Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Simulation, Phase 3

<href=”http://ming3d.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CCHMCP3-1.jpg”>We are excited to announce the launch of Phase 3 of the VR-Based Employee Safety Training: Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Simulation project, building on the success of the previous two phases. This interdisciplinary collaboration brings together the Immersive Learning Lab and the Employee Safety Learning Lab at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), in partnership with […]

CIC-VISTA

   Following six successful phases of the Building Safety Analysis with AI / Geospatial Imagery Analytics Research project (2020–2025), funded by the Cincinnati Insurance Companies (CIC), we are pleased to announce the launch of a new research initiative: VISTA – Virtual Immersive Systems for Training AI. VISTA – Phase 1 ($81,413) marks the continuation of […]

2025 Faculty Excellence Award

I’m honored to share that I’ve received the 2025 Faculty Excellence Award as part of UC’s Research + Innovation Week, co-sponsored by the Office of Research and the Office of the Provost. This recognition is truly meaningful to me, as it highlights the value of collaboration, mentorship, and innovation across our academic community. I’m deeply […]

paper on AI, XR, Metaverse, Digital Twins

  Metaverse and Digital Twins in the Age of AI and Extended Reality Tang, Ming, Mikhail Nikolaenko, Ahmad Alrefai, and Aayush Kumar. 2025. “Metaverse and Digital Twins in the Age of AI and Extended Reality” Architecture 5, no. 2: 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/architecture5020036   This paper explores the evolving relationship between Digital Twins (DT) and the Metaverse, two foundational […]

AE studio 2025

Spring 2025. Instructors: Ming Tang, Samira Sarabandikachyani This studio provides a comprehensive introduction to architectural design. Students developed proposals for a restaurant located in Over-the-Rhine (OTR), Cincinnati, Ohio.

Exhibition: Views of Cincinnati & Ohio Valley

Exhibition “Views of Cincinnati & Ohio Valley” Location: Elevar Gallery, 555 Carr St., Cincinnati. opening hours: May 1- June 27, 2025, Mon-Thu 9-5 pm, Fri 9-6:30 pm The exhibition is supported by the Creative Asian Society and the ArtsWave Impact grant. “Infinite Loop” reflects my interpretation of the Ohio Valley—an ever-shifting landscape shaped by both deep geological time and […]

XR and Gen-AI Technologies in Design

     Left: VR training on welding, Samantha Frickel.  Right: Cinematic universes. Carson Edwards Extended Reality and Generative-AI in Human-Centered Design UHP + Architecture Seminar Student work from the University of Cincinnati’s Honors Seminar and Architecture Design Seminar. This video showcases multiple innovative projects intersecting emerging technologies such has AIGC, XR with human-centered design.The projects […]

SMAT: Scalable Multi-Agent AI for DT

SMAT: Scalable Multi-Agent Machine Learning and Collaborative AI for Digital Twin Platform of Infrastructure and Facility Operations. Principal Investigators: Prof. Sam Anand, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CEAS Prof. Ming Tang, Extended Reality Lab, Digital Futures, DAAP Students: Anuj Gautam, Manish Aryal, Aayush Kumar, Ahmad Alrefai, Rohit Ramesh, Mikhail Nikolaenko, Bozhi Peng Grant: $40,000. UC Industry 4.0/5.0 […]

paper in JMS & NAMRC

  Anuj Gautam, Manish Raj Aryal, Sourabh Deshpande, Shailesh Padalkar, Mikhail Nikolaenko, Ming Tang, Sam Anand, IIoT-enabled digital twin for legacy and smart factory machines with LLM integration, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Volume 80, 2025, Pages 511-523, ISSN 0278-6125 The paper is also published in the NAMRC 2025 conference. Anuj Gautam , Manish Raj Aryal, […]

NCBDS conference

Paper “Designing the Future of Retail: Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration in Industrial Design and Architecture Design” published at the 40th National Conference on Begining Design Students Conference proceedings.  North Carolina State University. Raleigh, NC. 2025. Yong-Gyun Ghim, Ming Tang, University of Cincinnati   Abstract The significance of design’s cross-disciplinary nature has increased alongside technological advancements as emerging technologies […]

AI and Emerging Technology Symposium

Ming Tang and Mikhail Nikolaenko presented “AI-Powered Digital Humans for Enhanced Interaction in Extended Reality” at the AI and Emerging Technology Symposium, University of Cincinnati. The day-long event explored topics around AI and robotic process automation; smart campus innovation; and extended reality, virtual reality, and augmented reality. More on UC News. AI-Powered Talking Avatars for Enhanced Interaction in […]

P&G VISM

Project VISM (Virtual Interactive Simulation for Material customization) Interactive Visualization with User-Controlled, Procedural-Based, and Physical-Based Material Customization. PI. Ming Tang. P&G Team: Kim Jackson, Andrew Fite, Fei Wang, Allison Roman UC Team: Ming Tang, Aayush Kumar, Yuki Hirota Sponsor: P&G. 12/01/2024 – 5/31/2025 Amount: $28,350