About

Hao WANG
Dr. Hao Wang is an Associate Professor at Shanghai University, specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Human-Computer Collaborative Cognition. Following a Ph.D. from Waseda University, Japan, and supported by a CSC scholarship, his professional experience includes roles at Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA), Toshiba, and NTT, providing him with a unique international perspective on R&D. Dr. Wang is a Principal Investigator of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and has published over 30 conference and journal papers in top-tier AI venues like CogSci, COLING, and EMNLP. Crucially, he is currently serving as a seconded Deputy Director at the Putuo District Data Bureau in Shanghai, actively bridging his academic research—particularly in developing intelligent OS-Level and context-aware agents—with Smart Governance and practical public administration solutions
We primarily welcome students with NLP backgrounds, and also those from linguistics, cognitive science, and psychology. International students are also welcome.
Courses
- AI and Brain Cognition (Spring 2025)
- Data Mining and Knowledge Processing (Spring 2025)
Research
- Human–Large-Model Collaborative Cognition (priority for female M.S. students)
- Medical RAG Deep Reasoning (Document Agents, DeepSearch)
Open positions (2–3). If interested, contact us.
Expectations
- Proactive
- First Things First
- Begin with the End in Mind
Insights
Having seen mountains and seas, and all joys and sorrows,
all beings are empty; people bustle for their own interests.
Graduate Students
| Name | Entry Year | Undergrad | Note | Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liu Ruibin | 2025 | Southwest University | VR/AR Human-Computer Interaction | |
| Jiahang Zhang | 2025 | Guangdong Ocean University | Medical Deep Inference | |
| Huiwen Xiong | 2025 | Anhui University of Finance and Economics | Recommended | Human-LLM Collaborative Cognition |
| Feng Xue | 2025 | Suzhou Lexing Information Technology Co., Ltd. | Part-time | AI4Science |
| Zhang Qingya | 2025 | Digital China Information Service Group Co., Ltd. | Part-time | AI4Science |
| IDLKAID MOHAMMED | 2024 | Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University | International Student (Morocco) | Interactive Medical RAG |
| Yang Qi | 2024 | Dongguan University of Technology | Multi-Document Understanding | |
| Liu Maolin | 2023 | Shanghai University | Multi-Agent Medical RAG |
Alumni
| Name | Year | Undergrad | Destination | Thesis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Bin | 2025 | Shanghai University | COMAC, Shanghai | Master Thesis | Recommended |
| Wang Changqing | 2025 | China University of Petroleum | Meituan, Shanghai | Master Thesis | |
| Wang Qingxuan | 2025 | Northeast Petroleum University | China Telecom, Zhengzhou | Master Thesis | Recommended |
| Li Tang | 2024 | Taiyuan University of Technology | China Telecom, Shanghai | Master Thesis | |
| Chen Xiahua | 2024 | Nantong University | Zhongan Tech, Shanghai | Master Thesis | |
| Zhang Junwei | 2023 | Zhengzhou University of Light Industry | China Unicom, Shanghai | Master Thesis | Transferred in Year 2 |
| Tao Xi | 2023 | Shanghai University | ByteDance, Shenzhen | Master Thesis | |
| Du Siyuan | 2022 | Shanghai University of Engineering Science | SAP, Shanghai | Master Thesis |