3 Selected Publications

Ye, J., Bai, X., Li, F., Browning, M.H.E.M., Eisenman, T., Yin, J., & Xu, L.#, *. (2026). What really helps recovery from stress: The leafiness or representational style of trees in a virtual nature? Journal of Environmental Psychology. 109(2026): 102869. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102869

Tang, J.#, Xu, L.#, Yu, H.#, Jiang, H., He, D., Li, T., Xiao, W., Zheng, X., Liu, K., Li, Y., Li, S., Huang, Q., Zhang, J., Zhou, Y., Wu, L., & Liu, Y. (2025). A dataset of multi-level street-block divisions of 985 cities worldwide. Scientific Data. 12(2025): 456. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04704-7. 

Liu, K., Chen, Y., Xu, L.*, Zhang, X., Wang, Z., Li, H., Yang, Y., You, H., & Li, D. (2025). Synergizing farmland reverting and energy substitution programs in Wolong through agent-based modelling and cost-efficiency analysis. Ecological Modelling. 504(2025): 111079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2025.111079.

Li, F., Zhang, Z., Xu, L., & Yin, J. (2025). The effects of professional design training on urban public space perception: A virtual reality study with physiological and psychological measurements. Cities. 158(2025): 105654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.105654.

Jiang, H.#, Xu, L.#*, Li, T.#, Tang, J., Chen, Z., Wang, Y., Liu, H., Zhang, H., Chen, H., & Liu, Y. (2025). Defining the urban "local" with low dimensional manifolds of human mobility networks. arXiv preprint. arXiv:2510.17174. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2510.17174.

Xu, L. .^{#, *}. (2025).Spatiotemporal Intelligence and Refined Urban Governance in the New Era: Theories, Methods, and Application Approaches from an Urban Science Perspective（城市科学视角下的时空智能与新时期城市精细化治理：理论、方法与应用途径）. 城市空间智能与规划（Urban Spatial Intelligence and Planning）. 1673-8985(2025)02-0007-08: 7-14. (in Chinese).https://dx.doi.org/10.11982/j.supr.20250202.

Zhuo, K.#, Qiu, Q., Zhang, Y., Li, F., & Xu, L*. (2024). Research on Time-Division Multiplexing Planning and Design Strategies for Parking Lots Under the Theory of Compact Cities. Landscape Architecture Frontiers . 12 (2): 30-44. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-LAF-1-020093.

Yin, H.#, Xu, L.*, & Li, Y. (2024). A New Retrieval Algorithm of Fractional Snow over the Tibetan Plateau Derived from AVH09C1. Remote Sensing. 16 (13): 2260. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16132260.

Xu, L.#*, Tang, J.#, Jiang, H., Yu, H., Huang, Q., Zhou, Y., & Liu, Y. (2024). MNCD-KE: a novel framework for simultaneous attribute- and interaction-based geographical regionalization. International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 38 (10): 2148-2182. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2024.2375732.

Xu, L.^{#, *}. (2024). Data Bias, Behavioral Choices, and Policy Nudging: Pitfalls and Opportunities of Urban Information Governance from a Behavioral Science Perspective（数据偏误、行为选择与政策助推：行为科学视角下城市信息治理的陷阱和机遇）. Urban Planning International （国际城市规划）. 39 (1): 43-52. (in Chinese). https://dx.doi.org/10.19830/j.upi.2023.585

Jiang, H.^#, Xu, L.^*, Li, J., Liu, J., & Shen, Y., (2024). Enhancing Urban Resilience through Spatial Interaction-based City Management Zoning. Annals of the American Association of Geographers.1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2024.2322477

Shen, Y. ^{#, *}, Liu, L., Xu, Z., Yan, W., & Xu, L. (2024). Varying road network resilience of Chinese cities. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083241237013

Liu, Z.^#, Xu, L., & Lu, Q.^* (2024). Comprehensive typhoon hazard zoning in China based on historical records. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 15(1), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2023.2300813

Xu, L.^#, Yin, H.^*, & Fang, J. (2023). Evaluation of the Supply-Demand Relationship for Urban Parks in Beijing from an Ecosystem Service Flow Perspective. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 85 (May), 127974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127974

Xu, L.^#,*, Li, F., Huang, K., & Ning, J. (2023). A Two-Layer Location Choice Model Reveals What’s New in the “New Retail.” Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 113 (3) 635-657. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2022.2115972

