Prof. Wei Zhai

翟炜（Dr. Wei Zhai）

助理教授, 建筑与规划学院, 德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校

Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Planning, The University of Texas at San Antonio

翟炜博士是德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校建筑与规划学院的助理教授。翟炜曾在香港浸会大学地理系任职助理教授。翟炜于2020年和2021年分别在佛罗里达大学获得计算机工程硕士与城市与规划博士学位，于2017年在清华大学获得城市规划硕士学位，于2015年在湖南大学获得城市规划学士学位。翟炜曾获得佛罗里达大学优秀国际学生奖、Paul and Malea Zwick 研究生奖、DCP研究论坛最佳海报汇报奖。

Wei Zhai, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Prior to joining UTSA, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Hong Kong Baptist University. He obtained a Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering in 2020 and a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning in 2021 from the University of Florida. He also obtained a Master of Urban Planning from Tsinghua University in 2017 and a Bachelor of Engineering in Urban Planning from Hunan University in 2015. He received the Outstanding International Student Award, Paul and Malea Zwick Graduate Student Award, and DCP Research Symposium Best Poster Award from the University of Florida.

研究方向与社会贡献

翟炜博士的研究关注使用大数据与人工智能方法认识并提升城市韧性，并提供规划策略。他和团队基于以人为本的视角对飓风、极热天气、暴风雪、沿海洪涝等气候灾害事件开展研究，并他致力于通过多学科交叉合作推进城市韧性的研究。他的合作者包括城市规划、计算机科学与工程、土木与环境工程、交通规划、公共政策、新闻传播等领域学者。他的研究成果发表在Journal of Planning Education and Research, Journal of the American Planning Association, Urban Studies, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems等规划与地理知名期刊，同时担任Travel Behaviour & Society 编委会成员与二十余本国际期刊审稿人。

Dr. Zhai focuses on leveraging big data and AI to understand and enhance urban resilience. His human-centric research is in the context of hurricane, extreme heat, snowstorm, coastal flooding, etc. He aims to develop the research agenda of urban resilience through interdisciplinary collaboration with scholars in urban planning, computer science and engineering, civil and environmental engineering, transportation planning, public policy, journalism, etc. His recent work is published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research, Journal of the American Planning Association, Urban Studies, and Annals of the American Association of Geographers. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, etc. He is also an editorial member of Travel Behaviour & Society and a reviewer for over 20 international journals.

与IACP的关系（Relationship with IACP）

翟炜是IACP的长期会员，多次参与线下与线上年会汇报，并参与了中美城市规划项目求学经验的圆桌论坛讨论。

Dr. Zhai is a long-time member of IACP and has been actively engaged in the IACP conference. He also previously served as a panelist in the IACP panel discussion about how to thrive in America’s urban planning program.

联系方式：

Email: wei.zhai@utsa.edu

个人主页：https://skywalkerzhai.github.io/weizhai.github.io//