Chiang, Chen-Wei
About
Chiang Chen-Wei holds a Ph.D. in Design Strategy from the Graduate School of Art and Design, Kyushu University, Japan. He has served as a full-time academic researcher at Kyushu University, and is currently an **Assistant Professor** in the Department of Creative Technology and Product Design at **National Taipei University of Business**. In addition, he teaches **Interactive Video Programming and NFT Creation** in the Bachelor’s program at the College of Arts, **National Tsing Hua University**.
He is actively involved in professional associations, serving as **Secretary-General and Board Member** of the *Taiwan Association of Technological Arts*, and as **Executive Director** of the *Taiwan Association of Technological Arts Education*. His main areas of research and practice include **human-computer interaction design**, **new media art**, **user research**, and **blockchain applications**.
Chiang has organized numerous workshops on interactive design and art, with exhibitions spanning **Japan, Korea, Beijing, Czech Republic, Spain, Austria, Canada, Hong Kong, and Taiwan**. His artworks have been presented at international events and prestigious venues such as the **Madrid Contemporary Technology Art Festival**, **SIGGRAPH Asia Art Gallery**, **Tokyo Designers Week**, **National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts**, **National Taiwan Science Education Center**, and the **Taoyuan Arts and Technology Festival**. Under his guidance, students have received recognition including the **K.T. Techno Art Award (Interactive Art, Gold Award)** and the **Asia Digital Art Award**.
In recent years, alongside new media art creation, he has expanded his focus to **blockchain applications and NFT practices**. His expertise lies in designing interactive devices and artworks that integrate **electronic materials and computational technology**, with a dedication to teaching the application of interactive technologies.
At the core of his creative and teaching philosophy is the notion of **“fun”**—believing that playful experiences most effectively evoke childlike wonder and enhance audience engagement. His recent projects explore the **ways organisms exist within urban environments**, addressing how non-human life forms can survive and coexist with humans in increasingly artificial surroundings.
