Tseng, Yuan-Chi
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Tseng Yuan-Chi |
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Ph.D., Informatics/Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK |
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Human-Centered AI |
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Yuan-Chi Tseng is a Professor of HCAI Design at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU). His research focuses on human-centered artificial intelligence (AI) design, aiming to advance holistic digital health that supports physical, mental, and well-being, while fostering innovation in team-based and community collaboration. He is the founder and director of the inclusive inter-intelligence Design Lab (iiiD-Lab), and also serves as a faculty member of the interdisciplinary AIMS Fellows Program.
Within NTHU, He also plays a key role in promoting design-oriented and digital transformation education. He currently serves as the convener of the "Innovative Design Program" and the Admissions Committee Convener for the Innovative and Design Group of the Tsing Hua Interdisciplinary Program.
Yuan-Chi Tseng's academic background and research interests are situated at the convergence of Design, the Humanities and Society, and Interactive Technology and Science. He previously held appointments at UCLIC, UCL (visiting professor, Feb 2023–Aug 2023), IEEM, NTHU (jointly appointed associate professor, Aug 2019–current), Service Science, NTHU (associate professor, Aug 2018–Jan 2024), Industrial Design, NCKU (assistant/associate professor, 2011–2018), Vision Science, SKERI (Rachel C. Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010–2011), Psychology, UIUC (post-doc, USA, 2008–2010), and Yale School of Medicine (visitor scholar in Professor Chiang-Shan Ray Li's lab, 2010).
Yuan-Chi Tseng is currently a Senior Editor (2025.01~present) for the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS). Previously, he served as an Associate Editor from 2023.06 to 2024.12.
<<Research and Design Interest>>
Yuan-Chi Tseng established the Inclusive Inter-Intelligence Design Lab (iiiD-Lab) with the explicit aim of developing systems and technologies that conscientiously embrace a spectrum of intelligences, encompassing human intelligence, artificial intelligence (AI), and potentially other diverse forms. As a committed researcher and designer specializing in human-computer interaction, human-AI interaction, psychology and social science, he is passionately dedicated to advancing these fields. His primary focus is on the development of human-centered AI and the design of technologies, tools, service systems to promote inclusive in digital health, enhance creative team collaboration, improve human-AI interaction, and optimize user experience and utility.
His design primarily aims to facilitate communication and collaboration among various stakeholders and professionals through technology to provide better services and meet the comprehensive needs of individuals, communities, and society. Due to his interdisciplinary academic efforts, his research findings have been in top journals and international conferences across various fields including human-computer interaction, medical informatics, artificial intelligence, experimental and cognitive psychology, behavioral neuroscience, medicine, neurology, educational sciences, among others.
<<Honors and Awards>>
• National Tsing Hua University Outstanding Talent Development Fund – Outstanding Research Award (2025), Excellent Research Award (2026)
• Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society (2024)
• ACM CSCW 2023 Award - Recognition for Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion
• Best Paper Award (TAICHI 2019, 2017, 2016)
• Ta-You Wu Memorial Award (2017)
• Best Poster Award of Annual Research Outcome - The Most Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) Program (2017)
• MOST Research Project for Excellent Junior Research Investigators (2015)
• Best Presentation Award – 3rd International Conference on Serviceology (ICServe2015)
• E-Read, Winner of the Year, NSC Concept Design of Future Products Project (2013)
• A Visual-Based Audio Presentation and Hearing Assistant Device, Winner of the Year, NSC Concept Design of Future Products Project (2013)
• Ministry of Education Award (2011)