Associate Professor and Vice President for Cultural and Creative Industrial Affairs

academic qualifications

✦ Doctor of Philosophy in Art Education, PSU, Pennsylvania State University, USA
✦ Master of Visual Arts, WPU, William Paterson University, USA
✦ Pratt Institute, USA, Bachelor of Computer Graphics, BFA

✉ t0257@ntua.edu.tw

personal webpage
Lab website

experience

✧ 2023/08~present Full-time associate professor and director of the Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, Department of Multimedia Animation Art, National Taiwan University of Arts
✧ 2016~present Associate Professor, Department of Multimedia Animation, National Taiwan University of Arts
✧ 2016~2022 Dean of the Department of Multimedia Animation Art, National Taiwan University of Arts
✧ 2011 ~ 2016 Assistant Professor, Department of Multimedia Animation Art, National Taiwan University of Arts
✧ 2007~2011 Full-time lecturer, Department of Multimedia and Animation Art, National Taiwan University of Arts
✧ 1999 ~ 2001 Director of Innovation Incubation Center, National Taiwan University of Arts
✧ 1997 ~ 2007 Full-time Lecturer, Department of Visual Communication Design, National Taiwan University of Arts
✧ 1997 "Pixar Animation Studios" (PIXAR Animation Studios) technical director
✧ 1996 Animation Assistant of US CNBC Cable TV Station

expertise

Computer Graphics, 3D Computer Animation, Digital Imaging, Animation Research, Art Education

Honorary duty

2020/12 "2019 Shi'an Art Creation Sponsorship - Audiovisual Art" jury member.
2020/06 Jury member of the "16th Computer Animation Competition for Technical Colleges" by the Ministry of Education.
2019/12 "2019 Shi'an Art Creation Sponsorship - Audiovisual Art" review committee.
2019/08 Jury member of the "15th Computer Animation Competition for Technical Colleges" by the Ministry of Education.

seminar paper

2021/11 Li Ruoying, Zhang Weizhong (2021, November). "Discussion on the Relationship between the Creative Factors and Visual Expression Elements of the Theme of Desire". 2021 Taipei Digital Image International Symposium, National Taiwan University of Arts.
2021/11 Li Xiaoxuan, Zhang Weizhong (2021, November). "A Preliminary Study on the Design of Anthropomorphic Characters Combining Rabbits and Humans in Animation". 2021 Taipei Digital Image International Symposium, National Taiwan University of Arts.
2020/10 Lin Jinwei and Zhang Weizhong (2020, October). "Research on 3D Computer Animation Combining 2D Hand-drawn Animation Technique—Taking the Movie "Spider-Man: New Universe" as an Example." 2020 Taipei International Symposium on Digital Imagery, National Taiwan University of Arts.
2020/10 Lu Yuanjie, Zhang Weizhong (2020, October). "Study on Cyberpunk Style and Elements". 2020 Taipei International Symposium on Digital Imagery, National Taiwan University of Arts.
2020/10 Ye Peiyi, Zhang Weizhong (2020, October). "An Anthropomorphic Discussion of Animal Characters in Animation". 2020 Taipei International Symposium on Digital Imagery, National Taiwan University of Arts.
2019/10 Tu Yupei and Zhang Weizhong (2019, October). "Research on the Visual Code and Cultural Expression of the Animation Short Film "Grandfather". 2019 Taipei International Symposium on Digital Imagery, National Taiwan University of Arts.

Industry-University Cooperation Program

2021/10~2022/01 "Advertising Design for Takayama Village, Nagano Prefecture, Japan" project. Goolight Co., Ltd.
2020/09~2021/01 "Advertising Design for Takayama Village, Nagano Prefecture, Japan" project. Goolight Co., Ltd.
2020/09~2021/01 "Nagano Prefecture Wine & Kagoshima Prefecture Shochu Advertising Design" project.
2019/12~2020/1 "Taipei 101 New Year's Eve Event Curatorial Plan for Sky Gallery". practice university.
2018/03~2018/07 "Multiple Industry-University Cooperation Project". Forever Warm Studio Ltd.
2018/02~2018/03 "3D animation practice industry-university cooperation project". Sheep King Chuangying.

Curate

2017/02~2017/04 "Tiger Lord ㄏㄨㄏㄨㄏㄨ—Animation Creation Exhibition". Fuchu 15 Animation Story House

speech

2020/08 The Ministry of Education's Aesthetics and Design Curriculum Innovation Plan's "High School Basic Design Summer Camp" Lecture "Film and Animation".
2020/06 Huwei University of Science and Technology Special Lecture "Discussing the Relevance of Picture Books and Animation Creation from the Perspective of Art Education".
2018/11 Lingdong University of Science and Technology Special Lecture "Animation Narrative and Cultural Creativity".
2018/04 Yanping High School Sexuality Career Exploration Lecture "Animation and Cultural Creativity".

