Professor Tan Yigitcanlar
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Biography
Tan Yigitcanlar is an eminent Australian researcher with international recognition and impact in the field of urban studies and planning. He is a Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at the School of Architecture and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Along with this post, he carries out an Honorary Professor role at the School of Technology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil, and the Founding Director position of the Australia-Brazil Smart City Research and Practice Network.He has been responsible for research, teaching, training and capacity building programs on the fields of urban studies and planning in esteemed Australian, Brazilian, Finnish, Japanese, and Turkish universities. He is an eminent Australian scholar with international recognition, reputation and impact on policy, practice and society. His research aims to address contemporary urban planning and development challenges—that are economic, societal, spatial, governance or technology related in nature. The main foci of his research interests, within the broad field of urban studies and planning, are clustered around the following three interdisciplinary themes.
The first research theme focuses on ‘Smart Technologies, Communities, Cities and Urbanism’. In this stream of research, he examines the disruptive effects, along with the beneficial impacts, of urban technologies and digital transformation of urban services and infrastructures on our cities and societies. His research in this theme covers, but not limited to, the following topics: Smart urban technology; Smart city; Smart community; Smart precinct; Smart urbanism; Smart mobility (e.g., autonomous driving, mobility-as-a-service); Citizen science (e.g., crowdsourcing, volunteered geographic information); Artificial intelligence; and Gamification and gamified applications.
The second research theme focuses on ‘Knowledge-Based Development of Cities and Innovation Districts’. In this stream of research, he scrutinises the impacts of global knowledge and innovation economy on our cities and societies, along with developing strategies for space and place making for knowledge-based activities in cities. His research in this theme covers, but not limited to, the following topics: Knowledge-based urban and regional development; Knowledge and innovation economy; Knowledge industry, business and worker; Urban innovation system; Urban knowledge and innovation space; Innovation district; and Place making and branding.
The third research theme focuses on ‘Sustainable and Resilient Cities, Communities and Urban Ecosystems’. In this stream of research, he explores existing and prospective urban and environmental dynamics and challenges to determine strategies for planning and designing sustainable, resilient, responsive and liveable natural and built urban environments. His research in this theme covers, but not limited to, the following topics: Sustainable urban and infrastructure development; Sustainable transport; Urban and environmental sustainability performance assessment; Water sensitive urban design; Zero waste; Climate change; Urban heat island; and Post-Anthropocentric urbanism.
He has been providing research consultancy services to all tier governments (i.e., federal, state, local)—along with for international corporations, and non-governmental organisations—in Australia and overseas. These services helped government and industry form their key strategies, become more resilient, and better prepared for the emerging disruptive conditions. He has received over $3 million funding from research consultancy projects and national competitive grant programs.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of ‘Elsevier’s Smart Cities Book Series’, and carries out senior editorial positions in the following high-impact journals: ‘International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development’, ‘Sustainability’, ‘Journal of Knowledge Management’, ‘Energies’, ‘International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology’, ‘Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management’, ‘Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity’, ‘Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship’, ‘Journal of Urban Technology’, ‘Knowledge Management Research and Practice’, ‘Measuring Business Excellence’, ‘Urban Science’, ‘Land Use Policy’, ‘Sustainable Cities and Society’, ‘Cities’, and ‘International Journal of Information Management’.
He undertook the Chairman role of the annual ‘Knowledge Cities World Summit’ series between 2007 and 2019, and under this brand organised 12 conferences in many locations of the world. These locations were: Monterrey (Mexico); Shenzhen (China); Melbourne (Australia); Bento Gonçalves (Brazil); Matera (Italy); Istanbul (Turkey); Tallinn (Estonia); Daegu (Korea); Vienna (Austria); Arequipa (Peru); Tenerife (Spain); and Florianopolis (Brazil). He also contributed in the organisation of other over two-dozen international conferences in various capacities. He has also delivered over 60 keynote and invited talks at the prestigious international academic conferences and industry events.
