Liuyuqi

Introduction

Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University, Short term Exchange at Stanford University in the United States, PhD in Design Strategy at Kyushu University School of Design in Japan, and Research Assistant at Kyushu University Graduate School of Design. Recipient of the National Scholarship for Scholarly Exchange of China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, key project of Industrial Design at the International Economic and Technological Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and host of the Double First Class construction project at South China University of Technology. Won the IXDC Top 10 Design Stars in 2023. Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Japan Society of Design (JSSD), and Japan Society of Kansei Engineering (JSKE). I have participated as a core member in the translation of courses Introduction to Design Futures at Carnegie Mellon University in the United States and Becoming a Futurist at the international think tank Metafuture. I am also the head of the Blue Book of Service Design research group at the Service Design Research Institute of Tsinghua University and a teaching assistant for the summer course Future Pioneer; Youth mentor of the City Change-maker Elderly Community Group at Tsinghua University Art and Science Base; The first China Carbon Neutrality Innovation Workshop Enterprise Strategic Transformation Group Innovation Mentor; The initiator of the Computational Creativity event for the 2023 Design Futures International Youth Day, and the Chief Planner of the first New Smart Elderly Care Training Camp in China that empowers the silver economy with new quality productivity. I have participated in international design academic conferences and workshops such as IASDR, KEER, HCII, AHFE, ICCIA, IEEE IE, IEEE IoTalS, IEEE IEEE ICCI * CC, and won the Best Paper Award at the 2020 International Conference of Kansei Engineering and Emotional Research. Currently, I have published over 30 papers in SCI, SSCI, EI conferences, Chinese core journals, and national journals both domestically and internationally.

Work Experiences

2025-, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Design, School of Design, South China University of Technology

2022-2024, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Information Art and Design, School of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University

2024-2025, Research Assistant, Department of Design Strategy, Graduate School of Design, Kyushu University, Japan

2018-2019, Coordinator of Innovation Department, Kyushu University Foreign Students Association, Japan

Academic Society Participation

1. Member of the Design Education Branch of the China Industrial Design Association (CIDA)

2. Fellow of the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEEE)

3. Member of the Japan Society of Design (JSSD)

4. Member of the Japan Society of Kansei Engineering (JSKE)

5. Youth Committee Member of the International Chinese Association of Computer Human Interaction (ICACHI)

Research Direction

Research Direction 1: Design for the Future, Future Design and Artificial Intelligence

Based on the field of future design education, explore the integration mechanism of design studies and futurology, establish a design 4.0 innovation knowledge system centered on the future, explore the talent quality and ability cultivation of future designers in the era of artificial intelligence, and promote the development of future-oriented design innovation education in China.

Research Direction 2: Digital Health, Smart Elderly Care, and Elderly Welfare

Based on the silver economy and future health industry, explore the application of digital intelligence technology in China's aging society, and how innovative thinking and tools can empower aging designers to produce more innovative and entrepreneurial projects with economic and social significance, promote the development of the elderly care industry, and help elderly people live a healthy, happy, independent, and dignified life in their later years.

Research Direction 3: Design Management, Brand Marketing, and Cultural Creativity

Focus on the cross integration of design management, brand marketing, and cultural creativity. Optimize the design management process and enhance team efficiency; Brand marketing explores core values and shapes image; Integrating cultural creativity into various aspects, creating distinctive products and services, and helping enterprises and brands achieve cultural and commercial value unity through design means.

Research Direction 4: Digital Media, Virtual Reality, and Human Computer Interaction

Based on the fields of human-computer interaction and ergonomics, integrating user behavior and psychology, this paper explores the technological application scenarios of augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality in the context of digital media, as well as the mechanisms and underlying logic of user psychology and behavior in different application scenarios.

Research Direction 5: Low Carbon Economy, Ecological Design, and Sustainable Design

Exploring the application of ecology and sustainable design around low-carbon economy. Reduce product carbon emissions and promote efficient energy utilization through design methods; By applying eco-friendly material technology, we aim to create environmentally friendly products and service systems; Build a sustainable development model that takes into account the needs of both present and future generations, and promotes sustainable social development.

Research Project

[1] 2024.12-2030.12 Double First Class Construction Project of South China University of Technology, funded by the Personnel Department of South China University of Technology, host, in progress

[2] 2025.04-2025.10 Research on Industrial Design Talent Training and Interdisciplinary Integration Path, funded by the National Scholarship for Scholarly Exchange of China Scholarship Council (CSC) , host, completed

[3] 2023.12-2024.05 Research on the Design Driven Innovation Path of New Smart Elderly Care for the Future, funded by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, host, completed

[4] 2018.04-2021.09 Research on the Acceptance Model of Future Elderly Smart Home Technology Based on Perceived Value and Perceived Risk, funded by the National Scholarship Program of the China Scholarship Council for Scholarly Exchange, host, completed

[5] 2013.05-2015.12 Research on the Application of Symbolic Rhetoric Methods in Product Design, funded by the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project of the Ministry of Education, participation，completed

[6] 2012.06-2013.07 Research on Product Design Technology in the New Technology Environment of Internet of Things and Cloud Computing, funded by the Special Fund for Basic Research Business Expenses of Central Universities, participation, completed

[7] 2014.08-2015.11 Zhuoyi Electric Industrial Vehicle Product Image and Series Product Styling Design, Enterprise Project, Participation, Completed

[8] 2013.08-2014.04 Yingdeli Group Anqing Machine Tool Co., Ltd. Cold Piercing Machine and Precision Research Machine Tool Appearance Design, Enterprise Project, Participation, Completed

