Junfeng Jiao is an internationally renowned expert in urban informatics, smart cities, and ethical AI. He has been consistently listed as one of the top two percent of scientists in the world by Stanford-Elsevier. He is a Fulbright Specialist on Smart Cities. His research focuses on urban informatics, smart cities, and ethical AI, which has been widely reported by media outlets such as ABC, Associated Press, CNN, Fox, NBC, NPR, The New York Times, and others.