Expertise and Research Areas
Major: Geographical Information Science
Research Areas: Geospatial Big Data, Social Sensing
Undergraduate Courses: Introduction to Computing, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Graduate Course: GIS Algorithms and Application Development
Education Experience
1989-1994: B. S.: Peking University
1994-1997: M. S.: Peking University
1999-2003: Ph. D.: Peking University
Work Experience
1997-2004: Assistant, Lecturer: Peking University
2004-2013: Associate Professor: Peking University
2013-Present: Professor: Peking University
Project Participation
2007-2009: 863 Project, Principal Investigator, Semantics-based Intelligent Services for Chinese Generalized Placenames
2009-2012: National Major Science and Technology Project on Water Pollution Control and Treatment, Main Responsible Person, Research on Common Technologies for Basin Water Environment Risk Assessment and Early Warning Platform Construction
2012-2015: National Natural Science Foundation, Principal Investigator: Research on Urban Residents' Movement Patterns Based on Massive Spatiotemporal Data
2017-2021: National Natural Science Foundation, Principal Investigator, Geographical Spatial Models and Analysis Methods
Academic Achievements (Publication Citations)
1. L. Shi, L. Wu, G. Chi, Y. Liu*, Geographical impacts on social networks from perspectives of space and place: An empirical study using mobile phone data. Journal of Geographical Systems, 2016, 18(4), 359-376. (10.1007/s10109-016-0236-8)
2. G. Chi, J.-C. Thill, D. Tong, L. Shi, Y. Liu*, Uncovering regional characteristics from mobile phone data: a network science approach. Papers in Regional Science. 2016, 95(3), 613-631. (doi: 10.1111/pirs.12149)
3. L. Gong, X. Liu, L. Wu, Y. Liu*, Inferring trip purposes and uncovering travel patterns from taxi trajectory data. Cartography and Geographic Information Science. 2016, 43(2), 103-114. (doi: 10.1080/15230406. 2015.1014424)
4. X. Liu, C. Kang, L. Gong, Y. Liu*, Incorporating spatial interaction patterns in classifying and understanding urban land use. International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 2016, 30(2): 334-350. (doi: 10.1080/13658816.2015.1086923)
5. Y. Liu, X. Liu, S. Gao, L. Gong, C. Kang, Y. Zhi, G. Chi, L. Shi, Social sensing: A new approach to understanding our socio-economic environments. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 2015, 105(3), 512-530. (doi: 10.1080/00045608.2015.1018773)
6. Y. Liu, D. Tong, X. Liu, Measuring spatial autocorrelation of vectors. Geographical Analysis. 2015, 47(3), 300-319. (doi: 10.1111/gean.12069)
7. X. Liu, L. Gong, Y. Gong, Y. Liu*, Revealing travel patterns and city structure with taxi trip data. Journal of Transport Geography, 2015, 43, 78-90. (doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.01.016)
8. Y. Liu, Z. Sui, C. Kang, Y. Gao, Uncovering patterns of inter-urban trip and spatial interaction from social media check-in data. PLOS ONE, 2014, 9(1), e86026. (doi: 10.1371/journal. pone.0086026)
9. Y. Liu, F. Wang, C. Kang, Y. Gao, Y. Lu, Analyzing relatedness by toponym co-occurrences on web pages. Transactions in GIS. 2014, 18(1), 89-107 (doi: 10.1111/tgis.12023)
10. C. Kang, Y. Zhang, X. Ma, Y. Liu*, Inferring properties and revealing geographical impacts of intercity mobile communication network of China using a subnet dataset, International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 2013, 27(3), 431-448. (doi: 10.1080/13658816.2012.689838)
Awards
1. 2009: 10th National Youth Geographical Science and Technology Award
2. 2012: First Prize for Geographic Information Technology Progress in China
Academic and Social Positions
1. Editorial Board Member, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems (2013-), Associate Editor (2013-2020)
2. Editorial Board Member, Journal of Spatial Information Sciences (2007-)
3. Member, Council of the International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Science (CPGIS) (2014-2015)
4. Member, American Association of Geographers (2013-)
5. Deputy Director, Committee on Geographical Models and Analysis, China Geographical Society (2010-)
6. Deputy Director, Working Committee of GIS Theories and Methods, China Geographic Information Industry Association (2011-)
