To expand our postgraduate students' research and learning opportunities, Systems Hub works in close collaboration with leading institutions and industry giants to offer jointly supervised PhD programs on a wide range of research topics.

Joint Supervision

HKUST(GZ) – GZ Metro Intelligent Transportation Joint RPg Supervision Program

Highlights:

  • HKUST and Guangzhou Metro would each assign a professor-grade supervisor to guide and train selected PG students at HKUST in one of the four aspects of intelligent transportation.
  • The students will be provided with internship and research opportunities at Guangzhou Metro and the company’s "National Engineering Laboratory for the System Safety and Operation Assurance of Urban Rail Transit" respectively.

Proposed Research Topics:

  • The forecasting and planning of urban agglomeration transportation system
  • Rail transit passenger flow forecasting analysis and guidance
  • Urban rail operation key equipment intelligent operation and maintenance technology
  • Subway security inspection technology