He has disseminated his research findings extensively including over 230 articles published in high-impact journals, and the following 17 key reference books published by esteemed international publishing houses: ‘Urban Analytics with Social Media Data’ (CRC Press, forthcoming); ‘Companion of Creativity and the Built Environments’ (Routledge, forthcoming); ‘Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence’ (Springer, 2021); ‘Smart Cities and Innovative Urban Technologies’ (Routledge, 2021); ‘Approaches, Advances, and Applications in the Sustainable Development of Smart Cities’ (MDPI, 2020); ‘Geographies of Disruption’ (Springer, 2019); ‘Planning, Development and Management of Sustainable Cities’ (MDPI, 2019); ‘Urban Knowledge and Innovation Spaces’ (Routledge, 2018); ‘Technology and the City’ (Routledge, 2016); ‘Knowledge and the City’ (Routledge, 2014); ‘Sustainable Urban Water Environment’ (Edward Elgar, 2014); ‘Building Prosperous Knowledge Cites’ (Edward Elgar, 2012); ‘Knowledge-Based Development for Cities and Societies’ (IGI Global, 2010); ‘Sustainable Urban and Regional Infrastructure Development’ (IGI Global, 2010); ‘Rethinking Sustainable Development’ (IGI Global, 2010); ‘Knowledge-Based Urban Development’ (IGI Global, 2008); and ‘Creative Urban Regions’ (IGI Global, 2008).
His research outputs have been cited around 12,500 times, resulting in an h-index of about 65 (Google Scholar). According to the science-wide author databases of standardised citation indicators, he is ranked #1 in Australia and #16 worldwide in 2019, and ranked #1 in Australia and #47 worldwide in all times. For this achievement, he was recognised as an ‘Australian Research Superstars’ in Social Sciences at The Australian’s 2020 Research Special Report.
Personal details
Positions
- Professor
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Keywords
Urban and regional planning, Urban development and management, Sustainable and resilient cities, communities and urban ecosystems, Smart urban technologies, communities, cities and urbanism, Knowledge-based development of cities and innovation districts, Artificial intelligence driven urbanism and urban artificial intelligences
Discipline
Urban and Regional Planning
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD(Urban & Regional Planning) (Izmir Institute of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
- The Australia-Latin America Business Council, Member (2020-Present)
- The World Capital Institute, International Advisory Board Member (2020-Present)
- Knowledge Management for Development Award, Advisory Board Member (2018-Present)
- The Higher Education Academy, Fellow (2017-Present)
- IGU Commission on Geography of Information, Innovation & Technology, Member (2016-Present)
- The Most Admired Knowledge City Awards, Expert Panel Member (2008-Present)
- The New Club of Paris, Member (2008-Present)
- Planning Institute of Australia, Member (2003-Present)
- Turkish Chambers of City and Regional Planners, Member (1992-Present)
- The World Capital Institute, Executive Board Member (2007-2019)
- The Global Knowledge Based Development Community, Chair (2007-2019)
- UN-HABITAT World Secretariat of City Prosperity Index, Expert Group Member (2013-2014)
- Australia and New Zealand Regional Science Association, Member (2002-2013)
- Tokyo Planning Forum, Member (2001-2012)
- ARC Research Network on Spatially Integrated Social Science, Member (2004-2007)
- Izmir Local Agenda 21, Natural and Cultural Assets Council, Chair (1996-2001)
- Turkish Chambers of Planners, Administrative Board Member (2000-2001)
- Turkish Chambers of Planners, Education Committee, Member (1996-2000)
- Turkish Chambers of Planners, Professional Practice Committee, Member (1993-1996)
Teaching
Current Teaching
Past Teaching
- Land Use Planning
- Research Methods
- Urban Analysis
Past Teaching
- Advanced Computer Applications
- Computer Aided Design
- Community Planning
- Concepts in Geographic Information Systems
- Contemporary Urban Environment
- Decision-Making Approaches in Planning
- Development Assessment and Infrastructure
- Development Process
- Geographic Information Systems
- Integrated Planning Project
- Introduction to Planning and Design
- Introduction to Urban Geographic Information Systems
- Knowledge-Based Development
- Population and Urban Studies
