Professor Yang, Tianren 楊天人
Professor Yang, Tianren 楊天人
Tianren Yang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Design at the University of Hong Kong. He is interested in developing advanced urban analytics and modelling to provide an all-round understanding of how cities evolve, particularly in relation to technology, policy and human behaviour.
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Geographical Society | FRGS | |
| 2021 | Royal Town Planning Institute | MRTPI |
| U.S. Green Building Council | LEED AP | |
| Project Management Institute | PMP |
Tianren Yang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Design at the University of Hong Kong. He is interested in developing advanced urban analytics and modelling to provide an all-round understanding of how cities evolve, particularly in relation to technology, policy and human behaviour. His current research explores integrated policy perspectives to measure and predict how to maximise economic, environmental and social benefits through the spatial coordination of various urban developments (e.g. housing, jobs and transport).
Tianren received a PhD in architecture (applied urban modelling) from the University of Cambridge, an MSc in urban design from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and an MEng in urban planning and a BEng in landscape architecture from Tongji University. As a chartered urban planner, he consults widely for industry in real estate and city development, endeavouring to apply research insights to practical decision-making. He has worked for the China Development Bank, Boston Consulting Group, and EPSRC Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction on analysing and modelling large-scale urban changes. So far, he has taken part in the development of computer models for several dominant city regions in the UK (Greater London and Cambridge), the USA (Chicago Metropolitan Area) and China (Greater Shanghai and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei).
Tianren is accepting applications for PhD students and is available for consultancy.
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-03 | Best Research Presentation Award, International Conference on Integrated Land-Use Transport Modeling | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-10-01 | Gerd Albers Award (Best Article): International Society of City and Regional Planners | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-11-01 | Best Research Award (Bronze): The 14th International Symposium on Sustainable Development on Urban Transport Systems | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-06-01 | Lincoln Institute Scholar: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-02-01 | Geospatial World 50 Rising Stars: Geospatial World | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-09-01 | named in the 'Forbes 30 under 30 China list for Healthcare and Science 2021': Forbes China | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-02-01 | Emerging Scholar Award: Regional Development and Planning Specialty Group, American Association of Geographers | Research Achievement |
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