Ming Tang

Ming Tang, Registered Architect, RA, NCARB, LEED AP (BD+C), is an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Interior Design, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, University of Cincinnati. He is the Director of UC XR-Lab and leads research on extended reality, AI, Metaverse, and Digital Twin.  He is also the founding partner of TYA Design. 
Before he taught at the University of Cincinnati, he was the Director of the Electronic Design program and a professor in the Architecture Department at the Savannah College of Art and Design. He has worked in the M.I.N.D Lab at Michigan State University, the Institute for Creative Technologies at the University of Southern California, and the China Architecture Design & Research Group. He holds a Master of Architecture Degree from Tsinghua University, a Master of Arts Degree in Digital Media and Technology from Michigan State University, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Interactive and Game Design from Savannah College of Art and Design.
His research includes Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality, Digital twins, Game-based learning, Computational design, Digital fabrication, Generative and performance-driven design, Human behavior analysis and simulation. His recent projects focus on using VR and gaming technology for job training, health education, and public safety funded by the Office of Criminal Justice Service, Ohio Dept. of Transportation, Cincinnati  Insurance Company, and Council on Aging.

He authored several books, including Parametric Building Design with Autodesk Maya (Routledge), Architectural Interventions. Design-build collaboration on the global scale, and Urban paleontology, the evolution of urban forms. Homepage; CV.

Virtual reality & Augmented reality, Digital twins, Game-based learning, Computational design, Digital fabrication, Generative and performance-driven design, Human behavior analysis and simulation.

Grant: #URS AHHS and IR Advancement Grants AY 2017-2018 Investigators:Tang, Ming 07-01-2017 -12-31-2019 UC Magic School Bus for Computational Cell Role:PI $8,550.00 Completed Type:Grant

Grant: #32391 / FHWA E180658 Investigators:Ma, Jiaqi; Tang, Ming; Wang, Jialiang 08-24-2018 -02-24-2019 Federal Highway Administration Evaluate Opportunities to Provide Training Simulation for ODOT Snow and Ice Drivers Role:Collaborator $39,791.70 Completed

Grant: #K62232 Investigators:Ming Tang 09-01-2019 -12-30-2019 Ihsan Ihsan Community Center Sponsored Studio Role:PI $5,000 Completed Type:Contract

Grant: #32391 Investigators: PI: John Ash. Co-PI: Ming Tang, Julian Wang. 02-2019 -02-2022 Ohio Department of Transportation. Evaluate Opportunities to Provide Training Simulation for ODOT Snow and Ice Drivers”. Phase 2. Role:Co-PI $952,938 Active Type:Grant Level:State

Investigators:PI: Jiaqi Ma, Co-PI: Ming Tang. 06-01-2019 -12-01-2020 UC Paving the way for vehicle highway automation: An integrated simulation-centered testing platform Role:co-PI $70,000 Active Type:Grant Level:University

Investigators:Ed Latessa,J.C. Barnes, Ming Tang, Cory Haberman, Dan Gerard,Tim Sabransky. 10-01-2019 UC Digital Futures Development of a Virtual Reality Augmented Violence Reduction Training System for Active and Mass Shooting incidents. Role:co-PI $10,000 Active Type:Grant Level:University

Grant: #Exhibit A_Project 1 under the Master Agreement Investigators:Tang, Ming 05-15-2020 -05-14-2021 Cincinnati Insurance Company CIC - Geospatial Imagery Analytics Research Project: Phase 1 Role:PI $59,000.00 Completed

Grant: #2017-JG-A02-V6351 Investigators:Barnes, J C; Tang, Ming 04-01-2020 -03-31-2021 Department of Justice Virtual Reality Training for Ohio Law Enforcement Role:Collaborator $50,000.00 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #SES-2026594 Investigators:Bhiwapurkar, Pravin; Black, Ann; Fry, Michael; Harfmann, Anton; Linders, Annulla; Nassif, Nabil; Rebola, Claudia; Tang, Ming; Wendell, David 01-01-2021 -12-31-2021 National Science Foundation Future of Work: Understanding the interrelationships between humans and technology to improve the quality of work life in smart buildings. Role:Collaborator $149,720.00 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #G402236 Investigators:Ming Tang 10-01-2021 -08-01-2022 Cincinnati Insurance Companies Geospatial Imagery Analytics Research. Phase II. Role:PI $79,980 Active Type:Grant Level:Local

Investigators:PI: John Ash. Co-PI: Ming Tang, Julian Wang. 02-2020 -02-2022 Ohio Department of Transportation. Assess the effectiveness of Type 2 and Type 3 safety vests for day and night use-Phase. Role:Co-PI $337,366.31 Active Type:Grant

Grant: #2017-JG-A02-V6351 Investigators:Barnes, J C; Tang, Ming 04-01-2020 -03-31-2021 Department of Justice Virtual Reality Training for Ohio Law Enforcement Role:Collaborator $50,000.00 Active Level:Federal

Investigators:Ming Tang 03-2021 -03-2022 UC Urban Health Pathway Seed Grant Assess the effectiveness of using Virtual Reality for caregiver training. Partner. Council of Ageing, LiveWell Collaborative. Role:PI $19,844. Active Type:Grant

