Prof. Young Sang Kwon is a professor of Urban Planning and Urban Design at Seoul National University. He is currently in charge of the Innovative Talent Education Program for Smart City Project of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, South Korea. He is the director of the Smart City Research Center of the Seoul National University Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology. Prof. Kwon’s research expertise is the sustainable development of Asian urban areas. He is interested in sustainable development strategies while maintaining the historical and social identity of Asian cities. He is a member of the Asia Planning Schools Association (APSA) and the Inter University Symposium of Asian Megacities (IUSAM). He has published several paper on urban development and housing problems in Vietnam, and conducted comparative studies on transportation and walking problems in cities around the world.