Jianxi Luo is a Professor at the City University of Hong Kong. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Systems and S.M. in Technology Policy from MIT, as well as M.S. and B.E. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University. His research has been instrumental in establishing the Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) paradigm, developing grounding theories, methods and tools. Luo’s broader interests include design science, complex systems, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, leadership, and technology policy. Recognized among the global top 1% scientists by Stanford & Elsevier, his research has produced several industry-adopted DDI tools and international patents, over 160 publications, more than 110 invited talks, and over 20 international accolades from INFORMS, ASME, Design Society, Complex Systems Society and etc. In 2022, Luo was honored as a G20 Professor for his contribution to the DDI paradigm. He has served on the editorial boards of eight design-related journals, as the Chair of the INFORMS Technology Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship Section from 2015 to 2016, and as an executive committee member for the Council of Engineering Systems Universities in the USA from 2022. He has also been an adjunct faculty member with Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University since 2022. Prior to joining CityU, he was the Director of Data-Driven Innovation Lab at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) from 2012 to 2023, a Principal Investigator at the SUTD-MIT International Design Centre from 2013 to 2020, and the Director of the SUTD Technology Entrepreneurship Programme from 2019 to 2021. He was also a faculty member at New York University from 2011 to 2012 and a visiting scholar at Cambridge University in 2005 and Columbia University from 2011 to 2012, and worked briefly with the World Economic Forum, Environmental Defense Fund, Asian Development Bank, and Toyota USA.
Awards and Achievements
- 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 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences.
- 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 “Research Featuring ” 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.
External Services
- 2024 - Now, Editorial Board Member, She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation
- 2023 - Now, Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering
- 2023 - Now, Editorial Board Member, International Journal of AI for Materials and Design
- 2022 - Now, Adjunct Faculty, Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University
- 2022 - Now, Executive Committee Member, Council of Engineering Systems Universities (USA)
- 2022 - Now, Managing Editor, Journal of Engineering Design
- 2021 - Now, Associate Editor, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis & Manufacturing
- 2021 - Now, Department Editor, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
- 2021 - Now, Guest Editor, Technovation
- 2020 - Now, Associate Editor, Design Science
- 2020 - Now, Editorial Board Member, Research in Engineering Design
- 2023, Grant Evaluator, U.S. National Science Foundation
- 2023, Grant Evaluator, Swiss National Science Foundation
- 2021, Grant Evaluator, Belgium KU Leuven Research Council
- 2015 - 2016, Chair, INFORMS Technology Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship Section
Last update date :
24 Apr 2024
