Vice Dean, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

Vice President, International Council of Design (ICoD)

Vice Dean, Tsinghua Qingdao Academy of Arts and Sciences

Director, Institute of Health and Medical Industry Innovation Design, Tsinghua University

Secretary-General, Design Teaching Steering Committee, Ministry of Education

Prof. Chao Zhao specializes in interdisciplinary and cross-cultural design research and innovation, integrating culture, technology, aesthetics, and business through design innovation to realize the social attributes, human-centered experiences, and sustainable development of design. He co-established the Global Innovation Design Joint Graduate Program with the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London, which won the First Prize in Graduate Teaching Awards.

He has published 9 academic monographs and textbooks in Chinese and English and has presented over 100 papers and keynote speeches at major international design research conferences. His design projects have won numerous prestigious awards, including the Red Dot Design Award, China Good Design Gold Award, Red Star Design Award, National Fine Arts Exhibition Excellence Award, China Emergency Rescue Innovation Design Gold Award, and National Key New Product Award.