Investigators:Tang, Ming 07-01-2021 -06-30-2022 Cincinnati Insurance Company Geospatial Imagery Analytics Research Project: Phase II Role:PI 79905.97 Awarded Level:Industry

Investigators:Tang, Ming 06-01-2022 -05-31-2023 Cincinnati Insurance Company Geospatial Imagery Analytics Research Project: Phase III Role:PI 15709.00 Hold Level:Industry

Investigators:Tang, Ming 01-01-2023 -12-31-2023 Cincinnati Insurance Company CIC - Geospatial Imagery Analytics Research Project: Phase 4 Role:PI 48646.35 Awarded Level:Industry

Investigators:Lorenz, Tamara; Tang, Ming 01-01-2023 -12-31-2023 MME Industry 4.0/5.0 Institute Project 2 VR - Immersive vs. Traditional Training - a comparison of training modalities (backdoor) / Internal Role:Collaborator 40000.00 Hold Level:UC's Internal Funds

Peer Reviewed Publications

Tang, Ming (2009. ) City generator: GIS driven genetic evolution in urban simulation .Perkins+ Will Research Journal, , 3 (2 ) ,42-49

Anderson, Jonathon; Tang, Ming (2010. ) Interactive Information Model for Digital Fabricator .Perkins+ Will Research Journal, , 3 (2 ) ,42-49

Tang, Ming; Anderson, Jonathon (2010. ) Mathematically Driven Forms and Digital Tectonic: A formula for realizing the digital .Perkins+ Will Research Journal, , 3 (2 ) ,42-49

Anderson, Jonathon; Ming, Tang (2011. ) Form follows parameters: Parametric modeling for fabrication and manufacturing processes .Perkins+ Will Research Journal, , 3 (2 ) ,42-49

Tang, Ming; Anderson, Jonathon (2011. ) Information Urbanism: Parametric urbanism in junction with GIS data processing & fabrication .ARCC Conference Repository, , 0 (0 ) ,15-28

Tang, M.; Aksamija, A.; Hodge, M.; Anderson, J. (2011. ) Performance-Driven Design and Prototyping: Design Computation and Fabrication .Perkins+ Will Research Journal, , 3 (2 ) ,42-49

Ming, Tang; Aksamija, Ajla; Hodge, Mike; Anderson, Jonathon (2012. ) Data Driven Transmutation: an Investigation of Performance Based Design and Adaptive System .AIA Forward Journal, , 12 (1 ) ,81-86

Tang, M.; Anderson, J.; Aksamija, A.; Hodge, M. (2012. ) Performance-Based Generative Design, An investigation of the Parametric Nature of Architecture .Enquiry: A Journal for Architectural Research, , 9 (1 ) ,81-86

Tang, Ming; Anderson, Jonathon; Aksamija, Ajla; Hodge, Michael (2012. ) Performative Computation-aided Design Optimization .Enquiry: A Journal for Architectural Research, , 9 (1 ) ,81-86

Aksamija, Ajla; Snapp, Todd; Hodge, Mike; Tang, Ming (2012. ) Re-Skinning: Performance-Based Design and Fabrication of Building Facade Components: Design Computing, Analytics and Prototyping .Perkins+ Will Research Journal, , 4 (1 ) ,15-28

Tang, Ming (2013. ) dFORM. digital fabrication of responsive materials .International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction, , 4 (4 ) ,81-86

Aksamija, Ajla; Tang, Ming; Hodge, Mike; Anderson, Jonathon (2013. ) Performative Computation-Aided Design Optimization .Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) Journal, , 9 (1 ) ,81-86

Anderson, Jonathon; Tang, Ming (2014. ) Crafting Soft Geometry: Form and Materials Informing Analog and Digital Craft Processes .International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction, , 4 (4 ) ,81-86

Tang, Ming; Klimesh, Colin (2014. ) Integrated work of MAN and MACHINE: digital craft as design agent .International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction, , 4 (4 ) ,81-86

Tang, Ming (2014. ) Parametric Building Design Using Autodesk Maya .International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction, , 4 (4 ) ,81-86

Marcu, Mara; Tang, Ming (2015. ) Data Mapping and Ornament in Digital Craft .International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction, , 4 (4 ) ,81-86

Tang, Ming; Marcu, Mara (2015. ) Physics Simulation and Form Seeking in Architecture Design Education .International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction, , 4 (4 ) ,124-144

Tang, Ming (2015. ) Self-organizing City: Experiments Using Multi-agent Model and Space Syntax .International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction, , 4 (4 ) ,81-86

Tang, Ming (2016. ) Data-driven landscape .Urban Rail Transit, , 3 (1 ) ,124-144

Tang, Ming; Hu, Yingdong (2017. ) Pedestrian Simulation in Transit Stations Using Agent-Based Analysis .Urban Rail Transit, , 3 (1 ) ,54-60

Tang, Ming (2018. ) From Agent to Avatar - Integrate Avatar and Agent Simulation in the Virtual Reality for Wayfinding .

Published Books

Ming Tang (2014. ) Parametric Building Design with Autodesk Maya .Routledge (Author)