Keynote Speakers
Kevin C. Tseng
National Taipei University of Technology
Biography---Kevin Tseng is an accomplished academic with a
PhD in product design and development from De Montfort University in
the UK. He holds several positions, including president of the
Medical Design Association, CEO of the IPDD Alliance for Health
Industry, and professor of industrial design at the National Taipei
University of Technology. Prof. Tseng has received many academic
research awards, including the Dr. Ta-You Wu Memorial Award
(Outstanding Research Award) from the Ministry of Science and
Technology in 2014. He was also twice selected as the CGU
Outstanding Research Award in 2012 and 2014 and received the Chang
Gung Medical Research Award from 2013 to 2017. Additionally, he has
been granted Excellent Young Scholars research funding from 2014 to
2021 and has been awarded the MOST distinguished research awards
from 2012-2017 and 2020 onwards. He has published over 100 research
articles in well-respected journals and conferences and has
successfully obtained research projects worth approximately $9.7
million US dollars through government grants and industry sources.
Additionally, Prof. Tseng has won four first prizes in domestic and
international design competitions and holds 17 patents.
Upon returning to Taiwan, Prof. Tseng established the
interdisciplinary research laboratory for product design and
development (PDD Lab) with a focus on "healthcare and promotion,"
"foresight design," and "product design and development." The PDD
Lab has an outstanding national and international reputation and
strong connections with various industries. Prof. Tseng is a
committed researcher who not only focuses on academic research but
also actively assists manufacturers in industry-university
cooperative research. One of his successful projects included the
design of the "Noveltek Advanced Powered Pallet Truck," which
received the Ministry of Economic Affairs Design Excellent Award. He
currently works as a consultant for multiple companies and has
created five products with the goal of facilitating industrial
technology transfer, three of which have already been successfully
commercialized.
Prof. Tseng has been invited as a keynote speaker at several
academic and industrial events and served on programme and
organising committees for numerous international conferences and
workshops. He is currently on the editorial board of several
international journals and design jury services in Taiwan, South
Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and China.