PhD in Management, Production and Design
Post-doctoral Researcher
Brief Introduction
Dr Wen Lu graduated from Politecnico di Torino with a PhD in Management, Production and Design. Since 2018, she has been engaged in interdisciplinary research at Politecnico di Torino based on Systemic Design methodologies, with research interests spanning sustainable healthcare systems, ecological and environmental protection, and innovation-driven enterprise transformation.In the field of sustainable healthcare, her research focuses on community-based older adult care systems, sustainable healthcare education and training, and healthcare waste systems.In the field of ecological and environmental protection, her work covers ecological conservation across the entire Yangtze River basin, from the source region to the estuary, including wildlife biodiversity and habitats, water and waste governance and management, as well as interdisciplinary ecological education for young people grounded in systems thinking.
In the area of sustainable enterprise development and circular design, she applies Systemic Design as a framework in collaboration with Exclusive Brands Torino, a network associated with the Industrial Union of Turin. Her collaborative work has involved 36 enterprises across sectors including pharmaceuticals, lifts, coffee, confectionery, chocolate, printing, architecture, eyewear, vinegar, wine, construction machinery, gelato, fashion, flour, textiles, aluminium alloys, precision engineering, medical equipment, wood products, water management, agricultural products, airports, waste management, plastics and rubber, cosmetics, and food packaging. Through cross-sector collaboration, her work seeks to foster regenerative relationships between enterprises, communities, and the environment, create systemic value, reduce environmental impacts, and support the transition towards more sustainable industrial systems.
Research
Systemic Design
Corporate Innovation and Transformation, and the Circular Economy
Ecological Design and Education
Sustainable Development and Design
Academic and social Post
Scientific Committee Member of the 15th Relating Systems Thinking and Design Symposium (RSD15)
Board Member of the Yangtze Estuary Green Development Promotion Centre
Member of the Sys-Systemic Design Lab, Politecnico di Torino
Co-supervisor for Master’s Degree Theses in Systemic Design at Politecnico di Torino
Member of the Systemic Design Association (SDA)
Education Background
2021.10-2025.04 Ph.D. in Engineering, Management, Production and Design，Department of Management and Production Engineering, Politecnico di Torino
2018.05-2020.09 M.Sc. in Systemic Design, Department of Architecture and Design, Politecnico di Torino
2016.11-2017.08 Italian Language and Culture，Università per stranieri di Perugia
2012.09-2016.06 B.Eng. in Industrial Design School of Art and Design, Guilin University of Electronic Technology
Work Experience
2025.08-present Post-doctoral Researcher，College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University
2022.11-present Co-supervisor of Master’s Theses, Department of Architecture and Design, Politecnico di Torino
2024.11-2025.08 Research Fellow, Department of Architecture and Design, Politecnico di Torino
2022.10-2022.12 Teaching Assistant, “Designing Sustainable Futures” Course, Poli.Design, Politecnico di Milano
2022.05-2025.08 Researcher, Sys–Systemic Design Lab, Politecnico di Torino
2022.03-2025.07 Tutor, Open System Master’s Course, Politecnico di Torino
Design
2026–present Project Lead, Design Harvest · Green Economy Zero-Carbon Industrial Park
2026–present Project Lead, Design Harvest · Ecological Education Network
2024 –present Systemic Research on the Yangtze Estuary Tidal Waste Project (Co-Initiator and Chief Planner)
2023-2026 Erasmus+ KA220-HED: A Systemic Design approach to education and training on Sustainable Healthcare (Project Partner)
Publications
[1] Lou, Yongqi., & Lu, Wen. Flourishing: From Simulating Nature to Human Nature Engagement: Theme Exhibition of the World Design Cities Conference 2025.［J］ Diid disegno industriale industrial design,2026 (88)：74–87. https://doi.org/10.30682/diid8826e（ANVUR A-CLASS Journal）
[2] Lu Wen，Barbero Silvia, Pereno Amina. Ethical leadership of ENGOs from a systemic design perspective: a case study of the Yangtze River in China as a metaphorical boundary for river sustainable development [C] Cumulus Conference Proceedings Series. Nantes: Cumulus Association, 2026, 14.
