The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) continues to connect scholars around the globe, allowing them to explore interdisciplinary ideas and address real-world issues. The most recent HKIAS Distinguished Lecture Series on Electronics and Photonics, held in March and April, was supported in part by Kwang Hua Educational Foundation. The discussion topics covered nanotechnology, antenna design, 6G networks and much more, with five leading scientists outlining the latest research and potential applications of breakthrough technologies. The series attracted an international audience of over 2,000 scholars and guests.

The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently presented a series of five webcasts that explored breakthroughs in electronic and photonic device development. The lecturers, all professors at CityU, introduced a broad range of topics, including advances in wireless antennas, the future of 6G mobile technology, challenges in building out a modern power grid, the latest applications of nanotechnology in devices and sensors, and new uses for meta-lenses in full-color imaging and light field sensing. All these advances currently—or will soon—impact the daily lives of people across the globe.

Electronics and photonics underpin countless aspects of life. In Hong Kong the electronics industry accounted for more than 70% of exports in 2020. And with the emergence of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area as an innovation and technology hub, R&D in electronics and photonics here is a driving force. To explore challenges and opportunities for these technologies, researchers from the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) presented a series of webcasts at the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) in March and April. They discussed advances in nanotechnology, wireless communication, photonics, electrical power grids and terahertz technology — and in doing so, connected a diverse group of interdisciplinary scientists and industry professionals.

Organised by the City University of Hong Kong (CityU), the HK Tech Forum series provides a platform for discussing new strategies and approaches to major challenges in science and technology. Two forums were held earlier this month: one on quantum physics and complex systems, and the other on metabolism in health and disease. Hosted by the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) of the CityU, the Forum on Quantum Physics and Complex Systems was held during December 7-9. The fifth forum of this HK Tech Forum series provided an exceptional multidisciplinary, cross-pollination arena for world-leading scientists to discuss complex systems, including spin glasses, neural networks, proteins, and related problems.