RESEARCH TEAMS

• Research Team:  Design Philosophy

Team leader: Prof. Xin Xiangyang (xxydesign@jiangnan.edu.cn)

Research Fields:

1. Design thinking
2. Methods in Design
3. New Aesthetics
4. Design Education
5. Healthcare design (International Joint laboratorywith University of Cincinnati)

• Research Team: Conservation and Renewal of Architecture Heritage & Art

Team leader: Prof. Guo Weimin (gwm6316@126.com)

 Research Fields:

1. Comparative study and classification of architecture heritage& art
2. Architecture heritage& art protection methods
3. Tradition-basedinnovative design methods and theories

• Research Team: System Innovation and Design Strategy

Team leader: Prof. Zhang Linghao (wowozlh@163.com)

Research Fields:

1. Theories and methods of system innovation
2. Sustainable systems innovation strategy(commercial, cultural, social)
3. Design intervention strategies for regional innovation and traditional handicraft transformation

• Research Team: Interaction Design

Team leader: Prof. Xin Xiangyang (xxydesign@jiangnan.edu.cn)

Research Fields:

1. Product interaction design theory and methods;
2. Public transport space interaction design;
3. User experience design of the smart home environment

• Research Team: Research of Visual Cultural Heritage in Taihu Lake Area

Team leader: Prof. Wang Qiang (wangqiangujs@foxmail.com>)

Research Fields:

1. The visual and style characteristics of the external form of the visual cultural heritage
2. Thetraditional crafts and production methods of living visual cultural heritage

• Research Team： Regional Culture and Visual Design Research 

Team leader: Prof. Wang Anxia (waxdesigner@126.com)

Research Fields:

1. Traditional folk art and culture;
2. Sustainable design study of the geographical visual culture and forms

• Research Team: Design Methodology 

Team Leader: Prof. Gu Ping 

Research Fields:

1. Comparative study on Chinese and Western design;
2. Study on Design Evaluation System;
3. Study on traditional Chinese designthinking