Sun, Y.^#, Li, F., He, T., Meng, Y., Yin, J., Yim, I. S., Xu, L.^*, & Wu, J^*. (2023). Physiological and affective responses to green space virtual reality among pregnant women. Environmental Research, 216 (1), 114499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114499

Tang, J.^#, Cheng, X., Liu, A., Huang, Q., Zhou, Y., Huang, Z., Liu, Y., & Xu, L.^*, (2023). Inferring Mixed Urban Functions from Telecom Traffic. Environment and Planning B – Urban Analytics and City Science. 100. https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083231221867

Yin, H.^#, Xu, L.^*, Ning, J., Lu, Q., (2023). Spatio-temporal Explicit Mapping and Value Quantification of the Provision Areas for Directional-flow Conveyed Ecosystem Services: An Exemplary Application for the Wind Erosion Prevention Service in Northern China Mega-cities. Ecological Indicators, 156 (February), 111132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.111132

Chen, Y.^#, Xu, L.^*, Zhang, X., Wang, Z., Li, H., Yang, Y., You, H., & Li, D. (2023). Socio-econ-ecosystem multipurpose simulator (SEEMS): An easy-to-apply agent-based model for simulating small-scale coupled human and nature systems in biological conservation hotspots. Ecological Modelling, 476 (June 2022), 110232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110232

Jin, Z.^#, Cui, Z., Zhu, S.^*, & Xu, L. (2023). Face-to-face contact and university–industry collaboration: evidence from mobile signaling data in Beijing. Annals of Regional Science, 0123456789. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-023-01242-1

Xu, L.^#,*, Zhang, Y., Li, F., & Yin, J. (2023). Perceptual difference of urban public spaces between design professionals and ‘laypersons’: Evidence, health implications and ready-made urban design templates. Indoor and Built Environment, 32 (3) 494-520. https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X221116318

Ling, C.^#, Feng, Z., Xu, L.^*, Huang, Q., Zhou, Y., Zhang, W.^*, & Yadav, R. (2023). An Edge Server Placement Algorithm Based on Graph Convolution Network. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(4), 5224-5239. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2022.3226681

Yang, Y.^#, Yuan, Y., Zhang, Q., Huang, H., Wang, Y., & Xu, L^*. (2023). Impact of Public Health Emergencies on the Generalized Recreational Behavior of Urban Residents – A Case Study of COVID-19 Outbreak in Nanjing in July 2021. Landscape Architecture Frontiers, 11(3). (Accepted). https://doi.org/10.15302/J-LAF-1-020076

Li, Y.^#, & Xu, L.^*, (2023). AOI2vec: Inferring urban traffic trajectories with connectivity graph-based AOI vectorization. In the 103^rd TRB Annual Meeting.

Lu, Q.^#, Ning, J., You, H., & Xu, L.^* (2023). Urban Intensity in Theory and Practice: Empirical Determining Mechanism of Floor Area Ratio and Its Deviation from the Classic Location Theories in Beijing. Land, 12 (2), 423. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020423

Yin, G.^#, Huang, Z., Yang, L., Ben-Elia, E., Xu, L., Scheuer, B., & Liu, Y.^* (2023). How to quantify the travel ratio of urban public transport at a high spatial resolution? A novel computational framework with geospatial big data. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 118 (February), 103245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2023.103245

Xu, L.^#, Peng, X., Jiang, H., An, X., & Xi, X.^* (2022). Distributive Hydraulic Engineering, Cross-Scale Landscape Planning, and Climate Change Resilience: On the Water-Adaptive Strategy in the Huai’an-Yangzhou Section of China’s Grand Canal. River Research and Applications. Special Issue. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3926

Peng, X.^#, Li, Y., Si, Y., Xu, L.^*, Liu, X., Li, D., & Liu, Y. (2022). A social sensing approach for everyday urban problem-handling with the 12345-complaint hotline data. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 94 (March), 101790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2022.101790

Li, F.^#, Nie, C., Li, D., & Xu, L^*. (2022). Why Do I Always Get Lost in the Airport: A Field Experiment-based Study of Wayfinding Performance and Spatial Cognition in Airport Terminals. In the 101^st TRB Annual Meeting.

