Kin Wai Michael SIU 邵健偉 Associate Dean (Research), Eric C. Yim Professor in Inclusive Design, Chair Professor of Public Design
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Chair,School Research Committee
Leader, Public Design Lab
Programme Coordinator (Servicing Programmes)
Leader, Research Group for Sustainable Public Design, RISUD
Supervisor, Postdoctoral Research and PhD Studies
Academic Qualifications
PhD,PhD,MSc,MA,MEd,FCP,BA(Hons)

Professional Qualifications
FDRS, FCSD, FRGS, FRSPH, FRSA, FCollP, RPE(MIE), CEng, FIET, FIMechE, FHKIE, FIED, CMgr, FCMI, MHKCS
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Kin Wai Michael Siu is Eric C. Yim Professor in Inclusive Design, and Chair Professor of Public Design. He is Associate Dean (Research) and Chair of School Research Committee. He is Founder and Leader of the first Public Design Lab (公共設計研究室). He is Leader of Research Group for Sustainable Public Design of the RISUD. Heteaches design and engineering courses andsupervises postdoctoral and PhD research. He is Coordinator of Design Research Methods for the university’s PhD students. He is a chartered designer and chartered engineer. Hewas Fulbright Scholar at MIT, ASIA Fellow at NUS, and visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge and UC Berkeley. He is Chair Professor of the WHUT, and Visiting Professor of Tsinghua University, CAFA, GAFA and TAFA in China. Hehas been appointed to serve as a member of research grant bodies and accreditation councils. He is an editorial and advisory board member of design, engineering, humanities and education journals and book series.
Based onVygotsky’s ZPD concept and Bruner’s scaffolding theory, he introduced the concept of 'Scaffolding Innovation' for design learning.He promotes inclusive and participatory designs. Heleads public design projects that have a balance of consideration between creative design and technological application. He has obtained a number of external competitive research and project grants, including RGC's HSSPFS and US's AEIF. His recent projects explore the inclusiveness of open space and country park designs. He is exploring inclusive public designs for minimising the transmission of COV0D-19 and NID. He has provided social and consultancy services concerning industrial, product, engineering and environmental designs, intellectual property, and programme development and accreditation. Hehas received over 60 international design and invention awards. He is the sole holder of more than 50 US and international patents. He has published 25 books and monographs, and over 50 book chapters and 300 papers in leading journals.
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Expertise: Public Design, User Reception, Inclusive Design, Participatory Design, Public Design and Health, Design and Engineering Education