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.
Prevention
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Experience-sharing with universities worldwide
Policy & Outreach
- Research on policy advocacy
- Campaigns to support the communities
To learn more:
Visit our website: https://covid19info.ust.hk/
Watch a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pryuhi6mBBA