RISC-V Hong Kong Day 2026 brought together around 100 participants at Inter-Continental Plaza (ICP) in Tsim Sha Tsui East. Chaired by Prof. Ray Cheung, Associate Provost and Professor in the Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at CityUHK, the event was co-organised by the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) at the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), the CityUHK EE CALAS Laboratory, and RISC-V Summit China 2026. World-class RISC-V leaders shared their expertise with participants through a full day of presentations and discussion, connecting Hong Kong with the international RISC-V community.
The programme began with opening addresses by Prof. Zhao Yang Dong, Head and Chair Professor of CityUHK EE, and Dr. Yinxing Hao, Executive President of the Hong Kong Institute of Science & Innovation, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The RV Open Source Community Launch Ceremony followed, ahead of the plenary address and morning keynotes.
The plenary address was delivered by Dr. Philipp Tomsich, TSC Vice-Chair of RISC-V International. The keynote programme then brought together speakers from industry, research institutes and open-source organisations, offering participants perspectives from across the RISC-V ecosystem.
Morning keynotes featured Mr. Kevin Hilman (BayLibre), Mr. Wei Fu (Red Hat), Dr. Hongbin Zhang and Dr. Xiang Ling (Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Mr.Yuning Liang (DeepComputing) with Mr. Brian Harrington (Red Hat), and Mr. Sajosh Janarthanam (Tenstorrent).
Following lunch and discussion, the afternoon keynotes featured Mr. Iulian Arcus (DeepComputing), Ms. Maggie Cheung and Mr. Keith Chan (Linux Foundation APAC), Mr. Dong Xu (SpaceMIT), and Mr. Florian Wohlrab (OpenHW Foundation, Eclipse Foundation). Invited talks and industry-academia sharing sessions followed.
The programme combined formal presentations with opportunities for direct exchange. Discussions over lunch and during the breaks allowed participants to meet speakers and fellow attendees, ask questions and explore shared interests. The industry-academia sharing sessions extended these conversations across research and commercial perspectives.
Prof. Ray Cheung delivered the closing remarks. The event provided a forum for knowledge exchange with global RISC-V leaders and for exploring future collaboration within the community.
