One-day Research Postgraduate Workshop 2025 Showcases Young Talent and Academic Exchange

One-day Research Postgraduate Workshop 2025 Showcases Young Talent and Academic Exchange

The Department of Physics at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) successfully held its annual One-day Research Postgraduate Workshop on 29 August 2025 at the HSH Campus. This workshop featured 22 innovative presentations by researchers across diverse fields, including brain science, artificial intelligence, advanced materials, and biophysics. 

Group photo of participants at the 2025 Research Postgraduate Workshop.

Professor Shu Kong SO, Head and Professor of the Department of Physics at HKBU, delivered the welcome address, emphasizing the importance of fostering interdisciplinary research. He further encouraged scholars to collaborate and connect with peer researchers to foster innovation and enhance research quality.

Prof. Shu Kong SO, Head and Professor of the Department of Physics delivered the opening remarks.

Oral presentation sessions followed, running throughout the morning and featuring seven presentations in total. The topics focused on such as individual differences in brain dynamics, thermoelectric-hydrovoltaic power generation using organic semiconductor hydrogels, and the development of large language model–based traditional Chinese medicine applications. A lunch gathering followed, creating a lively and productive atmosphere for networking. Attendees engaged in dynamic discussions, actively and enthusiastically exchanging topics and ideas, which helped build a deeper understanding of their respective fields.

Session II comprised fifteen concise poster presentations, highlighting new approaches in statistical physics for sparse neural networks, advanced modeling techniques for tumor microenvironments, universal scaling laws extracted from the AlphaFold database, and the application of AI-driven data analysis to both economic forecasting and pandemic transmission mapping. Each presenter offered thoughtful perspectives on the real-world applications of their work, sparking animated discussions among peers. In the closing remarks, Professor Changsong ZHOU, Chair Professor of the Department of Physics of HKBU and Director of the Life Science Imaging Centre, commended the presenters on both their depth of research and their willingness to push disciplinary boundaries. 

Prof. Changsong ZHOU, Chair Professor of the Department of Physics delivered the closing remarks.

RPg students took this opportunity to showcase their work to peers and professors.

The day concluded with a prize presentation ceremony led by Professor SO, which recognized the exceptional presentations of two participants. Following a thorough evaluation by the assessment panel (comprising Prof. Shu-Jen WANG, Prof. Songsong LI, Prof. Shancheng WANG), the Best Oral Presentation Award was presented to Mr. Ziyang HUANG for Large Language Model based Traditional Chinese Medicine Generalist Medical AI model, and the Best Poster Presentation Award was awarded to Mr. Ruijie XU for his impressive work on Inter-areal Sensitivity-driven Amplification Enhances Reliable Signal Propagation.

The assessment panel (comprising Prof. Shu-Jen WANG, Prof. Songsong LI, Prof. Shancheng WANG) evaluated presenters’ research quality.

Mr. Ruijie XU receiving the Best Poster Presentation Award from Prof. Shu Kong SO.


Mr. Ziyang HUANG receiving the Best Oral Presentation Award from Prof. Shu Kong SO.

The workshop highlighted the department’s strong emphasis on interdisciplinary research and provided a platform for young talents to share innovative work that bridges physics with neuroscience, biomedicine, materials science, and artificial intelligence.