Jeanne is Professor of Fashion and Textiles at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPolyU) and Founder of GERI Ltd. She is a design practitioner who investigates creative innovation that interfaces design and technology. Her research focuses on intelligent textile design for fashion, interiors, rehabilitation, and Design-Led STEM processes. Jeanne's research in intelligent textiles had been patented and commercially licensed for real-world applications. She was part of a core team that secured a large-scale HKD$ 207 million strategic grant from InnoHK Research Clusters to establish (AiDLab), a research platform established by HKPolyU and the Royal College of Art, UK. Jeanne is a recipient of externally competitive funding of over HKD$25 million. Her research administration contributed to PolyU’s HK RAE2020 results for UoA38 Creative Arts, Performing Arts & Design. She has a record of award-winning teaching with pedagogical impact beyond the university. Her creative innovation designs and research were showcased at Milan Fashion Week A/W 2023, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and collected as part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of Silk, China. Jeanne's work has received international media coverage including Vogue, WGSN, Harper’s Bazaar, and the Public Broadcasting Service (USA). Jeanne is often invited to share her work internationally at TedX, ArcInTex, Parsons School of Design, USA and Hongik University, Korea. Recent awards include iF International Design Award 2023 and Red Dot Award 2023. Her community service includes serving as a member of the CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee as appointed the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, HKSAR. As a design consultant, Jeanne works with companies and organizations to implement fashion, textile, and creative education solutions. Her consultancies include LVMH Group (Celine, Givenchy, Kenzo, Loewe, Marc Jacobs), Nike, Alibaba, Fashionary, Kiabi, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited, The Hong Kong SAR Government (EMSD) and The Hong Kong Red Cross.

Jeanne is currently chairing the "Culture X AI: Design and Future Mode" with events in London, Shenzhen and Hong kong. She was chair of “Fashion X AI: 2022-2023 International Salon”, "Designing Future Techstyle 2019" and the program chair of DesForm 2023.