Dr. Xue, H.

Haian Xue is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering.

Academic Background

Haian Xue is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, and a faculty member of the Delft Institute of Positive Design. His research interests include design for experience, emotion, mood, and well-being; and alternative (artistic/humanistic) epistemology and methodology. He holds a Doctor of Arts (the Finnish equivalent of PhD in Design) from Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Before joining TU Delft, he had worked as a design researcher and teacher in Finland, the UK, and the USA.

Education

• 2010 – 2017
  Doctor of Arts, Design, Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture 
• 2008 – 2009
  PhD, Design (incomplete), Central Saint Martins College, University of the Arts London
• 2006 – 2008
  Master of Arts in Industrial Design, Beijing Institute of Technology
• 2002 – 2006
  Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Design, Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics (Beihang University)

Experience

• 2021 – present
  Assistant Professor, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology 
• 2017 – 2021
  Postdoctoral Researcher, Design for Mood Regulation Project, Delft University of Technology 
• 2010 – 2017
  Doctoral Candidate/Researcher, Aalto University School of Arts, Design & Architecture, Helsinki, Finland 
  Worked in two research groups: Encore (Engaging Co-Design); Empirica (Research on Art, Design & Culture) 
• 2015 – 2017
  Teaching Fellow/Assistant, 6 Master courses at Aalto University School of Business and School of Arts, Design and Architecture
• 2015 – 2016
  Project Researcher, International Design Business Management Curriculum Upgrade, Aalto University School of Business & School of Arts, Design & Architecture
• 2013 – 2014
  Visiting Researcher, School of Art and Design, Coventry University, the UK 
• 2013
  Project Researcher, SerMo (Service Modularity) Project, Aalto University School of Business & School of Arts, Design & Architecture 
• 2012
  Visiting Scholar, Transdisciplinary Design, Parsons School of Design, New York City, NY, USA

Field of research / Specialisation

• Design for Experience and Well-being
• Design Strategy
• Cultural/Collective Memory

Lectures and/or coaches students on

• Form and Experience
• Product Experience
• Design for Emotions