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Cesar Jung-Harada

PhD Candidate [in progress] in Design and Innovation Management. Thesis: “Smart Floating Laboratory”, Conservatoire National Des Arts et Metiers, Paris (CNAM), France
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Biography

MA Design Interactions, Royal College of Art; MA Animation Film, École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs.

Cesar Jung-Harada is an Associate Professor at the Business, Communication and Design Cluster at SIT. He teaches innovation, design thinking, and social entrepreneurship, and mentors ocean engineering projects. 

Cesar was educated at the Ecole Boulle in Paris, obtained his first Master's from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Animation Film, and his second Master's degree in Design Interactions from the Royal College of Arts in London. Cesar was a Researcher and Project Leader at MIT Senseable City Lab in the USA. Cesar was trained in Design Thinking by George Kembel (co-founder of Stanford d-School), Rapid Prototyping by Tom Chi (co-founder of Google X), and entrepreneurship by Daniel Epstein (Forbes: Top 30 Impact Entrepreneurs).
Cesar is the Founder and former Director of "MakerBay", a Hong Kong network of innovation centres. Cesar is the Founder and CEO of the ocean robotic startup "Scoutbots" developing ocean sensors and transport technology to explore and protect the oceans, mostly known for the Open Source shape-shifting sailing robot "Protei" which won the StartmeupHK Grand Award. Cesar's work has been exhibited at the V&A in London, at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris, and the team Open _Sailing he led won the Ars Electronica Golden Nica with the concept of the "International Ocean Station" in Austria. Cesar is a TED Senior Fellow and his most popular TED talk has more than 1.8 million views, translated into more than thirty languages. Cesar was the opening plenary speaker of the COP21 (2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference) about ocean innovation before French President Hollande, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and Jack Ma. Cesar is a Trustee of the Board of Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar and the Wyng Foundation in Hong Kong.
Cesar's current research includes inclusive ocean innovation, impact invention, social innovation, critical and speculative design, ocean exploration and conservation technologies, and creative community building.

 

Education

  • PhD Candidate [in progress] in Design and Innovation Management. Thesis: “Smart Floating Laboratory”
    Conservatoire National Des Arts et Metiers, Paris (CNAM) , France
  • Master, Design Interactions
    Royal College of Art (RCA), London , United Kingdom
  • Master, Animation Film
    Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (ENSAD) , France
  • Baccalaureate, Applied Arts (Tres Bien)
    Ecole Boulle, Paris , France

Achievements

  • "A League of Extraordinary Makers". By Channel News Asia, screened May 2022. 22 minute segment as one of the main characters.
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  • Harvard University, Keynote Speaker, Asia Business Conference 2020
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  • UN, COP21 Climate Conference, Paris Agreement. Opening Keynote Speaker for the "Ocean Action Day"
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  • TED Speaker "How I teach kids to love science" translated into 37 languages (>1.8M views)
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  • TED Speaker "A novel idea for cleaning up oil spills" translated into 22 Languages (0.9M views)
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  • MIT, USA Speaker, Tangible Media Group
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  • Various appearance in the media: New York Times, New Scientist, 01net, WSJ, South China Morning Post, El Mundo, Forbes, Fast Company, e27, CNN, Al Jazeera, Wired, France Info, Motherboard (Vice), The Telegraph, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Treehugger...
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Professional Certification

  • Certified Metaverse Expert
    Blockchain Council
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  • Teaching & Learning in Higher Education Certification
    University of Hong Kong (HKU)
  • Digital Fabrication (Advanced), “Impact Resident”
    Autodesk Pier 9, San Francisco, California
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  • ISAF Approved Offshore Personal Survival Training Course. Completed safety training to work in deep sea, on ships and oil rigs.
    CEPS ISAF World Sailing, FFV Federation Francaise de Voile
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  • Real-time data software training. MAX, MSP, Jitter training. Introduction to real-time performance and New Media software
    Association Ars Longa, Paris
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Professional Memberships

  • Orion Astropreneur Space, Hong Kong
    – Present
  • Hong Kong Designers Association
    – Present

