Data Intelligence Lab@HKU
The Data Intelligence Lab (directed by Dr. Chao Huang) at the University of Hong Kong focuses on a diverse set of problems in data science with the broader mission of Artificial General Intelligence for Social Good. Data Intelligence Lab is affiliated with the Computer Science Department & Institute of Data Science at HKU.
π¨βπ»β¨ Our Research Works are Open-Sourced β Explore Them on Our Lab GitHub RepositoryΒ
π "I am fortunate to work with such a talented group of researchers, whose dedication and passion for their work never cease to inspire me" π
π Group Membersπ
Lianghao Xia
π First-Authored Achievements
Representative Works:
(β¨ Most Influential Papers)
OpenGraph (EMNLP24), AutoCF (β¨WWW23), SHT (β¨KDD22), HCCF (β¨SIGIR22), MBGMN (β¨SIGIR21), KHGT (AAAI21)
Lead Open-Sourced Projects:Β
π AI-Researcher (~2.2k stars)
π OpenGraph (~300 stars)
π AnyGraph (~200 stars)Β
Yuhao Yang
π First-Authored Achievements
Representative Works:
(β¨ Most Influential Papers)
Aria-UI (ACL25), GraphAgent (EMNLP25), GraphPro (WWW24) DCRec (β¨WWW23), KGRec (β¨KDD23), KGCL (β¨SIGIR22), MBHT (β¨KDD22)
Lead Open-Sourced Projects:Β
π Aria-UI (~300 stars)
π GraphAgent (~300 stars)
Xubin Ren
π First-Authored Achievements
Representative Works:
(β¨ Most Influential Papers)
EasyRec (EMNLP25), RLMRec (β¨WWW24), LLM4Graph (KDD24), SSLRec (WSDM24), DCCF (β¨SIGIR22)
Lead Open-Sourced Projects:Β
π VideoRAG (~1.1k stars)
π SSLRec (~500 stars)
π RLMRec (~400 stars)
π LLM4Graph (~300 stars)
Jiabin Tang
π First-Authored Achievements
Representative Works:
(β¨ Most Influential Papers)
GraphGPT (β¨SIGIR24)
HiGPT (KDD24)
Lead Open-Sourced Projects:Β
π AutoAgent (~6k stars)
π AI-Researcher (~2.2k stars)
π GraphGPT (~700 stars)
Guoxuan Wang
π First-Authored Achievements
Representative Works:
SepLLM (ICML25)
LightGNN (WSDM25)
UnlearnRec (SIGIR25)
Lead Open-Sourced Projects:Β
π SepLLM (~500 stars)
Zirui Guo
π First-Authored Achievements
Lead Open-Sourced Projects:Β
π LightRAG (~20.4k stars)
π RAG-Anything (~4.7k stars)
We (The Data Intelligence Lab) are actively recruiting self-motivated students who are excited about doing fun research about Data Science and AI.
(HKU is ranked #11 in QS World University Rankings 2026)
If fitting to the following cases, please feel free to drop an email at chaohuang75@gmail.com.
βοΈ Applicants for HKU Ph.D/MPhli Program:
Please select my name as the potential supervisor in the application system. I will try to discuss your application case by case.
Application detailed information and timeline can be found at HKU CDS/IDS Ph.D. Admission.
Several Self-financed Ph.D./MPhli student positions are available.
βοΈ Master and Undergraduate Students at HKU:
Current master and undergraduate students at HKU are welcome to join our lab, if you are interested in our research projects.
βοΈ Research Assistant/Remote Interns/Visitors:
Research assistants, remote research interns, visitors are welcome to collaborate with me on various research projects (preferably >= 6 months).
Email:
Use email subject as "Prospective Student: Your Name - Your Affiliation".
Please describe your i) Education background; ii) Research experience and achievements; iii) Programming/Theoretical skills.
Please attach your resume (including your publications, ranking/GPA, anything important) with a pdf file.
