Dr. Luo Wei (骆威) is an Assistant Professor in Geography Department and Joint Assistant Professor in Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at National University of Singapore, where he leads the GeoSpatialX Lab. Before he joined in NUS, he was a Research Associate in Computational Health Informatics Program (CHIP) at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He received the Master degree from Geography Department at University at Buffalo and PhD degree in GeoVISTA Center at the Penn State University. His main research focuses on GIScience, Geovisual Analytics, GeoAI, Spatial Epidemiology, and International Trade and Supply Chains. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles in prominent journals (e.g., Nature, Physics Reports) and conference proceedings. He is the recipient for various fellowships, grants, and awards at the university, state, national, and international levels, including the Geospatial World 50 Rising Stars, the ‘Waldo Tobler Young Researcher Award’ in GIScience selected by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, GIScience Best Paper Award, E. Willard Miller Award in Geography, 1st Place, Penn State University, and so on. His research has been covered by top media outlets such as: CCTV. He has the passion to apply his expertise to address the real-world challenges such as Health Inequality, Supply Chain Disruption, Energy and Food Insecurity, and so on. Please check the publications and citations from his Google Scholar page.
Location of our Members
Current PhD Students
Han Baoyan (韩葆妍) is a prospective PhD student in the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore (NUS) who will join us in Spring 2024 under the supervision of Dr Wei Luo. She received her MSc in Spatio-Temporal Analytics and Big Data Mining supervised by Professor Tao Cheng at University College London, followed by her BSc with distinction honours in Department of Mathematics at the University of Liverpool. She is currently working as a research assistant in the laboratory of AI-Powered Financial Technologies Limited, focusing on the evaluation of chatbots. With a focus on social networks, she was previously a research assistant at the Department of Computer and Information Science/State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart Cities, University of Macau. Her research interests primarily cover big data mining and analysis, spatial statistics, spatial economics, international trade, and social network analysis. If you have any queries or interests in her research, please contact her at baoyan.han.21@alumni.ucl.ac.uk.
Kang Siyuan(康思媛) is a Spring 2024 PhD student in the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore under the supervision of Dr Wei Luo. She previously received her undergraduate degree from Wuhan University before completing her master’s degree in the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore. With her extensive research experience, Kang Siyuan’s research interests focus on international trade, international supply chain shifts from a geographical perspective, geovisual analysis and spatial statistics and analysis. If you have any questions or interest in her research, please contact her at kangsiyuan0608@gmail.com.
Zhou Yangyang (周阳阳) is a Ph.D. student in the Geography Department at the National University of Singapore (NUS), under the supervision of Dr. Luo Wei. Prior to joining NUS, she excelled as a master’s student at China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). With a wealth of experience from her previous work and education, Zhou Yangyang’s research interests revolve around Healthy City, Geovisual Analytics, and Urban Spatial Statistics and Analysis. Her ultimate academic goal is to enhance city life, fostering healthier and more efficient urban environments. For any inquiries or interest in her research, you can reach Zhou Yangyang via email at zhouyyrs@163.com.
Current Master Students
Fan Sijia (范思佳) is a master student in the Department of Biological Science, National University of Singapore. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering Management at Ningbo University. Her research interests comprise climate change, smart city and sustainable construction. If you are interested in a relevant topic, please contact her via email at sijia.fan@u.nus.edu.
Hou Weitao (侯玮涛) is a master student at the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore. He’s interested in the impact of climate change and the nature-based solution. Now he is working on a research project about The Impacts of Climate Change on Dengue (directed by Dr. Luo Wei). To learn more about him, check out his Linkedin profile. If you are interested in a relevant topic, please contact him via email at e0950301@u.nus.edu.
Li Jixiao (李霁筱) is a master student of Department of Biological Science, National University of Singapore. Her research interests centered around climate change, fragmentation, and the critical examination of how international trade practices influence biodiversity conservation, which reflects a commitment to understanding the environmental impacts of human activities, while seeking innovative solutions to foster sustainability.
