Yu Hin Brian Lee

Associate Professor, School of Design

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1598-3789

Phone34008270
Emailbrian.yh.lee@polyu.edu.hk

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Biography

Brian Lee is a design practitioner and educator on product, interaction and social design disciplines, with specific expertise in ageing & healthcare product design, sustainable lifestyle & consumption analysis in Asian contexts, participatory design/ co-creation approach, collaborative prototyping tools/ methods development, and with an interest in which the emerging material, cultural & technological integration, artisanal practice, production methods, and consumption practices intersect. He is currently the Assistant Professor and the co-leader of Asian Lifestyle Design Research Lab, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His current projects include future public park furniture design, intergenerational park design, envisioning new service design for an elderly nursing home, quality home living for elderly, place-making with and for elderly in rural areas in China, Japan and Korea, and eco-materials archive for sustainable product design.

Education/Academic qualification

Master of Art in Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

PhD in Design & Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

External positions

One Committee Member (Design and Applied Technology), Education Bureau of Hong Kong Government

1 Sep 2019 → 31 Aug 2021

Vetting committee member, Create Hong Kong, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Adminstrative Region

1 Aug 2019 → 31 Jul 2021

Advisor (DSE subject Design and Applied Technology), Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

1 Jun 2017 → 30 Oct 2017

Education Committee Chairman, Industrial Designers Society of Hong Kong

1 Feb 2017 → 31 Jan 2019

Design Admission Panel Member (Design Incubation Programme), Hong Kong Design Centre

1 Jan 2014 → …

Vice President, Industrial Designers Society of Hong Kong

1 Feb 2012 → 31 Jan 2017

Keywords

BH Aesthetics
User-product-environment Interaction
Product Semantics
TT Handicrafts Arts and crafts
Prototyping
User Engagement Approach
NC Drawing Design Illustration
Visual Content Analysis
HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Social Innovation
LB2300 Higher Education
Experiential Learning
Cocreation

7 Citations
2 h-Index
8 Performance and exhibits
4 Conference article published in proceeding or book
2 Journal article
1 Chapter in an edited book (as author)
More

Animating embedded behavior change support systems in physical environments
Chow, K. K. N., Leong, B. D., Lee, B. Y. H. & Siu, K. W. M., 9 Apr 2019, In: CEUR Workshop Proceedings. 2340
Research output: Journal article publication › Conference article › Academic research › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)
Project REMA: The Regional Eco-materials Archive
Lee, Y. H. B. & Leong, C. H., Apr 2019, Designing Sustainability for All- Proceedings of the 3rd LeNS World Distributed Conference. Ambrosio, M. & Vezzoli, C. (eds.). Italy: Edizioni POLI.design, p. 1010-1014
Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review
Collective Play Versus Excessive Use: an Insight into Family-Focused Design Intervention for Mobile Phone Overuse
Leong, B. D., Lee, B. Y. H. & Chow, K. K. N., Aug 2018, In: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 16, 6, p. 1404-1419 16 p.
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)
Imagining Consequences of Excessive Smartphone Use via a Character-Based Mobile Application
Chow, K. K. N., Leong, B. D. & Lee, B. Y. H., 20 Nov 2018, In: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 16, 6, p. 1420-1434 15 p.
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)
A Multidisciplinary Initiative of Intervening Mobile Addiction via Family-focused and Gamification-enhanced Design
Leong, C. H., Lee, Y. H. B. & Chow, K. N., Dec 2017, Asia Design Engineering Workshop Proceedings (A-DEWS 2017). South Korea: Seoul National University, p. 4-16
Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

A Design Award (Iron) in Street Furniture Category in 2014-15".
Lee, Yu Hin Brian (Recipient) & Chan, D. (Recipient), Jul 2014
Prize: Prize (research)
Best of Category (Product Design- Student)
Chu, Y. (Recipient) & Lee, Yu Hin Brian (Supervisor), 2018
Prize: Prize (teaching & learning)
Bronze A’ Design Award in Lighting Products and Lighting Projects Design Category
Lee, Yu Hin Brian (Recipient), Leong, Benny C.H. (Recipient), Chow, Ka Nin (Recipient), Chan, E. (Recipient), Chan, A. (Recipient) & Mak, J. (Recipient), Feb 2018
Prize: Prize (research)
Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Teaching Performance
Lee, Yu Hin Brian (Recipient), Dec 2014
Prize: Prize (teaching & learning)
Merit, Student Division, Hong Kong Smart Design Awards 2020
Chong, M. Y. M. (Recipient), Wong, H. T. (Recipient), Wong, C. Y. (Recipient), Lee, Yu Hin Brian (Supervisor) & Casens, P. A. R. D. (Supervisor), May 2020
Prize: Prize (research)

9 Office holder / member of committee
4 Editorial work for journals
1 Review of books, other publications, or software
1 Office holder / member of network

3rd LeNS World Distributed Conference 2019 (Event)
Yu Hin Brian Lee (Reviewer)
2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Review of books, other publications, or software
CreateHK, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (External organisation)
Yu Hin Brian Lee (Member)
Aug 2019 → Jul 2021
Activity: Office holder / membership of professional bodies › Office holder / member of committee
Learning Network on Sustainability international (External organisation)
Yu Hin Brian Lee (Member)
2019
Activity: Office holder / membership of professional bodies › Office holder / member of network
Education Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (External organisation)
Yu Hin Brian Lee (Member)
Sep 2019 → Aug 2021
Activity: Office holder / membership of professional bodies › Office holder / member of committee
China Journal of Social Work (Journal)
Yu Hin Brian Lee (Reviewer)
14 Jul 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals