Lab Members

The Urban Design Science for Health Lab includes a globally-oriented team of researchers and postgraduate students from diverse disciplinary and cultural backgrounds. Members benefit from the lab’s international collaborations, advanced scientific infrastructure, and interdisciplinary training in areas such as health-focused urban design, spatial analytics, and AI applications.

Faculty

• Prof Javad KOOHSARI

Founder & Director, Urban Design Science for Health Lab

Research Assistant

• Dr Jing ZHAO

Research Assistant

• Jiuling LI

Research Assistant

• Md. Sabbir Hossain KHAN

Research Assistant

Regional Lab Assistants

Japan —— Shiho WATANABE

China —— Jing ZHAO

Postgraduate Students

The lab supports postgraduate students, including both Master’s and PhD candidates, from diverse international and cultural backgrounds. Students join the lab from fields such as urban design, public health, urban planning, environmental science, sociology, data science, and artificial intelligence (AI). Their research addresses urban challenges using interdisciplinary methods, with an emphasis on spatial analytics, digital technologies, and health-oriented urban systems.