Tang Tao

Tang Tao (; born May 1963) is a Chinese mathematician who previously served as President of BNU-HKBU United International College. Tang is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS).

Biography Tang was born in May 1963 in Shucheng County, Anhui to a military family. He secondary studied at Beijing No. 9 High School. He completed his bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1984 from Peking University and earned his doctor's degree in mathematics from the University of Leeds in 1989. After graduation, he taught at Simon Fraser University and then obtained tenure there. In 1998, he moved to Hong Kong Baptist University, and became chair professor in 2003. He was Head of Department of Mathematics during 2005–2008, Director of Graduate School of the university from 2002 to 2011, Associate Vice-president of the university since 2009, and dean of science from 2011 to 2015. In May 2015, he was hired by the Southern University of Science and Technology as its vice-president.

In February 2019, he was appointed as the President of BNU-HKBU UIC. His successor is Chen Zhi.

Personal life Tang has two sons and one daughter. State Natural Science Award, China, 2016 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, 2017 Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences Invited speaker, International Congress of Mathematicians, 2018