AI-Fashion Lab.
Research Field
Dr. Wei-Her Hsieh graduated from Fu-Jen Catholic University and pursued a Master's degree in Art at Nottingham Trent University in the UK. After completing his studies, he returned to Taiwan and took up a position as a full-time lecturer in the Department of Fashion Design at Shu-Te University. To further contribute to the fields of education and academia, he dedicated his spare time to preparing for the Ministry of Education's Public Scholarship Examination in Design. He hoped to study abroad again to delve deeper into his past experiences in design practice and teaching research, and to bring back broader international experiences that could help inspire students with a wider perspective and global outlook in future teaching endeavors. Finally, he was awarded the Ministry of Education's public scholarship in 2002. He later graduated with a Ph.D. from the School of Design at the University of Leeds, focusing his doctoral thesis on the theme "How to Bridge the Gap Between Designers and Industry," a topic he believes is highly significant in design management.
In 2018, he presented his research at the 15th International Symposium on Pervasive Systems, Algorithms, and Networks (I-SPAN 2018), and he is currently using artificial intelligence to detect fashion trends in University Students' Attire. Besides teaching, he has organized several exhibitions and applied for various projects, striving to extend and integrate design into multimedia applications for artistic creation or industrial design. In 2017, he was invited to the Taichung Cultural and Creative Industries Park: Space Petri Dish, Cultural and Creative Alliance Art Exchange Exhibition, and in 2011, he was invited to the Kaohsiung International Han Character Arts Festival, where he showcased an interactive digital art installation titled "The Wearable Telematic Dress."
His research emphasizes the integration of cross-disciplinary advantages, covering fields such as interactive design, creative product design, lifestyle product design, cultural and creative industries, digital content, and industrial economics. He collaborates with graduate students on technology development and theoretical validation, and engages in international academic exchanges and research with Professor Tom Cassidy at the Visual Communication Centre, University of Leeds, to broaden students' international perspectives and enhance the development of subsequent research and practical applications. Additionally, through cross-disciplinary exchanges and collaborative projects, he aims to realize the new concepts and effectiveness of the UK's integrated creative industries.
Fashion design is not only an art but also a discipline closely related to society and culture. Traditional methods of analyzing fashion trends often rely on surveys and street observations, which are time-consuming and subjective. With the development of artificial intelligence and big data technologies, applying object detection techniques to attire analysis can enhance efficiency and provide more objective and comprehensive data. This project aims to bring new opportunities to fashion design research through technological innovation.
- Object Detection
- Big Data Applications
- Textile Material Development
- Creative Design on Fabric
- Digital Archiving and Value-Added Applications
- Machine Learning on Indigenous and Hakka Clothing Cultural and Creative Industries
- Fashion Industry Analysis
2024 As principal investigator, received 1 grants for NT$ 0.22 million subsidized by Taiwan's Ministry of Education (MoE) in Taiwan Experience Education Program (TEEP)
2019 Awarded the Excellent Work Prize at the 12th Association of Asia Network Beyond Design (ANBD), selected from four Asian cities (Tianjin, Taipei, Seoul, Kyoto).
2019 Received as an Outstanding Teacher for Innovative Teaching Materials in "Innovative Education and PBL" Case Teaching at Asia University for the 2018-2019 academic year.
2018 W. Hsieh and M. A. Hann, Design Fundamentals – A Workshop Presented in English to Undergraduate Fashion Students at Asia University (Taichung, Taiwan), I-SPAN 2018, The 15th International Symposium on Pervasive Systems, Algorithms and Networks
2017 WEI-HER HSIEH, SHIH-YUN LU, HISTORICAL REVIEW OF E-TEXTILE AND WEARABLE COMPUTER─APPLICATION QR-CODE ON THE SURFACE PATTERN DESIGN OF SOCKS, SOItmC & Riga Technical University 2017 Conference, June 15 - 18, 2017 / Riga Technical University, Latvia
2016 Wei-her Hsieh, Basic Stages of the Textile and Apparel Design Process: the design process of textiles and fashion, 2016 KSBDA International Fall Conference & Exhibition
2016 Collaborated with the Industrial Technology Research Institute to develop the world’s first pair of socks with a traceable history (including a QR code), which was shortlisted for the 2016 RedDot Design Award.
2016 Awarded the Excellent Work Prize at the 9th Association of Asia Network Beyond Design (ANBD), selected from four Asian cities (Tianjin, Taipei, Seoul, Tokyo).
2016 Received as an Outstanding Teacher for Case-Based Innovative Teaching Materials at Asia University in 2016.
2015 Granted Taiwan Utility Model Patent No. M511052 for a selfie stick with a built-in supplementary light, with the patent valid from 2015 to 2025.
- Doctor of Design, PhD, school of design, Department of Textile, University of Leeds , 2004-2007
- Master of Art, Dept. of Fashion & Textile, The Nottingham Trent University, 1997-1998
- Bachelor of Science, Dept. of Textile & Clothing, Fu-Jen Catholic University , Taiwan, 1990-1994
2 Vacancies
Job Description
- 3-month working period.
- Monthly stipend: NT$ 30,000 (approximately US$1,000).
- Onsite position at National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.
Preferred Intern Education Level
Current Bachelor’s, Master’s student or above degree, or recent graduate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Fashion, or related fields preferred.
Skill sets or Qualities
- Utilize Object detection tools such as YoloV8, PyTorch, Python, Matlab and LabVIEW for research and development projects.
- Contribute to applying artificial intelligence in Object detection with fashion projects.
- Organize and analyze research data using the MS Office Suite, particularly Excel.
- Manage time effectively and efficiently while working in the lab.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Proficiency in English with minimum scores of TOEFL (iBT) 71, TOEFL (CBT) 197, IELTS 5.5, or TOEIC 750.