Fuxiang Chen

Dr. Fuxiang Chen is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) and PGR Tutor in Computer Science at the University of Leicester (UK), affiliated with the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. He joined the university in 2022 after working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of British Columbia, Canada. His industry experience spans roles in startups, Big-Tech companies, and government sectors as a Senior Research Scientist, Research Scientist, IT Manager, and Software Engineer.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science and Engineering (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2018)
• Master’s Degree (National University of Singapore)

Research Focus: Dr. Chen’s work centers on leveraging unstructured data, particularly in Natural Language Understanding, Software Engineering, and Medical Imaging. Recent projects include developing efficient parameter fine-tuning techniques for large language models. Past contributions include automated debugging, code summarization, analysis of pre-trained models, paraphrase generation, and rumour detection in low-resource contexts.

Awards:

• IEEE TCSE Distinguished Paper Award (2025)

Advising & Teaching: As a PGR Tutor, he supports postgraduate research students. His teaching aligns with his expertise in software engineering and AI.

Professional Background: Combines academic and industry experience, with contributions to both theoretical and applied research in computer science domains.