Xiang Ding is an Associate Professor at the School of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology. He holds a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Engineering from Tsinghua University, as well as a PhD in Philosophy from the University of New South Wales. Ding's research focuses on materials science, including surface engineering via physical vapor deposition, thermal spraying, and cold spraying technologies. He has been the principal investigator of a project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, as well as of several other enterprise-sponsored projects.