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Wei Liu
Psychology
Beijing Normal University
Beijing
Language: English, Chinese
Engineering Psychology
Human-Computer Interaction
User Experience
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Design Thinking
Empathy
Creativity
Education
Technology
Areas of Focus
- Engineering Psychology
- Human-Computer Interaction
- User Experience
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education
Work Experience
- 2017-09 to Present - Beijing Normal University - Associate Researcher, Head of User Experience Direction
- 2017-09 to Present - Beijing Normal University China-US Young Maker Exchange Center - Project Leader
- 2017-01 to Present - Swinburne University of Technology - Part-time Researcher, Doctoral Supervisor
- 2023-12 to 2024-02 - Tokyo Institute of Technology - Visiting Professor
- 2020-12 to 2021-02 - Microsoft (Asia) Internet Engineering Institute - Visiting Scholar
- 2020-07 to 2023-06 - Purdue University College of Engineering - Part-time Associate Professor
- 2019-09 to 2020-07 - Stanford University College of Engineering - Visiting Associate Professor, Fulbright Research Scholar
- 2016-09 to 2017-08 - Beijing Normal University School of Psychology - Assistant Researcher, Head of User Experience Direction
- 2014-10 to 2016-08 - Tongji University College of Design and Innovation - Assistant Professor, Assistant to the Dean
- 2008-02 to 2009-08 - Autodesk Software Co., Ltd. Core Engineering Department - User Experience Designer
- 2006-11 to 2008-01 - Motorola Technology Co., Ltd. Customer Experience Design Department - Interaction Designer
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009-09 to 2014-04 PhD in User Experience Research: Delft University of Technology
- 2004-09 to 2006-06 MSc in IT Product Design: University of Southern Denmark
- 2000-09 to 2004-07 BEng in Industrial Design: Beijing University of Technology
Publications
- Co-making the future: Crafting tomorrow with insights and perspectives from the China-US young maker competition, Liu, W., Fu, Z., Zhu, Y., Li, Y., Sun, Y., Hong, X., Li, Y., & Liu, M., 2024
- From distraction to action: Elevating situation awareness with visual assistance in level 3 autonomous driving, Zhu, Y., Li, C., Qiao, Z., Qu, R., Wang, Y., Xiong, J., & Liu, W., 2024
- Empathy design thinking: Cultivating creative minds in primary education, Liu, W., Huang, R., Wang, J., Chen, Y., Ohashi, T., Zhang, J., Al Mahmud, A., ... & Leifer, L., 2024
- Examining behaviour change techniques (BCTs) in technology-based interventions for enhancing social participation in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia: A scoping review protocol, Zhu, D., Al Mahmud, A., & Liu, W., 2024
- Demystifying emotion for designers: A five-day course based on seven fundamental principles, Desmet, P. M., Xue, H., Xin, X., & Liu, W., 2023
- Driving towards the future: Exploring human-centered design and experiment of glazing projection display systems for autonomous vehicles, Zhu, Y., Geng, Y., Huang, R., Zhang, X., Wang, L., & Liu, W., 2023
- Designing interactive glazing through an engineering psychology approach: Six augmented reality scenarios that envision future car human-machine interface, Liu, W., Zhu, Y., Huang, R., Ohashi, T., Auernhammer, J., Zhang, X., Shi, C., & Wang, L., 2023
- How post 90’s gesture interact with automobile skylight, Zhu, Y., Tang, G., Liu, W., & Qi, R., 2022
- Transdisciplinary teaching and learning in UX design: A program review and AR case studies, Liu, W., Lee, K. P., Gray, C. M., Toombs, A. L., Chen, K. H., & Leifer, L., 2021
Awards
- International Experience Design Association, Top Ten Outstanding Young Teachers
- Tang Zhongying Foundation, Zhongying Young Scholar
- Chinese Ministry of Education and US Department of State, Fulbright Research Scholar
- China (Ministry of Education) Study Abroad Service Center China-US Young Maker Exchange Center, Excellent Mentor
- China University Computer Competition Mobile Application Innovation Competition, Excellent Instructor
- Guanghua Design Development Foundation, 70 People in User Experience Design for the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of New China
- Ministry of Education Higher Education (Graduate) National Teaching Achievement Award, First Prize (Ranked Fourth)
- Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award, Special Prize (Ranked Fourth)
- Beijing Association for Science and Technology, Contribution Commendation
- Beijing Normal University Higher Education Teaching Achievement, Special Prize (Ranked Fourth)
- Beijing Normal University Higher Education Teaching Achievement, Special Prize (Ranked Third)
- Beijing Normal University Higher Education Teaching Achievement, First Prize (Ranked First)
