PhD - Meet our PhD advisors | School of Design

PhD applicants are advised to identify and contact appropriate PhD supervisors in the School of Design, and discuss intended research proposals before submission of their documents via the online registration process. They may be given advice on the proposal. Research in the School of Design focuses on specific areas based on existing expertise. Although applicants can express preference of supervisors, the School Research Committee reserves the right to allocate other qualified academic staff members as supervisors, who have relevant professional background, experience and expertise.

Eligible Chief Supervisors
Name	Expertise
Bruyns, Gerhard	Urban Environments, Architecture, Theory
Choe, Eun-yeong	Landscape Architecture, Experimental Research, Social Design
Choi, Sunny	Urban Design, Environmental Design, Architecture, Spatial and Interior Design
Choy, Clifford	Interactive Technology, Systems Engineering, Human-computer Interaction
Duh, Henry	Human-Computer Interaction, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Entertainment Computing
Gutierrez, Laurent	Urban Environments, Architecture, Art
Hasdell, Peter	Urban Environments, Architecture, Social Design
Ho, Jeffrey	Human-computer Interaction, Virtual Reality, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Digital Games
Hoorn, Johan	Social Robotics, Artificial Creativity, Affective Computing
Ivanov, Alexander	Creative advertising, interface design, group collaboration
Kong, Anthony Pui Keung	Digital Media, Educational Technology, Service Design, Smart Media
Lau, Newman	Interaction, UX design for Wellbeing, Gealthcare, Sports
Lee, Brian	Product and Service Design, Interactive and Tangible Experience, Intergenerational Design, Public Furniture
Lee, Kun-Pyo	UX Design, User-centered Design, Service Design, Interaction Design, Design Methods
Liu, Sylvia	Entrepreneurial Design Management, Ecosystem for Disruptive Innovation, Design Policy
Lo, Sky	VR/AR/MR/XR in Architecture and Environmental Design, Interactive Design, Affective & Cognition Design, Parametric Design and Digital Fabrication, BIM and Gamification
Luximon, Tina	Ergonomics, Product Design, Human-computer Interaction
Ma, Henry	Design Education
Maximo, Tulio	Inclusive Design, Assistive Technologies, Social Design, Mobility, Service Design, Ergonomics
Muenster, Mia B	Retail and Hospitality Design, Interior Design, Retail Design Process, Circular Economy and Design, Atmospherics.
Ng, Sandy	Art & Design History and Theories, Visual and Material Culture
Oh, Jae-Eun	Design Education, Creativity, Students’ Motivation, Animation, Animation Storytelling, Nostalgia, Theme Park Studies
Park, Jaden	UX & Service Design, Entrepreneurship, Design Thinking, Smart Tourism, Smart Cities, Smart Work, Digital Innovation
Park, Shera Hyunyim	Service Design, Service Ecosystem, Digital Platform, Healthcare Service, Service Innovation
Shih, Yiteng	Conceptual Design, Team Design, Design Thinking
Siu, Michael	Universal Design, Public Facilities, Design Education
Tufail, Muhammad	Service Design, Healthcare Design, Human Factors & Ergonomic Design, Sustainable Design
Wang, Hailiang	Human Factors, Human-Computer Interaction Design, Health Informatics Design
Wang, Stephen	Innovative Design, Design Intelligence, Interaction Design, and Industrial Design
Wei, Huaxin	Interaction Design, Interactive Storytelling, Human-computer Interaction
Wernli, Markus	Bioregional Design, Community Strategy, Collaborative Economies
Wong, Elaine	Inclusive Design, Participatory Design, Design Psychology, Waste Management, Sign Design, Design Education
Yang, Aria	Architecture, Service design, Sensing technology
Yu, Gino	Digital Technology, Entertainment, Creativity and Consciousness
Yu, Junnan	Human-Computer Interaction; Interactive Learning Technologies; Computing Education for Children; Design Research
Zhou, Zhibin	Human-AI Interaction; Design Tools for AI-enhanced UX; Generative AI for Design.