Personal profile
Personal profile
With years of practice led design experience, Vincent Jiaqi Wei specialises in turning strategic foresight into tangible products and public-service solutions. Working at the intersection of engineering, data workflows and social insight, he has led projects for digital platform, government, finance and consumer product sectors, demonstrating how technological efficiency can be aligned with cultural relevance and societal need.
Wei’s current agenda extends that practice into research that couples AI and holistic system strategy with human-centred methods, linking macro-scale priorities such as sustainability,social impacts, equity and resilient urban living to micro-scale product prototyping and material innovation.
His design vision is to cultivate a design ethos in which every gain in speed illuminates possibility rather than lengthening toil, where design expands the horizon of human life instead of narrowing its hours.
Research interests
Experience Design
Human Computer Interaction
Holistic Research
Strategic Design
Sociopolitical Impacts
Teaching
IND 209- Studio 2: Concepts and Interactions
IND 217- Studio 3: Design for Market
IND 314- Studio 5: Advanced Design Practice
IND 405- Transdisciplinary Design
Awards and honours
Friction, IF DESIGN AWARD : Professional, 2018
A-F, IF DESIGN AWARD : Professional, 2018
Education/Academic qualification
MA Design Products, Royal College of Art
MA Social & Political Theory, University of Birmingham
BEng Industrial Design, University of Liverpool UK
BEng Industrial Design, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Research areas
- Experience Design
- Multimodality HCI
- Holistic Business Research
- Strategic Design
- Sociopolitical Impacts
- AIGC Product Design
Person Types
- Staff
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Designing Augmented Reality-Based Tools for Enhancing Children’s Art Learning of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Liu, J., Lo, C.-H. & Wei, J., 25 May 2025, p. 114-127. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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From Classroom to Community: Student-Led Design Solutions for Elderly Mobility
Zolotova, M., Corti, E., Moreno Leyva, L. F. & Wei, J., Jun 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Investigating Task Efficiency and User Satisfaction in Dynamic Conditions through In-Car Interactions
Wei, J., Lo, C.-H. & Liu, J., 3 Jun 2025, p. 303-315. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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AIGC-Driven Smart Product Design Curriculum: AI Assist Innovations in Design Methods and Practice
Wei, J. & Liu, J., 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Method, System, Computer Device, and Readable Storage Medium for Generating Shoe Lasts
Wei, J. (Inventor) & Liu, J. (Inventor), 2024, Patent No. ZL2024 1 1629731.2Research output: Patent
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Investigating Task Efficiency and User Satisfaction in Dynamic Conditions through In-Car Interactions
Wei, J. (Speaker)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Certificate: Artificial Intelligence–Empowered Faculty Training for Talent Development in Higher Education
Wei, J. (Participant)
2025 → …Activity: Other
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Smart Coral Reef Conservation Device for Nearshore Areas
Wei, J. (Consultant)
2024Activity: Consultancy
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AIGC-Driven Smart Product Design Curriculum: AI Assist Innovations in Design Methods and Practice
Wei, J. (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Development and Implementation of AI Product Design Workflow
Wei, J. (Consultant)
2024Activity: Consultancy