4 HKUST’s Division of Public Policy (PPOL) is delighted to announce that a collaborative research paper co-authored by PhD candidates Siqi XIE, Xuan ZENG, and PPOL Associate Professor Masaru YARIME has been awarded the Best Poster Award at the International Conference on the Science of Science and Innovation (ICSSI) 2026. Hosted in Boulder, Colorado, USA from June 29 to July 1, 2026, this prominent annual conference gathers global scholars to advance research on science systems, technological progress and innovation governance. The award-winning poster carries the full title “Bless or Curse? An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of U.S. Export Controls on China’s High-Tech Innovation Through the Lens of Entity-Listed Firms”. Centered on entity-listed enterprises as the core research sample, the study delivers an in-depth empirical examination of how U.S. export restriction policies reshape the high-tech innovation trajectory of targeted Chinese rms, unpacking both constraining pressures and potential transformative incentives brought by external regulatory barriers to domestic technological development. The paper’s three authors bring complementary academic backgrounds rooted within HKUST’s interdisciplinary research ecosystem. Siqi XIE is a PhD Candidate enrolled in the University’s Individualized Interdisciplinary Program specializing in Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship. Xuan ZENG pursues doctoral studies within the Division of Public Policy. Their supervisor and co-author, Associate Professor Masaru YARIME, is a core faculty member of HKUST PPOL, whose research portfolio spans technology policy, climate governance, smart city systems and data-driven social science inquiry. This joint work embodies the division’s core mission of integrating graduate student research with faculty-led interdisciplinary public policy scholarship. ICSSI stands as a leading international platform for the science of science eld, evaluating poster submissions based on originality of research questions, methodological rigor, empirical insight and contribution to policy-relevant innovation studies. By securing the Best Poster Award, the team’s analysis of geopolitical technology regulation and industrial innovation has received formal peer recognition from the international academic community. This milestone achievement highlights the robust graduate research training and impactful policy-oriented scholarship fostered by HKUST’s Division of Public Policy. It further solidi es the division’s standing as a key center for cutting-edge research at the intersection of international technology policy, industrial development and public governance. Congratulations to Siqi XIE, Xuan ZENG and Professor Masaru YARIME on this well-earned conference distinction. We anticipate this research will continue to offer valuable evidence and perspectives for global discussions on trade controls, technological competition and inclusive innovation governance. Prof. Masaru YARIME’s Co-authored Paper Received the Best Poster Award at the International Conference on the Science of Science and Innovation (ICSSI) 2026 ACHIEVEMENTS AND GRANTS CHIEVEMENTS AND GRANTS 3
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