List of Innovators

Celebrating Innovation Excellence

Discover the most innovative and creative minds across various industries. Our comprehensive directory features individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to their respective fields, driving progress and pushing boundaries.

Featured Innovators

Oleg Sukhorukov

Oleg Sukhorukov

United States of America (US)

Oleg Sukhorukov is a leading digital product designer specializing in UX/UI, interaction design, and attention-driven experiences. His passion for precision and technological innovation drives him to create solutions that are not only functional and visually compelling but also deeply intuitive and emotionally engaging. His design philosophy is centered on seamless interaction between users and digital products, ensuring that every interface he develops is strategically crafted to enhance engagement and usability. With over 15 years of experience, Oleg has contributed to award-winning projects, influenced millions of users worldwide, and continuously pushes the boundaries of digital experience design. His work in automotive UI, mobile applications, and advanced interaction systems reflects his commitment to elevating design beyond aesthetics—turning it into an intuitive and immersive experience. Recognized for his expertise, Oleg has been featured in industry publications, awarded for his contributions, and remains an active voice in the evolving world of digital product design.

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Yihan Luo

Yihan Luo

United States of America (US)

Yihan Luo is a highly innovative designer with a strong academic background and extensive industry experience. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Interaction Design from the prestigious ArtCenter College of Design in the United States. During her studies, she not only specialized in 2D interaction design but also actively explored the integration of interaction and product design, demonstrating a multidisciplinary design approach. In the era of rapid AI advancements, her undergraduate thesis project—an intelligent autonomous waste-cleaning robot—stood out for its unique creativity and practicality, earning multiple international design awards. This project exemplifies her ability to merge cutting-edge technology with everyday needs. For her Master’s studies, Yihan pursued a degree in Interactive Media and Game Design at the University of Southern California, focusing on Extended Reality (XR). She excels at integrating interaction design principles with Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies, creating a series of pioneering XR projects that highlight her exceptional talent in immersive experience design. Beyond academia, Yihan has gained substantial hands-on experience through jobs at leading institutions such as The Future Lab of Tsinghua University and Tencent. These experiences have not only refined her professional skills but also strengthened her ability to bridge innovative design with market demands, positioning her as a designer with both academic depth and practical expertise.

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Lampo Leong

Lampo Leong

Macau (China) (MO)

Lampo Leong, PhD from the Central Academy of Fine Arts and MFA from California College of the Arts, is a Distinguished Professor, Doctoral Advisor, and Director of the Center for Arts and Design at the University of Macau, a Tenured Professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia in the USA and a Visiting Professor at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. Leong has served as judge or curator for over 80 art and design competitions and exhibitions and delivered over 280 lectures at esteemed institutions such as Stanford University, UC Berkeley and China Academy of Art. Leong’s work has been featured in Christie’s and worldwide in more than 70 solo exhibits and over 460 juried or curated national or international group exhibitions. He has received over 120 awards, including Red Dot Award: Best of the Best in Germany, Gold Medal at American Good Design, and MUSE Award. Leong’s works are housed in more than ten museum collections, including the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. His public art and design commissions include paintings for Columbia City Hall and an 8-meter-diameter granite inset calligraphic medallion for a San Francisco city park. Leong’s achievements have been documented in over 1000 reviews and publications in magazines, art books, and on TV internationally, including the front cover of New Art International in New York, Creative Genius: 100 Contemporary Artists in London, and Art Frontier in the USA.

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Chiwon Lee

Chiwon Lee

United States of America (US)

Chiwon Lee is a Product Designer that specializes in user research, user experience design, user interface design for emerging technology with a focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) user experience interaction design. Chiwon's design and research work has been awarded the Red Dot Design Award and her research work has been published at CHI, the most prestigious academic conference for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Chiwon graduated early from MIT with a full scholarship based on merit. During her time at MIT, she served as the Research Assistant for the MIT Media Lab's Futures Committee and was the recipient of the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund for her design practice.

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VASSILIS SIAFARICAS

VASSILIS SIAFARICAS

Greece (GR)

Vassilis Siafaricas is a seasoned entrepreneur with over two decades of expertise in startups and established enterprises across diverse industries, including real estate, prop-tech, and mobile gaming. As the founder and owner of multiple real estate companies, he specializes in designing and developing environmentally sustainable projects in some of Greece's most exclusive and prestigious locations. In the tech sector, Vassilis co-founded several innovative startups, including a mobile gaming company recognized with both a Communicator Award and a Webby Award, achieving over 10 million downloads globally. He is also the founder of ECLÉDE, a pioneering company dedicated to environmentally friendly design, construction, and land development. ECLÉDE focuses on creating cutting-edge, zero-energy-consumption buildings that reflect a commitment to sustainability and innovation. Vassilis Siafaricas is a civil engineer, designer, senior project manager, and real estate consultant, bringing a multidisciplinary approach to his work. His expertise seamlessly combines technical proficiency with creative vision, driving impactful projects that redefine modern design and sustainable development.

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Zhou Leijing

Zhou Leijing

China (CN)

She has studied in the UK, the Netherlands and Singapore for many years. Her research direction is human-computer interaction and intelligent design. She has won more than 10 Red dot design awards, IF design awards etc. and published nearly 10 international journals and papers. She has participated in organizing the world industrial design conference, the world ecological design conference and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization ecological design leading class as the core personnel.

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