Cheng Guanghui is a Professor and PhD supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China, and a recipient of the National Young Talent Program. He received his PhD in condensed matter physics from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), and conducted postdoctoral research at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Purdue University. Prior to returning to China, he served as a tenured-track Assistant Professor at Tohoku University in Japan, and joined the School of Physical Sciences at USTC in 2026.

His research focuses on the construction and control of quantum states in coupled two-dimensional systems. He has achieved a series of results in realizing novel ferromagnetic orders and modulation of superconductivity via quasiparticle coupling. In particular, he extended moiré engineering to spin systems, opening up a new frontier of moiré magnetism. He has published multiple papers as first or corresponding author in leading journals including Nature Electronics (cover article), Physical Review Letters, and Nature Communications, and has been invited to serve as an independent reviewer for journals such as Nature Physics, Physical Review Letters, and Advanced Materials.