Lian Sheng graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1982 and a Master's degree in 1985 from Harbin Engineering University, China. In 1986, he went to Bath University to study sound propagation in shallow water channels and was awarded a PhD in 1989 for his work.
After his PhD, Liang Sheng worked as a research officer at Bath University, then went to Birmingham University in 1990, working in the underwater acoustic group as a research fellow. He became a lecturer in 1996. Lian Sheng joined NATO Undersea Research Centre (formerly SACLANT Centre) in Italy as a senior scientist in 2000. He came back to the UK and worked at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research in 2005, before joining NPL in 2010.
Dr Lian Sheng Wang has wide experience in underwater acoustics, ranging from: theoretical study, field experiment and data analysis, particularly in sound propagation; parametric array; underwater acoustic communication; synthetic aperture sonar; and target scattering. He is author and co-author of over 50 publications in journals such as JASA, IEEE Oceanic Engineering, and conference proceedings.