van der Wouden, F
Professor van der Wouden, Frank
Professor van der Wouden, Frank
Frank van der Wouden's research interests are the spatial uneven distribution of economic activities and networks of collaboration that link together people and places. Common topics in his research are innovation, collaboration, learning, inventors, scholars and cities. His work uses data-mining tools, machine learning techniques, methods from social network analysis and econometric models.
Frank holds a PhD in Economic Geography from the University of California, Los Angeles and a MSc.Res and BSc in Economic Geography and Urban Planning from Utrecht University. Before joining HKU, Frank was a post-doctoral researcher at the Management & Organizations department at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and affiliate of the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems.
Frank has consulted for the Ministry of Interior of The Netherlands, the International Community Platform and the Center for Expertise on Urban Dynamics and Sustainability.
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| University of Utrecht | BSc | |
| University of Utrecht | MSc | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | PhD in Economic Geography |
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | The Hui Oi-Chow Trust Fund (2023) | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-01-01 | Urban Systems Institute - Fellowship Grant | Research Achievement | |
| 2015-09-01 | Haynes Lindley Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship: Haynes Foundation | Research Achievement | |
| 2017-09-01 | Outstanding Teaching Certificate: UCLA Geography Department | Research Achievement | |
| 2017-09-01 | Dissertation Year Fellowship: UCLA Graduate Division | Research Achievement | |
| 2017-09-01 | Graduate Student Grant: UCLA Center of Economic History | Research Achievement | |
| 2020-10-01 | Best Research Publication Prize: Forschungspreis KNZ (Research Prize) | Research Achievement | |
| 2016-09-01 | Graduate Student Grant: UCLA Center for Economic History | Research Achievement | |
| 2015-09-01 | Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Award: UCLA Graduate Division | Research Achievement | |
| 2020-07-01 | Seed Funding Basic Research (PI): HKU | Research Achievement | |
| 2020-07-01 | Early Career Scheme Grant (PI): Research Grants Council | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-06-01 | The Hui Oi-Chow Trust Fund: Hui Oi-Chow Trust Fund Committee of Management | Research Achievement |
| Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Technological Change | 技術變遷 |
| Regional Development | 區域發展 |
| Network Analytics | 網絡分析 |
| Machine Learning | 機器學習 |
| Innovation | 創新 |
| Economic Growth | 經濟增長 |
| Economic Goegraphy | 經濟地理學 |
| Econometrics | 計量經濟學 |
| Collaboration | 合作 |
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, German, Dutch | 英語、德語、荷語 |
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, French, German, Dutch | 英文、法文、德文、荷文 |
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