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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, plus an MS in Automotive Engineering and a BE in Thermal Engineering from Tsinghua University. Professor Luo is ranked No.1 in Greater China including Hong Kong and 17th globally in the field of Design Practice and Management in Stanford‘s list of top 2% scientists. 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 conferred as a G20 Professor in 2022. Prof. Luo is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Research in Engineering Design journal. 

Luo’s research centers on design theory and methodology, with an emphasis on generative AI for engineering design. His broader 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 AI-for-design tools, alongside over 170 publications, more than 130 invited talks, and 20+ international awards from prestigious organizations such as INFORMS, ASME, Design Society, and Complex Systems Society. Luo has also served as the chair of INFORMS Technology Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship Section from 2015 to 2016, and as 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.

For applicants to doctoral and postdoctoral positions: Previous postdoctoral and doctoral students supervised by Prof. Luo have gone on to pursue academic careers at prestigious institutions worldwide. Examples include:
- Postdoc Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
- Postdoc Fellow at Pennsyvennia State University (USA)
- Postdoc Fellow at George Washington University (USA)
- Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech (USA)
- Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
- Assistant Professor at Monash University (Australia)
- Associate Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (India)
- Associate Professor at Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
- Professor at RAND School of Public Policy (USA)

Editor-in-Chief, Research in Engineering Design
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, 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

2025 “Reviewers Choice Paper” 25th International Conference on Engineering Design, Dallas TX, USA
2024 “Best Paper Award” ASME 36th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, Washington, DC, USA
2024 "Associate Editor Excellence Award" ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering
2024 “Cover Story” Scientia Sinica Technologica.
2024 “Global Top 2% Scientist” (Ranked 1st in Hong Kong in the field of Design Practice and Management), Stanford & Elservier
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.

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