Profile
My work connects educational technology, artificial intelligence, learning environments, programming education, and learner behavior modeling.
Academic Background
Chengliang Wang is pursuing a PhD under the supervision of Prof. Herb Marsh and Prof. Jiesi Guo. He earned a Master's degree in Educational Technology from East China Normal University and graduated early under the supervision of Prof. Gu Xiaoqing.
As a master's student, he received the 2024 ECNU President's Scholarship, the highest academic honor at the university, becoming the first master's student in the history of the Faculty of Education to receive this distinction.
He was included in the 2026 Stanford/Elsevier World's Top 2% Scientists list for single-year citation impact in 2025.
Research Focus
His research interests include technology-supported programming instruction, digital learning environment construction, AI literacy education, educational technology philosophy, AI in education, and learner behavior modeling.
Scholar Metrics
Google Scholar metrics snapshot: 2026-09-08T22:29:45+00:00 (serpapi).
Honors, Awards, and Scholarships
Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarships, totaling approximately 1,033,000 RMB over 3 years.
Educational Technology Research and Development
Second award, achieving the two-award maximum during master's study; the department's first two-time recipient.
20,000 RMB.
ECNU's only master's recipient in 2024; the Faculty of Education's first-ever master's recipient.
The highest academic honor at ECNU, 20,000 RMB.
First award; the Department of Education Information Technology’s first National Scholarship recipient in the first year of master’s study.
20,000 RMB.
Awarded only to the top 4% of graduates.
Zhejiang University of Technology.
The 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Big Data Analytics.
The only First Prize awarded in the Humanities and Social Sciences track, 1,500 RMB.
6,000 RMB each year.
Funding
Research projects supported by university, provincial, and national undergraduate innovation programs.
Macro Trends, Normative Logic, and Practical Models of AIGC-Driven Educational Transformation (1,000 RMB).
Final project evaluation: Excellent (top 10%).
Constructing Learner Digital Profiles from a Personalized Adaptive Learning Perspective, also funded by Zhejiang Province Xinmiao Talent Program (20,000 RMB).
An Emotion-Computing-Based System for Analyzing and Intervening in College Students' Classroom Learning States (10,000 RMB).
Analyzing the Impact of Video Attributes on Learners' Performance and Learning Experience (5,000 RMB).
A Study on Hangzhou Asian Games Volunteers' Participation Motivation and Willingness (3,000 RMB).
College Students' Perceived Privacy Risks and Self-Disclosure Behaviors in Mobile Social Networking Apps (10,000 RMB).
Education
A learning pathway from educational technology foundations to project-led doctoral research.
2026-present | Australian Catholic University, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education
Sydney, Australia. A project-led doctoral program focused entirely on independent research rather than traditional taught modules, with research training centered on educational psychology, positive education, learning analytics, and large-scale project-based doctoral inquiry.
2023-2025 | East China Normal University, Faculty of Education
Shanghai, China. Master's degree in Educational Technology. Graduated early with outstanding academic performance under the supervision of Prof. Gu Xiaoqing.
- Theory and Practice of Educational Technology (92).
- Research Methods (90).
2019-2023 | Zhejiang University of Technology, College of Education
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. Undergraduate study in the College of Education, with strong coursework performance across artificial intelligence, learning systems, educational data, web development, big data, and teacher education.
- Linear Algebra (98, highest score in the major).
- Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (100, highest score in the major).
- Web Front-End Development Technology (95, highest score in the major) and Educational Web Application Development (95, highest score in the major).
- Intelligent Learning Systems Designing and Developing (95, highest score in the major).
- Theory of Computer Networks (95) and The Forefront of Educational Information Technology (95, highest score in the major).
- Introduction of Big Data (95), Experiment of Big Data in Education (97), and Educational Data Statistics and Evaluation (97, highest score in the major).
- Oral Presentation Skill of Teacher (99, highest score in the major), Class Work Skill Training (97), Teachers Skills Training (95), Pedagogy of ICT in Primary and Secondary School (95), and Educational Management (94, highest score in the major).
Editorial Membership and Academic Service
Academic service across editorial roles, program committees, and journal reviewing.
Editorial Roles
- Handling Editor, SAGE Open (SSCI Q1), May 2024-present.
- Editorial Advisory Board Member, PLOS One (SCI Q1), April 2024-present.
Program Committee
- The 27th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED 2026), Seoul, South Korea.
- The 33rd International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2026), New Zealand.
Selected Reviewing
Reviewer for Educational Psychology Review, Computers & Education, Technology in Society, Journal of Innovation and Knowledge, International Multilingual Research Journal, Journal of Educational Computing Research, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, Research Papers in Education, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, European Journal of Education, Interactive Learning Environments, Education and Information Technologies, Asia Pacific Education Review, Educational Technology Research and Development, International Journal of Educational Research, and Technology, Pedagogy and Education.
Service Profile
Academic service is concentrated in educational technology, AI in education, learning environments, HCI, and education research methods.
Internships, Visits, and Exchanges
Peking University.
Jishan High School in Shaoxing.