Xiangyang Xin

Xiangyang Xin, Ph.D., Professor, Doctoral Advisor, Distinguished Alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University Founder of XXY Innovation, Chairman of the China Service Design Conference (2020-), Tenured Professor at Tongji University, Dean of the Design Thinking and Social Technology System Design Research Institute at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.

Xin holds a PhD in Design from Carnegie Mellon University with interests in interaction, experience, service and organization design. He had served as former Dean of Design at Jiangnan University, founded and served as the leader of MDes Interaction Design at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, served as a jury member on competitions including IXDA, G-Mark, Red Star and many others.

With education and professional background spreads across design, architecture and mechanical engineering, Xin has spoken internationally on design and cultural studies, and worked with partners including Efficiency Unit of Hong Kong Government, P&G, Changhong, Huawei, Tencent, Aurora, ASTRI (Applied Science and Technology Research Institute) Hong Kong, Samsung, Philips etc. Xin has received awards including "40 Chinese Designers of 40 Years of Economic Reform and Opening," "70 Designers of 70 Years of New China,""2015 Future Voice of Interaction Design" from IXDA,"Gold Medal Contribution to Design" from Dragon Design Foundation, twice Se from Dragon Design Foundation, twice Second-Class National Teaching Award (2018 and 2022), 2017 Jiangsu Provincial First-Class Teaching Award, 2013 CIDA (Chinese Industrial Design Association) "10 Best Industrial Design Educator of China," etc.