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Congratulations to Siqi Xie on successfully defending her doctoral thesis in IIP (IPE) at AIS HKUST! Her research examined how U.S. export controls affected Chinese innovation. I would like to thank Prof Kazuyuki Motohashi, Xun Wu, Lili Miao, Kira Matus, Robin Gong & Peng Wang. emia.hkust.edu.hk/iip

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It is an honor to be listed in 2026 Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists for career-long and single-year impact in the sub-field of Environmental Sciences. I would like to express my gratitude to my colleagues for collaborating on stimulating projects. elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btc...

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August 2026 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"

Citation metrics are widely used and misused. We have created a publicly available database of top-cited scientists that provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Congratulations to Dantu Lu on defending his doctoral thesis at HKUST PPOL! It was a pleasure to supervise his research with Prof. Magdalena Klemun. I would like to thank Profs. Gang He, Shi Chen, Yatang Lin, Julien de Troullioud de Lanversin & Haruki Watanabe for their comments. ppol.hkust.edu.hk

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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities @frontsustcities.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📢MS deadline:: 31 Oct for “Artificial Intelligence & Governance Innovation,,,” exploring AI’s role in urban governance, potential, risks & policy innovation for the SDGs Submit your research 👇 research-topic-landing-pages.frontiersin.org/participate-... #FrontSustCities @yarime.bsky.social

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

HKUST Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS) Newsletter - Fall 2026 aisnewsletter.hkust.edu.hk/en2/edm.php?...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Applications are open for Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2027/28 in Division of Public Policy, HKUST in Science, Technology & Innovation Policy; Energy, Environmental & Sustainability Policy; Social & Urban Policy, AI governance for sustainability. ppol.hkust.edu.hk www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/fund...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

APEC可持续技术创新研讨会举办，共促亚太低空产业务实合作 www.prnasia.com/lightnews/li...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Our study examining the barriers and enablers of personal data sharing on mobile health apps in London and Hong Kong was presented at BISHAC 2026 in Singapore, in collaboration with Otylia Teo, Vivi Antonopoulou, Carla-Leanne Washbourne, Veronica Qin Ting Li, and Henry W. W. Potts. bishac2026.com

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Data for Policy 2026 Conference provided a valuable opportunity to explore critical issues in AI governance, sovereignty & resilience. We had a productive discussion on the paper that examined the impact of U.S. export controls on innovation in Chinese firms. dataforpolicy.org/data-for-pol...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A pleasure to join the Tsinghua University-HKUST Sustainable Innovation Workshop 2026: Physical Intelligence: Sensing, Computing, Autonomous Systems, and discuss the latest developments in physical AI and implications for public policy and governance. www.ee.tsinghua.edu.cn/info/1076/53...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

HKUST Public Policy Bulletin "Directing environmental innovation toward radical clean technologies for sustainable transitions: Market-based vs. command-and-control policies" discusses the effects of market-based instruments on creating radical green innovation. ppol.hkust.edu.hk/public-polic...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I'm looking forward to giving a seminar on November 19 at the Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. stp.kaist.ac.kr/events/view/...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Call for Papers: Special Issue "SolarEV Cities and Sustainable Societies: Integrating Rooftop Solar, Electric Mobility, Distributed Storage, Governance, and Equity," Sustainable Cities and Society Submission deadline: 30 September 2027 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Applications are open for RGC Junior Research Fellow Scheme at Division of Public Policy, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to explore emerging critical technologies such as AI in addressing sustainability (climate change & circular economy) until Aug 30. www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/fund...

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RGC Junior Research Fellow Scheme

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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities @frontsustcities.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🌆 We’re live on Bluesky! Frontiers in Sustainable Cities is here, an open-access journal advancing research on climate-resilient, healthy & inclusive cities. Follow for new research, open calls & city debates. IF 3.3 | CiteScore 5.1 👇frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-cities #FrontSustCities

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Gebhardt, Sebastian, Yun Hou, and Masaru Yarime, "Directing environmental innovation toward radical clean technologies for sustainable transitions: Market-based vs. command-and-control policies," Research Policy, 55 (4), 105446 (2026). www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Congratulations to Sebastian Gebhardt on defending his Ph.D. thesis in IIP (Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship) at HKUST! He investigated the effects of environmental policy on sustainable innovation. I very much enjoyed supervising his research with Prof Yun Hou. emia.hkust.edu.hk/iip

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Congratulations, Elizaveta Dorrer, on successfully defending her doctoral thesis at HKUST PPOL, examining the normalization of facial recognition technology by developing a unique index and a case study of Moscow. It was a great pleasure to supervise her exploratory research. ppol.hkust.edu.hk

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

At the Tsinghua-HKUST Sustainable Innovation Workshop 2026-Physical Intelligence: Sensing, Computing, Autonomous Systems, we held a fascinating discussion on embodied AI for urban environments and the emerging challenges for public policy and governance. calendar.hkust.edu.hk/events/tsing...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

