Xianghua Ding

Xianghua (Sharon) Ding is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in the School of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow, where she also leads the Care Computing Group (CCG) and serves as the program director for the Master's in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Previously, she was an Associate Professor at the School of Computer Science, Fudan University, China. She earned her Ph.D. in 2010 from the University of California, Irvine. Her research spans human-computer interaction, computer-supported cooperative work, and ubiquitous computing, with a particular focus on how technology fosters personal and societal wellbeing. Her research aims to empower individuals, support social collaboration, and create positive societal impacts through technological design.

• 2021–Present·University of Glasgow·Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)
  • Leads the Care Computing Group (CCG), advancing research on health data interaction and social wellbeing; directs the new Master's program in Human-Computer Interaction.
• 2010–2021·Fudan University·Associate Professor
  • Focused on research in health management, aging, empowerment of individuals with disabilities, and sustainable technology; explored social-technical approaches such as social transparency, crowdsourcing, self-tracking, online communities, and mobile sharing.

• 2003–2010·University of California, Irvine·Ph.D. in Information and Computer Science
  • Conducted interdisciplinary research that combined social sciences and computer sciences to examine the role of technology in human life.
• Undergraduate and Master's information not available