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GeoAI, Disaster Resilience, Public Health, Urban Analytics, Human Mobility
United States

Biography

My name is Ryan Zhenqi Zhou (Zhenqi Zhou). I'm a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Geography at the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB). I'm interested in GeoAI, Disaster Resilience, Public Health, Urban Analytics, and Human Mobility. Apart from studying, I like strength training and soccer.
Homepage: ryanzhenqizhou.site

Activities

Employment (5)

Cornell University: Ithaca, US

2024-08-21 to present | Research Assistant (Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medical College)
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University at Buffalo, State University of New York: Buffalo, NEW YORK, US

2023-05-15 to present | Research Assistant (Geography)
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University at Buffalo, State University of New York: Buffalo, New York, US

2022-08-15 to 2023-05-15 | Teaching Assistant (GEO 481/506 Geographical Information Systems) (Department of Geography)
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University at Buffalo, State University of New York: Buffalo, New York, US

2022-05-15 to 2022-08-15 | Research Assistant (Funded by NSF Research Experience for (REG) Grant)
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University at Buffalo, State University of New York: Buffalo, New York, US

2021-08-15 to 2022-05-15 | Research Assistant (Geography)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University at Buffalo, State University of New York: Buffalo, New York, US

2021-09-13 to present | Ph.D. (Geography)
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Nanjing Forestry University: Nanjing, Jiangsu, CN

2018-09-13 to 2021-06-23 | M.E. (Landscape Architecture)
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Zhejiang A and F University: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CN

2014-09-13 to 2018-06-21 | B.A. (Landscape Gardening)
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Funding (2)

NSF Research Experience for Graduates (REG) Grant

2022-06 to present | Grant
National Science Foundation’s (NSF) (Alexandria, Virginia , US)
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2117771

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Funding ‘Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (KYCX20_0893)’

2020-06 to 2021-06 | Grant
Education Department of Jiangsu (Nanjing, Jiangsu, CN)
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Works (19)

PyGRF: An Improved Python Geographical Random Forest Model and Case Studies in Public Health and Natural Disasters

Transactions in GIS
2024-09-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1361-1682
Part of ISSN: 1467-9671
Contributors: Kai Sun; Ryan Zhenqi Zhou; Jiyeon Kim; Yingjie Hu
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Human mobility data demonstrates increase in park visitation since start of COVID-19 pandemic in Buffalo, New York

Preventive Medicine Reports
2024-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2211-3355
Contributors: Jill N. Tirabassi; Jia Wang; Ryan Zhenqi Zhou; Yingjie Hu
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Understanding the disparate impacts of the 2021 Texas winter storm and power outages through mobile phone location data and nighttime light images

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan Zhenqi Zhou; Yingjie Hu; Lei Zou; Heng Cai; Bing Zhou
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Spatial cross-validation for GeoAI

Handbook of Geospatial Artificial Intelligence
2023 | Book chapter
Contributors: Kai Sun; Yingjie Hu; Gaurish Lakhanpal; Ryan Zhenqi Zhou
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Geo-knowledge-guided GPT models improve the extraction of location descriptions from disaster-related social media messages

International Journal of Geographical Information Science
2023-11-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1365-8816
Part of ISSN: 1362-3087
Contributors: Yingjie Hu; Gengchen Mai; Chris Cundy; Kristy Choi; Ni Lao; Wei Liu; Gaurish Lakhanpal; Ryan Zhenqi Zhou; Kenneth Joseph
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Conflating point of interest (POI) data: A systematic review of matching methods

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems
2023-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0198-9715
Contributors: Kai Sun; Yingjie Hu; Yue Ma; Ryan Zhenqi Zhou; Yunqiang Zhu
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Assessing the cycling accessibility of comprehensive parks with online maps: a case study of Nanjing City

Journal of Nanjing Forestry University Natural Science
2023-03-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Ryan Zhenqi Zhou
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Deriving neighborhood-level diet and physical activity measurements from anonymized mobile phone location data for enhancing obesity estimation

International Journal of Health Geographics
2022-12-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1476-072X
Contributors: Ryan Zhenqi Zhou; Yingjie Hu; Jill N. Tirabassi; Yue Ma; Zhen Xu
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Delineating Walking Catchment of the Existing and Proposed Public Sports Facilities with Open-Source Data: A Case Study of Nanjing

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy
2022-12-29 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1874-463X
Part of ISSN: 1874-4621
Contributors: Bing Zhang; Yifan Dong; Keone Kelobonye; Ryan Zhenqi Zhou; Zhen Xu
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Concatenating Daily Exercise Routes with Public Sports Facilities, Bicycle Lanes, and Green Spaces: A Feasibility Analysis in Nanjing, China

Land
2022-12-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2073-445X
Contributors: Yan Chen; Bing Zhang; Mingke Li; Ryan Zhenqi Zhou; Zhen Xu
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Forecasting vegetation dynamics in an open ecosystem by integrating deep learning and environmental variables

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
2022-10-14 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1569-8432
Contributors: Yue Ma; Yingjie Hu; Glenn R. Moncrieff; Jasper A. Slingsby; Adam M. Wilson; Brian Maitner; Ryan Zhenqi Zhou
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Assessing the Accessibility of Swimming Pools in Nanjing by Walking and Cycling Using Baidu Maps

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
2022-10-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Yifan Dong; Bing Zhang; Zhenqi Zhou; Zhen Xu
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Mapping the Accessibility of Medical Facilities of Wuhan during the COVID-19 Pandemic

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
2021-05-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2220-9964
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Ryan Zhenqi Zhou

Research on campus sitting space: a case study of Nanjing Forestry University

Modern Urban Research (in Chinese)
2021-04-05 | Journal article
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Ryan Zhenqi Zhou

Analysis on walking shed in comprehensive parks and urban form from a Park-City perspective

City Planning Review (in Chinese)
2021-03-12 | Journal article
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Ryan Zhenqi Zhou

Analyzing and scenarioizing walking routes and urban context of middle school students with Baidu Map: a case study of Jianye District of Nanjing

Modern Urban Research (in Chinese)
2021-02-06 | Journal article
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Ryan Zhenqi Zhou

School Commuting Mode Shift: A Scenario Analysis for Active School Commuting Using GIS and Online Map API

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
2020-08-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2220-9964
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Detecting the Pedestrian Shed and Walking Route Environment of Urban Parks with Open-Source Data: A Case Study in Nanjing, China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2020-07-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1660-4601
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Suitability evaluation of university facilities layout based on demand characteristics: taking several universities in Nanjing as examples

Modern Urban Research (in Chinese)
2020-04-06 | Journal article
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Ryan Zhenqi Zhou

Peer review (8 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Computational urban science. (5)
Review activity for International journal of disaster risk reduction. (1)
Review activity for Scientific data. (1)
Review activity for Spatial and spatio-temporal epidemiology. (1)