Education

Ph.D. in Design, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
(Recipient of the Ministry of Education Taiwan Government Scholarship for Studying Abroad, 2017)

M.A. in Design, National Taiwan Normal University

B.A. in Design, National Taiwan Normal University

Professional Experience

2025–Present: Expert Consultant, Taiwan Design Research Institute, International Design Cooperation Pilot Program

2023–2025: Senior Researcher, Taiwan Design Research Institute

2023–2025: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Design, National Taiwan Normal University

2023–2024: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Media Design, Tatung University

2019–2022: Teaching Assistant, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano

2016–2017: UX/UI Designer, Aurun International Co., Ltd.

2015–2016: Teaching Assistant, Creativity and Entrepreneurship Program, National Taiwan University

Selected Key Experiences

The 44th Young Designers’ Exhibition 2025: Thematic Direction and Development of Industry–Academia Collaboration Materials (Theme: Desirable Futures)

The 43rd Young Designers’ Exhibition 2024: Thematic Direction and Development of Industry–Academia Collaboration Materials (Theme: Beyond Sustainability)

Industry–Academia Collaboration Workshops for the Young Designers’ Exhibition (2023–2025): Planning and Facilitation

Institute for Information Industry, Digital Transformation Institute: “2040 Future Scenario Needs Design” research and workshop facilitation

Taiwan Design Week 2024: Taiwan Design Power X IDDI Exchange Night Forum Host

Peer Reviewer, 10th IASDR International Conference on Design Research, [Changing] Spaces and Services (2023, Milan)

Peer Reviewer, 11th IASDR International Conference on Design Research, [Design Next] Design Futuring (2025, Taipei)

Researcher and Workshop Facilitator, EU HORIZON 2020 Project Reflow (2019–2022, Milan)

Facilitator, Service Design Festival RETHINK!, Design Transformation Workshop (2020, Milan)

Facilitator, Service Design Festival RETHINK!, New Green Deal Cities Workshop (2019, Milan)

Academic Contributions

Huang, L.T., & Villari, B. (2021). Designing co-creation in the circular city. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the European Academy of Design: Safe Harbours for Design Research (pp. 361–372). Blucher. https://doi.org/10.5151/ead2021-191

Huang, L.T., & Villari, B. (2021). Co-creation in circular cities: A design perspective. DISCERN: International Journal of Design for Social Change, Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2(1), 69–88.

Huang, L.T. (2023). Co-creating a circular city: a collective and reflective journey. [Doctoral dissertation, Politecnico di Milano].

Huang, L.T., & Hayama, Y. (2025). Strengthening future-oriented participatory design through design narratives. [Manuscript in preparation].

Huang, L.T., Kuo, T.L., & Hsieh, Y.Y. (2025). Innovative practices for public service co-creation: The case study of the Design Movement for the Public Programme. [Manuscript in preparation].

Huang, L.T., Yu, X., Lei, S.T., Tanaka, Y., Yahata, A., & Liou, S. (2025). Discourse through futures: Expanding organisational foresight practice with design. [Manuscript in preparation].

Huang, L.T., & Lei, S.T. (2025). Design for sustainability: A toolkit for accelerating sustainable innovation. [Manuscript in preparation].

Huang, L.T., Hsueh, Y.T., & Lei, S.T. (2025). Empowering industry–academia collaboration with the Futures Scenario Exploration Toolkit. [Manuscript in preparation].

Huang, L.T., Chen, Y.L., Lin, Y.C., Lei, S.T., Weng, Y.L., & Liou, S. (2025). Designing experiential futures through participatory practice: Case studies from Taiwan Design Research Institute. [Manuscript in preparation].

Kuo, T.L., & Huang, L.T. (2025). Mapping Taiwan’s design ecosystem: A policy-oriented approach. [Manuscript in preparation].

Hsieh, Y.Y., Huang, L.T., Chen, Y.L., & She, C.H. (2023). Building prototypes of micro-mobility innovations in Taiwan. In Liu, S.N. (Ed.), Research and Practice of Design and Technology Integration for Innovation (pp. 100–117). Taipei: Taiwan Design Research Institute.

Kuo, T.L., & Huang, L.T. (2025). Review Article: Vision-driven research of tangible media pioneer Hiroshi Ishii – A retrospective and commentary. International Journal of Digital Media Design, 16(3), 11–23. http://doi.org/10.29465/IJDMD.202412/SP_16(3).0001