- Project Management
- Regional Planning Practice
- Remote Sensing and Image Processing
- Research Methods and Academic Writing
- Simulation Techniques
- Site Planning
- Smart, Sustainable and Knowledge-Based Cities and Urbanisation
- Socioeconomic Application of Information Technology
- Transportation Planning
- Urban and Regional Innovation Systems
- Urban Design
- Urban Planning Practice
Experience
Main Areas of Research
Journal Editorship
Book Series Editorship
International Event Organisation
Keynote and Invited Speeches
Read more
- Investigation into Smart Technologies, Communities, Cities and Urbanism:
This stream of research examines the disruptive effects, along with the beneficial impacts, of urban technologies and digital transformation of urban services and infrastructures on our cities and societies. The research in this theme covers, but not limited to, the following topics:
* Smart urban technology;
* Smart city;
* Smart community;
* Smart precinct;
* Smart urbanism;
* Smart city urban design;
* Smart mobility (e.g., autonomous driving, mobility-as-a-service);
* Citizen science (e.g., crowdsourcing, volunteered geographic information);
* Gamification and gamified applications, and artificial intelligence. - Investigation into Knowledge-Based Development of Cities and Innovation Districts:
This stream of research scrutinises the impacts of global knowledge and innovation economy on our cities and societies, along with developing strategies for space and place making for knowledge-based activities in cities. The research in this theme covers, but not limited to, the following topics:
* Knowledge-based urban and regional development;
* Knowledge and innovation economy;
* Knowledge industry, business and worker;
* Urban innovation system;
* Urban knowledge and innovation space (e.g., knowledge community precincts);
* Innovation district;
* Place making and branding. - Investigation into Sustainable and Resilient Cities, Communities and Urban Ecosystems:
This stream of research explores existing and prospective urban and environmental dynamics and challenges to determine strategies for planning and designing sustainable, resilient, responsive and liveable natural and built urban environments. The research in this theme covers, but not limited to, the following topics:
* Sustainable urban and infrastructure development;
* Sustainable transport (e.g., accessibility planning, transport-related social exclusion);
* Urban and environmental sustainability performance assessment;
* Water sensitive urban design;
* Zero waste;
* Climate change;
* Urban heat island;
* Post-Anthropocentric urbanism.
Journal Editorship
- Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity (MDPI), Associate Editor (2015-Present)
- Sustainability (MDPI), Section Editor-in-Chief (2016-Present)
- International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development (Inderscience), Honorary Editor-in-Chief (2019-Present)
- Cities (Elsevier), Editorial Board Member (2020-Present)
- Sustainable Cities and Society (Elsevier), Editorial Board Member (2020-Present)
- Land Use Policy (Elsevier), Editorial Board Member (2020-Present)
- International Journal of Information Management (Elsevier), Editorial Review Board Member (2020-Present)
- Journal of Urban Technology (Taylor & Francis), Editorial Board Member (2017-Present)
- Journal of Knowledge Management (Emerald), Editorial Board Member (2017-Present)
- Knowledge Management Research & Practice (Taylor & Francis), Editorial Board Member (2015-Present)
- International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (Springer), Editorial Board Member (2013-Present)
- Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management (ISWA), Editorial Board Member (2015-Present)
- Energies (MDPI), Editorial Board Member (2019-Present)
- Measuring Business Excellence (Emerald), Editorial Board Member (2015-Present)
- Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Emerald), Editorial Board Member (2014-Present)
- Urban Science (MDPI), Editorial Board Member (2015-Present)
Book Series Editorship
- Smart Cities Book Series (Elsevier), Editor-in-Chief
International Event Organisation
- Local Organisation Committee Member, The Inaugural Sustainability Research and Innovation Conference, Belmont Forum, and Future Earth Australia, 14-17 Jun 2021, Brisbane, Australia.
