Zhengtao MA

PhD researcher and design engineer working across automated mobility, accessibility, and human-machine interaction.

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Hi I am Zhengtao Ma (马正涛), I’m a (2024-) PhD candidate in the BWM Group + QUT Design Academy, Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane), supervised by Dr. Rafael Gomez and Prof. Ronald Schroeter.

My research in human-computer interaction dives into designing interactions in Automated Vehicles, focusing on improving the accessibility of Fully Automated Vehicles.

I earned my M.Sc (Multimedia) from Hong Kong PolyU and B.Eng (Mechanics) from Tianjin University (China). I was a research associate under the supervision from Prof. Stephen J. Wang at the Future Mobility Center of PolyU.

Currently seeking UXR (quantitative and qualitative) or Design Engineering internship opportunities!

selected publications

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    Intelligent wearable system design for personalized knee motion and swelling monitoring in osteoarthritis care
    Zhengtao Ma, Le Fang, Cong Fang, Fan Chen, Sark Pangrui Xing, Bo Chai, Zijian Zheng, and Stephen Jia Wang
    Cell Reports Physical Science, 2025
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    Designing HMI for BVI Users in Fully Automated Vehicles: A Participatory and In-the-field Approach
    Zhengtao Ma, Ronald Schroeter, and Rafael Gomez
    In Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility , St. John’s, NL, Canada, 2024
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    Workshopping the Textile Hand: Reimagining Subjective Assessment of Textile Materials with Digital Technologies
    Zhengtao Ma, Lissy Hatfield, Chipp Jansen, Boyuan Tuo, Elif Ozden Yenigun, Sharon Baurley, Stephen Jia Wang, and Kun Pyo Lee
    In Design Research Society Conference , Boston, USA, 2024
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    Emo-MG Framework: LSTM-based Multi-modal Emotion Detection through Electroencephalography Signals and Micro Gestures
    Le Fang, Sark Pangrui Xing, Zhengtao Ma, Zhijie Zhang, Yonghao Long, Kun-Pyo Lee, and Stephen Jia Wang
    International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 2023
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