HAOYU YUE

Bio

I'm a doctoral student in the Urban Infrastructure Lab at the Urban Design & Planning Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program at the University of Washington. I serve as the student representative in the steering committee of our Ph.D. Program. Also, I am a part of UW Solar, an interdisciplinary solar project organization at the university. I am fortunate to be advised by Dr. Jan Whittington and Dr. Qing Shen. Also, I'm generously supported by the Microsoft Research AI & Society Fellowship and Hall-Ammerer-WRF Ph.D. Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Studies. Check my CV here.

I am interested in physical, cultural, and institutional spaces within cities and my current research interests are in the ethical discussions about AI applications in urban planning, especially in the era of climate change. I'm doing theoretical and empirical work on renewable energy transition, infrastructure planning, climate change impact, and artificial intelligence as well as developing tools to assist cities in making climate and energy related decisions.

News

• [09/12/24] RSVP: We are organizing Symposium on Convergence Research to Climate Action Planning.
• [06/20/24] Served as the Advisor for MBA Students to Identify Financing Barriers For Renewable Energy Projects.
• [01/30/24] Excited to be Selected as the Microsoft Research AI & Society Fellow.
• [01/29/24] Assisted the University Receive 355K Funding for EV Chargers Development with Hoseok Sa.
• [07/03/23] Attended 2023 IACP Annual Conference at Tianjin University.
• [05/18/23] Attended Spatial Social Network Workshop at Georgia Tech.
• [11/03/22] Presented on ACSP 2022 in Toronto about Climate Investment and Green Gentrification in San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley Bay Area.
• [09/28/22] Started the PhD in Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington.
• [06/18/22] Graduated from Master of Urban Planning Program at the University of Washington.
• [10/15/21] Attended ACSP 2021 with Prof. Christine Bae on Effects of Zoning and Land Use Policies on Land Value and Densification in the City of Seattle.

Projects

Injustice Behind the Green
An Investigation of Climate Investment Mismatch

Keeping it on the Tracks
High-speed Rail Success and Lession Learned

Vulnerability in the Pandemic
Social Vulnerability & Resillence during COVID-19

Teaching

I'm organizing Ph.D. colloquium as well as advising UW solar and some student teams. My previous coursework plans are a combination of urban planning, public policy, climate change, energy, data science, and AI + society at the University of Washington. Please check my coursework list here to get some inspirations. You can refer to the programs and courses recommended by the Urban Infrastructure Lab. Hope this information is helpful to you.

Vitæ

Full Curriculum Vitae in PDF.

• University of Washington 2020 - Now

  MUP/Ph.D. Student in Urban Design and Planning
  Urban Infrastructure Lab
• Microsoft Research 2024 - Now

  AI & Society Reseach Fellow
  Renewable Energy, AI and Communities
• Shenzhen Planning Research Center 2020

  Land Use and Redevelopment Intern
  Shenzhen Urban Planning & Land Resource Research Center
• Central South University 2015 - 2020

  Undergraduate Student
  Urban and Rural Planning

Acknowledgement