Yimeng Yu, an interdisciplinary fashion designer and artist, will speak about using digital design in fashion design at the Computational Design: NEXT 12 online conference. Yimeng focuses on the future of fashion, accessories, and materials in the context of the digital age. She graduated from the Royal College of Art in London and currently works as the fashion design director at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design in Beijing, China. Her studio is also based in Beijing. Currently, Yimeng’s main research focuses on computational design and digital fabrication. Her work explores avant-garde apparel aesthetics and innovation within the fashion industry.