Dr Tianchong Wang

Dr Tianchong Wang (Alex) is a Lecturer in STEM in Innovative Education Futures at Flinders University's College of Education, Psychology and Social Work. He holds an EdD from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, an MSc from the University of Hong Kong, and a BA from Hong Kong Baptist University, along with various ICT qualifications.

As a highly cited early career researcher with over 1100 citations and an h-index of 17, Tianchong's work centres on technology-enhanced learning and teaching, with a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education. An advocate for the UN's SDG4, his research aims to enhance education equity, quality, and inclusiveness, foster positive change in learning environments, and empower educators and learners in underprivileged communities.

Before joining Flinders, Tianchong was a Lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology and a post-doctoral fellow at the Education University of Hong Kong. He developed and taught Hong Kong's first master-level course on AI in Education at the University of Hong Kong in 2020.

Tianchong actively engages with international and regional stakeholders in various capacities. In 2016, he co-developed UNESCO's framework for quality blended learning adoption and contributed to large-scale development projects addressing urban-rural disparities in STEM education quality in developing Asia. He also authored UNESCO's reports on digital technologies in education and served as Consultant and Chief Rapporteur for UNESCO's roundtable on generative AI and education in Asia-Pacific in 2023. Besides research, he conducts teacher capacity-building activities in the Global South.

Tianchong is committed to empowering girls in STEM and is co-PI of the 2023 Google Award for Inclusion Research, promoting female inclusion in generative AI in K-12 schools in Australia.

His media commentaries on AI in education and research have been featured in international higher education platforms and national media outlets, contributing to public understanding of this fascinating field.