Dr. Shuming CHEN received his BS degree in Optoelectronics from South China University of Technology (SCUT) in 2005 and was admitted to the Department of Physics at Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU) with a waiver of entrance examination due to his excellent academic record (2nd/55), where he received his ME degree in 2008. He then studied with Professor Hoi-Sing Kwok at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and received his Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering in 2012. From September 2012 to May 2013, he worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Center for Display Research, HKUST and part-time senior engineer at Sinodisplay Technology Co. Ltd. to develop active matrix (AM) organic light-emitting displays (OLEDs). He officially joined the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, SUSTech as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in May 2013 and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in November 2018. He has been a full Professor since May 2024.

Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes (QLED), Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLED) and their application in display and lighting.

August 2008 – August 2012, Ph. D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), China

September 2006 – June 2008, M. Eng. in Optical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

September 2001 – June 2005, B. SC. in Optoelectronic Information Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

June 2024 – present, Professor (with tenure), Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, SUSTech

December 2018 – May 2024, Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, SUSTech

June 2013 – November 2018, Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, SUSTech

September 2012 – May 2013, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Display Research, HKUST

2024: Second Prize, Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Award (First Completer)

2024: Second Prize, Invention Innovation Award, Invention and Entrepreneurship Award, China Invention Association (First Completer)

2023: Third Prize, Natural Science Award, China Institute of Electronics (First Completer)

2020: Second Prize, Shenzhen Municipal Natural Science Award (First Completer)

2017: Shenzhen Youth Science and Technology Award

2025: Zhujiang Scholar Professor, Guangdong Province

2016: Recipient of Guangdong Provincial Natural Science "Outstanding Young" Talent Fund

2015: Selected into Guangdong Provincial Higher Education "Excellent Young Teacher" Development Program

2014: Selected into the First Batch of Guangdong Provincial Special Support Program for Science and Technology Innovation "Young Top-Notch Talent"

Research ID: G-3362-2011

1. Zinan Chen, Cuixia Yuan, Shuming Chen*, “Micrometer-Scale-Thick Quantum-Dot LEDs with Notably Enhanced Stability and Ultra-High Brightness”, Science Advances, 11, eads7770 (2025).

2. Tianhong Zhou, Fengshou Tian, Shuming Chen*, “Nanosecond-Pulsed Electroluminescence from High Current Driven Quantum-Dot Light-Emitting Diodes”, Science Advances, 11, eads1388 (2025).

3. Qiang Su, Zinan Chen, Shuming Chen*, “Tracing the Electron Transport Behavior in Quantum-Dot Light-Emitting Diodes via Single Photon Counting Technique”, Nature Communications, 15, 8150 (2024). Editors’ Highlight

4. Qiang Su, Shuming Chen*, “Thermal Assisted Up-Conversion Electroluminescence in Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diodes”, Nature Communications, 13, 369 (2022).

5. Heng Zhang, Qiang Su, Shuming Chen*, “Quantum-Dot and Organic Hybrid Tandem Light-Emitting Diodes with Multi-Functionality of Full-Color-Tunability and White-Light-Emission”, Nature Communications, 11, 2826 (2020).