Ken Nah

현 홍익대학교 IDAS국제디자인전문대학원 디자인경영학과 교수현 IDTC 국제 디자인 트렌드 센터 센터 장 세계디자인수도서울2010 총감독 디자인혁신센터장 제 43회 한국산업디자인전람회 심사위원 2005 광주 디자인비엔날레 추진기획위원 2008 서울디자인올림픽 콘퍼런스 논문 심사위원미국 터프츠대학 공업디자인 박사 / KAIST공학In 1983, Ken Nah received his B.A. from Hanyang University, South Korea, majoring in Industrial Engineering. His interest in human factors/ergonomics led him to pursue a Master’s Degree from Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (KAIST) in 1985, and in 1996 he was conferred his Ph.D. in engineering design from Tufts University. Dr. Nah is also a USA certified professional ergonomist (CPE). From 2002 to 2006, he was the Dean of the International Design School for Advanced Studies (IDAS). Currently, Dr. Nah is a Professor of Design Management and is also the Director of the Human and Experience Research (HER) Lab at IDAS. He has also held the post of Director at the International Design Trend Center (IDTC) since 2002. Dr. Nah was the Director General of “World Design Capital Seoul 2010.” Apart from teaching, he is the Vice President of Korea Association of Industrial Designers (KAID), Ergonomics Society of Korea (ESK), and Korea Institute of Design Management (MIDM) as well as the Chairman of Design and Brand Committee of the Korea Consulting Association (KCA). He also is author of 6 books on Design, Design Thinking, and Ergonomics published in Korea, Taiwan, and China.