Dr. YM Tang received his B.Sc. and M.Phil. from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He was awarded a Ph.D. degree from the same university. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Faculty of Medicine at CUHK after graduation. Currently, he is teaching in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Dr. Tang is the Lab-in-charge in Integrated Product Design (IPD) and deputy Lab-in-charge of the Ng Tat Lun (NTL) Digital Factory (DF) in the department. His research interests include virtual reality (VR)/ mixed reality (MR), artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain technology, digital twin, innovation technology in healthcare applications.

Dr. Tang has been involved in a number of projects and secured funding of over HK$20 million. He is an investigator of several Innovation and Technology Fund, and teaching and learning projects. Dr. Tang is actively involved in applied research with various industries. He has conducted collaborative projects with the healthcare industry. His works are widely recognized by the industries. He was invited to be a speaker at a Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA) convention for the healthcare symposium. He was also a presenter in one episode of Innovation GPS”(創科導航), a television program on the local channel TVB.