Jiajia's current research merges big data and tools in artificial intelligence for planning assistantship and spatial decision processes to improve environmental performance toward a carbon-neutral future. With a solid foundation in Urban Studies and the natural sciences, she comes equipped with a perspective on designing and managing urban environments to minimize their ecological impact while optimizing the urban system. Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Master in Landscape Architecture (MLA II) from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.