Centre Overview

PolyU Research Centre for Cultural and Art Technology (CAT) is a University-level Research Centre housed in the School of Design.

In line with the mission of the University, CAT is committed to serving as a collaborative platform for academia-industry research, with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary studies in the realms of culture, art, and technology. Through leveraging the strong connection between Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area (GBA), CAT endeavours to foster partnership between the outstanding researchers, designers, artists and creative practitioners, incollaboration with prominent corporates, organization and institution. The joint efforts aims to cultivate a thriving environment of artistic and creative activities, while also expanding market opportunities.

CAT serves as a distinguished research centre, actively engaged in pioneering research endeavours. In addition to its primary research functions, CAT undertakes a comprehensive range of research-related initiatives, opportunities, and partnerships, aimed at cultivating talents, facilitating knowledge dissemination, and advancing economic growth through cross-border collaborations.

In pursuit of these objectives, CAT facilitates to identify collaborators from both academic and industrial, with the intention of establishing joint research centres that are dedicated to specific research focuses. In July 2023, PolyU-NVIDIA Joint University Centre was established with the mission of pushing the boundaries of computing technology in the realm of cultural and art technology, aiming to advance the state of the art in this field.