Graduate Courses Offered in 2025-26
Graduation requirement for attending the seminar
Four-year PhD students must attend at least 10 seminars per academic year throughout their studies. The seminars can be chosen from the SCDS Distinguished Lectures, or from the seminar series of the three departments.
The full-time RPg students who did not have a full academic year due to leave of absence should attend seminars on a pro rata basis.
Students are required to download the HKU App to record the attendance of the seminar.
- Effortless Attendance Taking: Simply open the app when you are in supported venues, and your attendance will be automatically recorded.
- Attendance Tracking Made Easy: Access your attendance history over the past 180 days right at your fingertips. Stay informed and keep track of your participation with ease.
Please visit https://userguide.hku.hk/hku-attendance for details of the Attendance App.
Schedule of the seminars
| Title | Speaker | Date and time | Venue |
| Quantum satellites and tests of relativity | Daniel Terno | October 13, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am |
CB 308 |
| Surgical Data Science for Women's Health | Prof. Pierre Jannin and Prof. Krystel Nyangoh Timoh | October 9, 2025 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
CB 308 |
| Markets as Approximation Algorithms: Their Design and Analysis | Dr. Yaonan Jin | October 3, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
CB 308 |
| Quantum Bayes' rule and Petz transpose map from the minimum change principle | Prof. Ge Bai | September 26, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am |
CB 308 |
| Sublinear Algorithms for Graph Optimization | Prof. Cliff Liu | September 19, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am |
CB 308 |
| Algorithmic Optimization of Carbon Footprint in Long-Haul Heavy-Duty E-Truck Transportation | Prof. Minghua Chen | September 12, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
CB 308 |