Pu Yifan (蒲奕帆) is a NUS Msc Applied GIS student with skills in programming (Javascript, Python, etc.) and environmental risk modelling prediction, currently exploring the possibilities of trade dependency and GIS visualisation presentation at GeospatialX, studied at MUC and UCC.
Shi Lei (石磊) is a master student at the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore. She’s interested in the climate change and the nature-based solutions. Now she is working in a research project about Input-Output model(directed by Dr. Luo Wei). If you are interested in a relevant topic, please contact her via email at e1124415@u.nus.edu.
Zhang Fengqi (张峰齐) is an MSc student in the Department of Biological Science, National University of Singapore. His research interest is geospatial modeling under climate change. E-mail: e0950361@u.nus.edu
Zhang Tao (张韬) is an MSc student of Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore. His research interest is using geographic information science and remote sensing science to explore the water-carbon cycle issue. For more information, please contact him at e1177421@u.nus.edu
Zhang Wenyu (张雯钰) is a master student at the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore. Her research interests include Urban Informatics, WebGIS, and Spatial Analytics. Email: wenyu.zhang@u.nus.edu
Zhang Yixuan (张懿萱) is a master student at NUS MSc in Applied Geographic Information System program. She previously received her undergraduate degree from Wuhan University. Her research interests include health geography, social network and geospatial analytics. For more information, please contact her at e1154331@u.nus.edu
Current Visiting Scholars
Jin Ying (金瑛) is a visiting student in the Geography Department of National University of Singapore sponsored by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) (2023.8-2024.8, directed by Dr. Luo Wei). She is a Ph.D. student at Northeastern University majoring in Public Administration. Her research interests are urban ecological resilience, urban network, and urban ecological governance. Please contact her by email at 2010012@stu.neu.edu.cn if you are interested.
YU Peiheng (余珮珩) is a PhD candidate in the Department of Building and Real Estate at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She is also a visiting student at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, under the supervision of Dr. Luo Wei. Her research interests mainly include environmental health, land use fragmentation, spatial equity and urban sustainability policy. If you are interested in a relevant topic, please contact her via email at peihengyu@u.nus.edu. Her previous studies are listed on her Google Scholar profile and ResearchGate.
Zou Yuxuan (邹雨轩) is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Geography at Hong Kong Baptist University. She is also a visiting student at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore (2023.9-2023.12, under the supervision of Dr. Luo Wei). Her research interests encompass health geography, environmental health, obesity, and physical activity. If you have any questions or interest in her research, please contact her at Gloriayuxuan@gmail.com.
Current Interns
Mohit Chaurasiya is a third-year undergraduate at the Netaji Subhas University of Technology, majoring in Geoinformatics. His research interests lie at the intersection of Technology and Health Policy. Mohit is also working as a Research Associate at the Center for Geographic Analysis at Harvard University to develop data science solutions for better policy-making around Health, Nutrition and Population in India. Mohit is the Lead of Google Developer Student Clubs and the President of AI Research Group at the Netaji Subhas University of Technology, mentoring beginners in tech and research space to apply data science for social good.
Vinamra Harkar is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in Geoinformatics at Netaji Subhas University of Technology(NSUT), Delhi. He is deeply interested in Public Policy, Public Health, Environmental Economics and Climate Change(Risk Monitoring and Renewable Energy Practices). He also serves as the Founding Member and Director of the Artificial Intelligence Research Group(AIRG), NSUT. For any more information or queries feel free to reach out to him at vinamra.harkar.ug20@nsut.ac.in.
Rishabh Jain is an undergraduate student at Sardar Patel Institute of Technology (S.P.I.T) Mumbai, India, majoring in Computer Science. His research interests include Deep Learning, Big Data, and Natural Language Processing. To learn more about him, check out his LinkedIn profile. If you are interested in relevant research topics, please contact him via email.