- Chair, The Inaugural Australia-Brazil Smart City Research and Practice Forum, Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 4-8 Nov 2019, Florianopolis, Brazil.
- Summit Chair, The 12th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & National Confederation of Trade in Goods, Services and Tourism Santa Catarina, 4-8 Nov 2019, Florianopolis, Brazil.
- Summit Chair, The 11th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & Government of Canary Islands, 20-22 Nov 2018, Tenerife, Spain.
- Scientific Committee, The 13th International Forum on Knowledge Assets Dynamics, Delft University of Technology, 4-6 Jul 2018, Delft, The Netherlands.
- Scientific Advisory Committee, The Art of Management Symposium, St John’s University, 1-2 Nov 2017, New York, USA.
- Summit Chair, The 10th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & National University of Saint Augustine, 20-22 Oct 2017, Arequipa, Peru.
- Summit Chair, The 9th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & City of Vienna, 12-13 Oct 2016, Vienna, Austria.
- International Scientific Committee Member, The 8th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Asia Pacific, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 23-24 Oct 2015, Kobe, Japan.
- Organisation Committee Member, The 1st Society of Open Innovation Conference & The 8th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, 14-18 Jun 2015, Daegu, Korea.
- Summit Chair, The 7th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & Tallinn University, 24-26 Sep 2014, Tallinn, Estonia.
- International Scientific Committee Member, International Conference for Sustainable Urban Design for Livable Cities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 14-16 Nov 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- International Scientific Committee Member, The 7th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Asia Pacific, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 9-10 Oct 2014, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Summit Chair, The 6th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & Istanbul Sehir University, 9-12 Sep 2013, Istanbul, Turkey.
- International Scientific Committee Member, The 9th Annual International Conference of the International Institute for Infrastructure Renewal and Reconstruction, Queensland University of Technology, 8-11 Jul 2013, Brisbane, Australia.
- International Scientific Committee Member, The 8th International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics, University of Basilicata, 12-14 Jun 2013, Zagreb, Croatia.
- International Scientific Committee Member, The 6th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Asia Pacific, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, 10-12 Oct 2012, Shanghai, China.
- Summit Chair, The 7th International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics and The 5th Knowledge Cities World Summit, University of Basilicata & World Capital Institute, 13-15 Jun 2012, Matera, Italy.
- Summit Chair, The 4th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & Ibero-American Society for Knowledge Systems, 26-27 Oct 2011, Bento Goncalves, Brazil.
- Organisation Committee Chair, Regional Planning Practice Study Tour, 16-28 Jul 2011, Taipei, Taiwan.
- International Scientific Committee Member, The 6th International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics, University of Basilicata, 15-17 Jun 2011, Tampere, Finland.
- Summit Chair, The 3rd Knowledge Cities World Summit, City of Melbourne, World Capital Institute & Office of Knowledge Capital, 16-19 Nov 2010, Melbourne, Australia.
- International Scientific Committee Member, The 5th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Asia Pacific, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 16-18 Sep 2010, Xi’an, China.
- Organisation Committee Chair, Regional Planning Practice Study Tour, Queensland University of Technology, 12 Jul-2 Aug 2010, Istanbul and Gallipoli, Turkey.
- International Scientific Committee Member, The 5th International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics, University of Basilicata, 24-25 Jun 2010, Matera, Italy.
- International Scientific Committee Member, The 2nd Knowledge Cities Summit, Shenzhen Municipality, World Capital Institute & The New Club of Paris, 5-7 Nov 2009, Shenzhen, China.
- Organisation Committee Chair, Regional Planning Practice Study Tour, Queensland University of Technology, 27 Jul-2 Aug 2009, Seoul and Daejeon, Korea.
- Scientific Committee Member, The 2nd Infrastructure Research Theme Postgraduate Student Conference, Queensland University of Technology, 26 Mar 2009, Brisbane, Australia.
- International Scientific Committee Member, The 3rd International Symposium on Knowledge Cities, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality & Arab Urban Development Institute, 17-19 Nov 2008, Istanbul, Turkey.
