Personal profile
Research interests
Computer Science / Information Technology - Spatial databases
Computer Science / Information Technology - Big data
Computer Science / Information Technology - Information and multimedia processing 
Computer Science / Information Technology - Machine learning
Position Held
Director of HKUST-China Unicom Joint Laboratory on Smart Society
Director of HKUST-MetaX Joint Laboratory for Advanced AI Computing
Associate Director of HKUST-Inspur Cloud Joint Laboratory
Associate Director of HKUST-Wuxi Joint Laboratory for Robotic Embodied Dexterity and Intelligence
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Computer Science, PhD, Wiley - The University of Queensland
1994
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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ZKDI: A Zero-Knowledge Proof-based Data Intelligence System for Financial and Web3 Data Analytics
LI, B. (CoPI), YANG, Y. (CoPI), WANG, S. (PI) & ZHOU, X. (CoPI)
15/04/26 → 14/04/30
Project: Research
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Building Trustworthy Large Language Model (LLM)-Integrated Applications: A Full-Stack Lifecycle Approach
LI, B. (CoPI), WU, D. (CoPI), CHEUNG, S. C. (CoPI), WANG, S. (PI), MENG, W. (CoPI), WANG, W. (CoPI), SONG, Y. (CoPI) & ZHOU, X. (CoPI)
RGC - Collaborative Research Fund
15/04/26 → 14/04/29
Project: Research
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Graph-based Indexing for Scalable Maximum Inner-Product Search
ZHOU, X. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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A Digital Twin for Enhancing Coastal Resilience against Extreme Storm Surges in Hong Kong
HOU, J. (CoI), STOCCHINO, A. (CoPI), HUANG, B. (CoPI), LAM, Q. C. C. (CoI), SU, H. (CoPI), CHENG, J. C. P. (CoPI), LU, M. (CoPI), ZHAO, S. (CoI), ZHANG, L. M. (CoPI), JENG, D.-S. (CoPI), LIU, D. (CoI), BUI, H. (CoPI), QU, H. (CoPI), CHEUK, J.C.-Y. (CoI), ZHAO, J. (PI), FU, L. (CoPI), YANG, C. (CoPI), SU, Q. (CoPI), SO, W. H. R. (CoI), QU, T. (CoI), VOUSDOUKAS, M. (CoI), GAO, W. (CoI), BAI, Y. (CoI), YIN, Z. (CoPI) & ZHOU, X. (CoPI)
RGC - Theme-based Research Scheme
1/01/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Research
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Adaptive Proximity Queries for High-Density Point Cloud Data in Dynamic Environments
ZHOU, X. (PI)
30/10/24 → 29/10/26
Project: Research
Research output
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Cargo congestion event processing method and device, electronic apparatus and storage medium: [China]
ZHOU, X. (Key Inventor), ZHANG, R. (Inventor), LI, C. C. E. (Inventor), RUAN, B. (Inventor), LAU, S. F. S. (Inventor), LAW, Y. N. (Inventor), HIEW, X. B. (Inventor) & HE, W. (Inventor), 10 Mar 2026, IPC No. G06Q 10/083, G06F 18/20, G06F 18/2433, 18 Aug 2025, Priority date 2 Sept 2024, Priority No. US63/689,775Research output: Patent
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Efficient Algorithms for Budgeted Profit Maximization With Theoretical Guarantees
Guo, Q., Feng, C., Shi, J., Tang, J., Zhou, X. & Wang, S., Apr 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering. 38, 4, p. 2234-2248 15 p., 11363049.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Efficient Time-Dependent Shortest Path Finding on Cargo Network
Li, E. C. C., Liu, Z., Zhang, R., Lau, S. S. F., Xu, Y. & Zhou, X., 6 Mar 2026, In: Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Big Data, BigData. 2025, p. 1994-2003 10 p., 11401019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article published in journal › peer-review
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Faithful in Steps: Improving Generalization and Citation in RAG via Query Decomposition
LIU, Y., Ru, Z., DI, S., ZHANG, J., ZHANG, R. & ZHOU, X., Jan 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review
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Hybrid Diversified Routing System
LUO, Z., LI, L., Zhang, M. & ZHOU, X., 6 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Awards
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Second Prize of the Computer Academy of Guangdong Excellent Paper Award
ZHOU, X. (Recipient), ZHANG, M. (Recipient), LI, L. (Recipient) & ZHOU, X. (Recipient), Dec 2024
Prize: Others
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A Top-Down Scheme for Coverage Centrality Queries on Road Networks
ZHOU, X. (Recipient), Sept 2022
Prize: Best Paper Award and Prize