Li Mengqi (李梦琪) is a master’s student at the Institute of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland, specializing in Geographic Information Science with a minor in Data Science. Currently, she is focusing on evaluating the lagged meteorological impacts on dengue fever incidence. Her academic interests revolve around GeoAI, Health Geography, GIScience, and Data Mining. If you are interested, please contact her by email at mengqi.li@uzh.ch.
Lin Zezheng (林泽正) has a bachelor’s degree from Renmin University of China. He carries a GPA of 91.5% with 318 credits obtained. His focus is on studies of Spatial Politics, Labor Sociology, and Sociology of Science and Technology. He has conducted research published in International Sociology Association, International Labour Organization, and Asia Geographical Association. He has served at United Nations Industrial Development Organization, National Academy of Development and Strategy in Renmin University of China, and Harvard College AUSCR Summit for Young Leaders in China. He was also a full scholarship student of Global Citizen Year Academy in China.
Liu Zhihao (刘志豪) is currently a senior undergraduate student majoring in Geographic Information Science at Yangtze University. He has a strong passion for programming and spatial analysis and design a website focusing on the visualization and recommendation system for voluntary college entrance exam choices in China. He has a particular interest in research areas such as health geography and human mobility. If you are interested, please feel free to contact him via email at gisliubright@outlook.com.
Shubham Sharma is an undergraduate student at Panjab University, India, currently pursuing a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science & Engineering. His research interests include deep learning, computer vision, and natural language processing. To find out more about him, check out his LinkedIn profile. Please email him at amnour.rajsubham@gmail.com if you’re interested.
Sun Jiashuo (孙嘉铄) is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree at the University of Hong Kong, with double majors in Geography and Economics, and a minor in Computer Science. He has demonstrated outstanding academic performance, expecting to graduate with First Class Honours. Jiashuo has received numerous accolades, such as the Soong Ching Ling Foundation Zhiyuan Scholarship, the C.V. Starr Scholarship, and inclusion on the Dean’s Honours List. His research interests encompass Health Geography, Health Inequality, and Spatial Data Science. You can learn more about Jiashuo by visiting his LinkedIn profile. For inquiries or opportunities, feel free to reach out to him via email at joshua66@connect.hku.hk.
Nitish Singla is a graduate of Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from UPES, Dehradun, India. His research interests include deep learning, computer vision, natural language processing, and biomedical AI. To learn more about him, check out his Linkedin profile. If you are interested, please contact him at nitish29singla@gmail.com.
Ashish Vashist is a research assistant at the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore. He is also working as a research intern at Carnegie Mellon University in Computational Biology Lab. His research interests include Deep Learning, GNNs, Computer Vision, Medical Image Processing, and Biomedical AI. To learn more about him, check out his Linkedin profile. If you are interested, please contact him at vashist.ashiah@gmail.com
Xiao Yekun graduated from NTU and is currently a Fintech Ph.D. student at NUS. His research interests include Fintech in Healthcare and Digital Multisided Platforms. yekun.xiao@u.nus.edu
Alumni
Lawrence Chew is an alumnus from the MSC GIS programme at the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore. He is currently working at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Hydrographic Division, GeoSpace-Sea department. His research interests are geospatial analytics, maritime geography, and marine science. For more information, please check his Linkedin or contact him via email.
He Lingfeng (何凌锋) is currently pursuing his doctorate at the Institute for Empirical Social Science Research (IESSR), Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU). His research interests are in social networks, social computation, and informatization-driven translational medicine. His most recent publication is Spatio-temporal heterogeneity in the international trade resilience during COVID-19 (Luo et al., 2022). hedaozi_amoy@outlook.com
Hu Sheng (胡胜) is a assistant profession in South China Normal University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in the School of Geography and Information Engineering at China University of Geosciences, and he underwent a Joint student program in the Geography Department of National University of Singapore (2021.10-2022.11, directed by Dr. Luo Wei). His research interest includes geospatial data mining and modeling in urban areas through the application of innovative geographic information systems and GeoAI methods. His previous studies are listed on his Google Scholar profile. Please contact him by email at husheng@cug.edu.cn if you are interested.
