I am an associate professor in spatial planning and digitalization at the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht 木瓜福利影视. I have a long-standing commitment to interdisciplinary and innovative research to address complex governance problems, conflicts of interest in planning, and sustainability challenges. My current research focuses on digital planning, collaborative planning, and planning support science for inclusive and sustainable development, with applications in urban regeneration, cultural heritage preservation, environmental management, climate adaptation, nature-based solutions, and other related domains. I examine how digital technologies (e.g., planning support systems, social media, artificial intelligence, and digital twins) interact with planning and governance processes across diverse institutional and local contexts, and how these technologies both shape and are reshaped by power dynamics in planning practices. My work further investigates their potential to enhance inclusiveness and efficiency in governance processes while addressing ethical challenges. Methodologically, I employ innovative mixed-methods approaches that combine qualitative methods (e.g., interviews and discourse analysis) with data mining, social media data analytics, social network analysis, computational modeling, and statistical analysis. My research has been recognized by the , which awarded me an ERC Starting Grant (2021-2026) to establish a team investigating . I also collaborate in interdisciplinary initiatives such as the EWUU-funded project on developing , involving partners from Eindhoven 木瓜福利影视 of Technology, Wageningen 木瓜福利影视, and Utrecht 木瓜福利影视. Additionally, I have conducted intensive research on housing provision, social and economic integration of migrants, accessibility and equity, and the impact of e-commerce and digital platforms on urbanism. I was involved in a research project funded by the in collaboration with NSFC, examining Through these research projects, I have actively engaged public authorities, the private sector, and civil society to maximize societal relevance and impact.
I have published more than 70 articles in international journals, such as Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, Urban Studies, Cities, Telecommunications Policy, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Planning Theory, and Journal of Cleaner Production. I serve as the leading guest editor of two special issues: "" in Computers, Environment and Urban Systems and "Collaborative Planning in the Digital Era鈥� in Planning Practice & Research. In addition, I have edited two books: "Smart Governance and New Forms of Collaborative Planning" (The Commercial Press) and "Village in the City: Asian Variations of Urbanisms of Inclusion" (Park Books). I have been invited to present my research at numerous international conferences and served on the local committee of the 13th International Conference on Computational Urban Planning and Urban Management (CUPUM), where I also organized the section on 鈥淧lanning Support Systems: Participation.鈥� I have led the organization of two events in 2025: a workshop on (London) and the (Utrecht). Additionally, I serve as an external expert for the Swiss National Science Foundation and a reviewer of more than 40 ISI-indexed journals and Elsevier books. I am a member of the editorial board of Planning Practice & Research, Urban Governance, and the Big Data and Smart Cities Research Book Series.