Dr. Ying Jin

Biography

Professor Ying Jin lectures on city planning, urban design, and urban modeling, with a particular interest in understanding how technology, policy, and human behavior affect the development of cities and their infrastructure. His main research interests include computer models of cities and urban history, with extensive industry experience directing multi-disciplinary teams utilizing computer models and experimental platforms to evaluate policy scenarios. Key projects led by Professor Jin encompass strategic planning in London and surrounding regions, sub-regional local planning in the English Midlands, transport and energy scenarios within the European Union, and mapping urban poverty in emerging economies. He has assessed development transport options in Cambridge and its surroundings, focusing on urban history predominantly in European Renaissance cities and Chinese cities from the Tang Dynasty. As the head of the Cities and Transport Research Group, a prominent center for the creation and application of models for cities, Professor Jin integrates policy planning studies to evaluate innovative designs of buildings and transportation systems. His research also includes leading city-scale data science urban modeling applications and significant contributions to the EPSRC Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction. Professor Jin actively leads research addressing the implications of COVID-19 on urban analytics and commuting behaviors through various high-impact projects and symposia.

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