With his academic background in industrial and product design and research interests in public design, participatory design and inclusive design, Dr Paul Lo has been doing research and design for 20 years and his hard work has been widely recognised. He has participated in most design research projects while as a designer has received over 20 international design and invention awards. The awards include Red Dot Award (Germany), D&AD (UK), Good Design (USA), the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva (Switzerland), the British Invention of the Year Awards (UK), the Crystal Cabin Awards (Germany), the Successful Design Awards (China) and the Perspective Awards (HK).

With a passion to spread his research and design knowledge, Dr Lo has published papers in leading journals. He has also held teaching positions in multiple higher education institutes including :

• School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK
• Hong Kong Design Institute, Vocational Training Council, HK
• Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, HK
• School for Higher and Professional Education, HK
• Birmingham City University, UK

Recently, Dr Lo’s focus has been on strategic public policy and design projects with multiple departments of the HKSAR government including:

• Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
• Environmental Protection Department
• Highways Department
• Leisure and Cultural Services Department
• Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

• PhD, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University