City University of Hong Kong · DSAIL Lab

Data × Science × Artificial Intelligence Lab

We build AI with frontier techniques, grounded in high-quality data, to expand scientific breakthroughs and beyond.

Based in the Department of Data Science and the Hong Kong Institute of AI for Science.

Research

From data to core AI to impact.

We pursue foundational questions, validate them on consequential scientific problems, and turn strong ideas into open systems.

Data-centric foundations

We create the data, representations, and evaluation foundations that make AI systems more capable, reliable, and ready for consequential problems.

Core AI research

We advance foundational AI approches that can reason, learn, and work with the complexity of the real world.

Science and beyond

We use AI to make an impact and accelerate discovery, while translating scientific intelligence into systems that expand what people can create and understand.

All publications Software & toolkits

People

Build with people who aim high.

Early members receive close mentorship, meaningful ownership, and the freedom to shape the lab's research agenda.

Open position

Your work starts here

PhD researcher

Own a bold research direction from first principles to publication and open-source impact.

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Open position

Join the founding team

RA or student collaborator

Turn technical depth and research curiosity into work that matters.

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Join DSAIL

Pursue questions worth years, not weeks.

DSAIL is for self-directed researchers who want to develop deep technical expertise, own ambitious ideas, and produce work with lasting scientific impact. We welcome talent at every level — from the most experienced (postdocs) to beginners with strong interests (student collaborators).

Postdocs

Push the frontier.

Lead ambitious research with real independence and full support for career development.

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PhD students

Own a research direction.

Fully funded four-year positions every year, with freedom to explore, flexible mentoring, full support for career development, and diverse admission pathways.

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Research assistants

Turn ideas into systems.

Build the data, training, evaluation, and research infrastructure that makes frontier AI work in practice.

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Student collaborators

Start with a real question.

Work closely with us on a focused project and grow toward independent, publication-quality research.

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What we value

Research ambitionTechnical depthIndependent thinkingStrong executionIntellectual honestyTeam ownership

Contact

Have a hard problem worth solving?

We welcome conversations with researchers, students, and collaborators from both academia and industry working at the frontier of AI and scientific discovery.

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