Design for Human and Intelligent Agency
Design for Human and Intelligent Agency
As intelligent systems increasingly shape our environments, behaviors, and decision-making, the question of human agency becomes more pressing than ever. This year’s conference especially invites transdisciplinary perspectives to explore how design - integrated with engineering, marketing, psychology, and humanities - can reinforce autonomy, emotional well-being, and ethical engagement in complex socio-technical systems. From theoretical to practical perspectives, we seek contributions that reimagine intelligent futures where humans are not only present - but empowered.
As intelligent systems increasingly shape our environments, behaviors, and decision-making, the question of human agency becomes more pressing than ever. This year’s conference especially invites transdisciplinary perspectives to explore how design - integrated with engineering, marketing, psychology, and humanities - can reinforce autonomy, emotional well-being, and ethical engagement in complex socio-technical systems. From theoretical to practical perspectives, we seek contributions that reimagine intelligent futures where humans are not only present - but empowered.
About NCKU
The Department of Industrial Design aims to create comfortable, safe, and environmentally friendly products and environments. Through courses in humanities, technology, and design, we cultivate professional talents in innovative design. By integrating aesthetics, engineering, and business, we nurture students’ diverse thinking abilities and foster their design concepts. The graduate program is divided into four groups: Integrated Design, Human Factors & Interaction Design, Collaborative Design, and Cognitive & Emotional Experience Design. In addition to teaching and research, the department cooperates with factories for internships, practical design projects, and industry–academia collaborations, striving to align theory with practice to make substantial contributions to the research and development of industrial products in Taiwan.
