HKUST’s All-Round Effort in Fight Against COVID-19
COVID-19 has brought about unprecedented changes. As a global citizen, the entire HKUST community has played an active role in addressing this significant public health threat.
• AI-based fever detection stations installed on campus and at HK borders that track human faces to detect body temperature • By a team led by Prof Richard SO
• Multiperson body temperature screening system with a parallel measurement approach being used in mainland China • By a startup incubated at an incubating arm formed by HKUST R and D Corporation (Shenzhen) Ltd
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• Automated geo-fencing technology that applies machine learning and data analytics to analyze multifarious environmental signals for quarantine monitoring • By Prof Gary CHAN
Mitigation
• Robots developed to serve patients in 100+ hospitals in mainland China and HK • By a company founded by alumnus Felix ZHANG
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• Driverless cars for grocery delivery to minimize human contacts in mainland China • By Prof LIU Ming and his team
• PECD-based antimicrobial coating that can kill a wide spectrum of viruses and bacteria including the coronavirus, which has been used in schools, elderly homes, and community facilities in HK
• By Prof YEUNG King Lun and his team
Treatment
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• Portable device to detect coronavirus in 40 minutes • By Prof WEN Weijia and his team
• Identified a set of potential vaccine targets which could be helpful for COVID-19 vaccine development • By Prof Matthew MCKAY and Dr Ahmed Abdul QUADEER
Education
• Timely migration to interactive and immersive online classes
