Program (2026) | ACCESS Technology Symposium

Program (May 19-20, 2026)

The entire symposium will be held in Hong Kong Time (GMT+8).

Day 1 (May 19, 2026)
08:45-09:00	Registration
09:00-09:05	Welcome Speech Prof. Tim CHENG Center Director, AI Chip Center for Emerging Smart Systems (ACCESS) Vice President for Research and Development, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
09:05-09:10	Opening Remark Mr. Terry WONG CEO, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
09:15-10:15	Public Lecture #1: Topic: The Next Frontier in Edge AI: Holistic Hardware-Software Co-Design and Mixed-Signal Innovations Session Chair: Prof. CY TSUI (HKUST) Lecturer: Prof. Massoud PEDRAM (USC Viterbi School of Engineering)
10:15-10:25	10-mins Break
10:25-12:10	Workshop #1: Advanced AI Chip Architecture Session Chair: Prof. Fengbin TU (HKUST) Speakers (30 mins each) + 15-min Q&A Session: : Prof. Jianguo YANG (Fudan University (FDU)) (Online) Topic: Next-Generation Memory and Computing Enabled by 3D Integration Technology Prof. Yanan SUN (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) Topic: TBC Prof. Kyuho LEE (Yonsei University) (Online) Topic: An Energy-Efficient Accelerator for PNN-based Semantic LiDAR-SLAM and 3D Interaction in Autonomous Vehicles
12:10-13:30	Lunch
14:00-15:00	Public Lecture #2: Topic: Sustainable, Pervasive Gen.AI - Nowhere to go, but UP! Session Chair: Prof. Tim CHENG (HKUST) Lecturer: Prof. Luca BENINI (ETH Zürich) (Online)
15:00-15:10	10-mins Break
15:10-16:50	Entrepreneurship Workshop: The AI Accelerator Ecosystem: Founders, Funders, and Future Trends Session Chair: Prof. Yuan XIE (HKUST) Speakers: (20 mins each) + 20-min Q&A: Mr. Shi Haiyong (X-Times Design Automation Co., LTD) Topic: Mr. Michael MO (Shenzhen Fortsense Co., Ltd) Topic: Mr. Jianwen LI / Mr. Ping WANG (Shanghai Denglin Technology Co., Ltd.) Topic: Mr. Ning CHEN, (Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies Co. Ltd) Topic: Mr. Tony WANG (Legend Capital) Topic: Panel Discussion
17:10–18:10	Poster Session / Open House and Demonstration (ACCESS Lab)

Day 2 (May 20, 2026)
08:45-09:00	Registration
09:00-10:45	Workshop #2: “Memory‑Driven Hardware Accelerators for Ultra‑Efficient Edge AI” Session Chair: Prof. Zhongrui WANG (Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)) Speakers (30 mins each) + 15-min Q&A Session: : Dr. Giovanni ANSALONI (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)) Topic: “Architecting Compute Memories for Ultra-Efficient Edge Machine Learning” Prof. Wei ZHANG (HKUST) Topic: “Computing Accelerators Codesign to Optimize Memory Usage in Edge AI Systems” Prof. Xumeng ZHANG (Fudan University (FDU)) (Online) Topic: “Neuromorphic Memory Devices for Bio-Inspired
10:45-10:55	10-mins Break
10:55-11:55	Public Lecture #3: Topic: From Storage to Learning: New Memory Hierarchies for the Edge AI Revolution Session Chair: Prof. Wei ZHANG (HKUST) Lecturer: Prof. David ATIENZA ALONSO (EPFL)
11:55-13:30	Lunch
13:30-15:15	Workshop #3: Large AI Models in EDA for Intelligent VLSI Design Session Chair: Prof. Zhiyao XIE (HKUST) Speakers (30 mins each) + 15-min Q&A Session:: Prof. Johnny XU (The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)) Topic: Architecting for Jagged Intelligence Prof. Grace ZHANG (The Technical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt)) Topic: Efficient Hardware for AI and AI for Hardware Prof. Hongce ZHANG (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)) Topic: A Tale of Two Worlds: Formal Verification Meets AI Acceleration
15:15-15:25	10-mins Break
15:25-17:10	Workshop #4: Hardware-Software Co-design Session Chair: Prof. Can LI (The University of Hong Kong (HKU)) Speakers: Prof. Bingsheng HE (National University of Singapore (NUS)) Topic: TBC Prof. Meng LI (Peking University (PKU)) (ONLINE) Topic: TBC Prof. Peng LU (The University of Hong Kong (HKU)) Topic: The physical intelligence of legged robots
17:10-17:20	Closing Remark Dr. Luhong LIANG Executive Director, AI Chip Center for Emerging Smart Systems (ACCESS)
17:20	End of Program