- International Scientific Committee Member, Smart Urban Mobility: ATRA Seminar on Design for Smart Campus/District Mobility. Harvard School of Graduate School of Design, 22 Aug 2008, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Organisation Committee Chair, Regional Planning Practice Study Tour, Queensland University of Technology, 27 Jul-2 Aug 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Organisation Committee Member, Malaysian Institute of Planners Technical Tour on Sustainable Practices, Queensland University of Technology, 8-13 Apr 2008, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- International Scientific Committee Member, The 2nd International Symposium on Knowledge Cities, Malaysian Institute of Planners & Arab Urban Development Institute, 16-18 Jul 2007, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
- International Advisory Board Member, The Global Knowledge Based Development Week and The 1st Knowledge Cities Summit, UNESCO & Forum Monterrey, 15-21 Oct 2007, Monterrey, Mexico.
- International Scientific Committee Member, The 1st International Symposium on Knowledge Cities, The World Bank & Arab Urban Development Institute, 28-30 Nov 2005, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Keynote and Invited Speeches
- Moreton Bay Regional Council Planning and Development Committee Seminar Series, Moreton Bay Regional Council, 15 Oct 2020, Caboolture, Australia.
- The State-of-the-Art Research in Artificial Intelligence and Ubiquitous City Seminar, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, 23-25 Sep 2020, Hong Kong.
- The Artificial Intelligence and the Smart City Webinar, QUTeX Real World Futures, Queensland University of Technology, 25 Jun 2020, Brisbane, Australia.
- The Inaugural Australia-Brazil Smart City Research and Practice Forum, Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 4-8 Nov 2019, Florianopolis, Brazil.
- The 12th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & National Confederation of Trade in Goods, Services and Tourism Santa Catarina, 4-8 Nov 2019, Florianopolis, Brazil.
- The 5th Society of Open Innovation Conference, Meijo University, 28 Jun - 1 Jul 2019, Nagoya, Japan.
- Industry Breakfast on the South East Queensland 2032 Olympic Bid, Emporium Hotel, 12 Jun 2019, Brisbane, Australia.
- The Congress of Mayors on Knowledge-Based Development, University of Caxias do Sul, 30 Nov 2018, Caxias do Sul, Brazil.
- The 11th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & Government of Canary Islands, 20-22 Nov 2018, Tenerife, Spain.
- The Beyond Smart City Seminar, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, 27 Sep 2018, Curitiba, Brazil.
- The Connected Smart Cities 2018 Conference, Sator–Organiser and Idealiser of Connected Smart Cities, 4-5 Sep 2018, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- The Congress of Mayors on Smart Cities, Federation of Santa Catarina Municipalities, 13-14 Jun 2018, Florianopolis, Brazil.
- The Zero Waste Cities International Congress, Institute of Zero Waste Brazil, 5-7 Jun 2018, Brasilia, Brazil.
- The Smart City Business America Congress & Expo, Smart City Business America Institute, 16-18 Apr 2018, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- The 2nd Symposium on the Ponte Viva Project and the Future of Hercílio Luz, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 11 Apr 2018, Florianopolis, Brazil.
- From Smart City to Sustainable Smart City Seminar, University of Caxias do Sul, 3 Mar 2018, Caxias do Sul, Brazil.
- Open Innovation Academy of SOItmC International Lectures, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, 27 Nov - 6 Dec 2017, Daegu, Korea.
- Daejeon Global Innovation Forum, World Technopolis Association, 12-14 Sep 2017, Daejeon, Korea.
- The Smart Cities Expo World Forum 2017, International Convention Centre Sydney, 31 Aug - 1 Sep 2017, Sydney, Australia.
- Brisbane City Council’s Young Professionals’ Forum, Brisbane City Council, 25 July 2017, Brisbane, Australia.
- The Sustainability and Life Cycle Thinking Summer School, University of Messina, 3-7 Jul 2017, Messina, Italy.
- The 10th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & National University of Saint Augustine, 20-22 Jun 2017, Arequipa, Peru.
