Academic Qualification

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Hong Kong

M.Eng. in Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University

B.Sc. in Materials Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University

Teaching Area

• University Calculus I

Research Area

• Optical Computer

• Optical Neural Networks

• Optical In-Sensor and In-Memory Computing

• Optical Memristive Materials and Devices

• Neuromorphic Photonics

• Wearable Photonic AI Processors

Professional Services

• Reviewer, Applied Physics Letters

• Reviewer, Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering

• Co-reviewer for Science, Nature Electronics, Nature Materials, Advanced Materials, Science Advances, Advanced Functional Materials, Nature Communications, Advanced Science, Advanced Intelligent Systems, Advanced Electronic Materials, APSCAS, and ICCAD

Working Experience

• 2025 ~ present, Assistant Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Innovation Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology

• 2021 ~ 2025, Research Associate, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong

• 2018 ~ 2021, Graduate Research Assistant, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University

Academic Publication (selected)

1. D. Wang, A. Yuan, S. Wei, et al., "Memristive Luminescence for All-Optical Machine Vision," Nature Communications, accepted.

2. S. Wei, K. Huang, D. Wang, et al., "Pavlov's Experiment-Inspired Optical Neural Networks Based on Dual-Color Fluorescence Switching Effect," National Science Review, 13(5): nwag029, 2026.

3. Y. Zhang, Y. Deng, D. Wang, et al., "Piezoelectric Surface Acoustic Wave Memristor Neural Network," Science Advances, 12(4): eadx6227, 2026.

4. D. Wang, S. Dai, A. Yuan, et al., "Stretchable Hydrogel Optical Memristor for Photonic Near-Sensor Neuromorphic Skin," Advanced Functional Materials, 35(39): 2419937, 2025.

5. S. Dai, D. Wang, X. Liu, et al., "Electrically Programmable Organic In-Display Neuromorphic Computing," National Science Review, 12(8): nwaf224, 2025.

6. S. Wei, S. Yang, D. Wang, et al., "Fluorescent Neural Network: Realization of In-Sensor-Memory-Display Computing," Optica, 12(7): 968-977, 2025.

7. D. Wang, A. Yuan, S. Dai, et al., "A Liquid Optical Memristor Using Photochromic Effect and Capillary Effect," Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering, 4(3): 034003, 2024.

8. A. Yuan, D. Wang, J. Bai, et al., "Lightweight and Lifelong Hyperspectral Image Classification via Attention-Based Reservoir Computing," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 62: 1-17, 2024.

9. D. Wang, D. Liu, Y. Lin, et al., "Structural Plasticity-Based Hydrogel Optical Willshaw Model for One-Shot On-the-Fly Edge Learning," InfoMat, 5(4): e12399, 2023.

10. Y. Jiang, D. Wang, N. Lin, et al., "Spontaneous Threshold Lowering Neuron Using Second-Order Diffusive Memristor for Self-Adaptive Spatial Attention," Advanced Science, 10(22): 2301323, 2023.

11. S. Wang, Y. Li, D. Wang, et al., "Echo State Graph Neural Networks with Analogue Random Resistive Memory Arrays," Nature Machine Intelligence, 5(2): 104-113, 2023.

12. D. Wang, S. Wei, A. Yuan, et al., "Machine Learning Magnetic Parameters from Spin Configurations," Advanced Science, 7(16): 2000566, 2020.

Patents

• D. Wang, J. Li, Z. Li, and A. Yuan, Transparent Tomographic Imaging Method and Sensing Device Based on an Edge Convex-Lens Array, Chinese Patent Application CN202610262231.2; publication CN122372825A, 2026.

• D. Wang, J. Li, A. Yuan, and Z. Li, Thin Large-Area Visual-Tactile Sensing Device and Method Based on In-Plane Optical Coupling and Edge Detection, Chinese Patent Application CN202610300003.X; publication CN122329530A, 2026.

Professional Certification and Awards

• HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship, The University of Hong Kong, 2021

• IEEE Student EDSSC Hong Kong 2023 Paper Award, IEEE Hong Kong, 2023

• Outstanding Graduate of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Provincial Education Department, 2021

• National Scholarship (top 0.2% nationally), Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, 2020

• Outstanding Graduate Model of Xi'an Jiaotong University (top 0.1%), 2020

• Graduate Admission Qualification via National Recommendation, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2018

• Siyuan Scholarship, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016

• First Prize Scholarship, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2014-2015