October 31, 2024 The University of Hong Kong

2024 Asian Young Scientist Fellowship Annual Conference

Following the Announcement of 2024 AYS Fellows in August 2024, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship will hold the 2024 Asian Young Scientist Fellowship Annual Conference on October 31, 2024, at the University of Hong Kong, in Hong Kong. The new cohort of AYS Fellows will gather together at the Annual Conference to showcase their research work to a public-oriented audience. An Award Ceremony will be held to celebrate the achievements and contributions of these exceptional individuals.

As we warmly welcome attention from all sectors to recognize these 12 outstanding young scientists from Asia at this event, we open up some of the sessions to any interested students, young scientists and members of the public. If you are interested in participating in these sessions, please click the right button to register.

    • 12 outstanding 2024 AYS Fellows from China (Mainland and Hong Kong SAR), India, Japan, Korea and Singapore. Click here to learn more.

    • 14 esteemed AYSF Committee Members from around the world, come to witness and celebrate the moments of the 12 AYS Fellows. Click here to learn more.

    • Four open presentation sessions for each category (Life Science, Physical Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science) and the Award Ceremony are designed to fully demonstrate and celebrate the scientific achievements and advanced research work of the fellows.

    • Invitation-only cocktail reception aims to provide an unique and casual opportunity for the fellows to network with committee members and invited guests. Click here to learn more.

Participating 2024 AYS Fellows

  • Mengdi Han

    Peking University

  • Yi Lin

    Tsinghua University

  • Wei Wu

    A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN)

  • Shuangjia Zheng

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  • Mahipal Ganji

    Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

  • Jiheong Kang

    Seoul National University

  • Kai Leng

    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  • Hoi Chun Po

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

  • Kento Fujita

    Osaka University

  • Gao Huang

    Tsinghua University

  • Manchun Lee

    The Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Ziwei Liu

    Nanyang Technological University

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Participating AYSF Committee Members

  • Hong WU

    Professor, School of Life Sciences, Peking University

  • Hee-Sup SHIN

    Honorary Fellow, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)

  • Jing-ke WENG

    Inaugural Director, Institute for Plant-Human Interface; Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Bioengineering, Northeastern University

  • Hong DING

    T. D. Lee Chair Professor of the Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  • Rajesh GOPAKUMAR

    Distinguished Professor, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (ICTS-TIFR)

  • Zhaomin HOU

    Chief Scientist, Organometallic Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research Group Director, Advanced Catalysis Research; Group, Deputy Center Director, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science

  • Dawei MA

    Research professor of Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, and chaired professor of Southern University of Science and Technology

  • Hongming WENG

    Professor of Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Hiroshi YAMAMOTO

    Professor of Institute for Molecular Science

  • Tim CHENG

    Vice-President for Research and Development, Chair Professor of Departments of Electronic and Computer Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

  • Katsushi IKEUCHI

    Emeritus Professor, University of Tokyo; Sr. Principal Research Manager, Microsoft

  • Jong Hae KEUM

    Professor, School of Mathematics, Korea Institute for Advanced Study

  • Kaoru ONO

    Professor, Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University

  • Vasudevan SRINIVAS

    Senior Professor, School of Mathematics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

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Event Agenda

Morning Session - Open

Venue: Multi-purpose Area and Digital Interactive Lab, 2/F, Main Library, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam

Time Session

9:40 - 10:00 Registration

10:00 – 10:30 Opening Ceremony

- Opening Remarks by

  • HKU Representative: Xiaobo Yin, Associate Vice President, The University of Hong Kong; Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong

  • AYSF Representative: Hong Wu, Professor, School of Life Sciences, Peking University; Chair of 2024 Steering Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship

- 2024 AYS Fellows Award Ceremony

- Group Photo

10:30 – 12:00 Life Science Session

- Opening by Life Science Representative

  • Hee-Sup Shin, Honorary Fellow, Institute for Basic Science (IBS); Member of Steering Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship

- Presentation 1: “Soft, Deformable Bioelectronics”

  • Mengdi Han, Assistant Professor, Peking University; 2024 AYS Fellow - Life Science

- Presentation 2: “Phase Separation in Biology”

  • Yi Lin, Associate Professor, Tsinghua University; 2024 AYS Fellow - Life Science

- Presentation 3: “Expanding the Neoantigen Space to Treat Low Tumor Mutational Burden Cancers”

  • Wei Wu, Principal Investigator, A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN); 2024 AYS Fellow - Life Science

- Presentation 4: “Intelligent Drug Discovery in Practice”

  • Shuangjia Zheng, Assistant Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 2024 AYS Fellow - Life Science

Afternoon Session - Open

Venue: Multi-purpose Area and Digital Interactive Lab, 2/F, Main Library, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam

Time Session

14:15 – 15:45 Physical Science Session

- Opening by Physical Science Representative

  • Dawei Ma,  Research professor, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry; chaired professor, Southern University of Science and Technology; Chair of 2024 Physical Science Sub-Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship

- Presentation 1: “Delineating Genome Organization Using Single-Molecule Approaches”

  • Mahipal Ganji, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru; 2024 AYS Fellow - Physical Science

- Presentation 2: “Impact of Supramolecular Chemistry on Soft Material Science”

  • Jiheong Kang, Associate Professor, Seoul National University;  2024 AYS Fellow - Physical Science

- Presentation 3: “Molecularly Thin 2D Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Perovskite: Structure, Properties and Device Applications”

  • Kai Leng, Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; 2024 AYS Fellow - Physical Science

- Presentation 4: “Entanglement and Locality of Electrons in Solids”

  • Hoi Chun Po, Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; 2024 AYS Fellow - Physical Science

15:45 – 16:05 Networking Break

16:05 – 16:50 Mathematics Session

- Opening by Mathematics Representative

  • Kaoru Ono, Professor, Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University, Chair of 2024 Mathematics Sub-Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship

- Presentation 1: “A Brief Introduction for the K-Stability of Fano Manifolds”

  • Kento Fujita, Associate Professor, Osaka University; 2024 AYS Fellow - Mathematics and Computer Science

- Presentation 2: ”PDE and Geometry”

  • Man-Chun Lee, Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; 2024 AYS Fellow - Mathematics and Computer Science

16:50 – 17:35 Computer Science Session

- Opening by Computer Science Representative

  • Tim Cheng, Vice-President, Research and Development, Chair Professor of Departments of Electronic and Computer Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST); Chair of 2024 Computer Science Sub-Committee, Asian Young Scientist Fellowship

- Presentation 1 (Online): “Multi-Modal Generative AI with Foundation Model”

  • Ziwei Liu, Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University; 2024 AYS Fellow - Mathematics and Computer Science

- Presentation 2: “Dynamic Neural Networks for Efficient Visual Learning”

  • Gao Huang, Associate Professor, Tsinghua University; 2024 AYS Fellow - Mathematics and Computer Science

Evening Session - By Invitation Only

Time Session

18:00 – 19:30 Asian Young Scientist Fellowship Cocktail Reception (by invitation only)