Education Background：
2021 PhD in Urban Design, Eindhoven University of Technology
2017 MA in Design, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Working Experience：
2025-Present Tenured Associate Professor, the Institute of Creativity and Innovation, Xiamen University
2025-Present Director of Digital Urban Sensing and Design（DUSD）Studio, the Institute of Creativity and Innovation, Xiamen University
2023-Present Fujian Provincial High-Level Talent
2022-Present Xiamen Municipal High-Level Talent
2021-2024 Assistant Professor of Environmental Design, the Institute of Creativity and Innovation, Xiamen University.
2020-Present Peer-Reviewer for international journals (SCI/SSCI), including Landscape and Urban Planning, Transport Policy, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Public Health Nutrition and BMJ Open.
2018-Present Member of Netherlands Graduate School of Urban and Regional Research (Nethur), Netherlands.
Research Interests：
Multidimensional Digital-Sensory Urban Design，Behavioral Perception and Gamified Neighborhood Design， Age-Friendly and Healthy Neighborhood Design
Academic Projects：
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China - Age-Friendly Urban Community Environment Based on Socio-Spatial Experience: Impact Mechanisms, Evaluation System, and Optimization Strategies (Young Scientists Fund, Grant No. 52408094), Jan 2025 - Dec 2027, Ongoing, Principal Investigator;
2. Fujian Social Science Foundation - Design Patterns for Age-Friendly Community Street Facility Renewal in Southern Fujian Based on Participatory Workshops (Youth Project in Art Studies, Grant No. FJ2024C120), Aug 2024 - Jun 2026, Ongoing, Principal Investigator;
3. Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation - Assessment and Impact Mechanisms of Elderly Residents' Affective Experience Based on Perceived Spatial Data: A Case Study of Shenzhen (Regional Joint Fund-Youth Fund, Grant No. 2023A1515110663), Nov 2023 - Oct 2026, Ongoing, Principal Investigator;
4. Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities - Research on Age-Friendly Community Design Strategies and Implementation Paths in the New Era (Grant No. 20720221045), Mar 2022 - Dec 2024, Ongoing, Principal Investigator.
Academic Publications（Selected）：
Jie Zhu; Bojing Liao*; Shifting the paradigm: Estimating heterogeneous treatment effects in the development of walkable cities design, Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and Urban Science, 2025, 05.
Bojing Liao; Jie Zhu; Exploring the causal relationship between campus walkability and affective walking experience: Evidence from 7 major tertiary education campuses in China, Journal of Urban Management, 2025, 01.
van den Berg, P. E. W., Bojing Liao*, Gorissen, S., van Wesemael, P. J. V., & Arentze, T. A. The Relationship between Walkability and Place Attachment and the Mediating Role of Neighborhood-Based Social Interaction. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 2024, 44(3), 1730-1741.
Bojing Liao*; Pauline E.W. van den Berg; P.J.V. van Wesemael; Theo A. Arentze ; Individuals’ perception of walkability: Results of a conjoint experiment using videos of virtual environments, Cities, 2022, 125(103650).
Bojing Liao*; Pauline E.W. van den Berg; P.J.V. van Wesemael; Theo A. Arentze ; Empirical analysis of walkability using data from the Netherlands, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2020, 85(102390).
