Anthony Vanky, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in Urban Planning at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), focusing on the use of data-centric practices in city-making. Previously, he was a lecturer in Urban Design and Planning at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also currently serves as the New York City affiliate for MIT designX, the academic platform dedicated to advancing innovation and entrepreneurship in design, cities and the built environment for which he was on the founding team and its first educational program manager.

Anthony’s own research considers the use of digital data and pervasive sensing technologies in designing, planning and evaluating urban environments, and spans the disciplines of urban design, urban technologies, innovation studies, and public health.

More information about him may be found at https://vanky.co/hello.