Si, Y.^#, Xu, L.^*, Peng, X., & Liu, A. (2022). Comparative Diagnosis of the Urban Noise Problem from Infrastructural and Social Sensing Approaches: A Case Study in Ningbo, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (5), 2809. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052809

Li, C.^#, Huang, Y., Shen, Y^*., & Xu, L.^*. (2022). Spatiotemporal patterns and mechanisms of street vending from the social sensing perspective: A comparison between law-enforcement reported and residents complain events. Cities, 124 (January), 103597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103597

Wei, W.^#, Deng, Y., Huang, L., Chen, S., Li, F., & Xu, L.^*, (2022). Environment-deterministic pedestrian behavior? New insights from surveillance video evidence. Cities, 125 (September 2021), 103638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103638

Wan, S.^#, Xu, L.^*, Qi, Q., Yang, H., & Zhou, Y., (2022). A Multi-Objective Optimization Model for Sponge City Engineering. Urban Climate, 43 (April), https://doi.org/101171. 10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101171

Cao, Y.^#, Li, F., Xi, X., van Bilsen, D. J. C., & Xu, L.^*. (2021). Urban livability: Agent-based simulation, assessment, and interpretation for the case of Futian District, Shenzhen. Journal of Cleaner Production, 320 (88), 128662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128662

Li, Y.^#, & Xu, L.^*. (2021). The Impact of COVID-19 on Pedestrian Flow Patterns in Urban POIs—An Example from Beijing. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 10 (7), 479. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10070479

Cheng, X.^#, Wang, Z., Yang, X., Xu, L., & Liu, Y.^* (2021). Multi-scale detection and interpretation of spatio-temporal anomalies of human activities represented by time-series. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 88 (September 2020), 101627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2021.101627

Zhang, Z.^#, Zhuo, K., Wei, W., Li, F., Yin, J.^*, & Xu, L^*. (2021). Emotional Responses to the Visual Patterns of Urban Streets: Evidence from Physiological and Subjective Indicators. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(18), 9677. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189677

Zhou, Y.^#, Shen, Y., Yang, X., Wang, Z., & Xu, L.^*. (2021). Where to Revitalize, and How? A Rural Typology Zoning for China. Land, 10 (12), 1336. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10121336

Zhao, L.^#, Luo, L., Li, B., Xu, L., Zhu, J., He, S., & Li, H.^* (2021). Analysis of the Uniqueness and Similarity of City Landscapes Based on Deep Style Learning. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 10(11), 734. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10110734

Si, Y.^#, Fang, J., & Xu, L.^* (2021). Review of Ecological Infrastructure Planning Practices Based on the Ecological Security Pattern Theory in China (1997 ~ 2019). Landscape Architecture Frontiers, 9 (3), 28–47. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-LAF-0-020013

Li, J^#. & Xu, L.^*. (2021). Implementation of Ecological Protection and Restoration at the Detailed Planning Level（详细规划层面生态保护与修复的实施路径探索）. Planners（规划师）, 37(06), 19–25. (in Chinese)

.Chen, X. ^#, Li, J.^*, & Xu, L. (2020). Ecological extension of regulatory planning in China’s territorial spatial planning system: A case study on Mentougou District, Beijing. Landscape Architecture Frontiers, 8 (1), 42. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-LAF-1-020019

Peng, X. ^#, Liang, Y., Xu, L., & Li, D^*. (2020). An Approach for Discovering Urban Public Management Problem and Optimizing Urban Governance Based on “12345” Citizen Service Hotline（基于“12345”市民服务热线的城市公共管理问题挖掘与治理优化途径）. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis （北京大学学报(自然科学版)）, 56(4): 721-731. (in Chinese). https://doi.org/10.13209/j.0479-8023.2020.041

Cao, Y.^#, Xu, L.^*, Li, F., & Peng, R. (2019). Analysis of Ecological Carrying Capacity of Land Remediation Based on Biomass: Taking the Barren Hill Reconstruction Project in Fuping County as an Example（基于生物量的土地整治生态承载力分析——以阜平县荒山改造项目为例）. Development of Small Cities & Towns（小城镇建设）. 37(3), 91-97. (In Chinese). https://10.3969/j.issn.1009-1483.2019.03.013

