Hi, I'm Xingting. Designer, researcher, and illustrator.
I'm a PhD candidate at the School of Design and Architecture,
Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne).
My research focuses on participatory design with older adults
in residential aged care — exploring crafting, gardening, and outdoor
ecological discovery as pathways to wellbeing and connection.
🌿Researching how older adults engage with nature, technology, and creative practice in aged care settings.
🤖Curious about speculative design, design fiction, and how AI changes design pedagogy.
PhD in Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
Supervised by Prof. Sonja Pedell, Prof. Leon Sterling & Dr. Diego Munoz Saez.
Supported by ARC full scholarship.
Prior
Master's degree in Fine Arts & School of Design, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Prior
Bachelor's degree, Art Academy, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China.
Latest News
Apr 2026
Revising Teaching Beyond the Tool Metaphor — targeting Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (submission Sept 2026).
Mar 2026
Paper accepted: Warm Steward: Intergenerational GenAI Learning in Chinese Families (IJHCI, manuscript HIHC-8-2025-6074.R1). 🎉
Feb 2026
Volunteering with ACVVS (Aged Care Visiting Volunteers Service) in Melbourne — exploring autoethnographic research directions from this experience.
Jan 2026
Peer reviewing for a pedestrian trust / FAV study (PLS-SEM + fsQCA) and an employee performance paper (ANT + longitudinal design).
Revising Teaching Beyond the Tool Metaphor for Humanities & Social Sciences Communications special collection "Art and Design in the Age of AI".
Mar 2026
Warm Steward paper accepted at IJHCI. Corresponding with production editor on LaTeX formatting and author contributions.
Feb 2026
Volunteering with ACVVS; exploring autoethnographic research potential from the experience.
Jan 2026
Completed peer review for MinArt AI learning assistant paper (PLS-SEM + ANN + NCA).
Dec 2025
Study 3 thesis writing underway (Martin Luther Homes / Hedwig House outdoor ecological discovery). Materials described: garden map, nature cards, birdsong iPad, preference-ranking booklet.
Nov 2025
Produced Xiaohongshu academic content cards (warm aesthetic) for Grant & Booth (2009) and Mulhall (2003).
Oct 2025
Started mobile art teaching venture in Melbourne — drawing lessons for adults and children.
Research
My work sits at the intersection of participatory design, human-AI interaction, and design education. I work with older adults, design students, and families navigating technology together.
Warm Steward: Intergenerational GenAI Learning in Chinese Families
International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction · 2026 · Accepted
GenAIFamilyThematic AnalysisCASA Theory
Teaching Beyond the Tool Metaphor: Speculative Design Pedagogy in the Age of AI
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications · In preparation · Target Sept 2026
Speculative DesignDesign FictionPedagogyReflexive TA
MinArt AI: A GenAI-Powered Learning Assistant for Art Design Students
Education and Information Technologies · Under review
AI EducationPLS-SEMANNNCA
Participatory Design with Older Adults in Residential Aged Care: Crafting, Gardening, and Outdoor Ecological Discovery
PhD Thesis · Swinburne University of Technology · In progress
Participatory DesignAged CareStudy 1–3
Pedestrian Trust in Fully Autonomous Vehicles
Under review · PLS-SEM + fsQCA · VR experiment
FAVTrustfsQCAHuman Factors
Illustration & Art
Alongside research, I maintain a drawing practice — hand-drawn maps, character design (人设), botanical and nature illustration, and editorial work. I also run mobile drawing lessons in Melbourne.
