My research looks at the affects and aesthetics of postcolonial Hong Kong art and literature, with an interest in decolonisation and critical cosmopolitanism. My PhD, in particular, examines the popular cultural and western canonical references many Hong Kong cultural forms carry. 

Experimental High Energy Physics

Hi, I am an undergraduate student at the University of Hong Kong. I have some research experiences in heritage imaging, genome engineering, nanoparticle drug carrier, and surgical augmented reality. And I am currently learning more about computational bio-molecule stimulation and screening model for further studies. I'd love to communicate, share, and build wholeheartedly about the past, present, and future stories.

I am a year 2 law student studying at The University of Hong Kong. Previously I had been a student researcher at Amnesty International researching about human rights violation claims and at HKU working on a project related to drug trafficking and AI. It's my pleasure to be a part of the Laidlaw Scholar Programme!

I am a budding Computer Scientist, with a heavy interest in politics. In my free time, I like playing Chess and making short films. I love playing sports like tennis and swimming.

Philip Yu is an Assistant Dean (Taught Postgraduate Programmes), the Faculty of Science and an Associate Professor at the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He is the Chairperson of the Asian Region Section of the International Association of Statistical Computing, Associate Director of China Greater Bay Area Institute of Financial Innovation, and a member of Steering Committee of the Big Data Research Cluster, the Faculty of Science, and an affiliate member of the Laboratory for Space Research at HKU. He has been the Vice President of the Hong Kong Statistical Society, and a member of the Technical Committee of Computational Finance and Economics, IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. He is an associate editor of Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, Digital Finance, and Computational Statistics. His research interests are broad and includes non-parametric inference, ranking methods, time series analysis, financial data analysis, risk management and statistical trading. He has a substantial volume of work on most of these topics, including two co-authored books and more than 100 papers in conference proceedings and international refereed journals such as Biometrika, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Statistics and Computing, Journal of Statistical Software, Expert Systems with Applications, and IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. With more than 20 years of research experience in computational statistics, his current research interests lie more in the area of AI and big data analytics. Recent research projects include preference learning and social networks, financial news analytics, and developing AI medical imaging diagnostic systems.

I am a science fan who gets her inspiration from stories. On my previous journeys volunteering and traveling around the world, I've met people who opened my mind to the greatest things and biggest issues of their communities. Sometimes those stories make me feel sad and worried, but many times, they inspire and urge me to imagine, innovate, and create changes using my own tools of science and technology.

Hello Everyone! I am Naman Agarwal from India. I am very excited to be a part of the Laidlaw Scholars programme. Currently I am pursuing a double major in Economics and Finance from The University of Hong Kong. As an individual, I am very fond of studying stock markets and tracking movements in the same. Additionally I enjoy stage theatre and playing sports in general. I am looking forward to learning more about you!

I'm a second-year undergraduate from Hong Kong majoring in Psychology and Cognitive Science. My Laidlaw research project is on the mechanisms underlying how developmental trauma induces vulnerability to psychosis in adulthood. (she/her)

Hi there! I'm Julian, an economics student at the University of Hong Kong and a new Laidlaw scholar. Originally, I planned to work on developmental economics, more specifically on the developmental opportunities and challenges of the Rwandan metal industry, but these plans have been canceled due to COVID-19. Thus, I have switched to working on research in international trade by trying to better understand regional value chain integration between China and members of ASEAN. For the Laidlaw project, however, I work on a quantitative paper that aims at better understanding the constraints governing the internationalization of Chinese NGOs.  Apart from study, I like to discuss politics and philosophy, play ultimate frisbee, dance salsa, hike, cycle, and read fiction. Feel free to connect! 

Bioinformatician, computational biologist, big data analyst, geneticist, cardiovascular researcher, and STEM educator

neurodegeneration/cancer/zebrafish