Biographical note

Dr. Zhenjiang Shen's research interests include policy-making support systems for planning and design using GIS & VR technology. He is serving as commissioner of Information Technology Education of Architectural Institute of Japan, and is a member of Scientific Committee of City Planning Institute of Japan. Dr. Shen also served as vice director, Urban Big data Commission, Chinese Society of Urban Studies. He is a member of Commission on Geospatial Analysis and Modeling of International Cartographic Association (ICA), and works as a joint member of Fudan University and PhD Instructor in Tsinghua University. Dr.Shen has published over 200 papers and published 4 books already with Springer, who is editor-in-chief of IRSPSD International, managing editor of IJSSS and IJSSoc, and is General Director of International Community on Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development. Dr. Huang Ling is a professor of Department of Urban Planning, School of Architecture and Urban Planning at Chongqing University. She also serves as committee member of Academic of Urban Regeneration and Academic of Residential District Planning, Urban Planning Associate of China. She was a visiting professor in Penn IUR. Her research interest is primarily in community development and urban regeneration, community planning and urban design, urban sociology and urban culture as well. She has published over 40 papers and completed work on 5 books. She serves as reviewer associated with journals. She has also been awarded the 1st prize of excellent urban and rural planning and design in Chongqing and 3rd prize of national excellent urban and rural planning and design in China. And she has also been awarded the 1st prize of science and technology progress prize by the ministry of education.

Dr. Kuang-hui Peng is a Professor of Department of Architecture, National Taipei University of Technology. He serves as an Administrative Councilor in the Architectural Institute of Taiwan and the Taiwan Institute of Area Development. He was a visiting professor at the University of Tokyo. From 2011 to 2015 he was the President of Taiwan Institute of Urban Planning. His research interest is primarily in the fields of urban design and planning, community planning and disaster prevention. In the last 15 years, he has published over than 150 papers and participated in more than 60 workshops, conferences and forums. He has published two books and has more than 10 invention patents on vertical greening, green wall and green window structures, and energy saving. He serves as a member of editorial board associated with Journal of Architecture, Journal of Architecture & Planning, and International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development. He was awarded “The Ministry of Science and Technology Subsidies for Distinguished Talents” every year since 2010. In 2016 he was awarded the highest honor of "Planning Medal" for distinguished contribution in planning by the Taiwan Institute of Urban Planning.

Dr. Pai Jente is a professor of Land Economics department of NCCU (National Cheng Chi University), also served as vice dean of social science college and chief of National Land research center in National Chengchi University. He also serves as the vice president of Taiwan Institute of Urban Planning and Local Development Institute in Taiwan. His research interest is primarily in urban and regional planning, transportation and land-use planning, disaster prevention planning, and also industrial innovation and spatial development analysis. He has co-edited “Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development - Approaches for achieving sustainable urban form in Asian cities” and published with Springer. He is responsive for the industry-university cooperation forum of SPSD society, and has been awarded 2016 best urban planning academic prize of Taiwan Institute of Urban Planning and 2017 best land economics contribution prize of Ministry of interior affairs of Taiwan.