PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Assistant Professor of Urban Design and Analytics
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Thrust of Urban Governance and Design
✉️ keemoonjang@hkust-gz.edu.cn
📍 W4(C8) L3 310
Kee Moon Jang, PhD
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Dr. Kee Moon Jang is an assistant professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Thrust of Urban Governance and Design. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at MIT Senseable City Lab and completed his PhD with focus on urban design and analytics at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). He also holds a bachelor and master degrees from KAIST.
Working at the interface between cities, people, data and design, his research interest is in leveraging data-driven approaches to understand the interaction between urban environment and people, and draw implications for future planning based on quantitative evidence.
Research Interests: place identity/placemaking, green space accessibility/exposure, visual AI application to cities, LLM-augmented urban planning and design, future smart cities
Meet the Team
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Keran Li
PhD Student (2026-)
Keran earned a Master of Architecture from China University of Mining and Technology and a Bachelor of Engineering from Tianjin University, specializing in urban science and design.
Research Interests:
- mobility-based sensing
- urban informatics
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Ziqing Yuan
PhD Student (2026-)
Ziqing holds a Master of Urban Design from The University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor of Arts in Design from City University of Macau.
Research Interests:
- urban public spaces
- human behavior
- user perception
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Yining Wang
Research Assistant (2026-)
Yining earned a Master in Urban Design from the UCL Bartlett School of Architecture and a Bachelor of Architecture from Hebei University.
Research Interests:
- Civic Data Infrastructure
- Participatory Design
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Bowen Liao
PhD Student (2026-); RA (2026)
Bowen earned a Master of Arts in Geography from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Science from Jilin University. He will join as a PhD Student in Fall 2026.
Research Interests:
- GeoAI
- Urban land- & soundscape
- Future City -
Prospective Student
Past members
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Jiqian Huang
Research Assistant (2026)
University of Leeds
PhD Student
Join the Team
If you are interested, please email me (keemoonjang@hkust-gz.edu.cn) with the following materials:
1. CV
2. One page research statement (including past experience and future idea)
3. (Optional) A representative publication
*Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview; successful candidates will receive instructions for the formal online application.
**Application deadline: please refer to the university’s admission website.