Members in Clusters & Modules

Health and Medical Design

Mission & Vision of Modules

  • SThe mission of this research module is ``Aiming to solve innovative and practical problems in the medical and wellbeing field through a co-creative approach of human-centered design with people involved in the medical and wellbeing fields in countries in Asia and Oceania.'' It is something. This research module is an expanded version of the Strategic Medical Design Module, which has been ongoing since 2021, and will advance research related to well-being design in a wide range of fields, including care settings, in addition to the medical field. Understand the process of discovering and solving design issues in the medical and well-being fields: 1) Practical research on design and methodology to solve problems 2) Developing human resources who can carry out and demonstrate the objectives 3) Outreach of education and research content through symposiums and social implementation

Module Head

「写真:Naoshige AKITA」

Naoshige AKITA

Associate Professor, Faculty of Design

- Specialty -
Design Engineering, Inclusive Design, Interior Design, Product Design, Science of design,

Module Members

Yasuyuki HIRAI, Professor
Faculty of Design
Hiroyuki MATSUGUMA, Associate Professor
Faculty of Design
Kuriko KUDO, Lecturer
Kyushu University Hospital
Ryoichi TAMURA, Professor
Faculty of Design
Yangfang Zhang, Associate Professor
Faculty of Design
Melanie Sarantou, Professor
Faculty of Design
Shunta TOMIMATSU, Assistant Professor
Faculty of Design
Nopphol Pausawasdi, Assistant Professor
Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand
Miaosen Gong, Associate Professor
School of Design, Jiangnan University, China
Mira Alhonsuo, Lecturer
Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Finland