Lab profile
About SmartX
SmartX Lab explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and biomedicine, focusing on large and trustworthy AI for healthcare. The lab's research spans large-scale models for healthcare, computer-assisted intervention, AI for science, and bioinformatics, with the goal of revolutionizing medical practices and scientific discoveries.
01 · Research focus
Research areas and highlights
Topics and recent work as stated on the lab’s own site.
- PathSegmentorNatural-language-guided segmentation across 160 pathology categories for segmenting pathological tissues, cells and nuclei.
- ConceptCLIPA biomedical foundation model for accurate, generalizable, and explainable medical image analysis via large-scale concept-enhanced vision-language pre-training.
- MedDrAn open-source medical generalist model trained on more than two million samples across diverse medical modalities.
02 · People
Leadership and researchers
People listed on the lab’s team pages, by role.
03 · Research intelligence
Research Intelligence evidence
Publications, grants and clinical trials linked to the lab’s researchers in Health AI Central’s research data.
Publications & preprints
- Large-scale multi-sequence pretraining for generalizable MRI analysis in versatile clinical applications.Nature biomedical engineering · 2026
- Cost-benefit analysis of p16INK4a immunocytology and liquid-based cytology triage after primary HPV testing for cervical cancer screening in China.Infectious agents and cancer · 2025
04 · Updates
Updates and lab news
News and events from the lab’s own site.
- A Clinically-Oriented Foundation Model for Intraoperative PathologyPublicationSep 10, 2026
- PathSegmentor: Segmenting Pathological Tissues, Cells and Nuclei with Natural-Language PromptsPublicationSep 10, 2026
- An Explainable Biomedical Foundation Model via Large-Scale Concept-Enhanced Vision–Language Pre-trainingPublicationAug 17, 2026
- HKUST Develops Novel AI Framework Enabling Efficient Collaboration between Generalist and Specialist Models for Disease DiagnosisNewsJul 30, 2026 · smartx.cse.ust.hk
- The Next Paradigm in Medical AI: A Survey of Agentic AI in BiomedicinePublicationJul 17, 2026
- HKUST SmartLab's AI Medical Models Named Among Top InnovationsAwardFeb 5, 2025 · smartx.cse.ust.hk
05 · Official presence
Lab sources and channels
The lab’s own pages and accounts.
06 · Related
Related labs and centers
Labs at the same institution and labs working on similar topics.