Dr. H. (Haian) Xue

Dr. H. (Haian) Xue

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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 (https://diopd.org/). His research interests include design for well-being (e.g., emotion, mood and spirituality) and alternative (i.e., 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.

Research interests

  • Design for wellbeing
  • Design for emotion and mood regulation
  • Design for spirituality
  • Connoisseurship cultivation
  • Introspective research methodology
  • Community-based design education
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Academic background

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

Courses 2023

Courses 2022

Involved in Research Project(s)

Design for Mood Regulation

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