Programme

Meet and Greet the Keynote Speaker 
Professor Cui Huang, Professor and Director, Department of Prosthodontics, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University

Alumni Sharing
Dr Yuebing Liang, Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Tsinghua University
Dr Jixiang Jing, Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Poster Presentation: Session A
HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship holders (2nd year)
Awardees of Research Postgraduate Student Innovation Award 2025-26
Awardees of HKU Foundation Publication Award for Research Postgraduate Students 2025

Poster Presentation: Session B
HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship holders (2nd year)
Awardees of Research Postgraduate Student Innovation Award 2025-26
Awardees of HKU Foundation Publication Award for Research Postgraduate Students 2025

Keynote Speech
Unlocking the Perfect Smile: Integrating Aesthetic Dentistry with Biomimetic Innovations
Professor Cui Huang, Professor and Director, Department of Prosthodontics, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University

Remarks by the Dean
Professor Max Shen, Dean, Graduate School

Award Presentation

1. Research Postgraduate Student Innovation Award 2025-26

Professor Max Shen, Dean, Graduate School

2. HKU Foundation First Year Excellent PhD Award 2024-25

Award presented by Dr Patrick Poon, Deputy Chairman of the HKU Foundation 

3. HKU Foundation Publication Award for Research Postgraduate Students 2025

Award presented by Dr Patrick Poon, Deputy Chairman of the HKU Foundation

4. Dissertation Year Fellowship

Professor Max Shen, Dean, Graduate School

5. HKU Presidential PhD Scholar Programme 2025-26

Award presented by 

Faculties of Architecture, Arts, Business & Economics, Education, Law and Social Sciences
Professor Cecilia Cheng, Associate Dean, Graduate School

Faculties of Dentistry and Medicine
Professor Dong-Yan Jin, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School

Faculty of Engineering
Professor Edmund Lam, Associate Dean, Graduate School

Faculty of Science and the School of Computing and Data Science
Professor David Li, Associate Dean, Graduate School

6. Best Poster Presentation Awards and Poster Presentation Merit Awards

Award presented by

Groups 1 – 4
Professor Cecilia Cheng, Associate Dean, Graduate School

Groups 5 – 8
Professor Dong-Yan Jin, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School

Groups 9 – 10
Professor David Li, Associate Dean, Graduate School

Groups 11 – 15
Professor Edmund Lam, Associate Dean, Graduate School

7. HKU Foundation Award for Outstanding Research Postgraduate Students 2023-24

Award presented by Professor Stephanie Ma, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)

8. Li Ka Shing Prizes 2023-24

Award presented by Professor Stephanie Ma, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)

Closing Address

Award presented by Professor Stephanie Ma, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)