Jiayue Zhang holds a master's degree from University College London and a bachelor's degree from the University of Liverpool. She is currently working as a transport engineer at the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (CAUPD). She once served as a teaching assistant in the College of Architecture and Landscape Design of Peking University and participated in the course of Climate-Friendly Design for Zero-Carbon Community. She has delivered a speech and paper at the 13th International Space Syntax symposium entitled "The impact of street network structure on carbon emissions: evidence from three Chinese cities". Her research interests include smart and sustainable transportation, traffic behavior, and psychological cognition applied in transportation.