Regular biography
Yao Cheng is a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science at Zhejiang University. Their research interests include Industrial Design, Information Product Design, Interaction Design, and Business Design. As a doctoral supervisor, they contribute to academic and research activities within the university. Their personal homepage provides access to their publications, courses, and lab information. For further details, visit their profile page at https://person.zju.edu.cn/en/yaoch.
Scholar-generated biography
Cheng Yao is a researcher at Zhejiang University with expertise in Design Methods, Innovation Design, and Interaction Design. His work focuses on developing co-creative systems that support children's learning and creativity through technology. Notable projects include StoryDrawer, a child-AI collaborative drawing system for storytelling, and Mathkingdom, a voice-guided game for teaching mathematical language. Yao also explores low-fidelity prototyping methods, such as Weavemesh and Papercut, and investigates haptic interaction through devices like Flowglove. His research emphasizes tangible, multi-sensory tools for enhancing children's literacy, food habits, and biodiversity learning, often integrating AI and digital fabrication techniques.