Dr Ji Han

Dr Ji Han holds a Senior Lecturer position in Design and Innovation at the University of Exeter. His research interests involve design creativity, computational creativity, data-driven design, AI in design and design sustainability. His research addresses various topics relating to design creativity and innovation, and places a strong emphasis on exploring new design theories and computational models to support innovation. Prior to joining the University of Exeter, he worked at the University of Liverpool as a Lecturer in Industrial Design at the School of Engineering. He completed his PhD in Design Engineering at the Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London and an MSc in Engineering Design at the University of Bath.

Dr Ji Han has over 60 peer-reviewed academic papers and received three best paper awards as the first author. He has a funding record of over £13M and is currently a Co-I of the £12.7M EPSRC funded Research Centre DIGIT for accelerating the responsible application of digital technology (EP/T022566/1), a Co-I of the £200k NIHR/EPSRC funded project on patient-centric healthcare (NIHR157673), and a Co-I of the £75k Innovation Launchpad Network+ funded project on AI and data in design (RIR26F230609-1).

He is also a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), a Member of the Institution of Engineering Designers (MIED), and a Member of the Design Society.

Prospective PhD students interested in any of the above research areas are encouraged to send an email to J.Han2@exeter.ac.uk.