- The 3rd Society of Open Innovation Conference, Riga Technical University, 15-18 Jun 2017, Riga, Latvia.
- International Conference on Smart Governance, Sustainability, and Public Policy around the World, Seoul National University, 15-18 Dec 2016, Jeju, Korea.
- Global Knowledge for Development Summit, Knowledge Management Austria, 14 Oct 2016, Vienna, Austria.
- The 9th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & City of Vienna, 12-13 Oct 2016, Vienna, Austria.
- The Past & Present Dangerous Thinkers Event, Consult Australia FutureNet, 14 Jul 2016, Brisbane, Australia.
- The 2nd Society of Open Innovation Conference & Consortium of Supply Chain and Operations Management Conference, San Jose State University, 31 May-3 Jun 2016, California, USA.
- The 21st AABI General Assembly and International Conference, Asian Association of Business Incubation (AABI), 28-30 October 2015, Daegu, Korea.
- The 5th World Sustainability Forum, MDPI Publishing & University of Basel, 7-9 Sep 2015, Basel, Switzerland.
- The 1st Society of Open Innovation Conference & The 8th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, 14-18 Jun 2015, Daegu, Korea.
- The 7th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & Tallinn University, 24-26 Sep 2014, Tallinn, Estonia.
- The 6th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & Istanbul Sehir University, 9-12 Sep 2013, Istanbul, Turkey.
- The World Secretariat of City Prosperity Index, Middle East Regional Centre of Best Practices and Local Leadership Programme, UN-HABITAT, 10-11 May 2013, Tehran, Iran.
- The 5th Alliance for Healthy Cities Global Conference, Griffith University & Logan City Council, 24-27 Oct 2012, Brisbane, Australia.
- The 7th International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics & The 5th Knowledge Cities World Summit, University of Basilicata & World Capital Institute, 13-15 Jun 2012, Matera, Italy.
- International Symposium and Workshop on Ubiquitous Cities, University of New South Wales, 28-29 Nov 2011, Sydney, Australia.
- The 4th Knowledge Cities World Summit, World Capital Institute & Ibero-American Community for Knowledge Systems, 26-27 Oct 2011, Bento Gonçalves, Brazil.
- The 6th International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics, Tampere University of Technology, 15-17 Jun 2011, Tampere, Finland.
- The 4th International Symposium on Knowledge Cities, World Bank & Al-Medina Municipality, 1-2 Mar 2011, Al-Medina, Saudi Arabia.
- The 3rd Knowledge Cities World Summit, City of Melbourne, World Capital Institute & Office of Knowledge Capital, 16-19 Nov 2010, Melbourne, Australia.
- The 5th International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics, University of Basilicata, 24-25 Jun 2010, Matera, Italy.
- The Revive MTY Forum 2010, Monterrey University of Technology, 3-4 Jun 2010, Monterrey, Mexico.
- The 2nd Knowledge Cities Summit, Shenzhen Municipality, World Capital Institute & The New Club of Paris, 5-7 Nov 2009, Shenzhen, China.
- The 2nd International Seminar on Future City. U-City Research Cluster, Hanbat National University, 28 Jul 2009, Daejeon, Korea.
- The 2009 Australian Higher Education Congress, The Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, 24-25 Mar 2009, Sydney, Australia.
- Gold Coast City Council Urban Design Seminar, Gold Coast City Council, 11 Feb 2009, Gold Coast, Australia.
- The 3rd International Symposium on Knowledge Cities, Istanbul Municipality & Arab Urban Development Institute, 17-19 Nov 2008, Istanbul, Turkey.
- International Symposium on Land, Transport and Maritime Technology, Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, 5-6 Nov 2008, Seoul, Korea.
- International Knowledge Week, Ibero-American Community for Knowledge Systems, 29-31 Oct 2008, Manizales, Colombia.
- The 1st Knowledge Cities Summit, UNESCO & Forum Monterrey, 17-20 Oct 2007, Monterrey, Mexico.
