Research Collaboration

ASPIRE League Partnership Seed Fund Awarded Projects

PI & Collaborators Project title Project
Summary
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 Summary
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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 Summary
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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 Summary
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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 Summary
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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 		Summary
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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 Summary
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3 Prof Yoonseob KIM (HKUST) PI
Prof Shinhyun CHOI &
Prof Kibum KANG (KAIST) 		Faster and Reproducible Neuromorphic Computing Using Porous Ion Transport Membranes Summary
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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 Summary
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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 Summary
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2 Prof Qin XU (HKUST) PI
Prof Yifan WANG (NTU) 		Design and Manufacturing of Soft Ferromagnetic Robots Based on 3D Printing Summary
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3 Prof Bihan WEN (NTU) PI
Prof Jong Chul YE (KAIST) 		Physics-Driven Machine Learning for Computational Imaging Summary
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4 Prof Masaru YARIME (HKUST) PI
Prof Naoya ABE (Tokyo Tech) 		Governance of Data- Driven Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities Summary
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5 Prof Juho KIM (KAIST) PI
Prof Xiaojuan MA (HKUST) 		Mitigating Filter Bubbles in Social Media Consumption with AI Summary
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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 Summary
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4th (2022) Round
1 Prof Jaewook Myung (KAIST) PI
Prof Seok Woo Lee (NTU) 		Marine-biodegradable package-free battery Summary
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2 Prof Simen Yanguang Zhou (HKUST) PI
Prof Fei Duan (NTU) 		Functionalizing solid- liquid interfaces to enhance two-phase immersion cooling Summary
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3 Prof Rui Zhang (HKUST) PI
Prof Dong Ki Yoon (KAIST) 		Design of reconfigurable, chiral materials through field modulating liquid crystals Summary
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4 Prof David James Hendry (HKUST) PI
Prof Jiyoung Han (KAIST) 		Anger, attention, and motivated reasoning: an experimental approach Summary
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5th (2023) Round
1 Chao Shi (NTU) PI
Anthony Leung (HKUST) 		Investigation of Thermomechanical Performance of Driven Geothermal Energy Piles Summary
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2 Xunyuan Yin (NTU) PI
Richard Lakerveld (HKUST) 		Learning-based hybrid process modeling and resilient operation of protein crystallization Summary
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3 Charmaine Yung (HKUST) PI
Jaewook Myung (KAIST) 		Unraveling Bioplastic Degradation Process in Ocean Using Omics-Aided Biodegradation Study Summary
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4 Bonnie Zhu (HKUST) PI
Pilnam Kim (KAIST) 		Reprogramming of Microglia in 3D Glioblastoma (GBM) Brain Model Summary
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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 Summary
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