RGC Funding Results of HKU IDS Scholars in the 2025/26 Exercise!
We are delighted to announce the outstanding success of our faculty members and scholars from the Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science (HKU IDS) in the Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS) 2025/26 Exercise. These prestigious awards underscore HKU IDS’s leadership in advancing innovative data science research, contributing to HKU’s top position in RGC funding this year.
RGC General Research Fund (GRF) 2025/26 Exercise
| Project Number | Department / School | PI | Project Title | Awarded Amount (HK$) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17211325 |
Data and Systems Engineering |
Contextual and Active Preference Robust Optimization |
647,596 |
36 |
|
|
17200725 |
Computing and Data Science |
Stereo Videos for Photorealistic and Geometrically Correct 3D and 4D Generation |
854,554 |
36 |
|
|
17309625 |
Computing and Data Science |
Interpretable and Efficient Autoregressive Models for High-Dimensional Tensor-Valued Time Series |
1,014,360 |
36 |
|
|
17208825 |
Computing and Data Science |
Safety-Driven Diffusion Policy for Embodied AI in Elderly Care |
507,124 |
24 |
|
|
17307425 |
Computing and Data Science |
Towards the Foundation of Diffusion Inference and Score Learning in Diffusion Models: Advanced Theories and New Algorithms |
1,200,000 |
36 |
|
|
17300225 |
HKU IDS |
Robust nonparametric inference of dynamic hotspots and catchment areas in networks of mobility flows |
496,000 |
24 |
|
|
17209225 |
HKU IDS |
Pharmacodynamics-driven Machine Learning Approach to Adaptive Drug Combinations for Metastatic Prostate Cancer |
868,399 |
36 |
RGC Early Career Scheme (ECS) 2025/26 Exercise
| Project Number | Department / School | PI | Project Title | Project Fund (HK$) | ECS Grants / Awards (HK$) | Grand Total Awarded (HK$) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
27214925 |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
From Watching Videos to Interacting with Videos: Generating Streaming Videos with User Action and Reaction in the Loop |
606,707 |
50,000 |
656,707 |
36 |
Congratulations to all awardees! These grants will fuel groundbreaking work in AI, data-driven discovery, complex systems, and more, reinforcing HKU IDS’s role at the forefront of data science innovation.
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