- The 2nd International Symposium on Knowledge Cities, Arab Urban Development Institute & Malaysian Institute of Planners. 16-18 Jul 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Youth in the Middle East and North Africa Conference, Arab Urban Development Institute, 4-6 Dec 2006, Rabat, Morocco.
- The 1st International Symposium on Knowledge Cities, The World Bank & Arab Urban Development Institute. 28-30 Nov 2005, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
- Symposium on E-government: Opportunities and Challenges, The World Bank & Arab Urban Development Institute. 10-12 May 2003, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
- International Symposium on Future Cities, The World Bank & Arab Urban Development Institute. 10-12 Nov 2001, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- The 8th National ESRI and ERDAS Users Conference, Economic and Social Research Institute, 6-7 Jun 2002, Ankara, Turkey.
- The ESRI European and MENA Conference, Economic and Social Research Institute, 18-20 Oct 2000, Istanbul, Turkey.
Publications
- Yigitcanlar T, Degirmenci K, Butler L, Desouza K, (2021) What are the key factors affecting smart city transformation readiness? Evidence from Australian cities, Cities, () p
- Yigitcanlar T, Mehmood R, Corchado J, (2021) Green Artificial Intelligence: Towards an Efficient, Sustainable and Equitable Technology for Smart Cities and Futures, Sustainability, 13 (16) p
- Yigitcanlar T, Hewa Heliyagoda Kankanamge R, Vella K, (2021) How are smart city concepts and technologies perceived and utilized? A systematic geo-Twitter analysis of smart cities in Australia, Journal of Urban Technology, 28 (1-2) p135
- Yigitcanlar T, Corchado J, Mehmood R, Li R, Mossberger K, Desouza K, (2021) Responsible Urban Innovation with Local Government Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda, Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 7 (1) p
- Yigitcanlar T, (2021) Smart City Beyond Efficiency: Technology-Policy-Community at Play for Sustainable Urban Futures, Housing Policy Debate , 31 (1) p88
- Yigitcanlar T, Kankanamge N, Inkinen T, Butler L, Preston A, Rezayee M, Gill P, Ostadnia M, Ioppolo G, Senevirathne M, (2021) Pandemic vulnerability knowledge visualisation for strategic decision-making: a COVID-19 index for government response in Australia, Management Decision, () p
- Yigitcanlar T, Hewa Heliyagoda Kankanamge R, Regona M, Ruiz Maldonado A, Rowan B, Ryu H, Desouza K, Corchado J, Mehmood R, Li R, (2020) Artificial intelligence technologies and related urban planning and development concepts: How are they perceived and utilized in Australia?, Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 6 (4) p
- Yigitcanlar T, Butler L, Windle E, Desouza K, Mehmood R, Corchado J, (2020) Can Building 'Artificially Intelligent Cities' Safeguard Humanity from Natural Disasters, Pandemics, and Other Catastrophes?: An Urban Scholar's Perspective, Sensors, 20 (10) p
- Yigitcanlar T, Desouza K, Butler L, Roozkhosh F, (2020) Contributions and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in building smarter cities: Insights from a systematic review of the literature, Energies, 13 (6) p
- Yigitcanlar T, Cugurullo F, (2020) The sustainability of artificial intelligence: An urbanistic viewpoint from the lens of smart and sustainable cities, Sustainability, 12 (20) p
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- Serving as an Editorial Board Member to the following 6 prestigious (Q1 ranked) international journals since 2017: Cities (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/cities), Sustainable Cities and Society (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/sustainable-cities-and-society), Land Use Policy (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/land-use-policy), Journal of Urban Technology (https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cjut20), Journal of Knowledge Management (https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1367-3270), International Journal of Information Management (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-information-management)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- World Capital Institute President's Awards for Excellence in Recognition of Sustained Contributions to the Global Knowledge-Based Development Community Formation
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Best Conference Paper Award, The 2nd Society of Open Innovation Conference & Consortium of Supply Chain and Operations Management Conference, San Jose, CA, USA
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Delivered 30 Keynote and Invited Speeches in prestigious international conferences and industry events in Australia and overseas since 2016 (in total 60 keynote and invited speeches throughout my academic career).
