Dr Lou Yongqi is the dean and full professor of the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University, the Executive Vice Director of Sino-Finnish Centre of Tongji University, and the visiting professor at the School of Art, Design and Architecture of Aalto University in Finland His main research focuses on social design and sustainable design. He plays an active role in promoting interdisciplinary sustainable design education, research and practice internationally. Lou currently serves as the vice president of CUMULUS, Alta Scuola Politecnica, DESIS, and Design Issues, among others. His latest book is Design Harvests: An acupunctural design approach toward sustainability, published by MistraUrbanFutures in Sweden. His works have been exhibited in the Design Museum of Helsinki, the Triennale Design Museum in Milano, and among other prestigious institutions.