Tackling Diseases with Hard-to-drug Target and Unknown Target by Pan DENG (ZGCA/ZGCI)

2) AI for Chemistry via Multiscale Science Driven Modelling: From Models to Applications by Lixue CHENG (HKUST)

3) Virus Identification with a Protein Foundation Model by Haiguang LIU (ZGCA/ZGCI)

4) A Multi-Agent System for Complex Chemical Reaction Information Extraction by Hanyu GAO (HKUST)

5) Efficient and Robust Large Language Model (LLM) Inference Scheduling Optimization by Zijie ZHOU (HKUST)

6) Accommodating LLM Service over Heterogeneous Computational Resources by Binhang YUAN (HKUST)