Desheng Wang, PhD, is a mathematician and philosopher whose work bridges computational science, artificial intelligence, education, and action theory. He is best known for articulating SIO Ontology (Subject-Interaction-Object Ontology), a generative framework that treats reality and capability as emergent from integral SIO wholes rather than from isolated subjects or objects. In this view, "subject," "interaction," and "object" are not independent substances but different emphases within one co-generative unity-an orientation that supports a practical rebuilding of knowledge, method, and meaning in the AI era. Wang's scientific formation is grounded in rigorous mathematical training and long-term research in computational mathematics and complex systems. He studied mathematics at Xiangtan University (BSc, 1990-1994; MSc, 1994-1997), pursued doctoral studies at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1997-2001), completed postdoctoral research in computational mathematics (2001-2003), and later held research appointments in the United Kingdom (2003-2005). He subsequently worked for more than a decade at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore as a senior research scientist and doctoral supervisor. His research has been widely published in numerical methods, mesh generation, and geometry processing. In From Cleverness to Wisdom, Wang develops an action-philosophy for modern high-performance life: why optimization can increase anxiety, how meaning can be governed, and how durable growth requires upgrading the "control level" of action.
The book distinguishes cleverness, intellect, and wisdom as three levels of capability-development logic, formal logic, and generative logic-and presents a full-spectrum driving model: meaning ¿ values ¿ goals & boundaries ¿ execution ¿ feedback ¿ renewed meaning. It offers practical tools for problem redefinition, model-building, threshold governance, and "beta norms" that can run, trigger, and evolve under real consequences. Wang's recent work extends SIO into education and research training, health and psychology, organizational design, economics, governance, and human-AI co-creation, advancing philosophy not as commentary but as a constructive engine for building resilient futures.