Xi, X.^#, Sun, M., Xu, L.^*, Huang, Y., Cui, Y., & Leng, G. (2019). The Conservation Objects Identification and the Conservation & Development Strategy of the Traditional Villages Based on the Genesis Perspective: The Case of Hedian Vilage, Yiwu, Zhejiang（发生学视角下传统村落的保护对象判别及保护发展策略——以浙江义乌何店村为例）. Urban Development Studies（城市发展研究）. 26(10), 18–28. (In Chinese)

.Xu, L.^#, You, H., Li, D., & Yu, K.^* (2016). Urban green spaces, their spatial pattern, and ecosystem service value: The case of Beijing. Habitat International, 56, 84–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.04.005

Xi, X.^#, Xu, L.^*, & Chen, Y. (2013). Spatial distribution characteristics of national cultural relic protection units（中国文物保护单位的空间分布特征）. Human Geography（人文地理）. 28(1), 75–79. https://10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2013.01.003 .(In Chinese)

.Yu, K.^#,*, You, H., Xu, L., & Yuan, H. (2012). Scenarios for Beijing’s Residential Development and Urban Expansion: A Minimum Cumulative Resistance Analysis Approach（北京市住宅用地开发压力与城市扩张预景——基于阻力面的分析）. Geographical Research（地理研究）. 31(7), 1173–1184. (In Chinese)

.Yu, K.^#,*, Xu, L., You, H., & Hu, Y. (2011). The Socio-economical Zoning of the Suburb Hilly Rural Area in Beijing A Two-step Cluster Approach（北京市浅山区农村社会经济发展类型区划分: 基于二步聚类法）. Urban Development Studies（城市发展研究）. (12), 66–71. (In Chinese)

4 Books

4.1  Book Sections

Ministry of Natural Resources, Bureau of Territorial Spatial Planning, ed. (2021). Territorial Spatial Planning in the New Era: A Reader for Government Cadres （新时代国土空间规划——写给领导干部）. Beijing: SinoMaps Press. (In Chinese)

.Fisher, T., Orland, B., & Steinitz, C. eds. (2020). The International Geodesign Collaboration: Changing Geography by Design. Esri Press. Redland, CA. 44-45.

Chen, Y., & Xu, L.^*. (2021). The Djibouti Port Project in the Context of The Belt -and - Road Initiative: Economic Geography, Urban Conditions, and the Transferability of the PPC Model （“一带一路”背景下的吉布提港发展：经济地理条件、城市状况与PPC模式的可移植性）. in Liu, H., He, F., & Wang, J. eds. Annual Review of African Studies in China (Vol. 9), 23-44. Beijing: Social Sciences Literature Press.

Xu, L.^#. (2010). Modes of Social Spaces for Urban Villages in China in a Transitional Context, the case of Liulang Village （转型期城中村社会分层和社会空间模式——北京海淀区六郞庄案例）. In Feng, J. ed., Issues and Insights of Contemporary Chinese City Spaces. Beijing: Science Press. (In Chinese)

4.2 Academic Translations

Forman, R.T.T. (2018). trans. Zhu, Q., Huang, L., Li, C., Xu, L., Land Mosaics: The Ecology of Landscape and Regions （土地镶嵌体：景观与区域生态学）. 北京：中国建筑工业出版社

.Steiner, F. ed. (2012)., Zhu, Q., Xu, L., Huang, L. trans. The Essential Ian McHarg: Writing on Design and Nature（伊恩·麦克哈格——设计遵从自然）. 北京：中国建筑工业出版社

.Brown, L.J., Dixon, D., Gillham, O. (2012). trans. Xi, X., Chen, L., Xu, L., Urban Design in an Urban Century（城市化时代的城市设计：营造人性场所）. 北京：中国电子工业出版社

.Conzen, M.R.G. (2011). Song, F., Xu, L., Hou, A., Wang, J., Zhang, J. trans. Alnwick, Northumberland-a study in town-plan analysis（城镇平面格局分析：诺森伯兰郡安尼克案例研究）. 北京：中国建筑工业出版社

5 Invited Talks

1. Concept, Theory, and Key Technology Framework for Urban Digital Governance. Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Peking University (Wuhan). Feb. 2024. Wuhan, China.

2. A Spatiotemporal Intelligence Approach for Urban Emergency Governance. The 4^th Luobi Peak Forum on Urban Civilization and Urban Innovation. Dec. 2023. Sanya, China.

3. Innovative Design and Practice of Teaching "Hands-On" Courses Supported by Human-Computer Interaction Technologies: A Case Study of Urban Design Studio in Peking University. National Online Training Center for College Teachers, Ministry of Education. Nov. 2023. Online Conference.