Corporate Experience

  • Wyng Foundation, Hong Kong. Trustee of the Board
    Present
  • Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar. Trustee of the Board.
    Present
  • Swire Institute of Marine Science, Hong Kong. Researcher.
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  • University of Hong Kong. School of Architecture. Senior Lecturer
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  • The Harbour School, Hong Kong. Design, Technology and Marine Science Teacher.
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  • MakerBay Group. Founder and Director.
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  • Unreasonable At Sea, Fellow. Sailing around the world as a social entrepreneur
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  • Scoutbots LTD. Founder and Director
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  • Sugru (material), London, UK. Designer, novel material application researcher
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  • Goldsmiths University, London. Lecturer, MA Design Environment
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  • MIT, Senseable City Lab. Researcher and Project Leader
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  • _iHUb*, Nairobi, Kenya. Construction Manager
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  • Southampton University, UK. Civil Engineering. Laboratory Assistant
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  • Usman Haque, Architect Assistant
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  • ENSAV, Ecole Nationale Superieure D'architecture de Versailles (ENSAV). Lecturer, teaching Graphic Design
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  • Clean Water Project, Auroville, India. Web Developer.
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  • ADAC Glass Blowing Studio. Apprentice.
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  • Tetsuo Harada, monumental sculptor. Assistant Sculptor, mainly working with stone, steel and wood.
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Research Interests

  • Ocean Innovation
  • Open and Community Science
  • Critical & Speculative Design
  • Creative Community Building
  • Ocean Exploration & Conservation
  • Design of Products, Services, Environments, and Experiences
  • Architecture, Naval Architecture in particular
  • Art, Performance, Digital and Media Art
  • Environmental Advocacy

Journal Papers

  • [Peer Reviewed Publication] Protei open source sailing drones: A platform for education in ocean exploration and conservation
    2012 International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET), 2012, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109 / ITHET.2012.6246036. E. Gernez, C. M. Harada, R. Bootsman, Z. Chaczko, G. Levine and P. Keen. Abstract: The Open-H2O community is developing ocean technology with the aim of co-designing the technology; licensing under the Open Source Software and Hardware protocols; and gathering ocean data from its different technology users and developers. Protei is a fleet of autonomous, shape-shifting, sailing vessels for ocean exploration and conservation, created by the Open-H2O community. This paper presents the tools and learning environments used during the development of Protei, and the opportunities created in terms of education and engagement of the Public, Scientific and Industrial sectors. Three case studies are presented, concluding with the challenges and education perspectives lying in the growth of the Open-H2O community.

  • [Interview] "Finding philanthropy: Like it? Pay for it"
    By Jim Giles. 18 January 2012. Nature 481, 252–253. https://doi.org/10.1038/481252a

Conferences

  • [Poster] Oyster hatchery system" & "Ocean Imagineer
    For the Opening of the Cape D'Aguilar Field Station for government officials (AFCD) visit and major funders such as Swire Group. Swire Institute of Marine Science, University of Hong Kong. 

Books

  • [Chapters] The Field Guide to Hacking
    I contributed to two chapters in the book (pages 70-73 and pages 170-177), edited by Michelle Poon. "In The Field Guide to Hacking, the practises and protocols of hacking is defined by notions of peer production, self-organised communities, and the intellectual exercises of exploring anything beyond its intended purpose."

  • [Chapter] Open Design in Action
    Contributor to a book about open and participatory design, pp 38 - 43. Edited by Prof Yanki Lee, Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong

  • [Technical Manual] Sapphire Voyager - MakerBay's Concept Electric Vehicle Technical Handbook
    Wrote the first draft handbook about Hong Kong's first semi-autonomous road-size vehicle. Test driven in Hong Kong Science Park with the President of HKSTP on board. Promotional Video: https://youtu.be/xKlA9x2i1H0 | Making of: https://youtu.be/mrqmr40GIfI | 360 VR 4K: https://youtu.be/5YR5PTfIfhs

  • [Chapter] Le Plaisir d'Entreprendre (the pleasure of entrepreneurship)
    Writing about Open Hardware and the potential it has for the benefit of the environment and mitigating global warming. Renaissance[s] series. pp 219-233, 317-319, November 28, 2014.
     https://www.eyrolles.com/Entreprise/Livre/renaissance-s-le-plaisir-d-entreprendre-9782212560336/

  • [Technical Manual] Protei Handbook, Open Source Sailing Drone
    100 page handbook explaining background and how to build a 3m long shape-shifting sailing robot. I'm the PI. Co-Authors: Qiuyang Zhou, Sebastian Müllauer, François de la Taste, Logan Williams, Gabriella Levine, Piem Wirtz, Roberto J. Meléndez, Peter Keen, Etienne Gernez, Fiona Crabbie, Shah Selbe.

  • [Book] HARADA TETSUO
    I wrote and edited a 354-pages art book with 670 photos and illustrations edited by the artist, my father. Three languages: French, Japanese, and English. Launched at the Pompidou Museum, in Paris, France. Sold globally.

Teaching Modules

Pharmaceutical Engineering, BEng (Hons)

  • UDE1001 - Introduction to Design Innovation
  • UDE2001 - Interdisciplinary Design Innovation