Our doctors

We are proud of our graduates and grateful for their role in growing and shaping our research group. On this website, we feature PhD graduates who have conducted their doctoral research in our group.

Want to join us in your PhD journey? Read this guide.

Dr Koichi Ito (2026)

Candidate: Koichi Ito (Master of Urban Planning, National University of Singapore, 2021)

Thesis: Human-centric Analysis of Cycling: The Nexus of Perception, Choice, and Heterogeneity

Defence: October 2026 (see blog post)

Thesis advisor: Filip Biljecki. Committee members: Eddie Lau, Hao Li, Yuan Chao

Next position: Urban Development Specialist (Young Professional) at the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Dr Winston Yap (2025)

Candidate: Winston Yap (Master of Urban Planning, National University of Singapore, 2018)

Thesis: Urban Graph Analytics: Connecting Cities, Data, and People

Defence: November 2025 (see blog post)

Thesis advisor: Filip Biljecki. Committee members: Ye Zhang, Adrian Chong, Rudi Stouffs

Next position: Postdoctoral Associate at Cornell University (Ezra Systems Scholar).

Dr Binyu Lei (2025)

Candidate: Binyu Lei (Master in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne, 2019)

Thesis: Urban Digital Twins: From Conceptualisation to Adoption Through a Human-Centric Lens

Defence: October 2025 (see blog post)

Thesis advisor: Filip Biljecki. Committee members: Adrian Chong, Chaewon Ahn, Eddie Lau

Next position: Assistant Professor in Urban Planning and Data Analytics at the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham Dubai.