Boyu is an Industrial Design Engineering masters student at the School of Design, Southern University of Science and Technology. With an industrial design background, Boyu has a good command of hand sketching and the use of various digital design tools. His research is situated in computer-aided design and aims to implement feature-based parametric design in product design. Currently, Boyu is developing a plug-in in Rhino-Grasshopper, which provides a feature-based parametric design functionality for the design of 3d-printed product shell cases.
Chitraj Bissoonauth is a doctoral candidate at the University of Liverpool (UoL). In his dissertation, he investigates a previously established theory of purposeful human actions in the context of digital design. Chitraj holds a BEng and MArch in Architectural Design from UoL and Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. His research interests include design research, design cybernetics, digital design, architectural design and education, and human-computer interaction.
Dr. Chen Ying is serving as a Research Assistant Professor at the School of Design at SUSTech. Dr. Chen obtained a Ph.D. in Structural Geology from Sun Yat-sen University and subsequently completed a three-year postdoctoral research experience there. Currently, Dr. Chen is the principal investigator for a National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Youth Fund project and is participating in two NSFC General Program projects. Additionally, Dr. Chen is a Fellow of the Gemological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) and holder of their Advanced Gemological Certification. Dr. Chen's research interests include integrating computer and artificial intelligence with jewelry design, jewelry identification and appreciation, as well as the formation and geological processes of gemstones.
Thomas Fischer is a Professor at the School of Design at the Southern University of Science and Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Kassel and a Ph.D. in Architecture from RMIT. Thomas is a Fellow of the Design Research Society, a Fellow of the Cybernetics Society, and a recipient of the American Society for Cybernetics' Warren McCulloch Award. He previously taught at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and was a visiting academic at National Cheng Kung University and Humboldt University. His research focuses on design computing, design cybernetics, design geometry, and digital media. Together with C.M. Herr, Thomas has edited the book "Design Cybernetics - Navigating the New (Springer, 2018). His design of THE ANALOG THING with anabrid GmbH (Germany) recently won the 2024 IF Design Award (Products, Computer) as well as the 2024 Red Dot Design Award (Product Design).
Jiang Hanxi Hannah is a recent industrial design graduate of the School of Design at Southern University of Science and Technology. Her work at the Design Cybernetics Group is based on the refinement and patenting of her final year project, a hand-held electric tongued music instrument.
Jiaen is a masters student at the School of Design, Southern University of Science and Technology, Industrial Design Engineering. She has a background in architecture and her experience working in architectural design studio has given her extensive experience in parametric facade design. She is also interested in other areas of the design discipline. She is transitioning to industrial design and intends to practice design while using the knowledge of architecture and modeling skills that she has learned in the field of architectural design. In her current project, Jiaen aims to design an innovative general-purpose hardware. The anticipated design outcome will be a digitally manufactured, fully functional, and realistic HCI prototype alongside a record of design development studies in the form of both sketches and working models.
Yuxuan is a PhD candidate at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Southern University of Science and Technology. His current research interests are tangible interaction, dynamic systems, and educational technology. While worked as a Research Associate at UPenn, Yuxuan mainly focused on developing novel robotic fabrication methods with related generative design methods and software tools. He also co-taught a master-level design studio course with Dr. Masoud Akbarzadeh in the 2022 Spring semester.
Xue Chao is a postgraduate industrial design engineering student at the School of Design of Southern University of Science and Technology. He has a background in automation. In his previous research, Xue Chao designed a line-start surface-mounted and interior permanent magnet synchronous motor. Xue Chao's present research field is the analog computing. He is designing a hybrid controller for the analog computer THE ANALOG THING. This controller will allow harnessing the advantages of analog and digital computing. It aims to promote the concepts of analog and analog/digital hybrid computing to wider groups of users.