Dr. Cees de Bont, Full Professor and Head of Industrial Design, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore. He has served as Dean of The School of Design at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2012-2018) and Dean of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology (2005-2012). He has extensive research and management experience in the field of commercial design and creative industry. The School of Design and Creative Arts of Loughborough University which he leads, has world-class scientific research, is a founding member of M5 University Alliance, and is ranked 28th in The QS Arts and Design. Its research in ergonomics, traffic safety, experience design and digital construction has international influence. Professor Cees de Bont has been awarded the 2017 International Conference
on Research into Design (ICoRD) Award for Outstanding Contribution to Design Science and Education. He also chaired the Committee of the School of Social Creative Design at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and served on the Board of the Hong Kong Design Centre. Professor Cees de Bont has participated in the research and curriculum system construction in relation to "Service Design and Business Model".
E-mail：cjde-bont@lboro.ac.uk
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/schools/design-creative-arts/people/cees-de-bont/
