Presenter

Dr. Kang Zhang is a Professor of Computational Media and Arts. He was a Fulbright Distinguished Chair and ACM Distinguished Speaker. Zhang obtained his B.Eng. in Computer Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology (China, 1982), Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from University of Brighton (UK, 1990), and Executive MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas (USA, 2011). He held academic positions at Beijing Normal University – Hong Kong Baptist University United International College （China, 2021）, the University of Texas at Dallas (USA, 2000-2021, now as Professor Emeritus), Macquarie University (Australia, 1991-2000), and Science and Engineering Research Council (UK, 1991). His research interests are interdisciplinary, including visual languages, aesthetic computing, generative art and design, and software engineering.