RESEARCH
Research
Interests
My research interests mainly
focus upon both the theoretical development of GIScience
and the applications of GIS technologies in urban and regional analysis. I consider
myself as a member of the still-growing research community, GIScientists. Currently I am actively involved in exploring
the adoption of GeoComputational methods in
geographic studies, which I believe has the potential to revolutionize both
quantitative and qualitative studies in geography. In summary, my main research
interests include:
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Spatial Data Mining and Knowledge
Discovery: Simply
put, the advance of IT, wide accessibility of computers, and accumulation of
massive data provide the basis to ‘Let data speak for themselves’.
·
Geovisualization
and Information Visualization (Information Spatialization): Innovative visualization methods for
facilitating thinking and problem solving in geographic domain. This goes
beyond the traditional domain of cartography.
·
Space-Time Dynamics: Current GISs are built upon a
visually-oriented cartographic representational paradigm and it’s very
difficult for them to handle temporal information effectively. A smart GIS
should be the one that could offer reasoning (especial temporal reasoning)
capabilities on its data and provide the related information required by users
at the right time.
·
GIS for Urban & Regional Analysis: GISs, as geographic analytical
toolbox, have been used in various fields of urban and regional studies. This
is an area calls for most the integration of GIS and spatial analysis methods.
My area of research mainly focuses on urban commuting, public transit, crime
& public safety, public health, economic development, groundwater pollutions.
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Projects
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2012-present.
Biking Studies in the Bowling Green KY Area
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2011-present.
Spatial Convergence and Spatial Structural Changes of
Regional Economic Growth in Central China.
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2010-present.
Geographic Factors of Colombian Violence.
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2010-present.
Accessibility to Primary Care Physicians in the Nashville TN region.
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2009-present.
Geographic Factors of Residential Burglary.
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2009-present.
GIS and Groundwater Pollutions in Karst Regions.
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2008-present.
Network Extensions of Spatial Analysis.
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2008-present.
Visual Data Mining of Time-Series Geospatial Data
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2006-2009.
Urban Commute Study in Small and midsize U.S. Cities.
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2006.
WKU Transit Ridership Study.
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2005-2007.
Bowling Green Traffic Accident Study.
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2005-2007.
Geographical Analysis of Crime, Bowling Green, Kentucky