4. Digital Technology and Social Governance: Research and Teaching. Workshop on Teaching and Learning of Landscape Sociology and Design Research. Nov. 2023. Beijing, China.

5. Value Assessment and Renewal Strategies of Urban Parks and Green Spaces from the Perspective of Ecosystem Service Flow. 2023 Youth Forum of Territorial Landscape Specialized Committee of Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture. Oct. 2023. Shenyang, China.

6. Data-Driven Urban Delicacy Management under a Behavioral Science Perspective. The 2^nd Forum on “Governance of Mega Cities in China”. Jun. 2023. Shenzhen, China.

7. Methodological System and Key Technologies for Empowering Smart Urban Governance. Lecture at Baidu Cooperation. May 2023. Beijing, China.

8. Ways of Writing the Urban History: Multidimensional Lifestyles and Interwoven Intellectual Traditions. The “Weiming” Lecture Series (93^rd), Peking University Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences. Nov. 2022. Beijing, China.

9. Precision, Resilience, and Well-being: Remarks on the Application of Spatiotemporal Intelligence in Urban Governance. Peking University Public Administration Forum. Oct. 2022. Beijing, China.

10. Improving Operational Efficiency in the Telecom Industry through the Traffic Autonomous Zone (Keynote). Huawei Strategic and Technology Workshop 2022 (STW2022). Sep. 2022. Online symposium.

11. Where to Revitalize, and How? A Rural Typology Zoning for China (Keynote). Land Webinar on rural transition under an urbanization background. May 2022. Online symposium.

12. Some Reflections on the Development of Urban Science. Seminar on Urban Affairs at the Research Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. Apr. 2022. Beijing, China.

13. Pedagogic Exploration of Graduate Design Classes Empowered by Artificial Intelligence and Mixed Reality. Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Apr. 2022, Beijing, China.

14. Spatiotemporal Intelligence Empowered City Regeneration. The 15th China Smart City Conference. Nov. 2021. Beijing, China.

15. Spatiotemporal Intelligence, Social Sensing, and Delicacy Management of the City. University of Sydney and Peking University City of the Future Workshop. Sep. 2021 (Online).

16. What Smart Technologies Can and Cannot Do in Urban Governance (Keynote). 2021 Annual Conference of the China Urban Planning Society. Sep. 2021. Beijing, China.

17. Closing the Loop of Ecological Spatial Planning: Spatial pattern analysis, Regulatory Zoning, and Performance Monitoring. Beijing Institute of Urban Planning and Design. Aug. 2021. Beijing, China.

18. Urban Ecosystem Service Flows’ Spatially Implicit Modeling, Value Optimization, and the Building of an Optimal Urban Ecosystem: The Case of Haidian, Beijing. Ecosummit. Jul. 2021. Online symposium.

19. Ecosystem Service: Spatial Heterogeneity, Anisotropic Flows, and Landscape Planning/Design Implications. University of Hong Kong luncheon. Apr.2021. Online symposium.

20. Optimal Urbanism. 6^th Symposium on Data Augmented Design. Dec. 2020. Online conference.

21. Metropolitan Areas with Chinese Characteristics. University of Cambridge and Peking University Workshop for Urban Studies. Sep. 2019. Beijing, China.

22. Reconciling human development and giant panda preservation goals in Wolong national reserve: post-earthquake relocation options and their socio-economic and ecological implications. The International Symposium of Ecological Modeling. Oct. 2019. Salzburg, Austria.

23. Toward an Optimal Urbanism for the Urban South. Talk at International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). Sep. 2019. Vienna, Austria.

24. The Spectrum of Metropolitan Areas across the World, and Detection of Potential Metropolitan Areas with Chinese Characteristics. The 55th ISOCARP World Planning Congress. Sep. 2019. Jakarta, Indonesia.

25. Urban Land Use Zoning: History, Chinese Adoption, and Lessons. PKU CALA international PhD workshop 2019. Aug. 2019. Beijing, China.

26. A National Strategic Plan for Ecological Security for China. The International Association of Landscape Ecology (IALE) World Congress. Jul. 2019. Milan, Italy.

27. Urban Place Profiling, Spatial Interaction, and Spatial Optimization. Huawei “Roman Forum”. Mar. 2019. Shenzhen, China.

