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Welcome to Research Center on Smart Manufacturing @ HKUST

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Mission

To promote innovation and application of smart manufacturing technology, facilitate the digital transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry, and contribute to sustainable economic and social development through research and teaching activities.

Goals

To promote research and application of smart manufacturing technology, and to facilitate its commercialization and industrialization.

To foster talent development in the field of smart manufacturing, and to provide strong support for industrial development.

To establish a smart manufacturing ecosystem, promote cooperation and innovation among different sectors and industries, and build smart manufacturing clusters.

To promote international cooperation and exchanges in the field of smart manufacturing, and enhance Hong Kong’s influence and status in the field.

To train students with interdisciplinary skills to meet the requirements of society.

Vision

To provide novel manufacturing technology for high-quality, efficient, and sustainable development of the industry.

Core Values

Innovation: Actively explore and innovate smart manufacturing technologies and solutions, and provide technical and intellectual support for the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry.

Collaboration: Build broad and deep cooperation with industry, academia, government departments, and other sectors, and work together to advance the development of the smart manufacturing industry.

Sustainable development: Adhere to the principle of sustainability in development, and promote the environmental protection and social responsibility of smart manufacturing.

Researh focus

The term smart manufacturing arose in the mid-2000s by taking advantage of new technologies such as 3D printing (additive manufacturing), cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and internet of things. Smart manufacturing provides a new and advanced manufacturing environment with functions such as self-perception, self-learning, self-decision, self-execution, and self-adaptation. Thus, the overall production performance is significantly enhanced by the seamless connection and communication between manufacturing systems. The research center for smart manufacturing will mainly focus on the following emerging research areas: