From the East to the World: Dr. Tan Chao is Invited to Serve as an Editorial Board Member of the American Journal of Art and Design

In December 2025, the internationally renowned American core academic journal in the field of art,American Journal of Art and Design, officially announced that Dr. Tan Chao has been invited to serve as a core editorial board member. This appointment not only marks the cross-disciplinary recognition of Dr. Tan Chao's outstanding achievements in the industrial field by the art and design community but also highlights the breakthrough progress of Chinese scholars in constructing international academic discourse power.

Dr. Tan Chao has long been deeply engaged in the field of art research, having published over 20 SCI papers and been granted more than 10 invention patents. He has won 4 prestigious international industrial art awards, including 1 Red Dot Design Award: Best of the Best (the highest honor in design), 2 Red Dot Design Awards, and 2 iF Design Awards. Additionally, he serves as an editorial board member of a quantitative analysis SCI journal in the United States. His invitation to join the editorial board ofAmerican Journal of Art and Designstems from his pioneering research in the realm of "the integration of art and technology." This cross-disciplinary thinking that combines "hard technology" with "soft art" is highly in line with the journal's advocacy of "interdisciplinary art innovation."

Published by Science Publishing Group,American Journal of Art and Designis an international authoritative journal covering areas such as art theory, design practice, and cultural studies. It adopts a fully open-access model, with an annual publication volume exceeding 200 papers and an impact factor consistently ranking among the top in art journals. Its editorial board consists of scholars from leading institutions including Harvard University, University of the Arts London, and Tsinghua University. Previously, only a few young Chinese scholars have participated as editorial board members. In the appointment statement, the journal's editor-in-chief emphasized, "Dr. Tan Chao's inclusion will strengthen the journal's cutting-edge layout in the directions of 'the technologization of art' and 'the intelligentization of design.' His quantitative analysis methods in intelligent sensing technology can provide new research paradigms for artistic form innovation." It is reported that Dr. Tan will lead the planning of a special issue on "Intelligent Art Systems," focusing on the impacts of artificial intelligence and Internet of Things technologies on artistic creation, dissemination, and reception.

Dr. Tan Chao's cross-disciplinary appointment has drawn widespread attention in the academic community. Professor Junkai from Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan, China, pointed out, "This breakthrough reflects the international academic community's recognition of Chinese scholars' 'dual-track capabilities'—both the focused dedication to technological deepening and the open vision for artistic innovation." As an editorial board member ofAmerican Journal of Art and Design, Professor Huang has promoted design ethics issues through research such as "inclusive design in the context of active aging." His experience provides a cross-disciplinary collaboration model for Dr. Tan's editorial work. It is worth noting that Dr. Tan's academic influence has long transcended traditional disciplinary boundaries. In an interview, Dr. Tan stated, "The integration of art and technology is not merely the application of tools but a revolution in cognitive paradigms. I will promote the establishment of a three-dimensional evaluation system of 'technical feasibility - artistic expressiveness - social impact' in the journal, encouraging researchers to explore the boundaries of artistic innovation with a systems thinking approach."

This appointment is not only an honor for an individual scholar but also reflects the role transformation of Chinese design research in the global academic ecosystem. From being "technology followers" to becoming "rule co-shapers," Chinese scholars represented by Dr. Tan Chao are redefining the symbiotic relationship between art and technology through interdisciplinary practices, injecting Eastern wisdom into global design research.