Ms. Lai-yin QIN, Assistant Professor (of Product Design) at the Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, is a graduate from University of Arts London (Central Saint Martins) BA(Hons) Product Design in 2012. She obtained a MPhil in Biomedical Engineering from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2016. She has also worked with various teams as Design Manager / Director in Europe, China and Hong Kong in the past 10 years. Her early work belongs to the medical field, where she applied human-centred design to hospital equipment, medicine processors and portable/domestic healthcare devices. Combining design and engineering, She further define her visions in various innovation projects such as the astronauts’ landing chair, an exoskeleton and smart insoles for rehabilitation, intelligent homes, and UX for fintech start-ups. She experienced entrepreneurship with two of her classmates in 2014–16 by being the runners-up in the Hong Kong and National Challenge Cups; with the support from HKSTP’s incubation programmes, they were able to bring some of the patented prototypes to market. QIN is a Professional Member of the Hong Kong Designers Association; Executive Member of the Hong Kong Sports for Hope Foundation; and Council Member, Design & Technology Development, Hong Kong Gusu Economy Technology and Culture Association.