Hongyan

Hong Yan is a professor at the Fashion Design and Engineering Department, Soochow University and also the executive director of the Jiangsu Provincial University Joint Laboratory for International Cooperation in Sustainable Textile Materials and Engineering. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA). He was introduced to Soochow University through the China Postdoctoral International Exchange Program in 2018. In 2021, he was also selected as a Young Talent awarded by China Association for Science and Technology. He is currently a member of the China Technology Entrepreneurship Association Manufacturing Innovation and Entrepreneurship Working Committee, China Fashion Technology Innovation Alliance, and China Fashion and Textile Artificial Intelligence Alliance. He is serving as the editorial board member of Industria Textile and  Journal of Textiles, and the guest editor of Sustainability. He is also the EMBA tutor of Newton Business School. In 2018,  he obtained triple-doctoral degrees in Automation and Production from the University of Lille (France), Industry Engineering from the Technical University of Iasi (Romania), and Fashion Design and Engineering from Soochow University (China) from the Erasmus Munds Joint Doctoral Program in Sustainable Management and Design of Textiles. He realized his MA degree in Fashion and Textile Design from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2014. His BENG degree is in Fashion Design and Engineering, obtained from Soochow University. He once worked as a researcher and postdoctoral fellow at GEMTex, the French Laboratory of Textile Engineering.

His main research interests are Intelligent Industrial (Fashion) Design and Engineering, and Sustainable Design and Management for Fashion. He has presided over more than ten scientific research projects such as the EU Horizon 2020 plan and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and more than ten industrial projects. He has published more than 100 papers. The published more than 30 SCI papers with the first/corresponding author. Currently, he is a reviewer for more than ten international journals such as Knowledge-based Systems (IF:8.038) and Artificial Intelligence Review (IF:8.139). As a major expert, invited by the China Fashion Association, he participated in the writing of the White Paper on Scientific and Technological Innovation in China's Apparel Industry. Collaborated with Shanghai Fashion Week, he is also one of the major authors of the Report on Research on China's Sustainable Fashion Consumers. His research results have won the Gold Award of the European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation and the Gold Award of INVENTICA 2016 awarded by the Nationa Institute of Inventics, Romania, and the Best Paper Award of FLINS2016.

In terms of industrial practice and cooperation, he translates his expertise into scalable solutions through industrial and governmental collaborations. In 2014, he was invited to release his works at Hong Kong Fashion Week. In 2017, he was selected for the French Maisons de Mode Designer Incubation Program. For three consecutive years, he was fully funded by the French government to release his works during Paris Fashion Week. His works were also exhibited in 48H Maisons de Mode in France, Riga Fashion Week in Latvia, Nanjing Cheongsam Museum, FashionTech Day in France,  etc. He is a consultant for several international brands, including Carlin (France), Kering Group (France), the Chanel Group (France), the LECTRA (France), Martin Grant (France), and Enwis (China). Design works have been reported by a number of international fashion magazines such as 《Harper's Bazaar》 and 《L’OFFICIEL》.

Research Interest 1: Intelligent Industrial (Fashion) Design and Engineering

Research Interest 2: Sustainable Design and Management for Fashion

Undergraduate: 

Introduction to Fashion Innovation Design Thinking

Sustainable Fashion Design and Management

Fashion Buyer

Postgraduate: 

Apparel Kansei Engineering

Textile and Apparel Artificial Intelligence

Instruct students to participate in the competition:

Instructed students to win awards in many design competitions, including: National University Digital Art Design Competition (NCDA Competition for Future Designers), Jiangsu Internet + Competition, Huichuang Youth Shanghai University Student Cultural and Creative Works Exhibition, LILY Business Fashion East Hua Cup Chinese College Students' Clothing Dimensional Cutting Design Competition, Oriental Cup · China Women's Wear Design Competition, Nanshan Zhishang Cup China Dress Design Competition, Jiangsu Fashion College Student Design Competition, etc.

Externally Granted Research Projects 

European Erusmus Munds Joint Doctoral Program, European Commission 

Customized Garment Design System For Elderly People Or Persons With Physical Disabilities From Body Scan Data (100, 000 Euro, PI) 

Maisons de Mode, National Design Talent Program, France 

Development of A Sustainable Fashion Brand (25, 000 Euro/Year, PI) 

EU Horizontal Line 2020 Program, European Commission 

A Knowledge-based business model for small series fashion products by integrating customized innovative services in big data environment (Fashion Big Data Business Model) (3,760,000 Euro) 

United Fashion Exchange Program, European Commission 

Riga Fashion Week Project (1, 000 Euro, PI)
International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program (Ministry of Education of PRC), China 

Development of an Intelligent Knowledge-Based Personalized Garment DesignSupport System for People with AtypicalMorphology (600,000 CNY, PI) 

