Prof. LUO Jianxi (羅建曦)

1997-2001 Tsinghua University, BS in Thermal Engineering
2001-2004 Tsinghua University, MS in Automotive Engineering
2004-2006 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS in Technology and Policy
2006-2010 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD in Engineering Systems: Technology, Management, and Policy

2011-2012 New York University, Faculty at Tandon School of Engineering
2012-2024 Singapore University of Technology and Design, Faculty at Engineering Product Development Pillar
2022-2024 Tsinghua University, Adjunct Faculty at Schwarzman College

Jianxi Luo is a Professor of Systems Engineering at City University of Hong Kong. He holds a PhD in Engineering Systems and an MS in Technology Policy from MIT, as well as an MS in Automotive Engineering and a BE in Thermal Engineering from Tsinghua University. Luo's work has been instrumental in establishing the Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) paradigm, developing its foundational theories, methods, and tools. In recognition of his contributions to DDI, he was honored as a G20 Professor in 2022. Luo is listed among the world's top 2% most cited scientists by Stanford and Elsevier for career-long impact and was ranked 22nd globally and No.1 in Hong Kong in the field of Design Practice and Management in 2023.

Luo’s research primarily focuses on design theory and methodology, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence for engineering design. His broader academic interests encompass design science, complex systems theory, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, leadership, and technology policy. His contributions have led to the development of several industry-adopted DDI tools, alongside over 160 publications, more than 120 invited talks, and 20+ international awards from prestigious organizations such as INFORMS, ASME, the Design Society, and the Complex Systems Society. Luo has also served as an editor for eight design-related journals, chaired the INFORMS Technology Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship Section from 2015 to 2016, and has been an executive committee member of the Council of Engineering Systems Universities in the USA since 2022.

Previously, he was Director of the Data-Driven Innovation Lab at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) from 2012 to 2023, Principal Investigator at the SUTD-MIT International Design Centre from 2013 to 2020, and Director of the SUTD Technology Entrepreneurship Programme from 2019 to 2021. He also served as an adjunct faculty member at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University from 2022 to 2024, a full-time faculty member at New York University from 2011 to 2012, a visiting scholar at Cambridge University in 2005, and Columbia University from 2011 to 2012. Luo has collaborated with organizations such as World Economic Forum, Environmental Defense Fund, Asian Development Bank, and Toyota USA.

2024 “Best Paper Award” ASME 36th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology.

2024 “Cover Story” Scientia Sinica Technologica.

2023 “Spotlight Paper” ASME Journal of Computing & Information Science in Engineering.

2022 “Global Top 2% Scientist (Career Long Impact)” Stanford & Elservier.

2022 “Spotlight Paper” ASME Journal of Computing & Information Science in Engineering.

2022 “G20 Professorship” G20 Organizing Committee.

2022 “Silver Medal” Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions.

2021 “Reviewers’ Favourite Paper” 23rd International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED), Gothenburg, Sweden.

2020 “Editors’ Choice Paper” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design.

2019 “Best Paper Award” ASME 31st International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology.

2019 “Caterpillar Innovative Applications in Analytics Award Finalist” INFORMS.

2019 “Best Paper Award Nomination” 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS), Maui, Hawaii.

2019 “Global Top 2% Scientist (Single Year Impact)” Stanford & Elservier. From 2019 to Present.

2018 “Excellence in Research Award” Singapore University of Technology & Design.

2018 “Featured Research” ISE Magazine / Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers.

2017 “Singapore Good Design Mark” Singapore Design Business Chamber.

2016 “Richard R. Nelson Prize Finalist” Research Policy and Industrial & Corporate Change editorial boards.

2016 “Best Paper Award” 9th Annual Conference of the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Sydney, Australia.

2015 “Best Poster Award” International Conference on Complex Systems, Phoenix, Arizona.

2015 “Reviewers’ Favourite Paper” 20th International Conference on Engineering Design, Milan, Italy.

2013 “Reviewers’ Favourite Paper” 19th International Conference on Engineering Design, Seoul, Korea.

2012 “Editor’s Choice Paper” Industrial and Corporate Change.

2011 “Best Dissertation Award Runner-Up” INFORMS Technology Management Section.

2010 “Best Paper Award 2nd Place” Annual Conference of Chinese Scholars Association in Management Science & Engineering.

2004 “Alfred A.H. Keil Fellowship for Wiser Uses of Science and Technology” Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

2003 “CIMC Scholarship” China International Marine Containers Group.

2002 “Mercedes-Benz Scholarship” Mercedes-Benz.

Managing Editor, Journal of Engineering Design

Associate Editor, Design Science

Associate Editor, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis & Manufacturing

Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering

Department Editor, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Editorial Board Member, Research in Engineering Design

Editorial Board Member, She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation

Editorial Board Member, International Journal of AI for Materials and Design

Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Innovation & Technology Management

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Enterprise Transformation, 2016 - 2018

Guest Editor, Technovation, 2021 - 2023

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