DIVISION OF EMERGING INTERDISCIPLINARY AREAS emia.hkust.edu.hk In today’s world, technology is evolving faster than ever and shaping the rules and future of our society. Society needs talents with multidimensional vision and knowledge, who can apply innovative technological skills to solve real-world problems. In light of the above, the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA) was established on July 1, 2021, to foster the agile development of new education programs and contribute to identifying emerging, cutting‑edge, and niche topics. EMIA also helps coordinate interdisciplinary education and research initiatives within and outside HKUST for agile development of emerging topics and, while supporting the added responsibilities regarding university-wide undergraduate teaching and learning endeavors. RESEARCH FOCI The Division’s main areas of focus are: AI+ Interdisciplinary Scientific Computing Integrated Photonic - III-V Active Devices for photonic integration Media, Communication, Human-AI interaction Remote Sensing Research Postgraduate Programs MPhil Master of Philosophy/ Doctor of Philosophy in Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (Research Area) The MPhil/ PhD in Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (Research Area) offers students broad academic freedom to create a unique research postgraduate program focused on a specialized area of research in ways that best suit their own intellectual interests and passion, by working on an interdisciplinary research topic and using courses from different departments/ divisions to fulfill the curriculum requirement. It aims to create an organic curriculum to facilitate students’ intellectual growth, exploration into novel research directions and a long term commitment in an interdisciplinary research field bridging seemingly unrelated areas. The program is an ideal choice for students with academic and research interests which extend beyond the boundaries of HKUST’s existing RPg programs. Students have to develop a research plan and framework which allows them to explore their unique research interests and to work with their supervisors to pursue and complete their degree. PhD The program is designated for: Students who have particular, well-articulated research goals which cannot be achieved through established RPg programs. Students who wish to combine the knowledge from two or more disciplines in order to develop a research plan that best aligns with their academic needs. Students with strong exploratory mindset and have strong interest in specialized areas at the interface of more traditional disciplines. Applicants are required to develop a research plan as a written proposal. Before submitting an application, they should form a research team which is composed of at least two faculty members working on different research areas to warrant that the research is interdisciplinary in nature. One faculty member of the research team will serve as the primary supervisor and the rest will serve as cosupervisors. Email iip@ust.hk Contact (852) 3469 3293 ACADEMY OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 2027-28 07 06
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