Hi. 你好. Ni-hao. I’m Yuxiang Zhai.
I'm a researcher and designer. I'm currently focusing on Participatory Design, which empowers older adults through co-speculation. In my previous works, I have explored how the strengths and experiences of older adults are highlighted and stimulated in collaborations with designers.
As participants in the design process, older adults act as the "experts" of their communities. Through the “Critique" and "Envision" emphasized in Speculative Design, a platform for imaginative discourse could be created to conceptualize possibilities for the future digital aging society through the lens of these older individuals' experiences.
I’m in the third year of my Ph.D at The Future Laboratory of Tsinghua University, mentored by Professor Jeung Jihong from the Research Center for Aging User Experience and Service System Design (AeX).
Since February 2025, I have been a Visiting PhD Student in Design Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, supervised by Professor John Vines.
Feel free to come and have fun with me :)
E-mail me: diyx22@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn/ s2771985@ed.ac.ukWelcome, check my CV here
publications
2025
Hear Us, then Protect Us: Navigating Deepfake Scams and Safeguard Interventions with Older Adults through Participatory Design CHI ’25 (To appear)
Yuxiang Zhai, Xiao Xue, Zekai Guo, Tongtong Jin, Yuting Diao and Jihong Jeung
Exploring Wearable Design for Emotional Health and Well-Being during Menopause: Perspectives and Design Opportunities CHI LBW’25 (To appear)
Weiwei Zhang, Bao Han, Chengyang Li, Yuxiang Zhai, Jie Liu and Jiangtao Gong
Physiological and Behavioral Analysis Based Multimodal Evaluation of Older Adults' Experience with Kitchen Appliances HCII’2025 (To appear)
Cheng Xue, Liu Minghui, Yuxiang Zhai, Jiachen Du, Xinyi Fu
2024
Exploring Older Adults' Reminiscing with ChatGPT and Text-to-Image Technology ASSETS ’24
Yuxiang Zhai, Jiawen Zhang, and Jihong Jeung
2023
From Lab to Virtual: Comparing Real and AI-Generated User Interviews in Home Appliance Evaluation ChineseCHI’23
Cheng Xue, Liu Minghui, and Yuxiang Zhai