{"id":6047,"date":"2026-09-21T09:52:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/iadapt\/?page_id=6047"},"modified":"2026-10-14T15:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T19:18:00","slug":"contact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/iadapt\/contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-073eb6b1 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-df14c866dc367207bcf910641e16f6ad\" style=\"font-size:3rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900\">Contact<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c70ee493e2bb62608e56e2e4694f8739 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Get in touch with the International Center For Adaptation Planning and Design<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-6988bf28 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d759c7846a14e920c8ae92ddd961dbb4\" style=\"color:#002657;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:1.15rem\"><strong>Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng<\/strong> is a professor and the director of the International Center for Adaptation Planning and Design (iAdapt) as well as the former Chair of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/\">Department of Urban and Regional Planning<\/a><\/strong> at University of Florida. His research interests include AI-enabled urban and regional planning, transportation and land use planning, adaptation planning for climate change, and information technology for planning. For more information, please visit his <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=ngiXpvgAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-931edb8a\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/iadapt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2016\/05\/\u5f6d\u4ef2\u4ec1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng Headshot\" class=\"wp-image-778\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/iadapt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2016\/05\/\u5f6d\u4ef2\u4ec1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/iadapt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2016\/05\/\u5f6d\u4ef2\u4ec1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/iadapt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2016\/05\/\u5f6d\u4ef2\u4ec1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/iadapt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2016\/05\/\u5f6d\u4ef2\u4ec1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/iadapt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2016\/05\/\u5f6d\u4ef2\u4ec1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-faaf745f3bce65495b27feb51c82edbc\" style=\"color:#001a84;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:1.17rem\"><strong>Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><em>Professor and Director<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong>Department:<\/strong>&nbsp;Urban and Regional Planning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong>Institution:<\/strong>&nbsp;University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong>Address:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jonathan and Melanie Antevy Hall, 1480 Inner Road, Gainesville, FL 32611-5701<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong>Phone:<\/strong>&nbsp;(352) 294-1491<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong>Fax:<\/strong>&nbsp;(352) 392-3308<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong>Email:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:zpeng@ufl.edu\">zpeng@ufl.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-47f02c16 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a4a16ae79f399209749786b313a739bf\" style=\"color:#002657;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><strong>Ph.D. in Urban Planning at University of Florida<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;font-size:1.15rem\"><strong>Fully funded Ph.D. student positions in Urban Planning<\/strong>&nbsp;are available in the International Center for Adaptation Planning and Design (iAdapt) at University of Florida (UF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;font-size:1.15rem\">The iAdapt at University of Florida (UF) is <strong>seeking highly-motivated applicants <\/strong>to conduct multidisciplinary research in the areas of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-left:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:1.15rem\"><strong>Urban Planning Artificial Intelligence (Al)<\/strong>: smart city planning, transportation planning and management, urban computing and spatial analysis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:1.15rem\"><strong>Advanced Urban Mobility:<\/strong> adaptation planning for climate change, resilience planning, infrastructure&nbsp;resilience and urban resilience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:1.15rem\"><strong>Climate Adaptation and Resilience:<\/strong> autonomous public transportation systems, mobility on demand, transportation and environment, transportation and land use, transportation economics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;font-size:1.15rem\">All Ph.D. students are expected to obtain a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cise.ufl.edu\/academics\/graduate\/masters-program\/\">master\u2019s degree in Computer Science related fields<\/a> <\/strong>while pursuing your doctoral degree. In another word, you will be expected to earn<strong>&nbsp;two degrees in four years, one in Ph.D. in Design, Construction and Planning with a concentration in Urban and Regional Planning, <\/strong>and the other with<strong>&nbsp;MS in Computer Science related fields <\/strong>(with the focus on AI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:1.15rem\">This position is fully funded for four years including tuition, eligible insurance, and stipends. Furthermore, our Ph.D. program is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/news\/cipcodechange\/\">STEM-accredited program<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-74baf2fc149446e396e3548d922b9c3d\" style=\"color:#001a84;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:1.17rem\"><strong>Position Requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-left:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:1.15rem\">Master\u2019s degree in the fields including but not limited to: Urban Planning, Transportation, Geography, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:1.15rem\">Excellent mathematical foundations, master basic intelligent algorithms and programming skills, excel in independent research, paper writing, and communication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:1.15rem\">Mission-driven, self-disciplined, teamwork, and good time-management skills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:1.15rem\">Applicants with publications are preferred.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact Get in touch with the International Center For Adaptation Planning and Design Contact Information Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng is a professor and the director of the International Center for Adaptation Planning and Design (iAdapt) as well as the former Chair of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at University of Florida. 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