Xianyi ZENG

Xianyi ZENG is a Full Professor and Research Supervisor (Section CNU 61) at University of Lille, France, affiliated with ENSAIT (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles). His research focuses on human-centered intelligent systems in textile and fashion domains, directing the Human Centered Design Group.

His primary research interests span Artificial Intelligence for textiles, Wearable healthcare systems, and Sustainable supply chain optimization. Key specialties include fabric hand evaluation through deep learning, 3D garment fitting technology, fetal monitoring garments, and carbon price forecasting. His work bridges textile engineering with computational intelligence, emphasizing practical applications in fashion digitization and sustainable manufacturing.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals strong trends in AI-driven textile innovation (73% of articles), with significant focus on wearable healthcare (27%) and sustainable systems (33%). His research consistently integrates multimodal data fusion, probabilistic modeling, and human factors analysis across domains.

• Innovation R&D Award from French-China Committee (2021)
• National Knight’s title in the Order of Academic Palms (2019)
• Honorary Doctorate from Gheorghe Asachi Technical University (2019)
• TBIS2020 Plenary Medal Lecture Award (2020)
• Annual PEDR Award for PhD supervision since 1995

Professor ZENG has secured substantial research funding through 7 major projects as Principal Investigator, including EU Horizon 2020's FBD_BModel and French ANR's IOTFetMov. His collaborative network spans 15+ institutions across Europe and China. Current research integrates edge AI with textile systems for Industry 5.0 applications, while his teaching covers decision support systems and sensory evaluation.