Tongnian Wang

Tongnian Wang

PhD Student @ UTSA

A Short Bio

Hello, there! My name is Tongnian Wang. I am a final-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Information Systems and Cyber Security at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

I conduct multidisciplinary research at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), data science, and healthcare, with a focus on developing AI-powered tools that are both technically rigorous and socially responsive. Recognizing that clinical environments are inherently socio-technical, where data, technology, clinicians, and patients all interact, I design intelligent decision support systems that not only enhance decision-making but also reliable and trustworthy across diverse patient populations. My work leverages cutting-edge methods such as large language models (LLMs), deep learning, federated learning, and natural language processing. Ultimately, my goal is to advance AI technologies that are not only powerful, but also trustworthy, context-aware, and capable of meaningfully improving patient outcomes.

📝 Selected Publications

  • T. Wang, K. Zhang, J. Cai, Y. Gong, KKR. Choo, Y. Guo. Analyzing the Impact of Personalization on Fairness in Federated Learning for Healthcare. Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research (JHIR), 2024.

  • T. Wang, Y. Du, Y. Gong, KKR. Choo, Y. Guo. Applications of Federated Learning in Mobile Health: Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), 2023.

  • T. Wang, Y. Guo, KKR. Choo. Enabling Privacy-Preserving Prediction for Length of Stay in ICU-A Multimodal Federated Learning-based Approach. European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), 2023.

For the most up-to-date list of my publications, please visit my Google Scholar profile.

📖 Education

  • The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2021-present
    Ph.D. in Information Technology, Alvarez College of Business
  • University of Florida, 2021
    M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China, 2019
    B.Eng. in Electronic & Information Engineering

👩🏻‍🏫 Teaching Experience

Department of Information Systems and Cyber Security, UTSA Alvarez College of Business

  • IS 1413 — Excel for Business Information Systems
    Instructor, Undergraduate, Fall 2024
  • IS 2053 — Programming Languages I with Scripting
    Instructor, Undergraduate, Spring 2024

🏆 Honors and Awards

  • Ph.D. Student of the Year Award, Alvarez College of Business, UTSA, 2024
  • Ph.D. Excellence Fund Awards, Alvarez College of Business, UTSA, 2023-2024
  • Graduate School Professional Development Awards, UTSA, 2023-2024
  • Achievement Award Scholarship, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, UF, 2019-2021
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award, WUST, 2019
  • Top Grade Scholarship, WUST, 2016-2018

🏖️ Interests and Hobbies

Tennis, Pickleball, Hiking, Piano, Ukulele, Road Trip, Love traveling!