CHEN Xiaoli

Personal Profile

Chen Xiaoli, female, associate professor, master supervisor, Visiting Researcher of Bournemouth University, UK, Certified User Research Engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, graduated from Wuhan University of Technology with master’s degree in design and arts, and is now studying for the doctorate in China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). She had leant from Shimizu Yoshiharu and other senior industrial designers in TANITA Corporation and received professional training in “International Art Research Institute”. In 2016, she participated in an international collaborative project to conduct research on the behavior of elderly users at Bournemouth University, UK, for 18 months. The main research interests are ergonomics, user experience research and emotional design research.

In 2022, her team won the gold medal in Hubei Province in the China Universities Industrial Design Competition; in 2021, she won the "European Design Oscar –A’design Award" (an international competition recognized by ICOGRADA and BEDA); in 2020, she won the National Silver Award in the High-end Equipment Innovation Design Competition; in 2019, she won the Silver Award in the Yellow Crane Cup Industrial Design Competition, and the design work "The World's First Cement Postcard" appeared at the 2019 World Philatelic Exhibition in China, and was reported by many mainstream media such as Xinhua News Agency; in 2018, she won Gold Medal in RoboWork; in 2016, Pocket wallet, a design work of instructed student, won GD (good design award) design award.In 2014, she won the excellent guide teacher award of China Industrial Design Competition (Hubei Area) and has won many heavyweight awards in Red Dot, IF and various national industrial design competitions. She has been in charge of one teaching program of the Ministry of Education, two programs supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for Outstanding Youth in Central Universities and 3 school-level teaching programs, participated in 3 provincial and ministry-level programs and National Social Science Fund, published one academic monograph and several papers in Nanjing University retrieval journals as the first author, and has been granted 15 invention patents and more than 30 utility model patents.

Contact Information

Email: gysjdd@163.com

Education Background

2019 – present: PhD in Geological Equipment Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)

05/2016 – 04/2017: Bournemouth University, supervisor: Professor Mark Hadfield, with the main research fields in product user research and emotional design;

09/2003 – 06/2006: Postgraduate qualification/master’s degree, majored in design and arts, School of Art and Design, Wuhan University of Technology, supervisor: Professor Zheng Jianqi, with the main research fields in industrial design theory and application;

09/1999 – 06/2003: Bachelor’s degree in industrial design, Wuhan University of Technology

Work Experience

07/2006-present: Department of Industrial Design, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)

Research Fields

Intelligent innovative product design, service robot design, high-end complex equipment design, user interface and experience design

Major Scientific Research Programs

2022-2023 Provincial and ministerial level government sponsored program: Digital experience design for performance system, principal investigator (PI)

2022-2023 Enterprise sponsored program: Beautiful Nostalgia brand planning, product packaging and exhibition planning and design services, PI

2021-2022 Enterprise sponsored program: Industrial Design and Development of Flue Gas Analyzer & Automobile Exhaust Gas Tester, PI

2021-2022 Enterprise sponsored program: Intelligent shoe cabinet product design and development, PI

2020-2021 Collaborative Education Program of the Ministry of Education: Research on the university-enterprise joint curriculum construction and practical training of industrial design based on liquid metal printing technology, PI

2019-2020 Enterprise sponsored program: Co-construction of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) Cement Cultural and Creative Base, etc., PI

2019-2020 Enterprise sponsored program: Design Service Agreement for the NIHSIANG "Cultural Market", PI

2018-2019 Enterprise sponsored program: Exhibition arrangement agreement for the theme exhibition of "Home Appearance - Cement Creation +", PI

2017-2018 Enterprise sponsored program: Phase I intelligent door lock product development project, PIEnterprise sponsored program: Intelligent door lock product development program phase I, PI

2016-2018 Program supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for Outstanding Youth in Central Universities, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan):  Modern interpretation forexploring the beauty of simplicity from the perspective of mental purity, state of mind and mental path, PI

2015-2017Teaching program of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan): A study on the construction and innovation of industrial design course group based on improving the employment adaptability for students, PI

2014-2015 Enterprise sponsored program: Product development for Sino-British Rogrand, PI

2014-2015 Program supported by other ministries of the state: Development of buried temperature sensor, participant

2014-2015 Enterprise sponsored program: Brand planning for Beijing Changda Mingshi Trading Co., Ltd, PI

2013-2015 Enterprise sponsored program: Brand planning for Wuxi Drilling Tools Co., Ltd, PI

2013-2015 Program supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for Outstanding Youth in Central Universities (2013079026), China University of Geosciences (Wuhan): Research on product DNA recognition and design based on user cognition - taking engineering mechanical products as an example, PI

2013-2015Experimental technology research program of CUG: Experimental technology research on VDP man-machine efficiency module, PI

2010-2011Experimental technology research program of CUG (SJC-201010): Experimental instruction for prototype production in industrial design, PI

2010-2011 Program supported by other ministries of the state: A survey of the shallow geothermal resources in Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, participant

2009-2010 Cooperated with Changzhou Golden Globe as PI to develop two new products (new gas shielded welding torch and plasma torch), which were exhibited in the United States in Nov. 2010

2008-2009Joint development of the fast hot engine with Ezhou Changjiang Jinggong Group as PI for appearance design

2007-2009Supported by the Fourth Excellent Young Teachers Program of China University of Geosciences, PI

2007-2008Cooperative development of Internet multimedia information analysis with American DIVIO Corporation, participant

Main Publications

1. Optimal Interaction Design of Remote Operator Interfaces: A Case study of Patrol Separation Interfaces for Corridor Robots, Class A International Conference in the industry, AHFE, 2022

2. Cognitive Prediction Model for Geophysical Prospecting Instruments’ User Interface Based on Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Class A International Conference in the industry, AHFE, 2022

3. Underground Intelligent Shovel System, Road Complex Landmark Printing Vehicle, 2020, 37, Machine Design;

4. Hybrid Teaching Practice Exploration of Design Thinking and Methodology Course for the Reform of Design Innovation Education, DEStech Transaction on Economics, Business and Management, ISSN: 2475-8868

5. User Experience Design of Bubble Child’s Cycle Based on Ethnography; Packaging Engineering; 2014, 35 (20) 33-37

6. The research of parallel Driving Model Based on Cognitive Analysis and Behavioral Analysis; Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Civil Engineering; 2014, 470, 267-270

7. Research on Design and Extraction of Vehicle Brand Form Gene; Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Energy; 2014, 483, 497-501

8. Morphological Bionics and Man-machine Optimized Welding and Cutting Equipment; Machine Design; 2013, 30 (9) Color Page 4

9. Conceptual design of magnetic levitation range hood; Packaging Engineering; 201608, P. 133

Invention Patents