Prof. YANG Xingyi, Assistant Professor of the Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) and Presidential Young Scholar, was featured in Wen Wei Po for his team’s work on efficient training methods for generative AI and world models. In the interview, Prof. YANG shared how his research aims to reduce reliance on computing resources and the environmental impact of AI training, contributing to more sustainable AI development. T

18 Aug 2026

The Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) is pleased to share that two DSAI students, Michael Arya WIJAYA and Joseph BERACHAH, together with their teammates Nikolas Jonathan WIJAYA from the Department of Applied Mathematics (AMA) and Michael LEE, a graduate of The University of Hong Kong, won 1st Place in the Startup Track at the SEA Hacks AI Hackathon, held on 4–5 July 2026. SEA Hacks is a two-day AI hackathon that broug

17 Aug 2026

The Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) is pleased to welcome two new Assistant Professors to our faculty. Prof. LI Xinfeng has joined DSAI as Assistant Professor, and Prof. SONG Zixing has joined as Assistant Professor under the Presidential Young Scholar Scheme, both effective 3 August 2026. Prof. LI Xinfeng Prof. LI’s research focuses on AI and cybersecurity, including the security, privacy, and safety of agentic AI

10 Aug 2026

Professor TAN Kay Chen, Head of the Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has been selected to receive the 2027 IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Enrique Ruspini Award for Meritorious Service. Administered by the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, the award recognises individuals who have made meritorious service contributions

8 Jul 2026

We are pleased to welcome Prof. CAO Liangliang as Chair Professor of Artificial Intelligence Systems in the Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI), effective 29 June 2026. Prof. CAO is a leading expert in artificial intelligence, with research interests in AI, Cloud AI, computer vision, speech and language technologies, and large language models. He has contributed to major AI systems including Apple Intelligence, Google C

30 Jun 2026

We are delighted to announce that Prof. TAN Kay Chen, Head and Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence of the Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI), has been elected as President-Elect of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS). The election took place during the IEEE CIS Administrative Committee meeting held from 27 to 28 June 2026 in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Prof. TAN will serve as President-Elect i

29 Jun 2026

The Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) will host an online consultation session for applicants to learn more about the restructuring of the UGC-funded BSc (Hons) Scheme in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (JS3223), effective from the 2026/27 intake cohort. Under the restructured scheme, the existing BSc (Hons) in Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence will be retitled to BSc (Hons) in Artificial Intel

23 Jun 2026

You are cordially invited to attend the DSAI seminar by Prof. Yichuan Zhao on “Novel empirical likelihood method for the cumulative hazard ratio under stratified Cox models” with details as follows:   Date: 26 June 2026 Time: 11:00 - 12:00 Venue: AG434, PolyU If you are interested, please register at: https://polyu.hk/guaxQ (Registration Deadline: 24 June 2026) For enquiry, please contact us at dsai.enquiry@polyu.edu.hk. We look forward to seei

18 Jun 2026

You are cordially invited to attend the DSAI seminar by Prof. Arijit Khan on “Towards Graph-native LLMs and Agentic Systems” with details as follows: Date: 18 June 2026 Time: 11:00 - 12:00 Venue: AG434, PolyU If you are interested, please register at: https://polyu.hk/SsQPp (Registration Deadline: 16 June 2026) For enquiry, please contact us at dsai.enquiry@polyu.edu.hk. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar! Best regards, Department o

10 Jun 2026

You are cordially invited to attend the DSAI seminar by Dr Rohan Kumar Das on “Can We Trust What We Hear? Advancements in Deepfake Audio Detection” with details as follows: Date: 17 June 2026 Time: 11:00 - 12:00 Venue: AG434, PolyU If you are interested, please register at: https://polyu.hk/EIfoA (Registration Deadline: 15 June 2026) For enquiry, please contact us at dsai.enquiry@polyu.edu.hk. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar!   Be

4 Jun 2026