28. Eco-smart Cities: A New Planning Framework toward a Smart and Ecological Urbanism. United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress. Nov. 2018. Deqing, China.

29. Big Data and Rural Revitalization. Sino-German Workshop on Rural Vitalization, Ministry of Land Resources of the People's Republic of China. Oct. 2018. Beijing, China.

30. Socio-Econ-Ecosystem Multipurpose Simulator (SEEMS): An Easy-to-Apply Agent-based Model for Simulating Small-Scale Coupled Human and Nature Systems. The American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Apr. 2018. New Orleans, USA.

6 Other Academic Outcomes

6.1 Policy Advisory Reports

1. Xu, L. ^{#, *}, Lei, X., (2018). Mid-term review of China's New Urbanization Plan (2014-2020): Social Inclusion Analysis. For World Bank.

2. Xu, L. ^{#, *}, Liu, X., (2017). The Gansu Silk Road Development and Innovation Project: Economic Geography Analysis. For World Bank.

6.2 Standards

1. China United Network Communications Group Corporation, China Mobile Communications Group Corporation, Huawei Technologies, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, ZTE Corporation, Peking University, (2023.5.10), Technical Standard for Geospatial Isometric Grid Coding for Communications (Charter No. H-202304276564). China Communications Standards Association (-ST9 Navigation and Location Services-WG4 Working Group on Application Services).

2. China United Network Communications Group Corporation, China Mobile Communications Group Corporation, Huawei Technologies, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, ZTE Corporation, Peking University, (2023.5.10), Technical Standard for Geographic Information Coding for Communication for Regional Objects (Charter No. H-202304276565). China Communications Standards Association (-ST9 Navigation and Location Services-WG4 Working Group on Application Services).

6.3 Patents

1. Zhou, Yinsheng; Huang, Qian; Mo, Junxian; Xu, Liyan; Yin, Hang; Method, apparatus, and storage medium for determining thermal data of population distribution. Invention Patent, 2021-04-30, Patent No. CN202110482704.7 (China); WO/2022/228320 (International)

2. Zhou, Yinsheng; Huang, Qian; Xu, Liyan; Mo, Junxian; Wang, Yaoli; Method, apparatus, and storage medium for mobile traffic prediction. Invention Patent, 2021-04-30, Patent No. CN202110487793.4 (China); WO/2022/228344 (International)

3. Zhou, Yinsheng; Huang, Qian; Wang, Hao; Zhang, Jun; Shen, Zhongming; Xu, Liyan; Yu, Hongbin; Li, Yihang; Method, apparatus, and device for geogrid coding, Invention Patent, 2022-8-17, Application No. 202210987474.4 (China); PCT/CN2023/072838 (International)

4. Zhou, Yinsheng; Huang, Qian; Shen, Zhongming; Yuan, Chao; Wang, Hao; Xu, Liyan; Yu, Hongbin; Tang, Jintong; Jiang, Hezhishi; Method and device for functional zone identification, Invention Patent, 2022-5-31, Application No. 202210612512.8 (China)

5. Huang, Qian; Zhou, Yinsheng; Zhang, Jun; Xu, Liyan; Yu, Hongbin; Method, apparatus and storage medium for spatial regionalization, Invention Patent, 2022-11-14, Application No. 202211422419.7 (China)

6. Wan, Shuyan, Xu, Liyan, Zeng, Hongzhou, Qi, Qi; Multi-objective optimization method for Sponge City engineering design. Invention Patent, 2021-8-19, Application No. 202110828618.7 (China)

7.Liu Keyi, Tang Jintong, Xu Liyan, Yu Hongbin, Ye Junyan, Luo Zhimin, Niu Yuan; Method and Apparatus for Determining Land Planning Schemes, Non-volatile Storage Medium, Invention Patent, 29 August 2025, Application No. 202511230345.0 (China)

6.4 Design Projects

1. Xu. L., et al, Peking University Yuanpei College Student Commons (Building 35). https://www.gooood.cn/the-upgrade-of-the-underground-space-of-dormitory-building-no-35-of-peking-university-by-kxaa-dizhuo-design.htm

6.5 Exhibitions

1. Xu. L., et al, (2019). Optimal Urbanism, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture.

7 Honors and Awards

8  Research Projects

8.1 National Funds

8.2 Ministerial and International Organization Commissions

8.3 Local Government and Enterprise Commissions

9  Teaching and Tutorship

9.1  Course Offered at Peking University

Offered six courses independently, including two undergraduate courses and five graduate courses (with one for both undergraduate and graduate students). Annual averaged 4.5 courses, 8.5 credits, and 136 credit hours.