professional service

2020/07 Selected committee member of the Cultural Assets Bureau of the Ministry of Culture "Conservation and Restoration of Fabric Cultural Relics, Education and Promotion of 3D Animation Production".
2020/06 Selected member of the "Mainland Area International Brand Licensing Exhibition" by the Institute of Cultural Content Promotion.
2020/06 Selected committee member of Cultural Content Promotion Institute's "2020 Cultural Content Industry Survey Plan II-Professional Commissioned Service for Collaborative Survey of Film, Television, Animation, and Broadcasting Industries".
2020/06 Evaluation committee member of the "External Self-evaluation of the Department of Professional Digital Media Design in the 108 academic year" of the University of Science and Technology of China.
2020/06 Member of the 110th annual digital animation group preliminary review of the "Art and Design Elite Overseas Training Program" of the Ministry of Education.
2019/12 Jury member of the 3rd "Mutual Funds Create a Happy Life-Animation, Comic and Poster Creative Selection Activity" of the Securities and Futures Market Development Foundation of the Republic of China.
2019/10 Member of the selection committee of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Management Office's 2019 Summer Vacation Special Ticket Exhibition.
In 2018, he was selected member of the Continental Council's "107 Commissioned Animation Project".

international exchange

2021/08 SIGGRAPH 2021, USA, "Massive Collaborative Animation Projects" (video conferencing).
2020/09~2021/01 "Advertising Design for Takayama Village, Nagano Prefecture, Japan" project.
2020/09~2021/01 "Nagano Prefecture Wine & Kagoshima Prefecture Shochu Advertising Design" project.
2019/11 Australia SIGGRAPH ASIA 2019 International Conference.
2019/10 Hold the "2019 6th Taiwan Animation Cup" Taiwan-Japan animation exchange competition.
2019/08 Korea ISEA2019: 25th International Symposium on Electronic Art, "MassiveCollaborative Animation Projects" (video conferencing).

Master Thesis Guidance

You Shikuan (2022). Research on the Efficiency of 3D Humanoid Automated Skeleton Binding Tool
Lu Yuanjie (2022). "CFP-862" - Discussion on the creation of human character animation after expressing in cyberpunk style
Ye Peiyi (2022). Discussion on the Creation of 3D Animation "Turtle Way"—Discussion on Marine Litter Pollution Issues and Animal Characters
Lin Jinwei (2021). Discussion on the Creation of the Animation "Little Stone Lion"—Discussion on the Legend of Taiwan Monsters
Zhou Yuting (2020). Discussion on the Creation of the Animation "Light" - Discussion on Reading the Animation from the Blank Space in the Ink Painting
Tu Yupei (2020). Discussion on the Creation of 3D Animation "Cake"
Xintian Li (2020). Discussion on the Creation of Computer Animation "Closet"—Discussion on the Panoramic Animation
Jiang Qinrou (2019). AR interactive animation "Who Stole the Lottery Ticket?" "Creation Discourse - Discussion on the Relevance of Interactivity and Narrative in Interactive Narrative
Shi Xinyu (2018). Discussion on the Creation of the Animation "View" - The Viewpoints of School-age Children in Families and the Narrative Skills of Related Film and Television Works
Cai Yunzhong (2018). Discussion on the Creation of Interactive Picture Book "I'm Back" - Discussion on the Combination of Social Pressure Theme Picture Book and Augmented Reality Application
Wu Xinyi (2017). "Langqiao-Beinan Road II" Virtual Reality Art Creation and Research
Ding Guanzhong (2017). Discussion on the Creation of 3D Animation "Red Light Forest" - Discussion on the Application of Environmental Ethics in Animation Short Films
Chen Yishan (2017). Discussion on the Creation of the 3D Animation "Lost"—Discussion on the Narrative Presentation of the Memory Plot in the Movie
Zhuang Cairong (2017). Discussion on the Creation of 3D Computer Animation "Mr. Dinosaur" - Discussion on the Combination of UPA Style and Animation Art
Liu Yiwen (2016). Discussion on the Creation of 3D Animation "Bengbeng Mushroom"──Film Narrative Discussion on Middle-aged Father-Son Relationship
Xu Huichun (2016). On the Creation of "On the Way Home"
Zhong Hanyang (2015). Discussion on the creation of "Building Block Man"
Cai Yudai (2015). Discussion on the Creation of "The Crack"
Xie Shuhan (2014). Discussion on the Creation of "Girl's Secret"-A Discussion on Gender Identity and Behavior Research
Chen Bianfa (2014). Discussion on the creation of the 3D animation "The Story of Picking the Moon" - the implication of the Chinese moon and the discussion of Chinese parent-child relationship Matsumoto Liao (2013). The shaping and application of action performance of female protagonists in Japanese 2D animation action films - taking the animation short "Guerrilla 705" as an example
Zhao Dawei (2013). Discussion on the Creation of "Black Bear Amo"
Lin Jiejun (2012). Changes in Narrative—A Study on the Adaptation of the Animated Film "AKIRA"
Wang Minfang (2011). Discussion on the creation of "12 Chinese Zodiac: Welcoming the Year of the Dragon"——Combining the style of zodiac seals and animation