The technologies applied in design studies vary from basic theories to more application-based systems, and intelligence engineering techniques, such as computer-aided industrial design, human factor design, and greenhouse design, also play a significant role in design science. Intelligence engineering technologies encompass both theoretical and application perspectives such as computational technologies, sensing technologies, and video detection. Intelligence engineering is multidisciplinary in nature, and promotes cooperation, exchange and discussion between organizations and researchers from these diverse fields.

For this collection of papers on design studies and intelligence engineering, 210 submissions were reviewed. The decision of the conference chairs was based on the scores given to each paper by three or four referees and 50 papers were accepted for publication in this volume. The 2021 International Symposium on Design Studies and Intelligence Engineering (DSIE2021) was held in Hangzhou, China on November 27–28, 2021. The annual conference invites renowned experts from around the world to speak on their specialist topics, providing a platform for many professionals and researchers from industry and academia to exchange and discuss recent advances in the field of design studies and intelligence engineering. DSIE 2021 is sponsored by Zhejiang Sci-Tech University and co-sponsored by the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society-Industrial Design, the Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Techno India College of Technology, and Tanta University.

We thank all contributors for their efforts in submitting their manuscripts on time. We would also like to express our gratitude to the reviewers for their support, and gratefully acknowledge their contribution to the timely completion of this volume.

Lakhmi C. Jain

Valentina Emilia Balas

Qun Wu

Fuqian Shi