Paper Publication

[1] Yuqi Liu, Tamura Ryoichi, Liang Xiao. Barriers to Older Adults Adapting Smart Homes: Perceived Risk Scale Development, Buildings, 2024.04 (SCI, JCR Q2, Citescore=3.1, IF=3.8, Citation=11)

[2] Yuqi Liu, Zhiyong Fu. Hybrid Intelligence: Design for Sustainable Multiverse via Integrative Cognitive Creation Model Through Human-computer Collaboration, Applied Science-Basel, 2024.05 (SCI, JCR Q2, Citescore=4.5, IF=2.7, Citation=17)

[3] Yuqi Liu, Yan Gan, Yao Song, Jing Liu. What Influence the Perceived Trust of Voice-enabled Smart Home System: An Empirical Study, Sensors, 2021,02 (SCI, JCRQ2, Citescore=6.8, IF=3.9, Citation=29)

[4] Yuqi Liu, Tamura Ryoichi, Yao Song. Constructing a Smart Home for Future Elders toward All-around Happiness: Taking Connectivity as the Core Element, Applied Sciences-Basel, 2020,08 (SCI, JCR Q2, Citescore=4.5, IF=2.7, Citation=11)

[5] Yuqi Liu, Yao Song, Tamura Ryoichi. Hedonic and Utilitarian Motivations of Home Motion-Sensing Game Play Behavior in China: An Empirical Study, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020,12 (SSCI, JCR Q1,Citescore=5.4, IF=4.614, Citation=7)

[6] Jing Liu, Kamarudin Manami Khairul, Yuqi Liu, Jinzhi Zou. Developing Pandemic Prevention and Control by ANP-QFD Approach: A Case Study on Urban Furniture Design in China Communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021,02 (SSCI, JCR Q1,Citescore=5.4, IF=4.614, Citation=27)

[7] Jing Liu, Kamarudin Manami Khairul, Yuqi Liu, Jinzhi Zou and Jiaqi Zhang. Developing a Behavior Change Framework for Pandemic Prevention and Control in Public Spaces in China, Sustainability,2022.02 (SCI, JCR Q2, Citescore=5.8, IF=3.9, Citation=5)

[8] Yuqi Liu, Tamura Ryoichi. Impact of Internet Use on Subjective Well-being Among Future Elderly in China: The Mediation Role of Loneliness, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2020 International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research, 2020,09 (EI)

[9] Yuqi Liu, Tamura Ryoichi. Application of Game Therapy in the Health of Future Elderly: An Experience Design Perspective, International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 2020 Late Breaking Papers Volumes of the Proceedings, 2020,07(EI)

[10] Yuqi Liu, Tamura Ryoichi. How Can Smart Home Help New Elders Aging in Place and Building Connectivity, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Environments 2020 Proceedings, 2020,07 (EI)

[11] Yuqi Liu. The application of virtual reality in empathy establishment: Foresee the future, IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Applications 2020 proceedings, 2020,06 (EI)

[12] Yuqi Liu, Zhiyong Fu, Tiantian Li. Computational Design Thinking: The Collaborative Cognitive Evolution of Human Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence. IEEE 22^nd International Conference on Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing 2023 proceedings, 2023, 08 (EI)

[13] Yuqi Liu, Zhiyong Fu, Tiantian Li. How Can Artificial Intelligence Transform the Future Design Paradigm and Its Innovative Competency Requisition: Opportunities and Challenges. International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 2023 Late Breaking Papers Volumes of the Proceedings, 2023,07(EI)

[14] Yuqi Liu. Design for multiverse healthcare-The innovation spaces and transformation paths of the medical and health industry in the era of digital survival. International Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference 2024 proceedings (AHFE), 2024,07

[15] Yuqi Liu, Tiantian Li, Zhiyong Fu. Computational Creativity：The Innovative Thinking, Practical Methods and Aesthetic Paradigms of AI-driven design. International Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference 2023 proceedings (AHFE), 2023,12

[16] Yuqi Liu, Yunlu Liu. Scenario Innovation of Virtual Reality in Medical Education: Possibility, Advantages and Barriers. International Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference 2023 proceedings (AHFE), 2023,12

[17] Yuqi Liu, Tamura Ryoichi. Study on the Model of the Elderly’s Service Needs of Smart Home- Construction and Application, International Association of Societies of Design Research Conference 2019 Proceedings (IASDR),2019,09

[18] Yibei zeng, Yuqi Liu, Kaiqing Tang. The Bridging Mechanism of the Digital Divide Through Voice User Interface in Age-Friendly Medical Scenarios. International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 2024 Posters Volumes of the Proceedings, 2023,07(EI)

[19] Yunlu Liu, Yuqi Liu, Tongwen Sun, Mingshuo Zhang. What’s the Social Trust Mechanism Blending Virtual and Reality in the Context of Digital Media? International Association of Societies of Design Research Conference 2023 Proceedings (IASDR), 2023,10

[20] Shuhai Li, Yuqi Liu. How Can Smart Service Robot Help the Elderly Aging in Place: Application, Prospect and Preference, IEEE The International Conference on Internet of Things, and Intelligence System 2022 Proceedings, 2022,11(EI)

Enrollment Information

We are recruiting master's students in design, art, sociology, computer science, psychology, education, architecture, elderly care, biotechnology, and related fields. We welcome students with interdisciplinary backgrounds who are passionate about design research and practice. If you want to learn more information, please feel free to contact me by email. Thank you!

Email Address

yuqiliu@scut.edu.cn