[3] 卢雯. 从捡拾垃圾到垃圾捡拾设计 From Waste Picking to Waste-Picking Design[M]//我们都是盼江绿 We Are All Waiting for the Yangtze to Turn Green. 北京 Beijing：生活·读书·新知三联书店 SDX Joint Publishing Company，2025：351–363.
[4] Lu Wen. Systemic design for sustainable community care: a comparison between Turin and Shanghai towards a new model of care for older adults. [D]. Supervisor: Barbero Silvia, Pereno Amina. Politecnico di Torino, 2025. p.296.
https://hdl.handle.net/11583/2999913
[5] 卢雯. 班德湖斑头雁被守护和观望的13年 Thirteen Years of Protecting and Observing the Bar-headed Geese at Band-e Lake[J]. 中国国家地理 Chinese National Geography，2025（773）：90–107.
http://www.dili360.com/cng/article/p67e13ce60c3dd65.htm
[6] Chen Jing，Lu Wen，Hu Min，Chen Qi，Barbero Silvia, Pereno Aimina，Liu Long. Systemic Design for Change in Community Care for Older Adults: the Shanghai Jingan "five-bed linkage" care model [C]: Relating Systems Thinking and Design Symposium Proceeding. Oslo：Systemic design Association, 2025.
[7] Lu Wen, Barbero Silvia, Pereno Amina. A comparision on healthy ageing in the city:Systemic design perspectives on urban ageing community care in Shanghai and Turin [J]. OFFICINA* Journal of Architecture, Technology and Environment, 2024, 40 - 45.
https://doi.org/10.57623/2384-9029.2024.44.40-47
[8] Lu Wen, Barbero Silvia, Pereno Amina. Un confronto sull' invecchiamento in città:Prospettive di design sistemico dalla cura comunitaria all' invecchiamento urbano a Shanghai e Torino. [J]. OFFICINA* Journal of Architecture, Technology and Environment, 2024, 46-47.
[9] 陈静，卢雯，邓皓勇，徐艺丹，肖诗梦，陈健，Barbero Silvia，Pereno Amina，刘胧. 上海静安区社区卫生服务中心内部报告：社区卫生服务“五床联动”服务模式优化设计研究——以可持续发展为目标的医养联合体 Internal Report of Jing’an District Community Health Service Centres, Shanghai: Optimisation Design Research on the “Five-bed Linkage” Community Healthcare Service Model — An Integrated Medical and Elderly Care System for Sustainable Development[R]. 2024.
[10] Lu Wen, Pereno Amina，Barbero Silvia. Systemic design for sustainable community care for older adults: a case study in Turin, Piedmont, Italy [C]：De Sainz Molestina D., Galluzzo L., Rizzo F., Spallazzo D.,eds. IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, 9–13 October. Milan: International Association of Societies of Design Research, 2023.
https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.386.
[11] Lu Wen, Barbero Silvia, Pereno Amina. Systemic design for elderly healthcare: Analysis of the current responses in China, Italy and Japan [C]: May, C., & Sweeting, eds. Proceedings of Relating Systems Thinking and Design, Systemic design Association, 2023.
Patent:
[1] Integrated Structure of a Growable Baby Stroller and Children's Toy Car (CN106476875A).
Exhibition:
[1] Milan Design Week 2026 (Exhibiting Designer)
[2] Theme Exhibition of the 2025 World Design Cities Conference: “Flourishing： From Simulating Nature to the human Nature Engagement” (Assistant Curator, literature Research, Timeline Design).
Honors and Awards
[1] 2025 DNDA25 HCD+ Organization Recognition
[2] 2020 Cumulus Green Honorable Mention
Contact
Email: lu_wen@tongji.edu.cn、wen.lu@polito.it
