Research Interests
• Urban Design Theory and Methodology
• East Asian Urban History
• Urban Spatial Cognition
• World Heritage Conservation and Utilization

Education & Professional Experience
• Ph.D. in Urban Design, Osaka University, Japan, 2005
• M.S. in Human Geography, Peking University, 1997
• B.Eng. in Architecture, Taiyuan University of Technology, 1993

Teaching Courses
• Research Paradigms and Methods in Urban Spatial Studies
• Seminar on Urban Design
• Spatial Cognition in Urban and Rural Territories

Research Projects
• Spatial Strategy for Pingtan Tourism-Oriented Free Trade Port (Jan 2018-Jan 2019)
• Innovative Urban Design for Smart City Development in Shenzhen (Jan 2018-Dec 2019)
• Longitudinal Study on Streetscape Evolution in Pingyao Ancient City (Jun 2006-Jun 2021)
• Urban Design Practices for Poverty-Alleviation Towns in Qinba Mountain Region (Jan 2012-Jan 2020)

Selected Publications

• Yin, Jie; Xu, Xinghua; Li, Chenchen. Local Chronicles of Zhejiang Province as a Case Study. City Planning Review, 2016(2).

• Yin, Jie; Wang, Anjie; Shi, Yue. Analyzing Street Activity Spaces in Qing Dynasty Beijing through the "Wanshou Shengdian Tu". City Planning Review, 2016(6).

• Yin, Jie; Yang, Wen; Kong, Zhonghua. Extracting Optimal Viewing Routes for Traditional Villages Using ArcGIS: A Case Study of the World Cultural Heritage Site "Kaiping Diaolou and Villages". Planners, 2015(1).

• Dan, Jun; Yin, Jie. Regional Differences in Migration Distance of Floating Populations and Their Impacts on Urbanization. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis, 2017(5).

• Liang, Xiongfei; Yin, Jie; Yang, Bin; Song, Zheng. Spatiotemporal Evolution of Defensive Functional Patterns in Kaiping Diaolou and Villages. Geographical Research, 2017(1).

• Hu, Pan; Chen, Yuming; Dan, Jun; Yin, Jie. Evolution of Internal Spatial Patterns in Rural Dwellings Since 1949. Decoration, 2016(11).

• Li, Chenchen; Yin, Jie; Lei, Yang. Analysis of the Spatial Evolution of the Commercial Streets of Pingyao Ancient City and the Protection Strategies. Proceedings of the 7th International Association for China Planning (IACP) Conference, June 2013.

Awards & Honors

• First Prize, National Outstanding Urban Planning and Design, 2011

• Second Prize, National Land and Resources Science and Technology Award, 2018