Dosun Shin is a Professor and Head of Industrial Design program in The Design School at Arizona State University in the U.S. He holds a BFA in Industrial Design and received a MFA degree in Industrial Design from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in August 2003.

Prof. Shin started his design practice from 1999 working both in design consultancies and corporations. Since he arrived at ASU in 2004, he has continued to grow as a design practitioner, researcher, and educator in the discipline of Industrial Design to drive new product innovation through transdisciplinary collaborations.

The research Professor Shin has undertaken at Arizona State University is informed by his professional experience and expertise in the area of product design and development. His research activities center on the “humanization of technology”, which seeks to examine current or emerging technologies for responsible product applications with a focus on users who often have been overlooked by the marketplace.

He teaches senior and graduate Industrial Design studios, CAD (Computer-aided-design) courses, and digital design technologies.

He has published 40 peer-reviewed articles and received 16 research grants from U.S government agencies, universities, and industries since he arrived at ASU in 2004. He is also the winner of 24 design awards and holds 4 U.S patents.