Prepared two lecture notes: Urban History, and Spatiotemporal Intelligence and Smart Cities.

75 students graduated, including 2 PhD, 59 masters, and 14 undergraduates; 22currently enrolled, including 1 postdoctoral fellows, 2 PhDs, and 19 masters.

9.3.1 PhD Dissertations

* Master’s Programs:

Master of Science in Landscape Architecture (MSLA)

Full-time Master of Landscape Architecture (FMLA)

Part-time Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)

9.4 Undergraduate Mentoring

9.4.1 Undergraduate Theses

1. Instructor for the summer course on “BeiDou System and Spatiotemporal Intelligence” at Peking University (2022-present)

2. Guest instructor for MIT course 11.066/11.366/15.2371/15.237 China's Urbanization, Digital Technology and Innovation Market (2020)

1. The planning application of the infotech: a collection of case studies. The case study collections project for professional degree programs at Peking University. Principal Investigator. 2019.1-2019.12

2.Urban Design II. The AI-driven pedagogical research project of Peking University. Principal Investigator. 2021.12-2022.12

3. Spatiotemporal Intelligence and Smart Cities. Peking University's “14th Five-Year Plan” Textbook Editing Project. 2022.7-2023.12

10 Public Services

10.1 Editorial Services

1. Associate Editor-in-Chief, Landscape Architecture Frontiers (2019-present)

2. Invited Guest Editor, Sustainability, Special Issue on Space-Time Urban Resilience and Vulnerability for Smarter Cities (2022-present)

3. Invited Guest editor, Transactions in Urban Data, Science, and Technology Special Issue on Spatiotemporal Intelligence-Supported Delicacy Management of Cities (2022-present)

10.2 Ad-Hoc Manuscript Reviews

Reviewer for domestic and international academic journals including Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics, Annals of American Association of Geographers, Habitat International, Journal of Cleaner Production, Urban Climate, International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health, Land, Ecological Modeling, Transactions in Urban Data, Science, and Technology, Landscape Architecture Frontiers, Urban Planning Review (Chinese), Acta Ecologica Sinica (Chinese), Studies in the History of Natural Sciences (Chinese), Southern Architecture (Chinese), Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis (Chinese), Journal of Tongji University (Chinese), among others.

10.3  Academic Society Memberships and Appointments

1. Member, China Society of Urban Studies. Deputy Secretary General of the Special Committee on Ecological Civilization and Beautiful China, and member of the Special Committee on Resilient Cities

2. Member, Urban Planning Society of China

3. Member, The Regional Science Association of China

4. Member, The Geographical Society of China

10.4 Education Community Services

1. Member of the Expert Pool for Monitoring Graduate Education, Ministry of Education

2. Inter-university coordinator of the Ministry of Education's key multidisciplinary virtual teaching and research laboratories “Territorial spatial planning”

3. Inter-university coordinator of the preparation team for and contributor to the “Theory and Methods of Territorial Spatial Planning” section of the “Knowledge Base of Territorial Spatial Planning (First Edition)” of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Natural Resources

10.5 Service in Jury Boards of Professional Contests

1. Jury board member, The National Graduate Smart City Technology and Innovation Contest (2021-2022)

2. Jury board member, The Landscape Architecture Frontiers Award (2017-2020)

3. Jury board member, The National Undergraduate Urban Design Competition, hosted by the Ministry of Education’s Steering Committee for Undergraduate Urban Planning Education (2018-2019)

10.6 Administrative Services

1. At the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

a) Member, Teaching Steering Committee (2017-present)

b) Academic Secretary (2023-present)

c) Graduate Career Counselor (2020-2022)

d) Administrator, the PKU CALA - CCCC Consulting Group Graduate Student Internship Base

2. Internationally

a) Executive Director, the Peking University-Harvard University Ecological Urbanism Collaboration (EUC) (2016-2019)

b) University Coordinator for the preparatory team of the Peking University-Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam-University of Southern California joint GeoDesign undergraduate education program (2016-2020)

c) University Coordinator for the International GeoDesign Collaboration (2018-present)

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