Prospective Research Students

Dr. Tang is seeking highly motivated doctoral, master’s, and undergraduate students to work on cutting-edge research for people with special needs. If interested, please send your resume and a brief introduction of your research experience and interests to [email protected].

Current Research Students

Ph.D.

• Jianing Qi, CS, CUNY Graduate Center (2022-present), with Prof. Zhigang Zhu@CCNY/GC
• Jiawei Liu, CS, CUNY Graduate Center (2023-present), with Prof. Zhigang Zhu@CCNY/GC
• Wayne Lam, CS, CUNY Graduate Center (2025-present), with Prof. Zhigang Zhu@CCNY/GC

Master’s

• Saar Turjeman, Data Science and Engineering (DSE), CCNY, CUNY (2025-present)
• Hong Zhao, Data Science and Engineering (DSE), CCNY, CUNY (2025-present)
• Diana Aleksieieva, Data Science and Engineering (DSE), CCNY, CUNY (2025-present)
• Liam Sweeney, Data Science, Graduate Center, CUNY (2025-present)
• Wayne Lam, Data Science and Engineering (DSE), CCNY, CUNY (2023-present), now a Phd student at GC, CUNY

Undergraduate

• Zhenchao Xia, CS, SUNY-Stony Brook 
• Lin Jing Liu, CS, Cornell University (via NSF REU)
• Tyler Ortiz, CS, CCNY, CUNY
• Jun Ha Kim, CS, BMCC, CUNY
• Xin Liu, CS, University of Michigan
• Marcus Swa, CS, BMCC, CUNY => CCNY, CUNY
• Phone Khant, CS, BMCC, CUNY => Bauch, CUNY
• Zhuangshui Jiang, CS, BMCC, CUNY => SUNY
• Mehdi Shakibapour, CS, BMCC, CUNY => Columbia U.
• HongZhong Hu, CS, SUNY-Stony Brook 
• Heewon Jang, CS, Hunter, CUNY => Columbia U.
• Rachel Azan, CS, Carleton College
• Jialiang Cao, CS, Hunter, CUNY = > NYU College of Arts & Sciences in fall 2025

High School

• Amina Kalandarova, Forest Hill High School

Former Research Students

Master’s  

• Jiffar Abakoyasl, DSE, CCNY, CUNY (2019)
• Kuan Chen, DSE, CCNY, CUNY (2019)
• Nur Deniz Turhan, DSE, CCNY, CUNY (2020)
• Andreas Michael, DSE, CCNY, CUNY (2021)
• Analee Graig, DSE, CCNY, CUNY (2023)

Undergraduate:

• Xinpeng Liu, Mixed Reality Cane, NSF-PFI 2021-2022, transfer to Carnegie Mellon University, PA
• Xavier Souffront, Cybersecurity using Virtual Reality, 2021-2022, transfer to Baruch College, Now a Data Scientist at the Bank of New York
• Benjamin Rosado, Cybersecurity using Virtual Reality, Rutgers ICCAE 2021-2022, Now a Data Analyst at DHS
• Lei Zhang, NSF-PFI and BFF 2020-2022, transfer to Baruch College, Master’s in CIS, Now a Data Scientist at the Hawaiian Airlines
• Jeremy Venerella, Remote Collaboration via Mixed Reality, NSF-PFI and PSC-CUNY, 2018-2021, Now a Software Engineer at Capital One Bank.
• Erii Sugimoto, Indoor Navigation for Visually Impaired, 2016-2018, CUNY Collaborative Research Grant and BFF, Now a Software Engineer at Apple Inc.
• Ben Adame, Crowd Counting from Video Footage, 2018-2018, DHS S&T Research Grant, Now a Data Analyst at FBI NYC
• Sihan Lin, Indoor Navigation for Visually Impaired, 2016-2018, MEISP, Now a Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase.
• Tayo Amuneke, Pre-journey Mobile App for the Visually Impaired, 2015-2017, LSAMP, Now a Software Engineer at Microsoft Inc.
• Sanou Wourohire Laurent, Language-based Learning Mobile App, 2015-2016, LSAMP, Now a Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase.
• Juan Lantigua, Pre-journey Mobile App for the Visually Impaired, 2015-2017, MEISP, Now a Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase.
• Norbu Tsering, Automatic Pre-Journey Indoor Map Generation Using AutoCAD Floor Plan, 2015-2017, NSF-REM, Now a Software Development Engineer at Amazon
• Huang Zou, Remote Collaboration in a Complex Environment, 2014-2017, CRSP, Now a Software Development Engineer at Velan Studios, Inc (Video Game Development)
• Jeury Mejia, Real-time indoor assistive localization, 2014-2016, NSF-REM, Now a Software Engineer at Jopwell
• Jiayi An, Accessible Game for Blind People, 2015-2016, NSF-REM, Now a Software Engineer at US Environmental Protection Agency
• Olesya Medvedeva, Machine Learning Algorithm for Speaker Recognition and Emotion Detection, 2014-2016, Transfer to Columbia U. Now a Software Engineer at MLB Advanced Media, L.P
• Rodny Perez, Detect A Train Door on a Mobile Phone, 2013-2014, LSAMP, Now a Software Engineer at Amazon.

High School:

• Alan Zhang: CS, Vanderbilt University
• Grady Yu, Yale University 
• Juhyoung Lee, Cornell University
• Lawrence Han: CS, Cornell University
• Grace Yang: CS, Cornell University
• Patrick Wang, NYU Stern School of Business
• Kyle Cui, CS and Physics, UC Berkeley
• Emily Tong, CS, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
• Cristy Zhang, CS, NYU Tandon School of Engineering