Team
About us
The Design for Resilient Culture Research Group (DRC) is part of the School of Design at Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China. This research group is led by Dr. Wanlin ZHANG, who is a design researcher and design educator on culturally significant design, design for sustainability, and digital humanities.
Our research group focuses on cultural practices that have been handed down from generations to generations, such as craft, music, song, dance, and theater. We believe that these practices are inherently resilient, as they draw on traditions while continually adapt and evolve to meet contemporary needs. In a society increasingly shaped by digital technologies, we are particularly focused on how these innovations contribute to the resilient development of culture. Also, we are deeply interested in exploring how digital technologies facilitate new forms of cultural digitalization that align with principles of resilience.
Team Members
Dr. Wanlin ZHANG
Assistant ProfessorCulturally significant design, Design for sustainability, and Digital Humanities
Dr. An Liang
Visiting ScholarHuman-Computer Interaction, Wearable Technology, E-Textiles, Interaction Design
Huanshu Jiang
PhD StudentUnderwater Human-Robot Collaboration(U-HRC), Underwater Robots in Archaeology, Consumer Psychology
Yuxiang Fan
Master StudentCulturally significant design, HCI, Interaction Design
Yating Pan
Master StudentHCI, Wearable Design, E-textile, Haptic Feedback
Rui Shan
Master StudentHCI, Design for Sustainable Behavior
Wenxin Gao
Master StudentEmbodied Interaction, Culturally significant design
Yuruo Zhang
Research AssistantCulturally significant design, Digital humanities, Design for sustainability
Dr.Guangtao Zhang
Research AssistantComputer Vision, Computational Mathematics, AI for Design
Shuzhen Wu
Visiting StudentCulturally significant design, AI-assisted design for cultural heritage