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Author: Christopher Grant Kirwan (CEO, AI Convergence Ltd., London, UK) ,
Fu Zhiyong (Associate Professor, Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and Co-Founder, Global Design Futures Network)
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Edition: 2nd edition
Weight: 0.450kg
ISBN: 9780443236211
ISBN 10: 0443236216
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 December 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Christopher Grant Kirwan is a multidisciplinary professional and educator with more than 30 years’ experience spanning the fields of urban planning, architecture, new media, and branding. Living and working in international hubs of innovation—Milan, New York, Dubai, Beijing, Bangkok, Rio de Janeiro, and London—he has been involved in all phases of project implementation including the research, planning, design, and business of technology integration, urban development, and smart cities. He is currently CEO of AI Convergence Ltd., leading global smart city and AI initiatives from hubs in New York, London, and Riyadh. A Visiting Professor and lecturer in urban intelligence and design innovation, he is also an author and researcher specializing in AI-driven urban systems, digital interfaces, and the evolution of next-generation city operating models. In addition to his role as co-director of the Smart Cities Convergence program launching in spring 2023, he is currently a Visiting Professor at both Henley Business School Informatics Research Centre, University of Reading, and Parsons School of Design in New York and has previously taught at Harvard Graduate School of Design and Tsinghua University where he co-founded the Design Beijing Lab with Dr. Fu Zhiyong. Fu Zhiyong is an Associate Professor at the Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and Co-Founder of the Global Design Futures Network. He has more than 20 years of teaching and research experience in the fields of information design, interaction design, service design, and social innovation related to human–computer interface and smart cities. Dedicated to educational program development and cross-institutional collaboration, he has established workshops, innovation labs, and special joint research projects around the world. He previously served as Associate Dean of the China-Italy Design Innovation Hub at Tsinghua University and Vice Director of the China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Research Center, and continues to hold leadership roles as Secretary-General for the China Information and Interaction Design Committee (IIDC) and Vice President of the International Chinese Association of Human–Computer Interaction (ICACHI).
