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Professor Tang completed his doctoral research in the minimum time permitted by university regulations. Following his PhD, he joined Bangor University as a postdoctoral researcher, contributing to projects on picosecond optical switching and ultrafast nonlinearities in semiconductor optical devices. His research during this period resulted in a substantial number of publications in peer-reviewed journals and at national and international conferences.
Professor Tang later joined Nortel Networks in Harlow, UK, as a Research Engineer. There, he was involved in a broad spectrum of market-driven R&D initiatives, including optical amplifiers, transceivers, signal processing, and high-speed optical transmission across various network types. His work led to the completion of numerous technical reports and several pioneering research projects.
Professor Tang returned to Bangor University as a Lecturer and progressed to Senior Lecturer and eventually to a Personal Chair. He established and leads a dynamic research team focused on optical transmission, dynamic networking, and ultrafast optical switching for next-generation optical networks. As a principal investigator and project coordinator, he has secured multiple research grants totaling several million pounds. His scholarly output includes over 100 publications and several patent filings.
In addition to his research, Professor Tang actively contributes to the academic community through invited talks, conference committee roles, and peer review for journals, funding bodies, and patent offices. His contributions have been recognized with prestigious awards and fellowships, and he holds visiting professorships at international institutions.
Professor Jianming Tang, Director of DSP Centre Centre of Excellence, Bangor UniversityThe DSP Centre has been hosting many national and international events. I am extremely delighted to have the opportunity as an Ambassador in this programme to encourage more global participation for our expanded events in Wales. These events will create unique platforms showcasing our world-leading research, exploring fruitful collaboration opportunities, accelerating the process of transferring technical know-how into markets, and providing a wide range of digital skill training to people of various backgrounds."
