Events
Adobe Day Workshop 2026
Department has scheduled an Adobe Day Workshop on 14 October (Wednesday), from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, in LG204. All students are welcome to attend.
Application Form: https://forms.gle/pAgWEsxXupCJuqMZ7
Join the Hackathon at DELF 2026
The Department of Applied Data Science at Hong Kong Shue Yan University is proud to serve as an academic partner for the upcoming AInsane Hackathon: Reimagining Guest Experience for Star Ferry, co-organized by the Hong Kong Society of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation (HKSAII) and the AInsane initiative. Supported by industry giants including Cyberport, Samsung, Google Cloud, and Star Ferry Hong Kong, this high-impact, fast-paced sprint invites our students to bring a fresh digital perspective to one of Hong Kong’s most beloved heritage landmarks.
Hong Kong ICT Awards 2026 - Deadline: 20 July 2026
The department is inviting interested student to join the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2026. If you are interested, please refer to the official website to view the details of each award category.
eSports and Digital Inclusion for the “Silver Generation” - HKSYU's 55th-Anniversary Celebratory Campaign
The Department of Applied Data Science is proud to announce our participation in Hong Kong Shue Yan University's 55th-anniversary celebratory campaign, "Leveraging Digital Humanity for Social Good" (數碼人文拓展社會公益). As part of this university-wide initiative, we are hosting a two-part event series that bridges the gap between cutting-edge technology and community engagement.
News
ICH Representatives Visit the VR Lab for Prof. Selina Chan's VR Agora Project
On 15 September 2026, Intangible Cultural Heritage Office (ICH) representatives visited the Virtual Reality Laboratory (VRL) to review the project titled "Metaversing Intangible Cultural Heritage: Documenting, Transmitting and Promoting the Cheung Chau Jiao Festival", led by Prof. Selina Chan in collaboration with the VR Lab. The project is an excellent demonstration of digital humanities, recreating the festive scenes of the 2025 Cheung Chau Jiao Festival through 3D modelling technology and allowing the public to explore key locations, including the Pak Tai Temple Playground, the temporary opera shed, and the Pak Tai Temple itself within a virtual environment.
The Booster K1 Showcase
On 15 September 2026, the Social Robotics & Digital Living Laboratory at Hong Kong Shue Yan University hosted a demonstration of the Booster K1 intelligent robot. Mr. Leo Yang of Booster Robotics showcased its applications in entertainment, K–12 education, companionship and care for vulnerable groups, and sports. Designed for middle school and undergraduate learners, the humanoid robot features high-performance computing, rapid response, and a user-friendly design. The event explored how AI robots can enhance intelligent classroom instruction, hands-on projects, and interdisciplinary research in healthcare, social robotics, human-robot interaction, and digital living, providing equipment support, practical embodied-AI experience, and fostering academia–industry collaboration in AI-enabled social robotics.
Dr. Muhammad Azhar at DATA 2026
In July 2026, our colleague Dr. Muhammad Azhar presented research titled “Detection of Anxiety and Depression from Social Media Text Using Natural Language Processing” at the 15th International Conference on Data Science, Technology and Applications (DATA 2026) in Porto, Portugal.