Jiangsu Post-doctoral Research Grant Scheme, China 

Quantitative Analysis and Modeling of Fashion Design Knowledge Based on Case-Based Reasoning and Sensory Engineering (20,000 CNY, PI) 

National Science Foundation of China 

Quantitative Research on the Mechanism of Perceptual Cognition of Garment Style under Multiple Psychological Effects (240,000 CNY, PI) 

Chinese Post-doctoral Research Grant Scheme 

Quantitative Analysis and Modeling of Fashion Design Knowledge Based on Case-Based Reasoning and Sensory Engineering (100,000 CNY, PI) 

Scientific Research Project of Fiber Materials and Products for Emergency Protection and Public Safety, National Advanced Functional Fiber Innovation Center 

Research and development of MOFs based comfortable long-term filtering PP melt blown material and its application in personal protective equipment (200,000 CNY, PI)

Industrial Projects

Chanel company 1927 ancient skirt restoration project (host) (2018-2019)

Shanghai Garment Group Sustainable Fashion Space Creation Project (Host) (2019-2020)

French MartinGrant Brand Upgrade Project (Host) (2018-2019)

French Freshman Luxury Incubation Program (Host) (2018-2021)

Riga Fashion Week in Latvia (Host) (2018-2021)

Martin Grant Brand Upgrade Project (Host) (2019-2020)

Technology Development of Intelligent Assembly System for Logistics Sorting Line (Host) (2020-2021)

Development of Smart Marketing Integrated E-commerce System Software (Host) (2020-2021)

Technical Development of Visual Inspection System for Photomask Surface Quality (Host) (2020-2021)

Design and development of high-precision rapid prototyping injection mold based on virtual modeling technology (in charge) (2021-2022)

Chia Tai Knitting Fashion Space Design (Host) (2021-2022)

Xinyuan Brand Sustainable Transformation and Upgrade Project (Host) (2020-2021)

Easy brand sustainable transformation and upgrading project (host) (2019-2020)

Sustainable Fashion Technology Consulting Project (Host) (2019-2020)

Popular Trend Mining Based on Social Network Big Data and Its Application in Lace Product Development (2022-2023)

(Fisrst Author/Corresponding Author)

1. Hong, Y., Zeng, X., Wang, Y., Bruniaux, P., & Chen, Y. (2018). CBCRS: An open case-based color recommendation system. Knowledge-Based Systems, 141, 113-128. (SCI一区TOP，IF: 8.038)

2. Y. Hong, T. Wu, X. Zeng, Y. Wang, W. Yang and Z. Pan. (2019). Knowledge-Based Open Performance Measurement System (KBO-PMS) for a Garment Product Development Process in Big Data Environment. IEEE Access, 7, 129910-129929. (SCI二区TOP，IF: 3.367)

3. Chen, L. L., Lou, L. Q., Liu, C. Y., & Hong, Y*. (2021). Color tunable luminescent cellulose acetate nanofibers functionalized by CuI-based complexes.Cellulose,28(3), 1421-1430. (SCI二区TOP，IF: 5.044)

4. Hong, Y.; Liu, C.; Cao, X.; Chen, Y.; Chen, C.; Chen, Y.; Pan, Z. Process Evaluation of the Metal-Organic Frameworks for the Application of Personal Protective Equipment with Filtration Function. Polymers 2018, 10, 1386. (SCI三区，IF: 4.329)

5. Hong, Y., Zeng, X., Bruniaux, P., & Liu, K. (2017). Interactive virtual try-on based three-dimensional garment block design for disabled people of scoliosis type. Textile Research Journal, 87(10), 1261-1274.(SCI二区，IF: 1.82)

6. Hong, Y., Bruniaux, P., Zeng, X., Curteza, A., & Liu, K. (2018). Design and evaluation of personalized garment block for atypical morphology using the knowledge-supported virtual simulation method. Textile Research Journal, 88(15), 1721–1734. (SCI二区，IF: 1.82)

7. Hong, Y., Zeng, X., Bruniaux, P., Chen, Y., & Zhang, X. (2018). Development of a new knowledge-based fabric recommendation system by integrating the collaborative design process and multi-criteria decision support. Textile Research Journal, 88(23), 2682–2698. (SCI二区，IF: 1.82)

8. Hong, Y., Zeng, X., Bruniaux, P., Curteza, A., Stelian, M., & Chen, Y. (2018). Garment opening position evaluation using kinesiological analysis of dressing activities: case study of physically disabled people with scoliosis (PDPS). Textile Research Journal, 88(20), 2303–2318. (SCI二区，IF: 1.82) 9. Zhang, J., Zeng, X., Dong, M., & Hong, Y*. (2021). Garment recommendation in an e-shopping environment by using a Markov Chain and Complex Network integrated method.Textile Research Journal, 00405175211021442. (SCI二区，IF: 1.82)

