معرفی
Yongjian Ke is an Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney's School of Built Environment, specializing in project management with a focus on infrastructure delivery challenges. His research examines risk allocation, contracting behaviors, social acceptance, and sustainability in public-private partnerships (PPPs). He holds additional roles as Department Editor for the Project Management Journal and Research Associate at the Australia-China Relations Institute.
Education includes:
- PhD in Management Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University
- Bachelor of Engineering from Tsinghua University
Research interests center on developing frameworks for sustainable infrastructure governance, including:
- Social license models for community acceptance of NIMBY projects
- Cross-cultural analysis of Australian-Chinese infrastructure collaboration
- Value co-creation mechanisms throughout project lifecycles
- Social media analytics for community sentiment monitoring
Publications demonstrate strong emphasis on stakeholder dynamics in infrastructure development, with recurring themes of social sustainability, risk governance, and cross-cultural PPP implementation across 170+ outputs.
Awards and recognitions:
- Ranked among world's top 2% scientists
- 2020 Research with Most Potential Award (supervised student)
Supervision and grants:
- Successfully supervised PhD students with high publication output
- Secured funding for projects on social media in project management (2020-2022) and interorganizational network governance (2020-2021)
Leads research initiatives through the Australia-China Relations Institute and maintains international collaborations with universities in China and Singapore.


