Dr. Xue, H.

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

Academic Background

Haian Xue is currently working at Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering as an assistant professor on the ‘Design for Mood Regulation’ project funded by NWO. The overall aim of this research project is to develop a theory that details the mechanisms that underlie mood experiences in human-design interaction and explains how design-supported mood regulation can foster human well-being.

Haian Xue acquired his Doctor of Arts (the Finnish equivalent of PhD in Design) from Aalto University (School of Arts, Design and Architecture) in Helsinki Finland in 2017. Haian Xue grew up in Xi'an and studied Industrial Design in Beijing. For the past ten years (2008-2017), he has lived and worked in Finland, the UK, and the USA as a design researcher and teacher. His research interests stand at the intersections of design, experience, well-being and strategy.

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