Dr. Junbo Yu is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor in the School of Government at Nanjing University. Dr. Yu holds a Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering (2007) and a B.A. in Chinese Linguistic and Literature (2002), both from Tsinghua University. Before joining Nanjing University in February 2023, Dr. Yu was a Professor at Jilin University's School of Administration. His international experience includes: -Research Affiliate at the Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University (since 2013.12). -Visiting Professor at Regent's Park College, Oxford University (June 2017). -Visiting Professor at the Greater China Study Center, Tuebingen University, Germany (May-June 2015). -Rajawali Asian Study Fellow/Visiting Scholar at the Kennedy School, Harvard University (Aug. 2013-Feb. 2014). Dr. Yu has published widely in both Chinese and international journals, including papers in Public Administration Review and Growth and Change. Key works he may be proud of include: -Governing Technological Entrepreneurship in China and the West (Public Administration Review, 2009). -Regional Innovation Clusters: A Critical Review (Growth and Change, 2011). -The Politics Behind China’s Quest for Nobel Prizes (Issues in Science and Technology, 2014). -The Chinese monograph, The Operating Logic of the Smart City: Exploring Nanjing's Practice in the Modernization of Megacity Governance (2025, co-authored). His current research focuses on Urban Governance Digitalization.