Urbanization of Caring Mobility

PROGRAM 5: URBANIZATION OF CARING MOBILITY

This programme is based on the concept of “re-invention of cities by mobility.” In tends to answer the challenges “how can we enable urban dweller in tomorrow’s cities to travel more efficiently and sustainably, and provide services to the inhabitants, while maintaining comfort, pleasure, and safety during their journey?”

Sample Project	Aims
Project 5.1 Smart Urbanization Design: A Systemic Development Concerning Energy-efficient Behaviour in both Living & Travelling.	Taking a broad sense of living & mobility related eco-effectiveness and sustainability, this project ‘human-environment interaction’, ‘smart building design’, and ‘sustainable & caring mobility’ at the RC-FCM. The smart-city oriented solution will be based on mobility patterns, health information & status.

PROGRAM LEADERS

Ir Prof. Niu Jianlei

ADoSCRI & Chair Professor of Building Environment and Energy

ZS857
+852 2766 7781
jian-lei.niu@polyu.edu.hk
Radiant Cooling and HVAC technologies, Turbulence Modeling and CFD (computational fluid dynamics)

Prof. Jiannong Cao

Dean(GS),Hd(CURI),DoRIAIoT,DoUBDA,ADoNJRI & Chair Prof. of Distributed & Mobile Computing

PQ819
+852 2766 7275
jiannong.cao@polyu.edu.hk
Research Areas: Edge Computing, Big Data and Machine Learning, Distributed Systems and Blockchain, Sensing

Prof. XU Ying-qing

Cheung Kong Scholar Chair Professor Head, Department of Information Art & Design, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University Director, Lab for Lifelong Learning, Tsinghua University Deputy Director, Institute of Accessibility Development, Tsinghua University

Sancaitang building, Haidian district
+86 10-62785127
futurelab@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn

Prof. Derek Siu-wing Or

Professor

CF627
+852 3400 3345
derek.s.w.or@polyu.edu.hk

Dr Wang Qixin

Associate Professor

PQ704
+852 2766 7266
qixin.wang@polyu.edu.hk
Research Interests: Cyber-Physical Systems, Real-Time and Embedded Systems

Dr Tulio Maximo

Assistant Professor

V702g
+852 2766 6286
tulio.pereiradossantosmaximo@polyu.edu.hk
Expertise: Inclusive design, Assistive Technologies, Sitting and Seating, Design-led Social Enterprise, Empathy Tools

PROGRAM LEADERS

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