Bio and CV

Ming Tang is a Full Professor in the University of Cincinnati’s School of Architecture and Interior Design and the Director of UC’s eXtended Reality (XR) Lab. A registered architect and tenured faculty member in UC’s College of DAAP, he brings together architecture, digital technologies, and spatial computing to explore new ways of designing and learning.

Tang has led more than $2.5 million in externally funded projects, authored three books, published over 70 peer-reviewed papers, and received 40+ awards for his teaching, research, and creative work. He serves on the HCII VRMR Program Board, UC’s AI in Research Committee, and the Institute for Research in Sensing (IRiS) leadership committee, and is an editor of Architecture Journal.

His research uses XR to rethink how we design, build, and learn. His projects also span digital twins and artificial intelligence, from metaverse environments and game-based learning to parametric design, digital fabrication, and performance-driven workflows. He is especially interested in digital human and behavior simulation, with a focus on creating immersive and human-centered interactive environments. Specifically, his research areas include:

• XR in higher education, healthcare, public safety, and workforce training.
• Digital twin, reality capture, and Internet of Things (IoT) for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) and industrial manufacturing.
• AI for creative design, automation, and predictive analysis.
• Human-computer interaction in the metaverse and serious games.
• Digital humans and LLMs for immersive and interactive experiences.
• Building Information Modeling (BIM), parametric design, digital fabrication, and generative design.

Before joining UC, Tang served as Director of the Electronic Design program and an architecture professor at the Savannah College of Art and Design. His experience also includes work with the MIND Lab at Michigan State University, the Institute for Creative Technologies at the University of Southern California, and the China Architecture Design & Research Group. He is a founding partner of TYA Design.

He holds a Master of Architecture from Tsinghua University, a Master of Arts in Digital Media and Technology from Michigan State University, and a Master of Fine Arts in Interactive and Game Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design.