Dr. Binzhe Wang is an Assistant Professor of Urban Governance and Design at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou). She obtained her Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Economics from MIT in 2024. She holds a Master of Science in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University (2018) and a Bachelor's degree in Urban and Rural Planning from Peking University (2015).

Dr. Wang is interested in economic mechanisms that influence the physical urban form and the built environment, specifically in understanding why cities have evolved into their present form. She also studies the interaction between human activities and the built environment. Methodologically, she employs causal inference, field experiments, and statistical learning methods. She's enthusiastic about integrating urban informatics techniques and economic reasoning to tackle urban planning questions.