Membership

Biography

Professor Pengyu Zhu is a Professor at HKUST, Director of the Institute for Public Policy and the Center for AI in Economic, Social, and Environmental Research, and Associate Director of the GREAT Smart Cities Institute. His research spans AI in urban systems, RWA and digital finance, low-altitude economy, and transport–housing–regional development linkages, with publications in leading journals including Nature Cities, Urban Studies and Transportation Research Part A/D. He was the sole H-Panel RGC Research Fellow in 2024(HK$5.2 million), led or co-led projects totaling over HK$60 million, ranks among the world top 1% scientists, and became HKUST Star Faculty in 2026.