DORIS LI
Doris Li is an experienced knitwear designer and specializes in WHOLEGARMENT® technology before continuing her PhD study. Dr Li has shown her design talent and won two Championships in the 21st Jeanswest Fashion Design Award in 2012. Apart from her research interests in knitting, textile design, and functional garment, she currently conducts scientific studies in the areas of buoyant swimsuits for children and textile design in knitting as part of her PhD studies.
EDUCATION
2017 – 2020
THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
Ph.D. in Fashion and Textiles Design
Research topic: Novel Design of Buoyant Swimwear for Children: Exploration of Inlaid Knitted Structure
2010 - 2012
THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
B.A. (Hons) Scheme in Fashion and Textiles (Knitwear Design with Technology)
GPA : 3.88/ 4.50 (with First class Honours)
WORKING EXPERIENCE
The following is a listing of my professional fashion experience. Each of these roles was unique and they all contributed to both my personal and professional development. In addition to these roles, I’ve also had a few endeavours of my own, which you can read about below. If you’d like references or additional information for anything listed below, please get in touch.
Jul 2022 - Present
SENIOR LECTURER
Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
University of Technology Sydney
Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Design Limited (AiDLab)
Sep 2020 - Mar 2021
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Design Limited (AiDLab)
Jan 2021- June 2021
RESEARCH ASSISTANT (PART-TIME)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sep 2017 - Dec 2019
TEACHING ASSISTANT
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Nov 2016 - Aug 2017
FASHION DESIGNER (SWEATER)
Tradeventure Apparel Ltd
Aug 2015 - Aug 2016
WORKING HOLIDAY IN AUSTRALIA
Cairns
Jul 2014 - Aug 2015
FASHION DESIGNER (SWEATER)
Tradeventure Apparel Ltd
Sep 2012 - Mar 2014
KNITWEAR DESIGNER
Maytex (HK) LTD