Prof. Stephen Jia Wang presented two papers at IASDR2025 (the annual conference for International Association of Societies of Design Research). Every two years, IASDR brings together scholars and practitioners to share research outcomes, discuss methodologies, and foster cross institution collaboration. It also provides a setting for exchanges between collaborators and emerging scholars, allowing research and project impact to extend beyond the conference itself.
One of the studies, “AI-Empowered Cultural Heritage Integration: A Climate-Responsive Acoustic Design Framework” received a Best Paper Award at the conference. In addition, the team presented “Mindmesh: A Collaborative Canvas for Designing Generative AI in Creative Context” which explores how generative AI can be designed and applied in creative collaboration settings. The research team includes Xinyue Zhang, Cong Fang, and other members who contributed to the two conference papers and the award-winning outcome. The work is also connected to an international collaboration network spanning RCA, KCL, IC, and CAFA, supporting knowledge exchange and research translation across institutions.
Together, the two IASDR 2025 papers reflect the team’s diverse research directions, demonstrating research centre’s latest progress in AI empowered cultural heritage integration and collaborative design approaches for generative AI in creative contexts. Through continued discussions and exchanges, the IASDR platform also helps extend and translate research across institutions and regions, enabling longer term collaboration.
The gathering further highlighted the value of scholarly exchange, with Prof. Don Norman meeting Prof. Stephen Wang during the conference, showcasing how academic dialogue can extend the impact of design research beyond a single conference moment.
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