2026
Roy Yu-Ta Lin
Head of Urban Informatics
City Science Lab @ Taipei Tech
Roy Yu-Ta Lin is an urban innovation leader working at the intersection of urban design, data science, and city governance.
Roy currently serves as Head of Urban Informatics at the City Science Lab @ Taipei Tech, a joint lab between MIT and NTUT, where he develops advanced urban science and AI tools to help governments and city stakeholders address urban developments, mobility, and social-economical challenges across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.The 2026 World Fellows
We are delighted to announce the 2026 Yale World Fellows. These 16 extraordinary individuals are leaders working in politics and public policy, global health, technology, environment, journalism, and the arts around the world. They include a Ukrainian journalist, a Chinese environmentalist, and a Kenyan orchestral conductor. “At a moment when norms are under strain and the international order is being rewritten, the World Fellows remind us that principled leadership still exists—and still matters,” said Emma Sky, director of Yale’s International Leadership Center, which houses the World Fellows program. “The world does not lack for problems or pessimists. What it needs are skilled, courageous practitioners willing to create new possibilities. The...Read More