10. Hong, Y., Bruniaux, P., Zeng, X., Liu, K., Curteza, A., & Chen, Y. (2018). Visual-simulation-based personalized garment block design method for physically disabled people with scoliosis (PDPS). Autex Research Journal, 18(1), 35-45. (SCI三区，IF: 1.375)

11. Abtew, M. A., Kumari, A., Babu, A., & Hong, Y. (2020). Statistical analysis of standard allowed minute on sewing efficiency in apparel industry.Autex Research Journal,20(4), 359-365. (SCI三区，IF: 1.375)

12. Hong, Y., Bruniaux, P., Zeng, X., & Dong, M. (2017). Virtual reality-based collaborative design method for designing customized garment for disabled people with scoliosis. International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, 29(2), 226-237. (SCI四区，IF: 0.969)

13. Hong, Y., Zeng, X., Bruniaux, P., Liu, K., Chen Y., Framework of Consumer Perceived Value On Fashion Products For Female College Students In France. Industria Textila. 2018, 69(6), 495-501. (SCI四区，IF: 0.784)

14. Hong, Y., Zeng X, Bruniaux P, Liu K, Chen Y. Collaborative 3D-To-2D Tight-Fitting Garment Pattern Design Process for Scoliotic People. FIBRES & TEXTILES in Eastern Europe, 2017; 25, 5(125): 113-117. (SCI四区，IF: 1.045)

15. Hong, Y., Bruniaux, P., Zhang J., Liu K., Dong M., Chen Y. Application of 3D-TO-2D garment design for atypical morphology: a design case for physically disabled people with scoliosis. Industria Textila, 2018, 69(1), 59-64. (SCI四区，IF: 0.784)

16. Hong, Y., Chen, Y., Pan, ZJ., Chen, Y. A Conceptual Wearable Monitoring System for Physiological Indices and Clothing Microclimate Measurement. International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, 29(2), 226-237. (SCI四区，IF: 0.969)

17. Ling, X., Hong, Y.*, & Pan, Z. (2020). Development of a dress design knowledge base (DDKB) based on sensory evaluation and fuzzy logic.International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology. (SCI四区，IF: 0.969)

18. Fang YU, Yan HONG. Development of A Hat Style Recognition System Based on Image Processing and Deep Learning. Industria Textila (Accepted). (SCI四区，IF: 0.784)

19. Abtew, M. A., Boussu, F., Bruniaux, P., & Hong, Y. (2021). Dynamic Impact Surface Damage Analysis of 3D Woven Para-Aramid Armour Panels Using NDI Technique.Polymers,13(6), 877. ((SCI三区，IF: 4.329))

20. Lili Chen, Yan Hong. Research on the Application of Collaborative Learning in the Practice Teaching of Garment 3D Virtual Fitting. Industria Textila (Accepted). (SCI四区，IF: 0.784)

21. Hong, Y., Xue, Z., Liu, C., & Dai, X. (2020). Development of Mask Design Knowledge Base Based on Sensory Evaluation and Fuzzy Logic. Autex Research Journal, 1. (SCI三区，IF: 1.375)

22. Chen, Y., Bruniaux, P., Sun, Y., & Hong, Y*. (2020). Modelization and identification of medical compression stocking: Part 2–3D interface pressure modelization.Textile Research Journal,90(19-20), 2184-2197. (SCI二区，IF: 1.82)

23. Xie, X.; Hong, Y.*; Zeng, X.; Dai, X.; Wagner, M. A Systematic Literature Review for the Recycling and Reuse of Wasted Clothing. Sustainability 2021, 13(24), 13732. (SCI三区&SSCI，IF: 3.251)

24. Yu, F., Liu, C., Hong Y.*, Development of a hat style recognition system based on image processing and machine learning. Industria Textila. 2022, 73(2), 204-212. (SCI四区，IF: 0.784)

Books

1. Fashion Introduction (Associate Editor, China Textile Publishing House),

2. Sustainable Design and Management of Apparel (Editor-in-Chief, China Textile Publishing House)

3. Hong, Y., Zeng, X., Bruniaux, P., & Chen, Y. (2018, May). Evaluation of Fashion Design Using Artificial Intelligence Tools. In Artificial Intelligence for Fashion Industry in the Big Data Era. Springer, Cham. (DOI10.1007/978-981-13-0080-6_12)

Patents

Hong Yan et al. A fluorescent textile and its preparation method [Invention], Patent No. CN202011523034.0

Hong Yan et al. Fluorescent fiber material and its preparation method [Invention], patent number CN202110099739.2

7. Second Prize of Textile Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award of China National Textile and Apparel Council

The research direction of the research group is the research on the intersection of fashion and other disciplines. The research group can recruit Postgraduate students with backgrounds in mathematics, computer science, fashion design, fashion engineering, automation, management and other disciplines. The research group has projects that can jointly train doctoral students with the ENSAIT (France) and the French National Laboratory of Textile Engineering (GEMTEX). Interested students are welcome to inquire.