Day 2 Keynote Lectures III
Empowering Users through Design
Friday 9 July, 10:00 – 12:00A.M., Taiwan
Dr. Ching-Chiuan Yen (顏慶全)
Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dr.YEN Ching Chiuan is a Dean's Chair Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS), an Associate Professor in the Division Industrial Design (DID), Co-Director of Keio-NUS CUTE Center, Deputy Director of AM.NUS (NUS Centre for Additive Manufacturing), and was the founding Head of Division of Industrial Design. He also holds joint appointments with the Smart Systems Institute and AM.NUS at NUS. Having authored more than 60 international and national refereed articles, A/Prof Yen possesses an excellent ability to combine theoretical thinking and design practise in design education and research. His research interests lie in methodologies for design, and he champions a “pluralistic dimension” of design study and research, in particular, in the area of design for healthcare and interaction. Ching Chiuan is a keen supporter of the interdisciplinary design and research collaborations and has received more than SDG 30 million grants as a PI, Co-PI or Collaborator from government agencies and industries.
He has collaborated with many renowned companies including ABBOT, ASUS, BMW Designwork USA, Coca-Cola, DELL, Estee Lauder, National University of Hospital, P&G, Samsung, Swarovski, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Tupperware, VISA, and Wildlife Reserves Singapore, etc. More than 20 patents have been filed by his team at NUS and more than 10 innovations/ technologies have been licensed/adopted by industries. His supervision in design is highly regarded and has received more than 50 renowned international or regional design awards in the past 10 years, including, to name a few, ACM CHI Student Competition 2016, Stanford Longevity Technology Prize 2015, iF STUDENT DESIGN AWARD 2015, Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2015 James Dyson Award (Singapore) 2012.
For his extensive contributions and academic excellence, A/Prof Yen has received several honours in recognition of his excellent teaching, including the NUS Annual Excellent Teaching Award 2005, NUS SDE Teaching Excellent Award 2012, and NUS Inspiring Mentor Award 2009; as well as research and design honours such as, Reimagine Education Award 2019: Asia-Pacific Award, Liteon award 2015, 2016: Gold Award, GlobalTic Award, 2013, and 14th Start-up @ Singapore 2013, etc.