Personal profile
About
Prof. Liang joined Georgia Southern University in 2000 and retired in 2024.
— Biography from the 2024 Spring Commencement program —
Dr. Liang earned his BS (1983) and MS (1986) in Software from Fudan University and his PhD (1991) in Computer Science from the University of Oklahoma. He has served in academia for over 33 years, 24 of those years with Georgia Southern. Dr. Liang is an internationally-recognized scholar known throughout the discipline for his computing textbooks. He has published more than thirty books, which have been translated into six foreign languages and adopted by more than 300 universities worldwide. The publications have brought visibility and recognition to our great university. Additionally, he served as interim department chair of computer science. Recently he helped create the professional computer science graduate certificate program and served as the coordinator of the program. He is also a member of the exclusive “Java Champion” program, an advisory group to Oracle Corporation. With his outstanding service to student success, administration, and community, Dr. Laing is deserving of the title Professor Emeritus of Computer Science.*
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Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Oklahoma
1986 → 1991
M.S. in Computer Science, Fudan University
… → 1986
B.S. in Computer Science, Fudan University
1979 → 1983
Disciplines
- Databases and Information Systems
Research Interests
- Computer Science Education
- Interactive Learning
- Graph Algorithms
- Database Systems
- Cloud Computing
- Parallel Computing
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Fingerprint
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Introduction to C++ Programming and Data Structures
Liang, Y. D., Jun 5 2021, Pearson Education.Research output: Book, anthology, or report › Book
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Effective and Innovative Interactives for icseBooks
Liang, Y. D., 2020, Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference, FTC 2019 - Volume 2. Arai, K., Bhatia, R. & Kapoor, S. (eds.). Springer, p. 890-903 14 p. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; vol. 1070).Research output: Contribution to book or proceeding › Conference article › peer-review
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Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures, Comprehensive Version
Liang, Y. D., Jan 3 2020, 12th ed. Pearson Education.Research output: Book, anthology, or report › Book
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Using Animations to Teach String Matching Effectively
Liang, Y. D., Li, L. & Tong, W., Apr 1 2020, In: Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges. 35Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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In Conversation with Daniel Liang
Liang, Y. D., Jun 1 2019Research output: Non-textual contribution › Audio or visual
Activities
- 1 Editorial work
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Pearson Java Series (Journal)
Liang, Y. D. (Editor)
Jan 1 2001 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work