Zhang Lei 张磊

ZHANG Lei, PhD, is a tenured full professor and doctoral supervisor at the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University. He currently serves as the Vice Dean of the College of Design and Innovation, Vice Dean of the Shanghai International College of Design and Innovation, Chief Expert of the Major Special Project on Philosophy and Social Sciences with Chinese Characteristics funded by the Ministry of Education, Director of the Art and Design (Undergraduate) Major, Head of the Design History and Theory (Master's) Program, Director of the Research Center for Design Education and Pedagogy, and Executive Deputy Director of the Experimental Teaching Center. He is also a member of the Degree Assessment Sub-committee for Design and Arts and for Mechanical Engineering and a member of the Design Discipline Committee at Tongji University. He also holds positions as the Vice Chair of the China Creativity Society, Council Member of the China Society for Anthropology of Arts, and Executive Vice Dean of the Shanghai Youth Institute of Design and Innovation. His research focuses on design history and design culture, and in recent years, he has expanded his work to include K-12 design education research and promotion. He has led 5 national and provincial-level projects, published 5 books, and authored over 70 papers in leading Chinese and international academic journals. He has served as the General Coordinator of the Pan-Tongji Design Week, Chair of the "Emerging Practices" Conference on Design Education and Research, and Co-Curator of the World Design Cities Conference Theme Exhibition, and has been deeply involved in the preparation of the World Design Cities Conference (WDCC, 2022–2026).

He recruits doctoral and master's students in design history, design education, data science and knowledge engineering, and full-time postdoctoral researchers in related fields on an ongoing basis.