I’m Wanting Hsu. With a background in urban planning, I explore how infrastructure and technology shape everyday life—from the resources we use to the ways we move. My work spans consulting and technology commercialization, connecting new ideas with the needs of places and people.
Experience
NTU E3 CenterNational Taiwan University 2026 —
- Director of Strategic Partnerships
Deloitte TaiwanTaipei, Taiwan 2020 — 2026
- Senior Manager, AI Infrastructure, Engineering & Sustainability Technology2025 — 2026
- Manager, Digital Strategy — Sustainability Technology & Startups2023 — 2025
- Consultant → Senior Consultant, Smart City & Startups2020 — 2023
Beijing City LabBeijing, China 2017 — 2020
- Research Associate, Urban Data Analytics
AECOM TechnologyBeijing, China 2018 — 2019
- Design Assistant, Urban Planning & Design Group
Education
Tsinghua UniversityBeijing, China
- M.S.E. Urban & Rural Planning · Certificate in Big Data Analytics
National Cheng Kung UniversityTainan, Taiwan
- B.S. Urban Planning
Publications
2023Understanding bikeability: Insight into the cycling-city relationship using massive dockless bike-sharing records in BeijingZhang, E., Hsu, W., Long, Y. & Hawken, S. · Intelligence for Future Cities (pp. 109–123), SpringerChapter
2022Valuing the micropublic space: A perspective from Beijing housing pricesHsu, W., Zhang, Y. & Long, Y. · Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 148(2)Journal
2020Evaluation of urban planning implementation from spatial dimension: An analytical framework for Chinese cities and case study of BeijingLong, Y., Han, H., Lai, S.-K., Jia, Z., Li, W. & Hsu, W. · Habitat International, 101, 102197Journal
2019Residential location choice in the city, read through mobile-phone signalling and other multi-source data: The case of neighbourhoods within Beijing's Fifth Ring RoadHsu, W., Zhang, X. & Long, Y. · Urban Development Studies, 26(10), 48–56 · Published in Chinese原題：基於手機信令等多源數據的城市居住空間選擇行為初探——以北京五環內小區為例 · 城市發展研究Journal · Chinese
2018What shapes urban vitality around Beijing's metro stationsHsu, W. et al. · Beijing Planning Review, (3), 40–46 · Published in Chinese原題：北京地鐵站域活力影響因素探討 · 北京規劃建設Journal · Chinese
2018The influence of spatial vitality around subway stations in Beijing on pedestrians' emotionXu, W., Ma, H. & Bai, N. · 13th International Symposium for Environment-Behavior StudiesConference
Media & Interviews
2025The AI race is also an electricity race: Taiwan's "AI island" moment and the era of virtual power plantsCommonWealth Magazine 天下雜誌 · 「AI 競賽，也是一場電力競賽」 · May 2025Interview