Dr Yao Shen is currently the Assistant Professor at Tongji University and Honorary Fellow at The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London. He directs the Centre for Urban Science and Planning and works for Transactions in Urban Data, Science, and Technology as Associate Editor. His research interests include urban science, urban modelling, spatial analysis, urban morphology, visualisation, etc. He directed or engaged in more than 10 national and international grants. He is a peer-reviewer for more than 30 international journals.