Research

ASPIRE League Partnership Seed Fund Awarded Projects

  • PI & Collaborators
    Project title
1st (2019) Round
1

  • Prof Nam Joon CHO (NTU) PI
    Prof Haibin SU (HKUST)
    Prof Seung Min HAN (KAIST)
    Prof Tomohiro HAYASHI (Tokyo Tech)

    Nano-bio interface engineering for translational science applications

2

  • Prof Charles Chun YANG (NTU) PI
    Prof Shuhuai YAO (HKUST)
    Prof Yong Jin YOON (KAIST)

    Multi-mode miniaturized robots for microfluidic applications with thermal features

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3

  • Prof Naubahar SHARIF (HKUST) PI
    Prof So Young KIM (KAIST)

    Understanding city innovation policies: the case of e-hailing in China

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4

  • Prof Tsuyoshi MICHINOBU (Tokyo Tech) PI
    Prof Mansun Chan (HKUST)
    Prof Bumjoon KIM (KAIST)
    Prof Guifang DONG (Tsinghua)

    Electronic devices based on chiral organic semiconductors

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2nd (2020) Round
1

  • Prof Angela Ruohao WU (HKUST) PI
    Prof Meng How TAN (NTU)

    Investigation of Primate- specific RNA-editing Using Single-cell RNA- seq

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2

  • Prof Alex WYATT (HKUST) PI
    Prof Takashi NAKAMURA (Tokyo Tech)

    Integrating Biogeochemistry and Modelling to Understand Globally Threatened Coral Reefs

3

  • Prof Yoonseob KIM (HKUST) PI
    Prof Shinhyun CHOI &
    Prof Kibum KANG (KAIST)

    Faster and Reproducible Neuromorphic Computing Using Porous Ion Transport Membranes

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4

  • Prof Masahide YAMAGUCHI (Tokyo Tech) PI
    Prof Minho SON (KAIST)

    Lattice Simulation for Axion Dark Matter Abundance from Cosmic String

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3rd (2021) Round
1

  • Prof Yoichi YATSU (Tokyo Tech) PI
    Prof Holden King Ho LI (NTU)

    Collaborative Research for Blue Carbon in Tropical Area from Space

2

  • Prof Qin XU (HKUST) PI
    Prof Yifan WANG (NTU)

    Design and Manufacturing of Soft Ferromagnetic Robots Based on 3D Printing

3

  • Prof Bihan WEN (NTU) PI
    Prof Jong Chul YE (KAIST)

    Physics-Driven Machine Learning for Computational Imaging

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4

  • Prof Masaru YARIME (HKUST) PI
    Prof Naoya ABE (Tokyo Tech)

    Governance of Data- Driven Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities

5

  • Prof Juho KIM (KAIST) PI
    Prof Xiaojuan MA (HKUST)

    Mitigating Filter Bubbles in Social Media Consumption with AI

6

  • Prof Francesco CIUCCI (HKUST) PI
    Prof WooChul JUNG (KAIST)

    Investigation on B-site Substituted BaCoO3-δ- perovskite-based Nanocomposite as High- performance Cathode for Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells

4th (2022) Round
1

  • Prof Jaewook Myung (KAIST) PI
    Prof Seok Woo Lee (NTU)

    Marine-biodegradable package-free battery

2

  • Prof Simen Yanguang Zhou (HKUST) PI
    Prof Fei Duan (NTU)

    Functionalizing solid- liquid interfaces to enhance two-phase immersion cooling

3

  • Prof Rui Zhang (HKUST) PI
    Prof Dong Ki Yoon (KAIST)

    Design of reconfigurable, chiral materials through field modulating liquid crystals

4

  • Prof David James Hendry (HKUST) PI
    Prof Jiyoung Han (KAIST)

    Anger, attention, and motivated reasoning: an experimental approach

5th (2023) Round
1

  • Chao Shi (NTU) PI
    Anthony Leung (HKUST)

    Investigation of Thermomechanical Performance of Driven Geothermal Energy Piles

2

  • Xunyuan Yin (NTU) PI
    Richard Lakerveld (HKUST)

    Learning-based hybrid process modeling and resilient operation of protein crystallization

3

  • Charmaine Yung (HKUST) PI
    Jaewook Myung (KAIST)

    Unraveling Bioplastic Degradation Process in Ocean Using Omics-Aided Biodegradation Study

4

  • Bonnie Zhu (HKUST) PI
    Pilnam Kim (KAIST)

    Reprogramming of Microglia in 3D Glioblastoma (GBM) Brain Model

5

  • Hui Su (HKUST) PI
    Jingyu Wang (NTU)
    Hyungjun Kim (KAIST)
    Nobuyuki Utsumi (Tokyo Tech)

    Advancing the understanding and predictive capability of precipitation in urban areas