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Serving as an Associate Editor to the following prestigious (Q1 ranked) international journal since 2015: Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/JOItmC)
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Expert Member of the UN-HABITAT's World Secretariat of City Prosperity Index Group
- Type
- Appointment to Prestigious Positions
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Served as the Executive Director to the following International Think-Tank between 2009 and 2019, and have been serving to the same organisation as an International Advisory Board Member since 2020: The World Capital Institute (https://www.worldcapitalinstitute.org)
- Type
- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Carried out the Chairperson and Convenor position in 12 international conferences (organised in Mexico, China, Australia, Brazil, Italy, Turkey, Estonia, Austria, Peru, Spain and Brazil again) under the Knowledge Cities World Summit brand between 2007 and 2019
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Served as the Founding Editor-in-Chief to a Q2 ranked international journal (International Journal of Knowledge Based Development, https://www.inderscience.com/ijkbd) between 2010 and 2018. Serving as the Honorary Editor to the Journal since 2019.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- Queensland University of Technology Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Recognition of Exceptional Sustained Performance and Outstanding Achievement in Research
Research projects
- Title
- Coalitions for Community Health: A Community-based Response to Chronic Disease
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0882066
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Chronic Illness; Health Services; Service Models
- Title
- Adaptation of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) to Climate Change, Changing Transport Patterns and Urban Form
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0882637
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Stormwater Quality; Urban Water Quality; Water Sensitive Urban Design; Transport Impacts; Climate Change Impacts; Stormwater Infrastructure
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Understanding the interactive impact of built and social environment on the independence of older people in Australian retirement villages
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Bo Xia, Dr Carol Hon - A Methodology for Identifying Typologies to Improve Innovation District Outcomes : The Case of South East Queensland
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Isil Erol, Associate Professor Bo Xia - Understanding smart urban mobility to address transport disadvantage in Australian cities
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Alexander Paz - Acceptance, Impact, and Scenario Analysis of Autonomous Vehicle in Australian Context
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Md Kamruzzaman, Professor Alexander Paz - Autonomous Demand Responsive Transport Adoption Challenges of Senior Citizens: The Case of South East Queensland
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Jonathan Bunker, Dr Brian Lee, Professor Alexander Paz - Opportunities and Challenges of and Perceptions on Digital Technology-Driven Innovative Disaster Management Approaches
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Md Kamruzzaman, Professor Ashantha Goonetilleke - Investigating the implications of Peri-Urbanisation on Climate Change Risk: The Cases of Brisbane and Dhaka
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Severine Mayere - Understanding the state-of-the-art, emerging trends and impacts of smart homes on future living
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Isil Erol, Dr Aaron Liu - Investing the prospects, constraints and implications of artificial intelligence in the construction industry
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Bo Xia
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- A Methodological Approach for Establishing Place Quality in Australian Innovation Districts (2019)
- Built Environment Impact on Pedestrian Route Choice Behaviour: Shortest vs. Least Directional Change Routes (2019)
- Development and Testing the Validity of a Methodological Framework To Assess Transport-Related Social Exclusion (2019)
- A Conceptual Approach for Place Making in Knowledge and Innovation Spaces: Case Investigations from Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney (2018)
- Modelling the Transport Impacts of Urban Growth Scenarios: A Perspective from South East Queensland, Australia (2018)
- Investigating Variation in Bus Ridership Rates within Localised Areas of a Sub-Tropical City (2016)
- Measurement of Transit Network Accessibility Based on Access Stop Choice Behaviour (2015)
- A Micro-Level Indexing Model for the Assessment of Sustainable Urban Ecosystems (2013)
- Measuring neighbourhood sustainability: a comparative analysis of residential types in Malaysia (2012)
- The Integrated Land Use and Transportation Indexing Model: Assessing The Sustainability of the Gold Coast, Australia (2012)