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Hartford, Connecticut, Us

• Provided data analyses, prediction model and visualization of sales data to improve business decision

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

• Used statistic models to exam the effect of urban form policies• Tested the application of GAN techniques in urban form autogeneration for U.S cities• Created an improved Shannon Entropy algorithm for better land use mix measurement• Developed a database of citation network for urban planning literature based on AZURE• Produced a built environment database in PostgreSQL for contingent U.S area

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

• Used econometric models (DID and Matching) for causal inference of bike-share program• Applied deep learning model PSPNet to extract features of cities from streetview images• Designed studies using mixed effect model to examine the statistical association• Performed unsupervised learning in multiple projects to explore the typologies of urban forms• Carried out supervised learning models to predict land-use changes and traffic volumes• Conducted NLP to extract sentiment information and topic group for Twitter data• Launched an network analysis project for urban spatial structure based on mobility data• Implemented data collections through various API sources (Google, Yelp, Twitter, Walkscore, OSM)• Co-lead three teams in workshops with advisor to conduct case study reports about urban policies• Assisted course development and course reform in urban data analytic topic

• Created a database of Chinese cities statistics by cleaning and merging multiple data sources• Provided extensive advice for the master and regulatory land-use planning projects in China

Used GIS in Plan Implementation Evaluation for Industrial Zone in Binhai District, Tianjin City Summarized and adjust Lang Fang Regional urban‐rural coordinated planning for presentation Conducted policy framework, presentation slides for Advertising Regulatory Plan of LiaoCheng City Used Hand drawing, AutoCAD, Sketch up in Urban Design of Central Square in LiaoCheng City,

Used AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketchup, Google earth Pro and Powerpoint to conduct site analysis, urban design, Regulatory Plan documentation of Langfang University City Documentation, graphic and slides making for Regulatory Plan of Jiang Qiao area, Shanghai City

Used AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketchup and Google earth Pro to

Led a survey assessing the feature and Characteristics of Public Buildings of Modern historic buildings in Tianjin’s historic district

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), City And Regional Plannning

Master Of City And Regional Planning, City And Regional Planning

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Urban Planning