Jianxi Luo is a Professor of Systems Engineering at City University of Hong Kong. He holds a PhD in Engineering Systems and an MS in Technology Policy from MIT, as well as an MS in Automotive Engineering and a BE in Thermal Engineering from Tsinghua University. Professor Luo is ranked No.1 in Hong Kong and 22nd globally in the field of Design Practice and Management in Stanford‘s list of world's top 2% scientists. Luo's work has been instrumental in establishing the Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) paradigm, developing its foundational theories, methods, and tools. In recognition of his contributions to DDI, he was conferred as a G20 Professor in 2022.
Luo’s research centers on design theory and methodology, with an emphasis on generative AI for engineering design. His broader interests encompass design science, complex systems theory, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, leadership, and technology policy. His contributions have led to the development of several industry-adopted AI-for-design tools, alongside over 160 publications, more than 120 invited talks, and 20+ international awards from prestigious organizations such as INFORMS, ASME, the Design Society, and the Complex Systems Society. Luo has also served as an editor for eight design-related journals, as the chair of INFORMS Technology Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship Section from 2015 to 2016, and as an executive committee member of the Council of Engineering Systems Universities in the USA since 2022.
Previously, he was Director of the Data-Driven Innovation Lab at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) from 2012 to 2023, Principal Investigator at the SUTD-MIT International Design Centre from 2013 to 2020, and Director of the SUTD Technology Entrepreneurship Programme from 2019 to 2021. He also served as an adjunct faculty member at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University from 2022 to 2024, a full-time faculty member at New York University from 2011 to 2012, a visiting scholar at Cambridge University in 2005, and Columbia University from 2011 to 2012. Luo has collaborated with organizations such as World Economic Forum, Environmental Defense Fund, Asian Development Bank, and Toyota USA.
Awards and Achievements
- 2024 “AE Excellence Award” ASME Journal of Computing & Information Science in Engineering.
- 2024 “Best Paper Award” ASME 36th Conference on Design Theory & Methodology.
- 2024 “Cover Story” Science China: Technological Sciences.
- 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 31st International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology.
- 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 “Featured Research” 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
- 2025, Proposal Reviewer, Israel National Science Foundation
- 2023, Proposal Reviewer, U.S. National Science Foundation
- 2023, Proposal Reviewer, Swiss National Science Foundation
- 2021, Proposal Reviewer, Belgium KU Leuven Research Council
- 2022 - Now, Executive Committee Member, Council of Engineering Systems Universities (USA)
- 2022 - 2024, Adjunct Faculty, Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University
- 2015 - 2016, Chair, INFORMS Technology Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship Section
Editorial Boards
- 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, Managing Editor, Journal of Engineering Design
- 2021 - Now, Associate Editor, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis & Manufacturing
- 2021 - 2024, Department Editor, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
- 2021 - 2023, Guest Editor, Technovation
- 2020 - Now, Associate Editor, Design Science
- 2020 - Now, Editorial Board Member, Research in Engineering Design
Courses Taught
- Managing Technological Change and Innovation (NYU)
- Entrepreneurship (NYU)
- Entrepreneurship (SUTD)
- Modeling a Systems World (SUTD)
- Introduction to Design (SUTD)
- Design Thinking and Innovation (SUTD)
- Design Science (SUTD)
- Design Science (CityUHK)
- Product Development and Innovation (CityUHK)
- Designing the Future of the 4th Industrial Revolution (Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University)
Last update date :
03 Jun 2025
