The invention provides a carbon 
fiber obtained by 
electrophoretic deposition-electropolymerization combined modification and a resin-based 
composite material of the carbon 
fiber. A modification methodof the carbon 
fiber comprises the following steps: firstly, depositing and 
coating graphene oxide on the surface of the carbon fiber by adopting an 
electrophoretic deposition method to obtain a 
graphene oxide coated carbon fiber, and then generating a 
polymer in situ at the surface interface of the obtained 
graphene oxide coated carbon fiber by using a electric 
polymerization method, washing withwater, and 
drying to obtain the 
electrophoretic deposition-electropolymerization combined 
modified carbon fiber. The carbon fiber modification method provided by the invention is simple, rapid and efficient, can realize continuous online production, adopts water as a reaction medium, and is green and 
environmentally friendly. The surface of the 
modified carbon fiber is rich in active functional groups, mechanical 
interlocking and chemical bonding of the 
modified carbon fiber and a 
resin matrix are facilitated, the interface performance of the modified carbon fiber and the 
resin matrix is greatly improved, the 
interlaminar shear strength, the storage modulus and the glass-
transition temperature of the obtained resin-based 
composite material are remarkably improved, the mechanical propertyis excellent, and the resin-based 
composite material has extremely important application prospects.