Chenliang

Chen Liang is a professor at the School of Design of South China University of Technology and a supervisor for postgraduate students. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Texas in the United States. He obtained his doctorate in Mechanical Manufacturing and Automation from South China University of Technology, his master's degree in Mechanical Design and Theory from South China University of Technology, and his bachelor's degree in Aircraft Design from Beihang University. 

From 2014 to 2024, he served as the deputy director of the Department of Information and Interaction Design. Currently, he is the vice-president of the Guangdong Engineering Graphics Society, a standing member of the Graphics Education Professional Committee of the Chinese Graphics Society, and a member of the Cartography Technology Professional Committee. Since 1998, he has been a professional teacher in the fields of industrial design and graphics, teaching courses such as Engineering Drawing, CAD, Computer Graphics, Industrial Design, and Mobile Application Development. His research interests cover multiple areas including computer-aided design, interaction design, virtual reality, digital twin, visual cognition and health, and data visualization. He has presided over and participated in many projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, and the Guangdong Higher Education Reform Project. He has won the second-prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award in Higher Education and the first-prize of the Guangdong Teaching Achievement Award. In recent years, he has published more than 20 textbooks, 40 research papers, and 30 authorized patents.