liting.huang@ntnu.edu.tw
Product-Service-System Design, Design for Sustainability, Design Futuring

Educational Background
PhD in Design, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Master of Art & Design, National Taiwan Normal University
Bachelor of Art & Design, National Taiwan Normal University

Professional Experience
2025-Present  Advisory Expert, Pilot Program for Promoting International Design Collaboration, TDRI

2023-2025      Senior Researcher, Taiwan Design Research Institute

2023-2025      Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Design, National Taiwan Normal University

2023-2024      Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Media Design, Tatung University

2019-2022      Academic tutor, Politecnico di Milano, School of Design

2016-2017      UX/UI designer, Ourland Cosmetics R&D

2015-2016      Teaching Assistant, Creativity and Entrepreneurship Program, National Taiwan University

Key Experience
Theme Developer and Educational Material Designer of Industry-Academia Collaboration, The Young Designers’ Exhibition 2025 (Theme: Preferred Futures)

Theme Developer and Educational Material Designer of Industry-Academia Collaboration, The Young Designers’ Exhibition 2024 (Theme: Beyond Sustainability)

Organizer of YODEX Industry-Academia Collaboration Workshop Series (2023–2025)

Organizer and Facilitator of ‘Exploration of Future Scenario 2040,’ Institute for Information Industry, Digital Transformation Research Institute (2024, Taipei)

Moderator of Taiwan Design Week 2024 Forum: “Taiwan Design Power × IDDI Exchange Night” 

Subreviewer of 10th IASDR, Track: [Changing] Communities (2023, Milan)

Subreviewer of 11th IASDR, Track: [Design Next] Design Futuring (2025, Taipei)

Researcher Fellow and Workshop Facilitator of EU Research project: Reflow (EU Horizon 2020, No. 820937)

Workshop Facilitator of RETHINK! Service Design Festival – Designing Transitions (2020, Milan)

Workshop Facilitator of RETHINK! Service Design Festival – The New Green City Deal (2019, Milan)

Academic Contribution
Huang, L.T., & Villari, B. (2021). Designing co-creation in the circular city. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the European Academy of Design: Safe Harbours for Design Research (pp. 361–372). Blucher. https://doi.org/10.5151/ead2021-191

Huang, L.T., & Villari, B. (2021). Co-creation in circular cities: A design perspective. (2021). DISCERN: International Journal of Design for Social Change, Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2(1), 69-88. 

Huang, L.T. (2023). Co-creating a circular city: a collective and reflective journey. [Doctoral dissertation, Politecnico di Milano]

Huang, L.T., & Hayama, Y. (2025). Strengthening future-oriented participatory design through design narratives. [Manuscript in preparation].

Huang, L.T., Kuo, T.L., & Hsieh, Y.Y. (2025). Innovative practices for public service co-creation: The case study of the Design Movement for the Public Programme. [Manuscript in preparation].

Huang, L.T., Yu, X., Lei, S.T., Tanaka, Y., Yahata, A., & Liou, S. (2025). Discourse through futures: Expanding the organisational foresight practice with design. [Manuscript in preparation].

Huang, L.T., & Lei, S. T. (2025). Design for sustainability: A toolkit for accelerating sustainable innovation. [Manuscript in preparation].

Huang, L.T., Hsueh, Y. T., & Lei, S. T. (2025). Empowering industry–academia collaboration with the Futures Scenario Exploration Toolkit.[Manuscript in preparation].

Huang, L.T., Chen, Y. L., Lin, Y.C., Lei, S. T., Weng, Y. L., & Liou, S. (2025). Designing experiential futures through participatory practice: Case studies from Taiwan Design Research Institute.  [Manuscript in preparation].

Kuo, T.L., & Huang, L.T. (2025). Mapping Taiwan’s design ecosystem: A policy-oriented approach.  [Manuscript in preparation].