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Ting-Jui Chang

Position at VTT

Research Scientist

Research background and current research topics

Co-creating Human-Centered Design in Persuasive Technology
Interaction Design, User Experience Research

Education

Master in Interaction Design, University of Kansas

Work history

• Post-graduate Engineer-Researcher, User System Interaction, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2008 – 2010
  
• Information Specialist, Transportation Engineering Research Center, KU, 2007- 2008
  
• Research Assistant, Healthcare in Architecture, 2006 – 2008
  
• Research and Teaching Assistant, Human Factors & Interaction Design, KU, 2005 – 2008
  
• Student (summer) assistant, Usability weeks (workshops/trainings/conferences), Nielsen Norman Group (NNg), 2008 & 2009
  
• Industrial Designer, SAMPO Co. 2002 - 2003
  

Special competences

• 2010 MobileCHI conference Design Competition 1st place (team), “Behand: Augmented Virtuality Gestural Interaction for Mobile Phones”
  
• 2010 Design Computing and Cognition (DCC’10) Student Scholarship
  
• 2009 MPN scholarship, MEX Conference London, "Enhancing Mobile User Experience in a Multi-platform World"
  
• 2008 National Association for Museum Exhibition(NAME) of American Association of Museum(AAM) Fellowship
  
• 2008 University of Kansas(KU) Graduate Research Award 3rd Place
  
• 2007 Nielsen scholarship, KU
  
• 2005, 06, 07, and 08 International Student Scholarship,
  
• 2005 & 06 Exchange Student Scholarship, KU
  
• 2003 Taipei City Lighting Design Competition/ Professional Large Scale/ 4th Place
  
• 2001 UNESCO 36th International Youth Camp, Taiwan Representative
  
• 2000 Taipei City Student Science Contest / Global Science / 3rd Place
  
• 1999 International Mathematics & Science Qualification / Excellent (96% and 98% percentile internationally)
  
• 1998 Taipei Art Award /Professional Students/ Graphic Design/ 4th Place
  
• 1997 Taiwan National Art Award /Professional Students/ 1st Place
  

Areas of interest

Design, Usability, Human-Centered Technology, Medical innovations, business innovation, international collaborations, smart environments (e.g. museums, hospitals, offices, home and schools), and smart devices.