Asst. Prof. Hong Zhang


Academic Qualifications

01/2026, Ph.D. in Design (Joint Program), Jiangnan University & Purdue University, Jiangsu, China & IN, USA.

06/2021, M.A. in Fine Arts, Jiangsu University, Jiangsu, China.

06/2017, B.A. in in Art and Design, Sichuan Fine Art Institute, Chongqing, China.

 

 

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Innovation and Design, City University of Macau

 

 

Working Experience

2023, UX Research Team Leader, Huawei HarmonyOS High-End Sensory Enhancement School-Enterprise Co-Project.

2017, UX Researcher, Fujian NetDragon Computer Network Co., Ltd.

 

 

Research Area

Urban Visual Culture Studies

Intelligent Interaction and Perceptual Design

 

 

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Zhang, H., Wei, J., & Qian, C. Z. (2025). Reimaging Intuition: How Artificial Intelligence Image-Generation Technologies Reshape Graphic Designers' Creative Patterns. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 102061.
  • Zhang, H., Wei, J., & Qian, C. Z. (2025). Modeling Emotion-Driven Systems of Sustainable Place Branding: A PLS-SEM Analysis of Emotionally Durable Visual Design. Systems, 13(9), 759.
  • Zhang, H., & Qian, C. Z. (2024). The interplay of religion and the visual arts: A bibliometric network analysis (1991–2023). Religions, 15(4), 481.
  • Li, R., Zhang, H., Liu, C., Qian, Z. C., & Zhang, L. (2022). Bibliometric and visualized analysis of user experience design research: From 1999 to 2019. Sage Open, 12(1), 21582440221087266.
  • Han, R., Zhang, H., Li, R., & Sha, C. (2019). Data as a medium for inheritance and creativity of traditional design. A case study on data-driven modern creative design of ancient Chinese catering utensils. The Design Journal, 22(sup1), 1117-1133.

 

Conferences

  • Zhang, H., & Han, R. (2020, December). The influence of slope-based navigation interface on cognition and experience in complex mountain cities. In 2020 International Conference on Innovation Design and Digital Technology (ICIDDT) (pp. 471-477). IEEE.

 

Research Projects

  • 2023, Jiangsu Province Graduate Research and Practice Innovation Program (Doctoral), China.
  • 2022, National Social Science Foundation of Art Major Project, China.

 

Academic Awards

  • 2021 Excellent Paper Award-Milan Design Week Design Disciplines Outstanding Teachers and Students, Milan, Italy.
  • 2021 Third Prize, Jiangsu Division, 9th China University Digital Art & Design Competition

 





Faculty of Innovation and Design

K.C.Wong Building, Avenida Padre Tomás Pereira Taipa, Macau.
Phone:(853)85902690  
Fax:(853)85902601  
Email:fiad@cityu.mo