Peng Lu
PhD student in Human Computer Interaction Design for Future Cars
Politecnico di Milano
Co driving pleasure
Co-driving is a status where car has artificial agency and drive with drivers in future autonomous vehicles.
Sense of agency control
The decrease of sense of agency is argued important for people who hesitate move towards autonomous vehicles.
Driving context
Driving contexts are important as they can influence people’s understanding and needs of co-driving pleasure and sense of agency.
About me
My research activities in brief
I am currently a PhD in Design student at POLIMI with a focus on Automotive User Experience Design.
My research revolves around exploring Automotive UX design strategies to establish meaningful human-car emotional relationships, particularly in light of the trends of autonomous and connected vehicles.
Bio & resume
My academic career summary
Before my PhD research, I obtained MSc degrees in “Product-Service System Design” and “Management Engineering” from PoliMi in These degrees were part of a double degree program that allowed me to merge business and service design knowledge.
Furthermore, I earned a BEng degree in Architecture from China in 2018.
I have a strong passion for learning and expanding my knowledge. To date, I have earned at least 12 Coursera certificates for various courses and specializations. Additionally, I have engaged in several MOOC courses, although I did not obtain certificates for those. These courses have covered diverse topics ranging from Python coding to Circular Economy.
Research
Principal research interests
My research interests span a wide range of areas, including User Experience Design, Service Ecosystem Design, Servitization, and the intersection of Design and Social Science topics.
Before embarking on my PhD journey, I had the opportunity to publish two conference papers. One paper focused on design for socio-technical transition, while the other explored service design for servitization.
Additionally, I participated in a project supported by Tsinghua University (Beijing) to develop the 2020 Service Design Blue Book Report (in Chinese).