We are pleased to invite applications for our Master of Public Policy (MPP), Master of Public Management (MPM), and MPhil/PhD in Public Policy programs at the Division of Public Policy in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. lp.studyinternational.com/hong-kong-un...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Low-Altitude Economy Seminar: APAC & Middle East Market Access & Globalization Practices was held at Int'l Advanced Air Mobility Expo 2026 in Shanghai with policy-makers and industry practitioners on regulatory trends, business models, and public-private partnerships. news.qq.com/rain/a/20260...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Pleasure to join Asia-Pacific Symposium for Strategic Innovation in Sustainable Technology in Shanghai as part of APEC Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation for Panel on APAC Low-Altitude Economy - From Policy Frameworks to Real-World Applications. www.prnasia.com/lightnews/li...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Asia-Pacific Symposium for Strategic Innovation in Sustainable Technology will be held on July 22 in Shanghai as part of the APEC Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation, sharing technology and policy developments for the low-altitude economy. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/4cZX5ZLGa1...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

ICP Seminar on Renewable Energy Sources for Decarbonization was held at Tohoku University Tokyo Branch. We had a fruitful discussion on the technical, economic & institutional challenges of using energy storage in grid systems, incl vehicle-grid integration. icp.kankyo.tohoku.ac.jp/conference.....

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

PULSE — On Algorithms and Governance mailchi.mp/dataforpolic...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

A great honor to receive the Best Poster Award of the Int'l Conf on the Science of Science & Innovation @icssi.org for our paper with Siqi Xie & Xuan Zeng, An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of U.S. Export Controls on China’s High-Tech Innovation Through the Lens of Entity-Listed Firms. icssi.org

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I had a great time presenting a seminar at the Dept. of Science, Technology, Engineering & Public Policy @ucl.ac.uk. The discussion on interface between science and policy in addressing global challenges, incl climate change and AI governance, was highly constructive. www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering/...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A pleasure to join the session R&D Management under Geopolitical Constraints: Governance, Location, and Knowledge Protection at R&D Management Conf 2026 @mioir.bsky.social, discussing the security turn in innovation, research collaboration, supply chain & AI governance. #RND2026 www.rnd2026.org

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

An honor to be invited to facilitate a discussion at High-Impact Public Service: Speed, Quality and Citizen-Centred Excellence in the Malaysian Public Service by Sunway Business School & Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute, sharing experiences of using AI across various domains. www.asli.com.my

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Our paper "Data governance for smart cities in China: the case of Shenzhen," written with Siqi Xie and Ning Luo, is among the most-cited articles published in Policy Design and Practice over the last three years. www.tandfonline.com/action/showM...

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Most cited articles from Policy Design and Practice

Explore the most cited articles published in Policy Design and Practice

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

We had a fruitful meeting about collaboration between Division of Public Policy & Division of Environment and Sustainability, HKUST and Sustainable Environment Research Institute, Chulalongkorn Univ on sustainability, particularly climate resilience & the circular economy. seri.chula.ac.th

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I would like to thank Professor Ali Kharrazi for inviting me to deliver a seminar at the College of Management and Economics at Tianjin University. We had a productive discussion about how scientific knowledge can drive innovation in addressing sustainability challenges. come.tju.edu.cn/Home.htm

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

It was a privilege to deliver a keynote speech at Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network 2026 Conference, Zhou Enlai School of Government, Nankai Univ, Tianjin, exploring science-policy interface for addressing global challenges, such as climate change and AI governance. www.asiapacificppn.org

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

It was a great pleasure to be invited to the Data for Policy Fireside Chat. In the context of rising great-power competition, our discussion explored how to establish global governance of AI in support of the sustainability transition. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8dc...

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Digital Innovation for the Sustainability Transition amid Global Competition | DfP Fireside Chat

YouTube video by Data for Policy

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The Conference Programme Committee for Data for Policy 2026 Conference: Governance of/with AI: Implications for Data, Infrastructure, and Tech Sovereignty, Sep 8-10, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, invites abstracts, full papers & panel proposals until June 1. dataforpolicy.org/data-for-pol...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

As carbon emissions from data centers are growing, this study, published in iScience, developed a consumption-based accounting approach to estimate cross-border cloud-emission flows among EU countries, contributing to climate planning and infrastructure policy-making. www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

AIS Lightning Talk cum Best Research Award 2025/26 Presentation Ceremony ais.hkust.edu.hk/whats-happen...

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YARIME Masaru @yarime.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

This paper, written with colleagues at HKUST ENVR, was presented @egu.eu General Assembly 2026. We used Natural Language Processing to identify lesser-known emerging risks across sectors like health, finance & infrastructure for early warning systems. meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/EGU26-...

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