Liu Haokun (刘昊坤) is a graduate assistant at the Institute of geography and sustainability, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. His research interests include GIScience, Urban complexity, and Health Geography. Currently, he is constructing urban health through different approaches, including but not limited to network theory, percolation theory, GeoAI, etc. Besides, he is assisting in developing the Coursera MOOC ‘Healthy Urban System’. His previous information is listed on his Linkedin profile and personal website. If you are interested, just contact him by email at haokun.liu@unil.ch.
Liu Qianhuang (刘千煌) obtained her master’s degree at the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore. Her research interests include smart city, spatial analysis, and health geography. Currently, she is exploring the dengue distribution in Southeast Africa. If you are interested in relevant topics, please contact her via email at e1015238@u.nus.edu.
Liu Zhaoyin (刘兆寅) obtained his master student at the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore. His research interests mainly lie in socioeconomic inequity, health geography, and liveable cities. For more information or if you are interested in his research, please contact him at liu.zhaoyin@outlook.com
Luo Jiawen (罗嘉玟) is a master student at the Department of Urology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun-Yat-Sen University. Her research interests comprise genetic diagnosis, data mining, and public health. Please contact her by email at luojm27@mail2.sysu.edu.cn if you are interested in relevant topics.
Ran Yiding (冉一玎) obtained her master’s degree at the NUS MSc Applied Geographic Information System program. She is interested in research on geospatial health, recommendation systems and the societal impact of technology systems. In the past, she has done research at the Web Information Retrieval / Natural Language Processing Group (WING) at NUS, in which she studied course recommendation systems and proposed a multi-objective course recommender that focuses on both accuracy optimization and user experience optimization. She presented this work at the MORS22 workshop of ACM RecSys 2022. She graduated with a BSc in Business Analytics with a second major in Economics from the National University of Singapore in 2022. Please reach out to her at ran.yiding@u.nus.edu if you share similar research interests.
Shi Yichang (石亦畅) obtained her master’s degree at NUS in Applied GIS and her bachelor’s degree in Urban and Rural Planning at Sun-Yat-Sen University. Her research interests mainly lie in economic geography, urban economics, and spatial analysis. Besides, she is a lover of astrology, which is closely related to psychology. If you share similar research interests, you can reach out to her by email at e1015249@u.nus.edu.
Wang Haoran (王浩然) is good at making spatial analysis and map visualization. He has a good sense of space. He likes to study various games related to spatial logic, such as Rubik’s Cube, Minesweeper, and Open Space Games. He enjoys artistic maps and will spend some time doing map design himself. He also has his own video website and will share GIS knowledge in his spare time. He has already assumed the office of GIS engineer in an internet enterprise called 51WORLD.
Yang Zihui (杨梓晖) graduated from Shenzhen University and is also an alumnus of the MSC GIS program in the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore. He is currently working in an urban planning and design institute in Shenzhen, China. His research interests are in geospatial analysis, urban geography and the new urban science. For more information, please contact him by email.
Zhang Shirui (章诗蕊) graduated with distinction from the University of Southampton with MSc in Marketing Analytics. She has worked in analytics field for 6+ years and is now working as Marketing Analytics Manager at PayPal Singapore. Her research interests lie in consumer insights, healthcare analytics, and visualization analysis.
Zhou Yuxuan (周宇轩) is currently a PhD student in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong. He has previously worked as a student research assistant in the GeospatialX lab. His research primarily revolves around the intersection of health geography and urban studies, with a specific focus on understanding the nexus between urban environment and human health. His works have been published in esteemed journals including JMIR Public Health & Surveillance, Health & Place, and Applied Geography. For inquiries or if you share an interest in his research topics, please feel free to reach out to him via email at yuxuzhou3-c@my.cityu.edu.hk.