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       Dr Wen Tang
                                            Reader of Computer Graphics and Visualisation
 
Tel: +44 (0)1642 342654
Fax: +44 (0)1642 230577
Email: w.tang@tees.ac.uk
Mailing Address: School of Computing, University of Teesside, Cleveland, UK , TS1 3BA
 
 
Wen Tang obtained a PhD degree in Computer Aided Design from the University of Leeds, UK in 1998 and a BSc (Hons) in Engineering at the Xi'an University of Engineering Science and Technology, P.R. China. From 1996 to 1999, she was a research assistant in the Department of Electronic Imaging and Media Communications at the University of Bradford, UK. She joined the School of Computing , University of Teesside in April 1999.

 

Dr Tang is a member of the executive committee of the Eurographics UK Chapter and the organizer of the 4th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics (TPCG),the 24th annual conference serial of EGUK. She is a member of the program committee of TPCG and reviewing papers for a number of international conferences on Computer Graphics, including The Winter School of Computer Graphics, TPCG and  The IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems. She has served as the session chair at conferences and as an external PhD examiner at other universities in the UK and was the editor for 6th  and 7th  International Conference on Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics, held at Manchester University and Cardiff University respectively. She was also selected for reviewing SIGGRAP 2009 papers.     

 
 

Research interests:

Wen's interest in research is driven by the beauty of using elegant mathematics combined with the power of computers in the creation of computer graphics and its applications. She tries to make attempts to study problems that are associated with following topics and to develop techniques for practical use.

 

research topics:

  • Physically-based computer animation, especially, dynamic constraints solver, motion synthesis and retargeting, surface and volume deformations
  • Simulation & modelling for medical training, especially, the use of real-time motion tracking techniques, physically-based computer animation techniques, and advanced visualisation techniques for developing medical training systems. 

  External Funding:

  • EPSRC, The development and evaluation of an ‘exergaming’ intervention to target cardiovascular and mental health outcomes in a deprived area of the North-East “ (248,000 Pounds Sterling, 2010 - 2012, CI )
  • The Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, China: International Collaborative Research Project in Augmented Reality with Shanghai University (45,000 Pounds Sterling, June, 2009 - May, 2011, PI).  
  • The Regional Development Agency, One North East: International Collaboration with Shanghai University on Augmented Reality Technology for Medical Simulation (25,000 Pounds Sterling, June, 2010 - May , 2012, PI).

  • The RoyalAcademy of Engineering: the Research Exchanges with China/India scheme, short award, 2008.

  • The Regional Development Agency, One North East: Simulation & modelling for Visual Performance Asscessement of Older People Using Small Screen Mobile Devices (20,000 Pounds Sterling, Oct. 2006 - Sept. 2007, PI).

  
 

   Invited presentations

  • Dr Wen Tang " Physically-based Animations for Surgical Training and Planning", 10 March, 2010, Teesside University.

  • Dr. Wen Tang "Collaborative Digital Innovation : Teesside University and Shanghai University", 5 Oct, Newcastle Unievrsity

  • Dr Wen Tang "Physicall-based Anmiation for Soft Objects", March 2002,  Bath University

  
 

Wen Tang last update March  2010