Zhang Jingyuan, Dr., Associate Professor, is currently affiliated with the School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen). She obtained her PhD degree from the National University of Singapore, under the guidance of Prof. Tan Puay Yok. Dr. Zhang is a dedicated researcher focusing on urban parks and green spaces. Her research encompasses two main areas: (1) Distribution and usage pattern of urban greenspaces: evaluating the distribution of urban greenspaces from the perspectives of accessibility and equity, and studying the park usage behavior and preferences of individuals with diverse socio-economic backgrounds;

(2) Perceptional studies of urban parks: investigating public perceptions of urban greenspaces through various sensing techniques like wearable sensors, skin conductance response, electroencephalograph, virtual reality videos, etc. 

The research featured in this publication was honored with the ESRI Young Scholar Award in 2017, awarded by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) in the United States.