News

1 February 2016

Establishment of HKUST Big Data Institute (BDI)

Over the past years, the Computer Science and Engineering Department (CSE) has established several key big data related initiatives, including the WeChat-HKUST Joint Artificial Technology Lab (WHAT LAB), Big-Data Bio-Intelligence Lab (BDBI) and the MSC Program on Big Data Technology (BDT).
With the establishment of the BDI, CSE wishes to foster the effort in research, knowledge transfer and educational programs under the Institute’s umbrella. BDI aims to play a major role in the development of Big Data Technology and Data Science Programs in the Asia Pacific region and in the world.