Siyuan (Cyan) Zhao

Email: sdszh@leeds.ac.uk
Thesis title: Smart Textile: Employing Human-Centered Design to Integrate Functional Materials and Textile Components for Healthcare
Supervisors: Dr Lindsey Waterton Taylor, Professor Yu Shi FIMMM, CEng, Dr Vien Cheung

Profile

I am a design researcher for Smart Textile with a multi-background in fashion design in fine art, materials research in synthetic and industrial experience with menswear knitting, CMFP & seamless design. I received my high school and bachelor's degree in the United States, Boston & Chicago, and my Master’s degree in the United Kingdom, London. I am currently doing a PhD at the University of Leeds, School of Design, focusing on Employing Human-Centered Design to Integrate Functional Materials and Textile Components for Healthcare. My interests include integrating professional knowledge from science to research for design, R4D.

Research interests

Qualifications

MRes Design - Royal College of Art
BFA Fashion (Merit Scholarship Recipient) - School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Visual Art - Walnut Hill School for the Art