Meng-Xun Ho (何孟珣)
Title: Assistant Professor
Research Expertise: User Experience (UX), User Behavior and Decision-Making, Kansei Engineering, Circular Economy, Sustainable Design
Highest Degree: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Email: mengxunho@ntut.edu.tw Ext.: 2822
Website: Sustainable Behavior and Design Lab (SBD Lab) https://sbdlab-tw.com/
Education
- The University of Tokyo Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
- National Cheng Kung University M.S. in Industrial Design, Department of Industrial Design
- Tunghai University B.S. in Industrial Design, Department of Industrial Design
Research Interests
- Peak-End Rule & Product Use Experience
- Sustainable Consumer Behavior & Decision-Making
- Circular Economy & P2P Platform Design
- Kansei Engineering
Professional Experience
- National Taipei University of Technology Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Design August 2026 – Present
- The University of Tokyo Postdoctoral Researcher April 2025 – July 2026
- Yong Yuan Industrial Co., Ltd. Product Designer November 2010 – September 2018
- Kuan Li Machinery Industry Co., Ltd. Mechanical Drafter December 2012 – June 2013
Publications
Journal Articles
- Ho, M.-X., & Yanagisawa, H. (2025). The Value of User-generated Information Exchange in Peer-to-peer Circular Economies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 144811. (SCI, Q1) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.144811
- Ho, M.-X., & Yanagisawa, H. (2023). Design for Well-Being and Sustainability: A Conceptual Framework of the Peer-to-Peer Sharing and Reuse Platform in the Circular Economy. Sustainability, 15(11), 8852. (SCI, Q2) https://doi.org/10.3390/su15118852
- Chen, H. J., & Ho, M. (2021). Integrating the Peak-end Rule and the Kano Model in Assessing the Product-use Process. International Journal of Affective Engineering, 20(3), 171–179. (ESCI) https://doi.org/10.5057/ijae.IJAE-D-21-00003
Conference Proceedings
- Ho, M., & Yanagisawa, H. (2023). Design for Well-being in peer-to-peer circular economy. 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2023), San Francisco, USA.
- Ho, M. (2022). Exploring the well-being components in sharing economy to foster sustainability. 2022 10th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction Workshops and Demos (ACIIW), Nara, Japan. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACIIW57231.2022.10085999
- Ho, M.-X., & Yanagisawa, H. (2022). Potential for well-being in peer-to-peer sharing economy: a systematic review and modeling. 9th International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research (KEER2022), Barcelona, Spain. https://doi.org/10.5821/conference-9788419184849.58
- Li, J., Liu, S., Ho, M., & Li, Z. (2021). Assessing learning performance and using preference of design thinking methods in graduate interdisciplinary online course. Learn X Design 2021: Engaging with challenges in design education, Jinan, China. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs_lxd2021.05.128
- Ho, M., & Chen, H. (2020). Research on emotional fluctuations and satisfaction in the product using process. The International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research (KEER 2020), Tokyo, Japan. (*Best Paper Award)
- Ho, M., & Chen, H. (2019). Apply the peak-end rule to create a curve chart for the product using process. Conference Interdisciplinary Discourses of Qualia, Tainan, Taiwan.
- Ho, M., & Chen, H. (2019). Application of Peak-end rule in research of product use. The International Association of Societies of Design Research Conference (IASDR 2019), Manchester, UK.