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The 2nd HKUST AI Film Hackathon continued with its first exciting tech workshop on 24 October, welcoming 171 students from 44 secondary schools to explore the exciting possibilities of AI-powered filmmaking. Read more

Students from the inaugural cohort of the Master of Arts (MA) in Arts and Machine Creativity program at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have created an AI-generated promotional film and thematic promotional poster for the Keep Running XR project, continuing AMC’s collaboration with Zhejiang Satellite TV Digital Human Studio and China Mobile (Zhejiang) Innovation Research Institute. Read more

The fourth edition of AMC Creative Synergy Seminar Series, titled “Design Innovation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” was successfully held on October 21, 2026, featuring Prof. Yingqing XU, a tenured Professor at the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, and an Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Read more

Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) was delighted to welcome Ms. Man Shek, Development Manager at Para Site, to deliver an insightful seminar for students. Read more

In Week 6 of the course AMCC 5330: Art Administration and Art Business in the New Era, students had the opportunity to visit the Asia Society Hong Kong for an enriching learning experience beyond the classroom. Read more

The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is proud to announce that Prof. Harry Yang, Assistant Professor of AMC, and his research team have received the prestigious CVPR 2026 Compute Transparency Champion Award for their paper, “DenDiff: Density-Guided Diffusion for Quantity-Aware Image Synthesis.” Read more

On July 31, the CCF-Tencent Rhino-Bird Fund announced the list of scholars selected for its 2026 program, Assistant Professor Dr. Fangneng Zhan of the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC), was selected as a recipient of the 2026 CCF-Tencent Rhino-Bird Fund, joining 370 outstanding scholars from leading universities and research institutions.
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The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) proudly announces our first-ever overseas artwork showcase at the upcoming Ars Electronica campus exhibition, one of the world's leading event exploring the intersection of art, technology, science, and society, to be held on September 9 – 13, 2026 at the city of Linz, Austria.
香港科技大學藝術與機器創造力學部欣然宣佈，學部將參加本年度奧地利林茲電子藝術節（Ars Electronica）校園展覽，進行首次海外作品展出。Ars Electronica 為探索藝術、科技與社會議題的世界頂尖電子藝術年度盛會之一，將於 2026 年 9 月 9 日至 13 日在奧地利林茲舉行。 Read more

The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity concluded its two-day retreat in Shenzhen from July 13 – 14, 2026, with the revision of AMC's vision and mission statements, and a new division slogan: "Artful Machines, Critical Minds 機創藝境，思辨本心". The retreat included visits to leading technology companies and strategic direction discussions on wide-ranging topics including research, teaching, student engagement and future events, strengthening the Division's shared understanding of identity and priorities, and forming a solid foundation for the next stage of development. Read more

The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is delighted to announce its strong presence at ICML 2026, one of the world’s leading conferences in machine learning and artificial intelligence, held in Seoul, South Korea from July 6–11, 2026.  Read more