This week saw the arrival of Dr Jing Wang, who joins the Software Engineering, Graphics and Multimedia subject group in the Department of Computing, based in the Cantor Building.

Dr Wang gained his BEng degree on Machine and Electronic Technology from the Xidian University, China, in 2006. After graduation, Jing was appointed as Software Engineer and carried out development work on Computer Vision (CV)-based quality control systems, such as assembly line monitoring and industrial robotic controls. In 2008, he began his postgraduate study at the University of Huddersfield and gained his PhD degree in 2012. He then became a Research Fellow and carried out independent researches on Image Processing, Analysing and Understanding.

His interests are focused on real-world applications of Computer Vision Systems. Since 2008, Jing has published more than 20 journal and conference papers in the relative fields. Dr Wang is a member of the British Machine Vision Association (BMVA) and British Computer Society (BCS). He has also served as Chair and Editor for the International Conference on Automation and Computing.