ASTRI delivers world-class HERO Technology to foster Hong Kong’s status as an international smart city

With the mission of enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness through applied research, Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) is dedicated to connecting the I&T community in order to promote the implementation of the research and development outcomes, including award-winning and internationally-recognized HERO technologies (HeroTech).

The largest government-funded R&D centre, ASTRI was established in 2000 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It proudly presents seven HERO technologies that are essential for Hong Kong to remain at the forefront of cutting-edge research, as the city develops into an international innovation and technology hub.

Empowering the future of Smart Living

These HERO technologies include Hong Kong’s first 5G end-to-end network solution “Easy 5G Solution”, Smart Mobility C-V2X technology, Federated Learning, Natural Language Processing, HoneyNet- Early Threat Hunting and Anticipation Network, the efficient and energy-saving Innovative 3D Integrated Circuit Platform technology, and Third-generation Semiconductors and Direct Current Circuit Breakers.

Improving the way the city operates

“Easy 5G Solution” integrates world-leading technologies of 5G base stations, 5G MEC (Multi-access Edge Computing) and 5G Core. Featuring flexible design, easy deployment and relatively low cost, it can lower the entry barrier for small and medium enterprises to enter the 5G market.

Meanwhile, making real-time communication possible between vehicles, pedestrians, road-side infrastructure and networks, ASTRI’s C-V2X technology generates instant information and warnings, real-time traffic monitoring, incident management and route planning to pave way for autonomous driving technology.

ASTRI’s Federated Learning, on the other hand, can resolve the issue of data privacy with a platform software to help companies upgrade their applications from using individual machine learning models to federated learning models, such as credit assessment and anti-money laundering to benefit financial regulators, organisations using AI technology and the general public.

Unlocking a world of unlimited possibilities

Natural Language Processing, a subfield of AI, is increasingly used in customer services, content creation and social media monitoring. Deep learning techniques have been applied to achieve state-of-the-art performances and are set to benefit industries including finance, healthcare and e-commerce.

A platform to capture, aggregate and analyse big data of early cyber threat activities from distributed Honeypots in different industries, Hong Kong HoneyNet was built by ASTRI with the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau of Hong Kong Police, government departments, universities, cybersecurity vendors and financial institutions, helping law enforcement authorities to take proactive actions in the early stages of cyber terrorism, as well as to enhance public awareness of cybersecurity.

ASTRI’s award-winning Innovative 3D Integrated Circuit Platform technology uses third-generation semiconductor argon oxide devices technology to boost transformation efficiency up to 97 percent and heat dissipation function by 50 percent, effectively saving energy and reducing power costs and pollution. A key technology for smart cities, it is applied in urban infrastructure including 5G base stations, large data centres, Industry 4.0, medicine and aerospace.

Using new materials such as gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC), ASTRI’s third generation semiconductors and direct current circuit breakers can boost performance and operating frequency while lowering power consumption. They benefit a range of industries including high-performance computing, AI, 5G communication, electric vehicles, power and lighting applications, medical devices, data centres and renewable energy production.

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