Po-Hsun Wang

Po-Hsun Wang holds a PhD in Design and serves as Professor, Executive Associate Dean and doctoral supervisor in the Faculty of Innovation and Design at City University of Macau. His research spans visual communication design, urban and rural planning and design, and design culture. He has a longstanding interest in Macau’s city image, environmental colour and cultural heritage conservation. Bringing together design, the arts and humanities, and digital technologies, he explores innovative approaches to urban cultural identity, the perception of historic spaces and the transmission of cultural heritage. His use of eye tracking, virtual reality and environmental perception analysis advances interdisciplinary integration between heritage research and design practice. He also actively promotes academic exchange and collaboration in talent development among universities locally and internationally.

Wang has published widely in Chinese- and English-language academic journals. His authored and co-authored books include Macau: Creative City and Cultural Design; Branding Strategies for Urban and Rural Placemaking: Observations and Reflections from Fieldwork in Taiwan, China; and Artistic Creation through Virtual Reality Experiences of World Heritage Urban Areas. These publications extend his research into urban culture and innovative design. He has led multiple projects supported by the China National Arts Fund and the Science and Technology Development Fund of Macao, covering artistic interpretations of Macau’s city image, virtual reality experiences of cultural heritage, and environmental improvements in historic urban areas. By combining academic research, artistic practice and advanced talent development, he promotes innovative uses of Macau’s cultural resources and contemporary expressions of the city’s cultural value.

Yuan Xiong

Yuan Xiong is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Innovation and Design at City University of Macau. Xiong holds a master’s degree in Cultural Heritage Conservation and a PhD in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. With an academic background spanning landscape design, cultural heritage conservation and art research, Xiong’s work has developed from practical engagement in urban and rural regeneration into research on cultural landscape heritage, museology, art appreciation and the art collecting market. This research examines the interplay between space, art and local culture, exploring interdisciplinary approaches to the preservation, interpretation and contemporary adaptation of cultural heritage.

Xiong combines international academic training with professional experience in art collecting, having worked in art collection research and collection advisory services in Madrid and Shenzhen. Areas of expertise include art appreciation, collection management, and the management of arts and cultural institutions. Xiong has published research on cultural heritage and art analysis in Chinese, English and Spanish. By bringing together cross-cultural perspectives, academic research and professional practice, Xiong seeks to deepen understanding of artistic value and cultural transmission, while broadening perspectives on cultural heritage conservation and art collecting.