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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

The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is proud to be one of the institutional partners for the 2026 Inter-Asia Cultural Studies (IACS) Summer School, taking place from 25 July to 2 August 2026. As part of the programme, AMC faculty member Dr Vennes Cheng will deliver a lecture and workshop offering a critique of emerging technologies. Read more

The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is thrilled to announce the versatile contribution of our faculty members at the SIGGRAPH 2026, one of the world's premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques, scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, United States from 19–23 July, 2026. Read more

🎞️✨ The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) joined hands with the Alliance Française de Hong Kong Jordan Centre on the evening of July 15, 2026, to present 10 splendid AI film works exploring the intersection of cinema and artificial intelligence. Read more

The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) announces with excitement that our faculty members, Prof. Hongbo FU and Prof. Wenhan LUO, have successfully secured over 1.4 million HKD funding in the 2026/27 round of General Research Fund (GRF) application. Read more

The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) under the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has officially opened its inaugural MA graduation exhibition, curated by student curators and featuring the works of student artists. Titled When Experience Returns Otherwise, the exhibition reflects the idea that human experience is not something bygone, but rather a dynamic process mediated by technology to be re-sensed across different media and contexts. It deeply explores how our shared human experience shifts through the convergence of art and technology. Read more